Brittany Higgins has shown off her growing baby bump for the first time, revealing she’s having a boy.
The former Liberal Party political staffer and her husband David announced they were expecting their first child in July after a lavish wedding on the Gold Coast a month earlier.
On Sunday night, Higgins gave an update on her pregnancy via Instagram.
She also shared a series of recent photos, including her in a brown dress that showed off her baby bump at their home in Bordeaux, France.
She also shared an image of a recent ultrasound scan, a selfie with her husband David Sharaz and a photo of their cavoodle.
She admitted it had been an “acutely stressful” pregnancy, on top of a recent libel case against her former boss, Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds.
“Five weeks ago, David and I had the shock of our lives when the midwife told us halfway through my second trimester that my blood test had turned up some red flags,” Higgins wrote.
Brittany Higgins has shown off her baby bump in a social media photo (pictured) as she and her husband await a decision in Bruce Lehrmann’s libel case
‘Our baby had a high probability of a genetic condition – which didn’t matter to us – but it was scary enough that it could mean he wasn’t compatible with life outside the womb.
‘After an amniocentesis and a seemingly endless wait, our prayers were answered. Our little man is safe and sound.
‘My thoughts drift to that hospital waiting room, full of pregnant women, all undergoing the same test as us and how lucky they were.’
Mrs Higgins concluded the post by thanking her friends and family who have been “such wonderful people” to her and Mr Sharaz during the “past weeks of uncertainty”.
‘Your resilience, as always, is inspiring. I love you,’ Mr Sharaz commented on the post.