The world knows Alex Nation as the winner of The Bachelor. Now she's set to be a mum of three.

Alex Nation first walked into our lives via an Osher-endorsed episode of The Bachelor back in 2016.

It was here we watched her fall for and win the heart of Richie Strahan, before things fell apart after the show and the couple split. But then she was back on our TVs once again during Bachelor in Paradise, where she had romances with both Bill Goldsmith and the soon-to-be-Bachelorette, Brooke Blurton.

But it seems her 'happily ever after' was never destined to be found on a reality show, but instead with her now-fiancé, Carson Jory.

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In 2021, the couple announced they were expecting their first child together, opting for a black and white photo of Alex's baby bump to share the news.

Sharing an intimate shot from the delivery room a few months later, Alex announced that their baby boy - Maxwell Keegan Jory - had arrived via an "intense entrance".

Maxwell is Alex's second child, as the Bachelor contestant welcomed her first child following a "one night stand" when she was 19 years old.

"So Elijah was a one-night stand baby," Alex said during an episode of Mamamia's Me After You podcast with Laura Byrne. 

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"He was actually my boss at work. We had an office fling and it was just one night [after a work party]. One night of flirting, passion and excitement. Six weeks later, I found out I was pregnant.

"We weren't dating or anything. So we had to get to know each other and learn to love each other over the course of the next nine months for Elijah. It was a completely different ball game. The biggest whoopsie, but the best whoopsie."

And this week, Alex and her husband announced they are adding another member to the family, as Alex is pregnant.

In an Instagram reel, she shared the news with her followers, capturing the moment both her sons heard the news, along with her and Carson placing their hands on her pregnant stomach.

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With two little ones and a soon-to-be teenager in the house, Alex said it's a whirlwind she's looking forward to.

Just recently she spoke about the challenges she's faced watching her eldest boy Elijah grow up, wishing it would all slow down and they could savour the younger years more.

"I'm starting to feel the shift. The shift in you, the shift in us. My little boy has disappeared so gradually and suddenly at the same time. You don't ask for those goodnight cuddles anymore and I'm terrified of smothering you," she wrote on Instagram.

"I feel like I'm doing something wrong but I also know I can't take this personally. I know you need to go through this. It's a part of your growth and your independence. I'm really going to miss that little boy. The little boy that needs me all the time. The little boy that looks at me with such adoration. @miafreedman was right, your son growing up will feel like the slowest break-up you've ever known."

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Reflecting on the journey of motherhood, Alex said that before having Maxwell: "I really didn't think I would be a Mum again".

But Alex said she "can't imagine this life without" Maxwell, and now her third child.

Congrats to the couple!

This article was originally published on August 23, 2021, and was updated on October 27, 2022.

Feature Image: @alexandranation Instagram.