Ben Higgins and wife Jessica Clarke welcome the first baby

Former Bachelor Ben Higgins It’s his new father after his wife Jessica Clarkegave birth to their first child.

“Updates and more people have entered the world,” Higgins, 35, revealed via Instagram on Wednesday, February 12.

“She is healthy. @JessClarke_Yes Very well done. “He said. “I have no words about what just happened, but the update now is that we have a daughter, Jesse has recovered very well. The nurses and doctors who take care of us should be high. I have bias, too, but God has spent more time on our baby girl because she is truly beautiful! This beauty will be revealed soon, but first she needs a bath. ”

The couple announced Clark’s pregnancy in August 2024. “The next chapter of our love story!” They captioned the joint Instagram post, which featured special moments in their relationship and ended with an ultrasound image. “The baby girl came in February.”

Higgins and Clarke began dating in late 2018 and got engaged in March 2020. They ended in November 2021.

Shortly after Higgins shared the pregnancy news with the world, he and Clark conceived their baby through intrauterine insemination (IUI).

“We planned this and we didn’t know how many steps we had to take. We didn’t know how much help we had to get,” Higgins told exclusively US Weekly August 2024. “We have a lot of friends who struggle with infertility, they struggle throughout the process, just receive their comments and learn from them, we know we want to plan and be ready. … We set that date and started trying, It was easier for us than expected.”

He added that the two felt “really lucky” and were “very excited” to start their family.

Although he expressed his gratitude for the coming, Higgins admitted at the time that he was “feared” to be a female dad.

“With a girl, I have 1,000 worst-case scenarios in my mind, and I know she will be sad and unanimous,” he explained. “She wants to break it.” [my heart] Because it is so full. ”

Higgins feared that he would be “a bunch of tears, always mushy” for dad.

“It’s literally a joke in my family,” he said. “I’ve always been sensitive and not very good. Always. I’m excited. I’m a freak.”

As for Clark’s pregnancy method, Higgins applauded her positive attitude even though she felt uncomfortable.

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“She’s still in a good mood and sees it as a gift and blessing for her pregnancy,” he said. “It’s a crazy thing because if I’m pregnant I’ll never be able to do it. So seeing her is just Having this kind of gratitude throughout the process is really educational to me. I learned a lot from her.”

Higgins appeared before Kaitlyn BristoweSeason 11 bachelor 2015, before the lead in Season 20 bachelor The second year. He was engaged to his last rose recipient, Lauren Bushnellfrom November 2015 to May 2017.