Opening up!

Bachelor Nation stars Astrid Loch and Kevin Wendt met on Season 5 of “Bachelor in Paradise,” and the two welcomed their first child together in 2021.

Now as the couple is expecting their second baby via IVF, Astrid took to her Instagram Stories for a Q&A about her second pregnancy.

She started the Q&A off by answering how her pregnancy is going this time around.

Astrid said, “IT’S FLYING!!! But overall it’s been a fairly ‘easy’ pregnancy after the first trimester and the PIO shots. I feel really similar to how I felt pregnant with Auggy but I find everything is growing way faster this time around. It’s definitely harder to enjoy this pregnancy with a toddler keeping me busy because there is just very little downtime, so I’m beat by the end of the day.”

And fans might remember that Astrid and Kevin didn’t know the sex of their first baby while they were pregnant, so another fan asked if they are waiting to be surprised again.

Astrid said, “We’re waiting to find out again! If you have it in you to wait, I highly recommend it because you truly don’t get many surprises in life and this one is as good as it gets. It was such an amazing moment Kev and I shared when Auggy was born I couldn’t imagine doing it any other way now.”

So sweet!

Astrid also opened up about whether she and Kevin want more kids.

She said, “This is such a hard question to answer... we have one more frozen embryo left so that’s definitely in the back of our minds but I’m also really scared of a failed transfer and then having to decide if I want to undergo another retrieval or not.”

The Bachelor Nation star went on, saying, “Since I’ve had an ectopic pregnancy I’m a little scared of trying naturally as I don’t want to risk it happening again. I think it’ll depend on 1. If this baby is a boy or a girl (if it’s another boy l’Il be inclined to try for a girl) and 2. What having two kids is like because I might just be like yeah okay this is a lot of work I’m good.”

And Astrid shared the best and hardest parts of being a mom so far.

She said, “There’s so many amazing parts and so many hard parts…I think my favorite thing is seeing Auggy learn and discover new things + the love you feel for your kids is something you can’t put into words. I don’t think I was prepared for how mentally draining being a parent would be. It truly is 24/7 work and you never sleep quite the same and you constantly feel like you’re doing a million things but at the same time not doing enough.”