‘We’re staying positive’: AFLW star Moana Hope won’t let coronavirus ruin her plan to have a baby with model wife Isabella Carlstrom after three unsuccessful IVF treatments
Australian Survivor star Moana Hope will keep trying for a baby with model wife Isabella Carlstrom amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The loved-up couple have dealt with three unsuccessful IVF treatments already, but the 32-year-old AFLW star wants to remain positive.
‘We have not been successful a couple of times which is normal; it is completely normal. We reset after every time we give it a go and then we try again,’ Moana told the Herald Sun on Sunday.
‘We’re staying positive’: AFLW star Moana Hope won’t let coronavirus ruin her plan to have a baby with model wife Isabella Carlstrom after three unsuccessful IVF treatments
She went on to explain: ‘I think what if you let what is going on [with COVID-19] get to you I think mentally you are already putting yourself in a bad, negative place. We are staying positive
‘If we are blessed enough to be pregnant this year and have a baby this year that is pretty epic, so for me it is life as usual, just take care of my family and the people I love.’
Moana has previously revealed she hopes to have three or four children, with Isabella planning to carry at least the first two.
Positivity: Australian Survivor All Star contestant Moana Hope (pictured) will keep trying for a baby with model wife Isabella Carlstrom amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Inspirational: The loved-up couple have dealt with three unsuccessful IVF treatments already, but the 32-year-old AFLW star wants to remain positive
They exchanged their vows in front of 100 family and friends at a lavish mansion in Toorak, Melbourne last year.
As detailed in the Herald Sun, the couple held the reception underneath a marquee in the backyard and guests dined on a vegan menu.
Moana told the publication at the time the nuptials were ‘everything we ever wanted’.
‘We just want it to be very personal and really nice. It’s like a big beautiful party,’ she added.
Keep moving forward: ‘We have not been successful a couple of times which is normal; it is completely normal. We reset after every time we give it a go and then we try again,’ Moana told the Herald Sun on Sunday
Isabella proposed to Moana at her father’s graveside in October 2018.
Sharing the moment with her Instagram followers at the time, Moana explained: ‘I told (Isabella) that if she ever wanted to marry me she had to ask my dad.
‘So she asked me to marry her at my dad’s tombstone, so he was there when she asked me. It could never, ever get anymore perfect than this… I said yes.’
Heartfelt: Isabella proposed to Moana at her father’s graveside in October 2018
Heartwarming: Sharing the moment with her Instagram followers, Moana explained , ‘ I told (Isabella) that if she ever wanted to marry me she had to ask my dad. So she asked me to marry her at my dad’s tombstone’