The Valley mother-to-be shared the happy news less than two months after announcing her pregnancy.
t’s an exciting year for Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick.
Amid their preparations for baby No. 1, the longtime Bravo couple celebrated a recent addition to their family. Kristen shared the exciting news in a January 21 Instagram Story that introduced fans to Luke’s newborn niece.
Kristen announces the birth of Luke's niece: "Welcome to the world..."
“Welcome to the world Blakely,” The Valley cast member captioned the snap. “We have your little cousin baking for you.”
Kristen also congratulated Luke’s brother Ethan Broderick and his wife, Marissa Broderick, who confirmed Blakely was born at 7:06 a.m. on January 19, weighing in at 6 lbs, 15 oz.
“Even with her major cone head, we think she is absolutely perfect in every way,” the couple wrote in a January 21 Instagram. “Her doggo siblings also think the same!!”
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Kristen opens up about her pregnancy journey
Fans got a closer look at Kristen’s romantic life in the first season of The Valley, which explored her and Luke’s semi-long-distance relationship. Since then, the couple secured a new home together, got engaged, and confirmed they were expecting their first child together.
The Vanderpump Rules alum spoke about her pregnancy journey in a November 2024 interview with People magazine, saying she and Luke began trying to conceive after her 2023 miscarriage.
“After our pregnancy loss last year, we decided to start trying in early 2024,” she told the outlet. “I knew my age could be a factor in conceiving, so Luke and I discussed going for an extra push, a little help.”
Once they met with a fertility specialist, Kristen and Luke decided to take the intrauterine insemination (IUI) route, a fertility treatment in which the sperm is clean, concentrated, and placed in the uterus around the ovulation. Roughly two weeks after the IUI procedure, Kristen and Luke learned they were expecting.
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“In my heart, I knew it had worked,” Kristen recalled. “I tested one day early and got the big PREGNANT result staring back at me… I was relieved, overwhelmed, happy, excited and nervous. The second I told Luke, he wasn’t surprised, but was SO happy that IUI worked the first time (we were prepared that it may not). He was joyful and beyond excited, to say the least! … We are really looking forward to expanding our little family and becoming parents!”
Kristen and Luke have since announced they are expecting a girl in June.
To learn more about the couple’s fertility journey, click here.
