The Bachelor’s Nichole Wood opens up about her miracle pregnancy

Former Bachelor star Nichole Wood is currently expecting her first child with boyfriend Jake Yard.

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia on Saturday, the 26-year-old said she never expected to fall pregnant naturally because she suffers from a hormonal condition that can affect menstrual cycles and fertility.

‘I didn’t find out until I was seven weeks, so it was pretty crazy and I wasn’t expecting it,’ she said.

‘I have something called [polycystic ovary syndrome] which is a sort of infertility that can make it harder to get pregnant, so I was shocked that I fell pregnant naturally.’

The cafe manager said that she learned she was pregnant after she started craving savory foods out of nowhere, despite having a serious sweet tooth all her life. 

‘All of a sudden I was eating weird things at work like ham and cheese croissants with smashed avocado on them!

‘I was very emotional as well and had a few tearys [laughs].’

Nichole, who is four months along, said that her first trimester left her feeling ‘hung over 24/7, nauseous and always tired,’ but she’s recently started getting her energy back in her second trimester.

Despite things going well, the Gold Coast-based reality star admits that she had some fears about welcoming a child amid the coronavirus pandemic.

‘I was pretty nervous at first because I was working at Pacific Fair when I was in the early stages and it’s a tourist hot spot there, so when I got made redundant I was kind of relieved to be able to hibernate while in the early stages,’ she said. 

She’s already shared several photos from the pregnancy to social media, including some images of her ultrasound.

In another photo, the blonde barista shows off her tiny baby bump, which she jokingly compared to the size of an orange.

Nichole was one of the standout contestants on Matt Agnew’s season of The Bachelor last year.

She made it to the tenth episode of the series and is best known for arriving on a motorcycle to meet Matt on the first episode. 

After exiting the show, she quickly found love with tradie and father-of-one Jake Yard and the couple have been together ever since.