USWNT Alum Carli Lloyd Welcomes First Baby with Husband Brian Hollins After Difficult Fertility Journey: 'So Very Grateful'

Mar. 15, 2025

Carli Lloyd and Brian Hollins with daughter Harper.Photo:Carli Lloyd/Instagram

Carli Lloyd/Instagram

Carli Lloyd is officially a mom!

She added, “I am so thankful for the amazing team that surrounded us and helped Harper enter this world.”

“You all got me through this and are truly the best of the best!! Erica O’Leary@capassolearyDr. McCrosson@stacymccro@mcobgynsand Dr. Manara!,” Lloyd continued. “We just can’t get enough of this little peanut.”

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Carli Lloyd and Brian Hollins at day eleven of the 2024 US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center on September 5, 2024.Jean Catuffe/GC Images

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She added: “We love love you so much and will do our best to give you the tools necessary in life to be a good human being! 💗#familyofthree#minibrian#girldad.”

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Wearing matching bottoms, Harper’s hand rested on a small wooden board that featured her name, date and time of birth, as well as her length and weight of 5 lb 14 oz.

The following slide featured the newborn’s parents cradling her in the hospital before a closeup shot captured Harper donning a straight face while wrapped up in a blanket.

The post then concluded with a close-up shot of Harper sleeping.

Penning an article onWomen’s Health, the new mom revealed that the good news came after a challenging fertility journey that included two unsuccessful rounds of vitro fertilization (IVF) before a successful third round.

Sharing her pregnancy news onInstagramat the time, Lloyd wrote, “ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ʀᴏʟʟᴇʀᴄᴏᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ. ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛꜱ! ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴍʏ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ ʜᴜꜱʙᴀɴᴅ, ʙʀɪᴀɴ. ʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴍᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ."

source: people.com