the social announcement of the second pregnancy |iO Donna

Federica Pellegrini And Matteo Giunta they will be parents for the second time. The former swimmer and her husband announced the arrival of their second baby on Instagram, another little girl After Matildaborn January 3, 2024.

Federica Pellegrini, the announcement of the second pregnancy

A surprise announcement. Nothing, until now, had in fact been leaked about the second wait of the former swimmer, very present on social media but also always attentive to the privacy of her family.

«It’s raining meatballs» Pellegrini and Giunta wrote in a shared post: «Unexpected, like the most beautiful surprises…We are waiting for you little one». The post is accompanied by a very sweet photo with the baby bump in the foreground. Around, the hands of the future second parents and those of little Matilde, who will soon be a big sister. While it is not yet known, no further details have been released at the moment by those directly involved.

A happy moment

For Federica Pellegrini it is a truly special moment. The former swimmer is actively involved in preparing for the Games Milan Cortina 2026 (is part of the event’s board of directors), recently published a book together with her husband, In a time only ours, and now she is preparing to become a mother for the second time. Today everything seems simple, but in recent years the couple has also faced moments of great difficulty.

Federica Pellegrini and the risk of depression

In fact, the joy of Matilde’s arrival was also followed by a complicated period, in which the thirty-seven-year-old risked depression. «I was close to postpartum depression. I think it all started with such a complicated birth: when I picked up the baby I was already very tired» Pellegrini revealed in his book, “It was very difficult, perhaps that’s what triggered the problems that followed.” During labor, in fact, the baby’s heartbeat was also lost, so much so that in the end an emergency caesarean section was opted for.

A new happiness

Today those days are over and there are new balances. «It takes a lot of patience. From one day to the next your priorities change. Today, for me, taking time away from my daughter is a huge burden. Since she was born, she has been my priority, but everything happened naturally”, the words of the champion a Very true just a few months ago. Balances that will be re-established with the arrival of the second child. Another beautiful adventure has begun.