Bachelor in Paradise couple Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk have welcomed their first child together.
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"Little man made it. Had emergency C-section after pushing for about an hour and a half. Mom and baby are doing very well," Adam revealed Tuesday on his Instagram Story.
The couple's son was born weighing eight pounds and six ounces, and he measured 21 inches long.
Adam and Raven have yet to unveil their little boy's name.
Adam first announced his wife was in labor Monday morning on his Instagram Story, writing, "We think Baby G is coming today.. Went into hospital this AM."
"Raven is 3cm dilated and about to start epidural. #staytuned," he added.
Adam proceeded to post a "baby alert" video of himself picking up the couple's bags and preparing for his son's birth.
"I think Little Man's coming today," Adam said.
"So, Raven this morning was having like really bad contractions. And then we're at the hospital, and there's only two ways you could stay obviously -- either your water has to break or you need to be dilated. She was neither."
But while Raven was being checked by a doctor, she suddenly dilated to three centimeters.
"She had an epidural and that seems to be the game changer," Adam noted. "So we're about to pack up and stay the night here. But I appreciate everyone's love and support for us, and I can't wait to show you guys our little baby. Let's go!"
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About seven hours later, Adam revealed how Raven was nine centimeters dilated.
"Going to start pushing in the next hour. So far so smooth, epidural is [key]. We are all hanging out watching TV and nurses coming in to check her body position. Raven is an absolute trooper!" Adam shared.
"Soaking it all in."
Adam didn't explain the details leading up to Raven's emergency C-section, but he concluded his post by telling fans his baby had arrived and Raven was recovering nicely.
Raven and Adam announced Raven's pregnancy in late July 2021, less than four months after getting married.
Raven wrote on Instagram at the time, "OVER THE MOON EXCITED TO SHARE THE NEWS! Our Honeymoon baby will be here in January! I've loved you before you were in my womb!"
And Adam simultaneously wrote on his own page, "Beyond excited to announce our little baby into this world. Your Mom has already started to like Daddy's food groups and I think that's a great start. Cheers to fatherhood. Coming soon... January 2022."
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"OH BOY!!! Can't wait to meet our little pumpkin," Raven captioned an image of the couple posing in their self-made pumpkin patch at home.
Raven said she found out she's pregnant right after her April 16 wedding in Dallas, TX.
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The pair claimed they had cases of "major baby fever" shortly after tying the knot.
"I think we agreed [that] we'd like two or three [kids]," Raven told Us Weekly in June of last year. "But Adam has said, you know, we'll see how I do with two and then go from there."
Raven and Adam fell in love in Mexico on Bachelor in Paradise's fourth season in 2017 and then got engaged in June 2019.
After getting engaged, Raven and Adam initially scheduled their wedding for May 30, 2020, but they had to postpone the wedding multiple times due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Prior to appearing on Bachelor in Paradise, Raven competed to win Nick Viall's heart on The Bachelor's 21st season and finished as the runner-up.
For Adam's part, he competed for Rachel Lindsay's heart on The Bachelorette's thirteenth season in Spring 2017 before his BIP stint on Season 4.
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