OUR PREGNANCY
journey
MELANIE & CHRIS WRIGHT
Olympic swimmer Melanie Wright (nee
Schlanger) and her husband Chris recently
welcomed their first child, daughter Madison,
into the world at Pindara Private Hospital.
We sat down with them to chat about their
pregnancy journey, and life as a new family.
Q: How did you feel when you found out you were
pregnant? What was your first reaction?
It was a bit of a shock to be honest. My husband Chris and
I had talked about having our first baby but we didn’t expect
it to happen so soon. I had only just retired from competitive
swimming. I remember driving home with the pregnancy test
convincing myself that it would be negative and feeling a little
disappointed. When it came up with the two lines I didn’t believe
it at first. It took three tests for it to finally sink in. When I told
Chris, I cried. I just felt so many emotions - shocked and scared
but mostly excited and so grateful.
Q: How did you approach your pregnancy? Were you
relaxed and easy going or were you hungry for knowledge
and read every baby book you could find?
I was a bit of both. I have a very relaxed personality but I’m
also a naturally inquisitive person. I kept up with how bub was
developing each week as she grew, but I avoided delving too
deeply into the baby books.
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