Gary Rohan’s wife Madi expecting ‘rainbow baby’ after difficult pregnancy journey

Geelong premiership forward Gary Rohan and wife Madi have announced they are expecting their first child, saying “our rainbow baby is on the way”.

Geelong star Gary Rohan has taken to Instagram to announce he and wife Madi are expecting a baby. Picture: Supplied

Geelong premiership forward Gary Rohan and wife Madi have announced they are expecting their first child.

In a post to Instagram, the couple revealed they are “Grow’n a Rohan” and also shared they had suffered heartbreaking loss.

“Our rainbow baby is on the way,’’ the couple wrote on a video of the ultrasound.

“What felt like the longest journey to hearing your heart beat, was worth every second to soon have you in our arms. We are so excited to be your Mum & Dad.”

An ultrasound of the baby was posted by Rohan. Picture: Instagram

Gary and Madi Rohan. Picture: Instagram

The couple, who married in December last year, then had a message for others going through the same situation of trying to fall pregnant and dealing with miscarriage.

“I want to take a moment to acknowledge those who see this post with a broken heart of their own,’’ they said.

“A feeling of which I know all too well. When it feels like the whole world is falling pregnant, and you’re suffering unimaginable grief after losing your own, it’s the hardest post to see.

“l just want to say to all of those who know this feeling, or are feeling it now, please know you are not alone. I hear you, I see you, I feel you. We are 1 in 4.”

The Rohans married in an intimate celebration in Tyrendarra, in Western Victoria, along with some of his Cats teammates including Patrick Dangerfield, Mark Blicavs and Mitch Duncan.

The pair got engaged last year in July.

Gary Rohan and Madi Bennett. Picture: Instagram

Rohan, who shares two young daughters with ex-wife Amie, said he credits Madi for helping him smile again.

“You showed me how to smile again when I thought I had forgotten how, and you have made me happier than I ever thought I could be,’’ Gary wrote on social media after proposing.

“You have made me a better partner, father and person and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you Mads xxX.”

Madi, a physiotherapist, has been by Rohan’s side for the past three years.

“You make me happier than I ever thought I could be,’’ she wrote.

“A kind of happiness I never knew was possible, and a kind of love I thought only existed in movies. You are my whole world and more, and forever with you is everything I could have ever dreamt of. I love you Gaz.”