Love Island star shows off huge baby bump after terrifying hospital dash as she reveals big decision about her labour

LOVE Island’s Montana Brown smiled as she showed off her growing baby bump following a scary dash to the hospital.

The 27-year-old shared a picture with her 1.2million Instagram followers, posing side-on to the camera, holding her bump.

The reality TV star smiled on the balcony, soaking up the sunshine during the couple’s BabyMoon – a last chance to relax before the due date.

Montana is due to give birth to her baby boy, with boyfriend Mark O’Connor, in June – as she revealed in another post when she was 24-weeks.

She captioned her latest Instagram story with a link to clothing store, Free People, praising a stretchy matching set – perfect for her growing bump.

This comes after the mum-to-be revealed that she was rushed to hospital after being unable to feel her baby move.

The former Love Island star took to her Instagram stories to open up about the terrifying experience last month.

“We’ve had a bit of a week with reduced fetal movement, so we were like ‘Oh my god, we need to go and get this checked out,” she said.

“Our main thought was that it was probably nothing sinister but we just wanted to be safe.

“We were in triage and they did a little heart monitor thing that monitors the heartbeat, we did that twice and it looked fine.

“Baby was moving but in a weird position so we’re having some extra tests, but I feel so much better, sorry I went off grid.”

Over the post, Montana penned: “NHS has such a lovely team at our hospital. Feel so bad as obviously understaffed.

“We were there on Tuesday from 10:15pm to 2:45am, we went back yesterday and the midwives, doctors and sonographers were so helpful.

“Babies tummy looked on the small side, so we’re going back for a growth scan and potentially another test if we get a call today from fetal medicine.

“I felt a bit bad at the start for going, but I think it’s important to go with your gut and be over cautious.”

The reality star revealed that she is expecting her first child back in December last year and has since opened up about her fertility story.

The 27-year-old, who went Instagram official with Mark in October 2021, admitted the couple started to put so much pressure on themselves to fall pregnant.

Montana said: “I was peeing on sticks, waiting for that smiley face which showed I was ovulating and sex became so regimented.

“After six months, it had sucked the fun out of it and neither of us were enjoying it.

“I was like, ‘I don’t even want to look at my partner!’”

However as soon as they relaxed, it all fell into place.

Montana added to OK! magazine: “We had to stop being fixated and go back to enjoying our relationship where we weren’t only having sex for a purpose.

“As soon as we took the focus off, that’s when it happened.”

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After feeling unwell in October last year, Mark convinced Montana to take a pregnancy test – and his suspicions were true.

Montana explained: “We’d had sex once, maybe twice the month before and so I was like, ‘Don’t be ridiculous, it’s not even a possibility.

“I’d been sick in the evenings and was having shooting pains in my tummy, but it wasn’t what I thought early pregnancy would feel like. I only took the test to stop Mark annoying me about it!”

Montana, who shot to fame on the popular ITV2 show in 2017, revealed the moment she found out she was pregnant alongside snaps of the couple on holiday, showing off her baby bump in a bikini.

She captioned her clip: “Baby O’Connor coming next summer





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In the video, Montana documents the first months of her pregnancy, with the adorable clip starting off with ‘Baby O’Connor’ written in the sand on a beach.

It also shows the first scan as the soon-to-be parents hear their baby’s heartbeat for the first time.

They revealed the baby’s gender by popping a balloon that showered them with blue confetti.

Mark, who is a rugby player-turned real estate agent, played for Chiswick and Wales 1st Teams, tends to keep his personal life out of the public eye.

According to their pals, the pair first met each other at one of the gym’s Mark owns during the second national Coronavirus lockdown.

Previously speaking about their relationship, Montana told new! magazine: “Mine and Mark’s relationship was born out of the second lockdown. I feel like good things always come when you are not expecting it.

“It’s been lovely to feel in a good headspace. Last year I convinced myself that I didn’t want to meet anyone – I’d be on my own forever instead, but he came along when I wasn’t looking.”