Bachelor in Paradise couple Chris Conran and Alana Milne have welcomed a baby girl, their "rainbow baby," into the world.
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"The love we feel for this sweet baby girl is beyond anything we could have imagined. Our hearts are living on the outside of us, and we are forever changed," she continued, tagging Chris.
"Thank you for choosing us to be your parents, Vivi. We can't wait to watch you grow into exactly who you're meant to be. [Heart emoji]."
Chris commented on the post, "Welcome to the world little princess. Momma you did amazing and thank you for getting her here healthy."
Chris later quipped, "I never thought someone would love your ta tas as much as me."
Many members of Bachelor Nation congratulated the happy couple -- including Mari Pepin, Tammy Ly, Pieper James, Blake Horstmann, and Vanessa Grimaldi.
Alana celebrated her baby shower on May 24.
Alongside a carousel of photos from the beautiful party, which featured blush florals and pink cupcakes, Alana wrote, "The most beautiful day celebrating our little girl."
She added, "Thank you so much to everyone who came to support Chris and I as we step into this new era! We can't wait to be parents and are so honored to have so many wonderful people in our lives. Girly is going to grow up so loved."
Alana revealed that she was expecting a baby on March 1.
Alana posted photos from her maternity photo shoot at the time and shared, "We're really, really happy [heart emoji]. Our rainbow baby, our baby girl. Just a few months away, we can't wait to meet you."
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOWFor the maternity photo shoot, the mom-to-be wore a long-sleeve, white dress and Chris was posing in tan pants and a cream sweater.
Chris and Alana -- who lost a pregnancy last year, according to bachelornation.com -- announced in December they had secretly wed in July 2025.
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Chris and Alana posted photos of their intimate beach wedding in Laguna Beach, CA, and captioned them, "Mr & Mrs Conran 7.18.2025."
Chris also commented on the joint post, "7.18.2025 to forever," confirming marriage rumors that had been swirling about the couple for months.
Alana and Chris got engaged in March 2024 during a trip to Bali, Indonesia.
Chris popped the question well over two years after the pair had moved in together in Salt Lake City, UT, in Fall 2021.
Chris and Alana both left Bachelor in Paradise's seventh season in 2021 single.
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Alana posted a photo of herself kissing Chris on her Instagram Stories at a party and wrote, "Paradise is wherever I'm with you."
Chris shared Alana's post on his own Instagram Stories and proudly revealed at the time, "3 months of no cameras or producers."
On how the couple got together after leaving Mexico separately, Chris previously told BachelorNation.com, "After Paradise, I was completely mind f'ed. I have this great connection with someone and watched it slip away in the same day."
"I downplay it all the time," he noted, "but it ate away at my heart."
"What we have is real, and I've never felt anything stronger," Chris insisted of Alana. "I had to talk to her and see her, but right after the show I felt like she didn't want to talk to me."
Chris, however, apparently reached out to Alana anyway and "sent her flowers and booked a flight" to visit her.
"[The] rest is history," Chris said.
Alana added how "things have a way of working themselves out" and things happened the way they were supposed to.
"Had I never gone on the show, Chris and I never would have had that first date. Had we stayed on the show, something or someone may have come between us," Alana reasoned.
"The show brought us together and then we were able to create a relationship on our own."
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But Bachelor in Paradise was a very rocky and dramatic experience for the lovebirds.
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After Jessenia left the VIP party early and brokenhearted, Alana joined the Paradise cast the next day and asked Chris out on a date, and he said "yes" without hesitation.
From there on out, Chris and Alana were inseparable and all about each other, and so the couple was accused of having had a pre-show relationship and strategy for the Paradise process, similar to how Brendan Morais had dated Natasha Parker until his genuine romantic interest, Pieper, arrived.
Once Chris and Alana coupled up in Paradise, Joe Amabile and Riley Christian rushed to Jessenia's defense and led an attack on Chris in which they scolded him for wanting "clout" and being "dishonorable."
Chris was essentially forced out of Paradise, with Jessenia telling Chris to follow his heart and "get the f-ck out of Paradise."
When Alana realized no one wanted to hear her side of the story, she left the show on her on accord since the environment had become a toxic place for her as well.
Chris apologized for hurting Jessenia in a lengthy Instagram apology after the unflattering footage aired, but he also felt wronged by his Season 7 co-stars.
"I take complete accountability for my blatant disrespect towards Jessenia, and handling the situation poorly," Chris wrote that same month, adding, "My past behavior is not a reflection of who I am or who I want to be, and it was never my intention to maliciously or purposefully hurt anyone on the show."
Chris also insisted that he was "by no means in a relationship" with Alana prior to filming the show. He claimed he had hung out with both Alana and Jessenia in a group setting and nothing happened other than a little innocent flirtation.
Chris asked people to stop attacking and harassing Alana, and despite having made some mistakes, he went on to stand up for himself.
"The hateful messages I'm receiving aren't fun, and the way I was attacked and pushed out of Paradise sucked. It reminded me of getting ganged up on in high school by the 'cook kids,'" Chris wrote.
"I understand I was low hanging fruit since I'm not a fan favorite, but it also takes a huge level of disrespect for grown men to shut a woman down when she's trying to use her voice. You two know she deserves an apology. We cannot have a culture where we silence women on this show."
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Chris said "sorry" again for his actions but admitted, "I do not regret following my heart" on Bachelor in Paradise -- and his heart clearly led him to Alana once he returned home.
Prior to their time on Bachelor in Paradise, Alana had competed on Season 25 of The Bachelor starring Matt James, which aired in 2021, and Chris had appeared on Clare Crawley and Tayshia Adams' season of The Bachelorette in 2020.
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