“Baby coming” was the message shared by USWNT’s Kristie Mewis and Australia captain Sam Kerr on Instagram on Monday morning, accompanied by black-and-white images of Mewis’ swollen stomach and an ultrasound scan.
West Ham midfielder Mewis and Chelsea forward Kerr have spoken of their desire to normalise “being two girls in love”, and after three years together and following their engagement last November, they are preparing to welcome a baby next year.
The couple’s news has been met with messages of congratulations from team-mates and fans. It has also been met with questions.
For years, the consensus among players was that having a child would mark the “end of a career”. But recent initiatives and regulations implemented at club and international level were designed to make motherhood and elite sport more compatible.
The Athletic explains…
Why have Kerr and Mewis not been playing recently?
Mewis joined West Ham in December 2023, one month after news of her engagement to partner Kerr. But her time in east London has not gone smoothly. A tendon issue in March and a calf injury in October has limited the USA international to just four appearances. She has featured once in the Women’s Super League this season, making a substitute appearance in West Ham’s defeat…
