Pregnant Sophie Cachia shows off her huge baby bump as she strips down to a bikini ahead of welcoming her third child - after slamming fans for quizzing her about her sperm donor

Sophie Cachia showed off her huge baby bump as she counts down the days until welcoming her third child.

The former WAG, 33, took to her Instagram Stories on Saturday to give fans an update on her pregnancy journey as she shared a mirror selfie.

Sophie, who is counting down the days until welcoming her baby daughter, showed off her growing stomach as she stripped down to a skimpy red bikini.

She showed off her intricate arm tattoos and gave a glimpse inside her lavish home as she relaxed in her beachwear amid the balmy summer climes.

Sophie is due to welcome her third child in early 2025 after undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI) - a fertility treatment that involves inserting the sperm into the uterus round the time of ovulation.

The single mother already shares two older children Bobby, 10, and Florence, seven, with her AFL ex-husband Jaryd Cachia, who she split from in 2019.

Sophie has given fans an insight into her fertility treatment journey in a range of social media posts, but said she won't be revealing any details about her sperm donor.

However, Sophie was left enraged earlier this week when fans bombarded her with questions about the donor, despite her repeatedly asking them not to.

During an Instagram Q&A, the mummy blogger briefly spoke about the donor's height after one fan asked her if she had expected her unborn daughter to be a 'big baby'.

She made it clear she was only answering the question because it was in relation to her baby's size as she shared that her donor is actually shorter than her.

In a caption, Sophie then asked her followers to stop asking 'personal' questions about the donor's identity, but she still received an influx of queries. 

In a follow-up video, a furious Sophie hit out at the 'idiots' who had messaged her with questions despite her making it clear that she wouldn't be answering them. 

'This is what I hate about people and I hate about the ugly internet,' she fumed.

'I'm having a great old time, I'm resting up, I've been to my obstetrician, my mum is cooking me a nice steak for dinner and I'm answering questions and chatting with so many of you in my DMs.

'And the one story where I put a little thing down the bottom just saying ''hey, don't ask me personal questions about the donor, I won't answer them'', since then, every question has been about the donor.

'Like you're just idiots! I'm not going to answer you, you're doing it to get a reaction out of me and you've got one, but like what is wrong with you? 

'You're all grown adults and you've purely done that because I've asked you not to.'

Since becoming pregnant, Sophie has started dating AFLW player Madison Prespakis, 24, with the couple going public with their romance just last month.

And during the Q&A session, Sophie addressed what it has been like starting a new relationship during her pregnancy.

One of her fans asked if she had been 'worried' about involving Maddy in her pregnancy and whether that had 'impeded on the honeymoon stage' of their relationship.

In response, Sophie confessed she did have concerns and said she hadn't intended to start dating during her pregnancy, but gushed over Maddy for accepting her kids.

'I wasn't going to answer this but I actually think it's a very fair question that I'm sure a lot of people have so I will answer it. I think it is a very reasonable question,' Sophie said.

'The answer is absolutely, yes, and both ways. It was never my intention, I've spoken about this in the one podcast that I did.

'It was never my intention for life to go this way but it has. 

'But when you say ''involve your partner so much'' how much they are involved hasn't actually really been shared so maybe there's an assumption of things.'

Sophie said they had 'fast-tracked' a lot of things and are going through a lot of 'firsts' as a couple as she gave a rare insight into their relationship.

'We are riding the wave as a couple with LOTS of firsts together obviously. Nothing changes, I am mum,' Sophie explained.

'She is my wonderful, supportive partner who has made a commitment to fully love ALL of my kids as well as me.

'A level of commitment to my children I haven't experienced before so it's all very new to me to let all walls down.'

Since her 2019 split from Jaryd, Sophie struck up several back-to-back romances with high-profile sportswomen before finding love with Maddy.

She first dated Matildas soccer player Alanna Kennedy before briefly getting engaged to WNBL star Maddie Garrick. 

She then had a year-long romance with Sophie Van De Heuvel, who is friends with her current girlfriend Maddy as they both play for Essendon football club.

Maddy hasn't appeared in any one-on-one posts in Van De Heuvel's feed since last December, before her relationship with Sophie ended.