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- Bella Robertson and her husband Jacob Mayo welcomed their first child, a daughter named Merritt Presley Mayo.
- The Duck Dynasty star shared the joyful news on Instagram, posting sweet photos of their newborn.
- Bella has previously spoken about her struggles with unexplained infertility.
Congratulations are in order for Duck Dynasty star Bella Robertson and her husband, Jacob Mayo, who have welcomed their first child together.
The 24-year-old reality TV personality shared the happy news on Instagram alongside a carousel of snaps. The photos included a sweet close-up of their newborn girl wearing a knitted sweater with her name stitched in it, as well as black-and-white images of Bella and Mayo cradling their daughter.
“Our rainbow baby !!!!!! 6 lb 8 oz of pure perfection — our girl, merritt presley mayo! Trust in God, He is so faithful!!” Bella captioned the post.
Friends and family flooded the comments with congratulations, including Bella’s sister, Sadie Robertson Huff, who wrote, “Best kept secret and best day EVER!!! We love you Merritt Mayo.”
Her other sister, Rebecca Robertson, said, “The most beautiful rainbow. love y’all & baby Merritt soooo sooo much.”
Actress Candace Cameron Bure added, “Bella!!!! Congratulations!!!!!”
HGTV star Jenny Marrs wrote, “She’s here!!!!! I’m SO happy for you both! Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl!”
Mary Kate Robertson, wife of Bella’s brother John Luke Robertson, added, “Sweetest darling Merritt!!! Praise God!!”
Bella had previously opened up about her fertility issues on Sadie’s WHOA That’s Good podcast. “It’s something you think your whole life happens one way and then it doesn’t,” Bella said in a June 2025 episode, per People. “So that was very shocking for me. I was like, ‘Why is this not happening? This is how it’s supposed to happen.’”
She continued, “I guess it would be marked [as] unexplained infertility. At this point, we haven’t figured out what’s going on, but we’ve done everything under the sun. We’ve drank all the crazy drinks and teas and all the things and tried to eat super healthy and take our vitamins and things like that. But we haven’t found any answers, and I think that in not finding answers, we’ve found a lot of faith and a lot of strength in Christ.”
Bella and Jacob, 27, tied the knot on June 5, 2021, at Willie and Korie Robertson‘s (Bella’s parents) Louisiana farm. After they got married, Bella revealed that she and Jacob tried for three and a half years to conceive.
Willie and Korie share six children, including Bella, Sadie, Rebecca, John Luke, as well as Will and Rowdy. The family has featured throughout the original Duck Dynasty reality series and Duck Dynasty: The Revival.