Christy McGinity and Gonzalo Justo Carazo welcomed daughter Violet Eva Carazo on Friday, her rep confirms to PEOPLE

Little Women: LA’s Christy McGinity is a mom again.

McGinity, 42, and boyfriend Gonzalo Justo Carazo welcomed daughter Violet Eva Carazo on Friday, March 6, at 33 weeks, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

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Baby Violet, born seven weeks premature, arrived measuring 15 inches and weighing in at 3 lbs., 15 oz.

“The family welcomes your thoughts and prayers, but requests privacy during this difficult time,” a rep for the reality star tells PEOPLE.

Shortly before welcoming their daughter, Carazo, 33, shared a photo from their “beautiful baby girl’s ultrasound.”

“Experiencing this entire journey has taught me a lot about Life and has opened up my eyes 👁👁 on how magical this journey of becoming a first time parent really is 👣,” he wrote. “I can’t wait to meet our baby girl! 🎀😍 #VioletEva#BabyC #1srTimeDad #DadToBe#InLove.”

The reality star, who has appeared on the Lifetime series since 2014, is also a mother to daughter Autumn and son Trenton from a previous marriage.

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The couple, who have known each other for years, first announced that they were expecting a child in September.

“I’m so excited that we are having a baby. What a big blessing. Good things come to those who wait,” McGinity wrote alongside a pair of photographs, one of which showed Carazo giving her baby bump a kiss.

“Our bundle of joy is coming April 2020,” she added.

Less than a week before their daughter’s birth, the reality star documented a night out with Carazo, acknowledging that she had gone through “a rough few weeks.”

“Dinner and dessert with this handsome man,” she wrote alongside a series of smiling photographs of the pair. “It’s been a rough few weeks and thank you for lifting up my spirits. #YouHaveMyHeart.”

In February, she also posted a photograph of her belly, as she revealed she was having contractions. “She is not ready. Please pray that contractions stop,” she wrote