Pat When Samantha McAfee After a difficult road to parenthood, we welcome our first baby.
of ESPN Sports Analyst and his wife are expecting their first baby together in May, they revealed in an emotional joint Instagram Posted on Wednesday.
“For those who haven’t followed our parent-child journey, we lost two pregnancies. To conceive naturally,” Samantha began emotionally.
The 34-year-old, CEO and founder of the nonprofit Fur the Brand, said: The couple started in vitro fertilization (IVF) In July, he noted that the process was “physically demanding and emotionally challenging for both of us.”
Samantha elaborated, “Pumping my body with so many hormones, anxiety, and hope is truly a human science project,” adding that she did this out of fear of needles.
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“It wasn’t easy for me or for Patrick to have to put me in pain. I want to believe that IVF made our relationship stronger,” she wrote.
Samantha — tie the knot WWE Commentator35, August 2020 — “After about 150 injections, surgeries, transplants, countless blood tests, embryo waits, genetic tests, and expecting big fat positives in that pee stick,” their good news. said that came
“And so much support from family and close friends. It has certainly been a team effort,” she added. “So happy and blessed to announce our double rainbow baby! ”
“I hope this is a hope, not a catalyst. I hope you can overcome your battle with infertility,” she concluded.
“You become a parent! And remember that after a storm comes a rainbow.🌈”
Last November, Samantha shared a heartbreaking post on Instagram revealing a miscarriage and the couple’s fertility struggles. With a photo of the two of them looking into each other’s eyes on their wedding day.
“I found out I was pregnant a few weeks ago and had to start monitoring right away from last year. we had heterotopia I had internal bleeding and had my right fallopian tube removed. So my doctor had me take blood tests every 48 hours for the past 3 weeks to find out if I was pregnant, and have hcg levels and a vaginal ultrasound every 4 days. was”
Samantha explained that she learned she was still pregnant, but the doctors couldn’t find out where the attachment was. A second fallopian tube ruptured and had to be removed.
“We can no longer conceive on our own. It’s heartbreaking that it was taken from us,” she admitted, later noting that “science has other ways of getting pregnant.” praised.
Noting how conversations on these subjects are normalized, she tells others, “You are not alone, you have an army behind you.
“Let not only your friends and family, but all of us who want to be hopeful parents, nurture each other and be there for each other and know there is a way.. this is what I have to tell myself.
“Because it’s hard and painful right now and I’m wondering why or how I could have done it differently. But at the end of the day, I know I’m going to be a mother in some way. Knowing Patrick, we will be the best parents ever. Whenever the universe sees the time is right.”