“When it comes to IVF, I wish someone told me that there’s such a supportive community,” says Phan. “That was a thing I leaned into the most and I appreciate the most.”
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“Whether it was having to go to IVF or IUI or whatever else it might be, it was actually the more we realize a lot of people go through some pretty tough journeys as well, it actually helped to build a community of support,” he continues. “We wanted to be a part of that.”
Whenfirst announcing their pregnancy news, the pair also talked at length about their difficult path to starting a family on their podcastAt Homewith Linda & Drew Scott.
“For a while I wasn’t sure how much I wanted to share, or if I wanted to share at all,” Phan told her husband of going public with their struggles in a candid exchange. “Even with close family and friends, we didn’t tell them right away just because I needed to process the feeling myself before diluting it with other people’s excitement.”
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Scott also opened up about managing his own excitement and stress throughout the two-year process.
“Every step of the way there is something scary or there is the unknown,” Scott said. “We have friends who have unfortunately had miscarriages and we have other friends who have tried IVF many, many times” without success.
In the end, the couple agreed that if sharing their story might help others in a similar situation feel less isolated or afraid, it’s worth it.
“I think that this creates a bit more of a community of people who have either been through the process or are about to go through the process or have been having certain difficulties to realize, you’re not alone,” said Scott. “There are a lot of us that have had complications and I think that something like this is something that we should talk about, because then it doesn’t make it as scary a thing. It makes it something that is more relatable.”
source: people.com
