Chrissy Teigen undergoes IVF again and begs people not to ask if she is pregnant

A year after her pregnancy loss, model Chrissy Teigen revealed she is trying IVF once more; the mom-of-two has previously opened up about infertility issues

Keep family planning advice to yourself, says US fertility specialist Dr Alice Domar; offer compassion and support, but not opinions, unless you’re asked

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Chrissy Teigen with her first child Luna. A year after her pregnancy loss, she revealed she is trying IVF once again. Photo: Instagram

Published: 7:15pm, 22 Feb 2022Updated: 7:20pm, 22 Feb 2022

A year after her pregnancy loss, Chrissy Teigen revealed she is trying in vitro fertilisation (IVF) once again.

“I wanted to let you guys know I’m [deep] in another IVF cycle to save as many eggos as I possibly can and hopefully make some strong, healthy embryos,” she wrote in an Instagram post on Sunday.

The model and mom-of-two has previously opened up about infertility, which affects 15 per cent of couples of childbearing age. Her two children, Luna and Miles, were both conceived via IVF.

While Teigen described some of the side effects she’s been experiencing so far, she also made a request of her followers: “I humbly beg you to stop asking if I’m pregnant because while I know it’s said with excited, good intentions, it just kind of sucks to hear because I am the opposite of pregnant! Please stop asking people, anyone, if they’re pregnant.”

Teigen with her second child Miles. Photo: Instagram

Teigen’s plea is likely to resonate with many. And when it comes to family planning, it’s best to keep advice to yourself, according to Alice Domar, the executive director of the Domar Centres for Mind-Body Health, and the director of mind-body services at Boston IVF in Massachusetts.