Some women will give anything to have a child, and it may seem like reality TV’s Giuliana Rancic, who has taken her struggle to conceive into the public eye, would be one of those women.
That is, unless you asked her to gain weight.
Guiliana and her husband, Bill Rancic, winner of “The Apprentice,” have made no secret that they want a child, documenting doctor visits and serious discussion on their new reality TV show, “Giuliana and Bill,” and appearing on talk shows to share their story. But their struggle to get pregnant may not be as “we’ll do anything it takes” at it seems.
The couple appeared on the “The View” February 25 to discuss their infertility issue and to announce that Giuliana will be starting In Vetro Fertilization because she was unable to conceive naturally.
“We are [infertile]. He got tested; his sperm was great. So there’s no reason [except] it’s all [my] age [35]. We always knew we wanted kids but our careers were really busy and we figured we can hold off for awhile. And we’re realizing it’s not as easy as we thought it was going to be.”
That’s not to say it’s impossible. The rail thin TV personality went on to reveal her doctor’s advice, which she struggled with.
“My diagnosis was I wasn’t ovulating consistently and so my doctor recommended that I gain weight in order to start ovulating consistently. He said five to 10 pounds, which I know isn’t a big deal but I had to bite that bullet because I work out every day of my life. I love feeling good, waking up, working out. I finally did gain five pounds.”
Five pounds, not ten.
IVF carries few risks, although emerging research is claiming mothers are more likely to develop placenta praevia which occurs when the placenta grows in the womb over the cervix, blocking the birth canal. It is also known for producing multiple babies, depending on how many embryos are implanted (many mother’s opt for a few at a time because the success rate of carrying a baby to term is low) causing Octomom situations, but other than that, it’s just expensive.
Rancic has received quite a bit of criticism for seemingly choosing a slimmer figure over naturally becoming pregnant, saying she is being selfish and superficial for being unwilling to gain 5 more pounds, even if it means she has a better chance of conceiving. Even Whoopi Goldberg, the host of “The View,” said, “You know what? You want to have a baby, you need to prepare your body for that other person who’s going to be there.”
Many couples struggle with infertility, and it is a heart breaking, emotional roller coaster no one can understand unless they have lived it themselves, but my question is, if gaining 10 pounds how will she react to the weight gain once she actually becomes pregnant?
