real housewives of orange county alum jo de la rosa She’s keeping it real as she continues to document her struggle with infertility.
“I feel like on the emotional side, a little bit of my femininity has been taken away,” Joe, 45, exclusively shared. us weekly while participating Galina SaltkowskaFor the Season 3 Premiere Party McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys On Monday, June 15. “You feel like there’s something wrong with you, and I don’t think I was ready for this. I don’t think I was ready.”
Earlier this month, the Bravo reality star Revealed through social media That she “cannot get pregnant” and is infertile. Despite hearing difficult news from a doctor, Jo and her husband, taran grayBe hopeful that they can start a family and become parents.
“I feel like I’m going through the seven stages of grief where you feel all the things. You feel sad, you feel angry, you just feel everything,” Joe shared from The Abbey in West Hollywood, Calif. “Motherhood looks different, and it comes in a variety of forms.”
For several years, Jo has been open with her social media followers about trying to get pregnant.
She recalls some commentators who questioned why she didn’t immediately pursue IVF or a surrogate. According to the Bravo star, this is easier said than done.
“It’s like, ‘Do you want to send me a check for $40,000 per round?’ Besides, I am 45 years old and will be turning 46 in September,” she said. “I’m very realistic knowing that it will take more than one round of IVF. I know some friends who are already in four to five rounds, so you’re looking at a six-figure situation. Not everyone has it disposable. I know we certainly don’t have six figures sitting in the bank.”
Joe De La Rosa, Galina Saltkowska, Alexis Bellino
@StevenOnTheSceneAt this stage of her journey, Jo doesn’t want to hear from strangers who think she should just “relax.”
Instead, she appreciates her close friends, including Galina and real housewives of orange county alum alexis bellinoTo be helpful behind the scenes.
The road to parenthood has been a tough one for many celebrity parents, including Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. After in vitro fertilization didn’t work on the first try, Teigen wondered if she did something wrong. “You’re just looking for anything to blame, especially yourself,” Teigen explained to New York Magazine’s The Cut in April.
Joe explains, “If you are someone who is struggling with infertility, don’t lose hope. God has you in His hands and He will find a way.” We While trying to stop the tears. “Your child will find you, and I truly believe that will be our story too. Even if it’s not right now, our child will find us too, so don’t lose hope.”
As for how she remains so optimistic and confident that everything will work out, that points to her faith remaining strong — even as she continues to ask questions, like, “Why me?”
“I have to look at the other side of this,” Joe said. “If this is the story that God wants us to be able to tell, it’s for a reason. I have to believe in Him. I have to believe that there’s a purpose to it, and so we’ll remain hopeful. Who knows how the story ends.”
Hear more about Joe’s journey when his “currently spiralThe podcast will launch on July 15.
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