Chrissy Teigen and John Legend welcome baby boy
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have confirmed they have welcomed a baby boy.
The pair, who introduced a daughter called Esti earlier this year, revealed the happy news that they have also welcomed a son called Wren Alexander Stephens via surrogate.
In an emotional post on Instagram, Chrissy opened up about their surrogacy journey, which comes after they tragically lost their son Jack in 2020, the model explaining that "for as long as I can remember, I've always wanted four children".
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"After losing Jack, I didn't think I'd be able to carry any more babies on my own," she wrote. "To be honest, I've personally blocked out a lot of my mindset during that time, but one clear memory is being surrounded by people who wanted to make sure I wouldn't go through that pain and loss again."
The star explained that they reached out to a surrogacy agency in 2021 about possibly having two "tandem surrogates", and along the way she told John that she wanted to "carry just one more time", as she "just couldn't go on wondering my whole life if I should have tried again".
"And so we restarted the IVF process, the same process that gave us our beautiful Luna and Miles," she continued. "We made new embryos. We did my transfer, and were so happy to learn it worked – we were pregnant with our little girl, Esti."
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Chrissy recalled that around the same time, they met a "perfect match" surrogate mother called Alexandra, and while the first embryo didn't survive, Alexandra fought "hard" for the second transfer.
"Not wanting to rush the process, we took a breath and… were just patient. I laid around, enjoying the first trimester of my pregnancy, with of course a little bit of fear that isn't any different from any other expecting couple.
"As we crept toward the safe zone of my own pregnancy, we were overjoyed to learn Alexandra had become pregnant with a little boy. Our little boy."
Alexandra gave birth on June 19, Chrissy adding: "I got to witness the most beautiful woman, my friend, our surrogate, give birth amidst a bit of chaos, but with strength and pure joy and love.
"We want to say thank you for this incredible gift you have given us Alexandra. And we are so happy to tell the world he is here, with a name forever connected to you, Wren Alexander Stephens. Our hearts, and our home, are officially full.
"And to our Jack, we know both their angel kisses are from you."
Organisations including Sands and Tommy's are able to offer help and support to anyone affected by baby loss.
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