Jason Kennedy and wife Lauren Scruggs revealed on Wednesday they are expecting their first child.
The former E! on-air star, 38, and the fashion model, 32, shared a video on Instagram where they were looking in disbelief at her positive pregnancy test.
‘PREGNANT! It’s happening and this is how I found out,’ wrote Kennedy. ‘So many of you have prayed for us and wished us well on this 4 1/2 year journey. Our hope is that this news encourages anyone going thru IVF or any fertility struggle.’
Good news: Jason Kennedy and wife Lauren Scruggs revealed on Wednesday they are expecting their first child. The former E! on-air star, 38, and the fashion model, 32, shared a video on Instagram where they were looking in disbelief at her positive pregnancy test
Thanks to the fans: ‘PREGNANT! It’s happening and this is how I found out,’ wrote Kennedy. ‘So many of you have prayed for us and wished us well on this 4 1/2 year journey. Our hope is that this news encourages anyone going thru IVF or any fertility struggle. Thanks for caring and always asking for updates, it feels nice to be loved and we love you back. Jase & Lo’
Jason then added: ‘Thanks for caring and always asking for updates, it feels nice to be loved and we love you back. Jase & Lo.’
The two are in a bedroom as they look at the positive pregnancy test and hug each other.
They also revealed to People that the baby is due in the spring of 2022.
This comes after they struggled with fertility struggles and she had IVF. There was also a scary incident in March where she was was admitted to the emergency room after complaining of pain post egg retrieval procedure.
Jason told the site on Wednesday they are truly blessed and feel lucky that they are expecting.
‘It’s always tough when a doctor tells you you can’t have kids naturally and you keep running into complications, but we didn’t sit and wallow in that. We were really blessed to meet with some amazing doctors and specialists,’ Kennedy shared.
It has been a bumpy road: This comes after they struggled with fertility struggles and she had IVF. There was also a scary incident in March where she was was admitted to the emergency room after complaining of pain post egg retrieval procedure; seen in 2015
‘The hardest part probably was having four alarms set every day for months taking medicine,’ added his wife.
‘And one time Lauren had to be rushed to the ER because of unbearable pain a few days after the egg retrieval. Not to sound cliché, but it really has brought us even closer together because we have never been through this before, and it’s been really special supporting each other.’
Kennedy then said their faith helped: ‘There is an overall sense of peace because of our faith in God, and then it just comes down to our incredible friends and family who walked closely with us through it all.’
Good pair: The couple attend the Box of Butterflies Book Party in Beverly Hills in 2018
They also shared that Lauren’s twin sister – they were both welcomed by IVF – was the first person they told they were expecting then they called their parents.
In July Lauren told People it was a ‘blessing’ to have IVF: ‘I’m committed to this journey, and it’s a blessing, no matter what, because this could result in something so incredible.
‘It’s such an amazing method of enhancing your fertility and having a sweet baby come into the world … [I’m] really just trying to make the best of it by being grateful and flipping the script and just embracing it fully.’
And she said it was ‘cool’ that she and her twin sister were conceived with the help of IVF: ‘My parents did it years ago. [They’ve] always been super open about it, so I feel like they’ve taught me with that as well,’ said Scruggs.
Scary: Kennedy had a small scare when wife Scruggs was admitted to the emergency room after complaining of pain post egg retrieval procedure in March
In March Lauren shared her egg complications on social media.
‘Well this one right here gave me a scare last night,’ he posted on Instagram. ‘A trip to the ER for severe pain post egg retrieval but our doctor assured us this morning that everything will be ok.
‘She’s STRONG and will be back on her feet in no time. This is where nurse Jason steps in with that 24/7 love and care. Oh and slide 2 is bunny, she requested he stay close at all times.’
Staying strong: Just days before, Kennedy posted a photo of his wife after the retrieval process and noted that the procedure ‘went really well’
Just days before, Kennedy posted a photo of his wife after the retrieval process and noted that the procedure ‘went really well.’
Lauren and Jason have publicly shared the very difficult process in medically conceiving a child with their millions of followers.
‘I have truly been feeling so grateful for every part of this process,’ she recently wrote online. ‘It was an internal struggle initially to make the decision to start ivf because holistic routes are always my go-to, but after so much prayer, this path was the clear next step and so much peace is behind it.’
The pair wed in Texas in 2015 and started trying for a family four years later.
‘Whenever i get a shot or take medicine, instead of subconsciously feeling guilty, i thank God for how it is helping my body during this time + am so grateful for this opportunity, the amazing doctors, and the community of friends doing ivf at the same time as me,’ she wrote online. This mentality has shifted everything for me.
‘Every time a shot hurts or if i am tired, i am so reminded of the most beautiful attribute behind having kiddos that i have learned from the sweet parents around me – there is nothing better to sacrifice for and this minimal discomfort is so temporary.’