Tyra Banks Opens Up About IVF Struggles and Embracing Motherhood
Let’s just say, Tyra Banks is serving some real talk about the emotional rollercoaster that can come with trying to become a mom. During a recent guest appearance on “Today with Jenna and Friends,” the supermodel reflected on her journey through in vitro fertilization (IVF), a process that hit her with a wave of inadequacy. Picture this: after undergoing egg extraction, she found herself in a rather awkward setup. Women were lined up behind curtains, and she heard her doctor whispering her egg count while booming announcements were made for others. “You got six eggs,” he said to her, while next door, another woman was told, “You got 35 eggs.” Talk about an ego check! It’s like a bizarre competition that nobody signed up for. Tyra candidly admitted that this experience left her feeling less than enough, but she quickly shifted gears to highlight the silver lining. “IVF saved me,” she said, recalling how she was almost out of time to have kids because her career had always taken the front seat. She welcomed her son, York Banks Asla, through surrogacy in January 2016, and while the journey had its ups and downs, Tyra is grateful to have made it just in time with her last eggs. Balancing her career and motherhood is a constant juggle, but she insists that coming home to her son makes it all worthwhile. “If it’s late, I’ll get into bed and cuddle with him,” she shared previously, proving that the struggles of working moms are real—yet rewarding. On top of all this, Tyra has made a life-changing move to Australia with her partner, Louis Bélanger-Martin, and their son. Why? She’s been ramping up her ice cream business, SMiZE and Dream, which she’s been developing in a facility down under. “I just fell in love with it,” she explained, noting that Australia, along with the U.S. and New Zealand, is one of the biggest ice cream markets. So, is she living the dream? Sounds like it. Balancing motherhood, business ventures, and personal happiness is no easy feat, but if anyone can do it with style, it’s Tyra Banks. So, here’s to the highs, the lows, and all those in-between moments of life. Just another day in the celebrity mom universe.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, WWD
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