Today, former mannequin and cookbook writer Chrissy Teigen is balancing being a mom of 4. She and her husband, John Legend, went from parenting Luna and Miles to increasing their household by two extra. Teigen gave start to daughter Esti in January. Then, in June, the couple welcomed son Wren through a surrogate.
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Chrissy Says Shut Relationship With Her Former Surrogate Has Produced A “Implausible Environment”
Teigen not too long ago opened as much as PEOPLE about her surrogacy journey, together with why she needs to take care of a lifelong friendship together with her surrogate, Alexandra.
The star added that they “discuss on a regular basis,” particularly in a “good little textual content alternate.” Moreover, Chrissy Teigen stated she sends Alexandra “little footage behind the scenes.”
“I instructed her at first of this journey, I needed somebody who could be there for birthday events and all through life,” Chrissy stated. Including, “I needed to satisfy her youngsters, and I needed my youngsters to be associates together with her youngsters. They usually actually genuinely are, which has been a extremely stunning factor to see.”
For Chrissy, the ambiance of her expanded household has been “implausible.” This yr’s double development of their household comes after the married couple misplaced their son Jack in 2020. Although she at first stated he died in a miscarriage, final yr, she clarified that it was an abortion to “save [her] life for a child that had completely no likelihood.”
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Teigen’s former surrogate, Alexandra, entered the image after the couple contacted a surrogacy company in 2021. Their preliminary inquiry advised two surrogates without delay, however Chrissy determined to attempt to carry once more after a remedy session. After restarting the IVF course of, she grew to become pregnant with Esti.
On the similar time, they met Alexandra. The primary embryo the couple had implanted in Alex didn’t survive. Whereas Chrissy was getting into the “protected zone” of her being pregnant, Alexandra grew to become pregnant with their second embryo — finally giving start to Wren Alexander.
“…I believe the best way I function with anyone in our home, whether or not it’s nannies or my mom residing with us or my associates which can be in the home or safety or no matter, I need an environment the place all people feels actually snug in our residence and that prolonged to [Alexandra],” Chrissy Teigen instructed PEOPLE. “I needed her to really feel like she might take off her sneakers and kick up her ft on our sofa. We might watch TV collectively, and my daughter might play together with her daughter up in her room. It felt like she might come over something, and I actually really feel like we do nonetheless have that relationship. It’s been actually great.”
Chrissy Teigen Says Methodology She Selected In Surrogacy Felt Like “A Village”
The printed residence chef additionally spoke concerning the impression of her shut friendship with Alexandra. She acknowledged that completely different households select what works finest for them of their surrogacy journey. However she’s “actually completely happy” her and John’s “turned out the best way it turned out.”
“It felt very very similar to a village. It felt very very similar to the best way individuals in my mom’s household raised their youngsters after they have been actually residing within the villages of Thailand. It simply seems like such good camaraderie round one another and heat and love.”
Teigen says she doesn’t imagine in “hoarding all this love” for herself. As a substitute, she prefers to unfold and share it.
“I don’t get jealous when my youngsters love on any individual else or hug them. To me, extra love is extra love and that’s what I’ve all the time needed and it’s been actually figuring out for us. We’re so fortunate.”
