It’s all love and support betweenDylan DreyerandJenna Bush Hager.
After revealing on Monday’s episode ofTodaythat she’sexpecting her third child and first son, Bush Hager sat down with Dreyer for a candid conversation where Dreyer and husbandBrian Ficheraopened up about experiencingsecondary infertility and a recent miscarriage.
“When we came in, I saw Dylan’s post and my heart sank for her because I think we all, at some point, have struggled with something,” Bush Hager, 37, told Dreyer andMeredith Vieira, the latter of whom was filling in forHoda Kotbwhile she’s on maternity leave following the birth of her second daughterHope Catherinelast weekend.
“Even if you knew I was doing this story today, I would never ever want to have that be the reason why you didn’t announce this today. This is so amazing! My sadness does not take away from your joy,” said Dreyer.
“And I’m not even that sad right now,” she continued. “I’m just in a crappy situation, to be honest with you, and I’m hoping it all works out.”
Jenna Bush Hager and Dylan Dreyer.
Jenna Bush Hager and Dylan Dreyer.Tyler Essary/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
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Asked why she decided to make the exciting announcement on Monday, the mom-to-be shared she just “couldn’t hold it one minute longer.”
“But we told our girls yesterday,” she shared, referring to the spouses’ two daughtersPoppy Louise, 3½, andMargaret “Mila” Laura, 6.
“TheEasterbunny brought them an egg with the big reveal,” Bush Hager added, before going on to reveal that the couple are expecting their first son.
Jenna Bush Hager.
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Elsewhere during the show, weather correspondent Dreyer revealed shehad suffered a miscarriageover the winter while pregnant with her and Fichera’s second child, followinga struggle with trying to conceivefor six months before being referred to a specialist.
Dreyer revealed that she got pregnant with her sonCalvin Bradley, now 2, after the couple tried to conceive only one or two times. But with her second attempt, she was dealing with irregular menstrual cycles, and when she went to get things checked out, a blood test showed she had a low egg count — one similar to what doctors would expect from someone around age 45 as opposed to her age, 37.
Another potential issue was that her uterus “was two-thirds scarred shut” as a result ofthe emergency cesarean sectionshe’d had with Calvin, which resulted in a surgery where the doctor removed the scar tissue. Then, she got pregnant immediately before the couple suffered the tragic loss.
She revealed that “a part of mefeels a little mad at my bodyfor not being able to do this naturally,” but she’s thankful for “amazing doctors” and her “great support system”: “God has a plan,” Dreyer said. “And I pray every night, ‘Just let me stay out of your way — you do what is best for us, and we’ll figure that out.’ ”
“Now we’re gonna startthe IVF process and the shotsand the scheduling and the blood work and everything that goes into it. We don’t really know what to expect right now,” Dreyer added. “You have to advocate for yourself. If there’s a doctor that you don’t feel like is listening to you, then you have to find the right doctor.”
She also shared in her conversation with Bush Hager that she and her husband were going “all in” next Fridayon in vitro fertilization, when she will start estrogen patches ahead of the procedure.
source: people.com
