September 28, 2022 • hometowns
Sarah Herron Is Pregnant with Her First Child After Years-Long IVF Journey: ‘Surreal Doesn’t Begin to Describe It’
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Bachelor Nation first met Sarah Herron on Season 17 of “The Bachelor,” and she returned to our screens for Seasons 1 and 3 of “Bachelor in Paradise.”
Since her time on the Bachelor Nation shows, Sarah has been extremely open with fans about important topics like fertility, egg freezing, limb differences, and mental health.
And throughout the past couple years, Sarah has been particularly open about her and fiancé Dylan’s egg freezing, fertilization, and embryo transfer process.
Now, after many high highs and low lows of the IVF process, Sarah revealed that she’s finally pregnant with a baby boy!
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Alongside photos with her ultrasound images, Sarah wrote, “We can’t keep a secret any longer! Our embryo transfer was a success and I am pregnant with our baby boy! Our little 5day embryo nestled in comfortably and is measuring in at 7 weeks old today. As you may have suspected, we received our first positive HCG test within hours of me breaking my knee. Two days later, my betas doubled, and this week we saw our baby’s heartbeat flicker for the first time.”
She went on, saying, “Surreal doesn’t begin to describe how it’s all felt. I’ve spent the first 3.5 weeks of my pregnancy on bed rest, nourishing myself and putting all of my energy into growing bones and organs. I believe these two events coincided for a reason and though it was excruciating, it turned into a miraculous path that I know I needed to take. The road ahead is long and I know we’ll be holding our breath until the day our baby is earth side with us.”
Sarah also shared a message to her fellow IVF warriors who she knows may feel emotional seeing her post.
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The Bachelor Nation star wrote, “I’ve dreamt of the day that I could share this news, and at the same time I’ve dreaded how I would word it. To the women and families amidst their fertility challenges; please know that I share this news with the most gentle intention. Whatever feelings come up, or space you need from my account is valid and respected. My heart belongs to all of you today. We are all warriors and I assure you I am still in it with you. I hope this lessens the sting, though I understand it may not.”
She also thanked her fertility doctor Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh, who has also worked with many other Bachelor Nation stars, for being by their side every step of the way.
We are sending Sarah and Dylan all of our love and the biggest congrats on this very exciting news!