Brit Selwood opens up on brutal baby journey: ‘So many complications’
- 7 months ago
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Brit Selwood, wife of former Geelong captain Joel Selwood, has spoken publicly about the couple's painful journey to become parents. Selwood revealed that she underwent 11 rounds of in vitro fertilization treatment before becoming pregnant with their son, Joey, who was born in February this year. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE Brit Selwood opens up about her pregnancy struggles. Stream it all for free on 7plus Demi Duncan, the wife of Joel's former teammate Mitch Duncan, hosts a podcast about parenting with her business partner Melinda Baxter, whom they interviewed with Selwood this week. “We had about seven months and started to think, ‘Oh, this isn't happening,’ but because we were in the AFL hub couldn't really get tested ,” Selwood explained. “We went back got tested and was literally New Year's Eve, we got the result that Joel had a low sperm count, so we went talked to my obstetrician, my gynecologist; He said, "You can keep trying, a year, may take six months, five years. I don't know the answer, but if you want to speed it up, you can have in vitro fertilization." "It had already been a year and most IVF clinics make you wait a year, so we said 'yes, let's do in vitro fertilization and we went that route'." Joel, Joey and Brit Selwood. The special needs teacher said her job was something that kept her going through tough times in IVF. "I think had a pretty good headspace, I have pretty basic emotions, don't give out much information, not too excited, I'm not low, just steady," he said. “My coping mechanism was school… I loved going to work, with the kids, being a good role model for them, a constant in their lives. “School has always given me a good perspective, I've seen a lot of things in my work I'm incredibly grateful for the position I'm in and incredibly grateful to be their teacher raise them.” Brit describes the heartbreak of not wanting to discuss where she is in her IVF cycles because it's too painful to talk about. Joel and Brit Selwood welcomed baby Joey in February 2023 after a long in vitro fertilization journey. Brit Selwood Instagram "I was right in the middle of IVF I was so determined like a dog with a bone, I kept going, going back," she said. “I think that's why was able do didn't let my emotions get to too much, don't get me wrong, had very bad nights or very bad days but had push it aside because thinking wouldn't do any good… just keep going one day I'll have a baby.” will be. “We did IVF for 18 months 11 cycles, the cost of that was astronomical, we were very, very lucky be able do it, be able do it mentally. "Our journey started off pretty positive, this was my third cycle, my first embryo transfer, had so many complications had to have a few procedures didn't think would need and a few things went wrong". “It was the first embryo transfer it worked, we got pregnant, then I had a miscarriage and the next two transfers worked too… this could have been eight mo
Brit Selwood, wife of former Geelong captain Joel Selwood, has spoken publicly about the couple's painful journey to become parents. Selwood revealed that she underwent 11 rounds of in vitro fertilization treatment before becoming pregnant with their son, Joey, who was born in February this year. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE Brit Selwood opens up about her pregnancy struggles. Stream it all for free on 7plus Demi Duncan, the wife of Joel's former teammate Mitch Duncan, hosts a podcast about parenting with her business partner Melinda Baxter, whom they interviewed with Selwood this week. “We had about seven months and started to think, ‘Oh, this isn't happening,’ but because we were in the AFL hub couldn't really get tested ,” Selwood explained. “We went back got tested and was literally New Year's Eve, we got the result that Joel had a low sperm count, so we went talked to my obstetrician, my gynecologist; He said, "You can keep trying, a year, may take six months, five years. I don't know the answer, but if you want to speed it up, you can have in vitro fertilization." "It had already been a year and most IVF clinics make you wait a year, so we said 'yes, let's do in vitro fertilization and we went that route'." Joel, Joey and Brit Selwood. The special needs teacher said her job was something that kept her going through tough times in IVF. "I think had a pretty good headspace, I have pretty basic emotions, don't give out much information, not too excited, I'm not low, just steady," he said. “My coping mechanism was school… I loved going to work, with the kids, being a good role model for them, a constant in their lives. “School has always given me a good perspective, I've seen a lot of things in my work I'm incredibly grateful for the position I'm in and incredibly grateful to be their teacher raise them.” Brit describes the heartbreak of not wanting to discuss where she is in her IVF cycles because it's too painful to talk about. Joel and Brit Selwood welcomed baby Joey in February 2023 after a long in vitro fertilization journey. Brit Selwood Instagram "I was right in the middle of IVF I was so determined like a dog with a bone, I kept going, going back," she said. “I think that's why was able do didn't let my emotions get to too much, don't get me wrong, had very bad nights or very bad days but had push it aside because thinking wouldn't do any good… just keep going one day I'll have a baby.” will be. “We did IVF for 18 months 11 cycles, the cost of that was astronomical, we were very, very lucky be able do it, be able do it mentally. "Our journey started off pretty positive, this was my third cycle, my first embryo transfer, had so many complications had to have a few procedures didn't think would need and a few things went wrong". “It was the first embryo transfer it worked, we got pregnant, then I had a miscarriage and the next two transfers worked too… this could have been eight mo