Pregnant Chrissy Teigen defends decision to pick a girl embryo
by Carolyn Robertson posted in Celebrities
Expectant parents Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend revealed in December that the baby on the way is a little girl, but it turns out the big news didn't come as a surprise.
In an interview with PEOPLE, the model mom-to-be, who conceived via in vitro fertilization, reveals that she specifically chose a female embryo.
?I?ve made this decision. Not only am I having a girl, but I picked the girl from her little embryo. I picked her and was like, ?Let?s put in the girl.'" she reveals. ?I think I was most excited and allured by the fact that John would be the best father to a little girl. It excited me to see... just the thought of seeing him with a little girl. I think he deserves a little girl. I think he deserves that bond." It didn't take long for the online backlash to begin, with some criticizing the couple for, in the words of one online commenter, ?messing with the natural blessing from God.?
Chrissy seems genuinely surprised by all of the criticism, but as always the outspoken celebrity has been quick to fire back, taking to Twitter to respond, "My natural blessing from god was infertility."
That's not all she had to say.
"What year is this!" And for the record, I am always happy and open to speak on infertility. The more casual, the better! I don't mind," she Tweeted. When someone remarked that it was "sad" that they would prefer one gender over another, Chrissy replie...
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