Pink, pretty please! Chrissy Teigen, who's currently pregnant with her first child, responded to her Twitter followers about in vitro fertilization (IVF) after she revealed in an interview that she selected her baby's gender during the process.
The food-loving beauty, 30, announced via Instagram in December that she and her husband were expecting a little girl due this spring. Teigen has been especially open about her struggle to conceive on FABLife, telling her cohosts in one episode: "We would have had kids five, six years ago if it had happened, but my gosh, it’s been a process."
In an interview with People published Wednesday, Teigen explained why she chose to have a baby girl while undergoing IVF. "I've made this decision," Teigen told the mag. "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 went on to explain why she's having a daughter. "I think I was most excited and allured by the fact that John would be the best father to a little girl. That excited me," she said. "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. A boy will come along. … And this girl is going to be so completely lucky to have John as her papa."
However, some people on social media criticized the star for her decision to select her baby's gender, which prompted Teigen to fight back.
my natural blessing from god was infertility. https://t.co/OtGJkZ0nA9
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 24, 2016
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.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 24, 2016
I also picked the embryo with a taste for bacon, a knack for magic and size 7 feet so she can always find shoes
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 24, 2016
what is that difference though? i've already created embryos with a doctor. only after must it be random? https://t.co/hyIwy3P1Oy
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 24, 2016
This is all so interesting. I said it so casually because i'm just open. I'm around so many open-minded people & forgot it's controversial.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 24, 2016
anyhow I am not mad at anyone's beliefs but I don't really actively seek out people to make them feel bad about their decisions either.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 24, 2016
so many typos, my apologies. pretty under the weather. probably this darn science baby.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 24, 2016
natural or ivf, my daughter will never speak to another human like this, @baby_c_69 pic.twitter.com/aLfBS8O3eF
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 24, 2016