Whitney Way Thore is opening up about her road to parenthood like never before.
In Us’ exclusive sneak peek of the Tuesday, November 10, season premiere of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, Whitney, 42, tells close friend Ashley she was pregnant for a short period of time.
“This is from October,” she says while holding up a positive pregnancy test. “I was only pregnant, like, a few days. It was chemical.”
According to the Cleveland Clinic, a chemical pregnancy is a very early miscarriage that happens within the first five weeks of pregnancy before it can be seen on an ultrasound.
Having one chemical pregnancy, however, doesn’t mean a woman can’t carry a baby to term. Many who’ve experienced early miscarriages go on to have successful pregnancies.
“Back in early October, I did an IUI, or artificial insemination with donor sperm at my doctor’s office, and for the first time, I got a positive pregnancy test,” Whitney shares in a separate confessional interview. “It wasn’t even a week, and I’ve got my period, and I took another test, and obviously it was negative.”
The TLC reality star continues, “Having a chemical pregnancy might not seem like a big deal to most people because it is so incredibly common. But for me, someone who’s been trying to get pregnant for so long, it feels huge. I mean, it is basically a very early miscarriage.”
While Ashley tries to console her, she can’t help but ask her BFF why she didn’t tell anyone.
“I almost feel like some people would think, ‘Well, you didn’t lose anything. It wasn’t actually a baby,’” Whitney shares in a confessional interview. “But you definitely do feel like you lost something.”
In the new season of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, Whitney has moved back to Charlotte and is seeing a new man named Jake. According to the trailer, she still wants a baby and is taking a weight-loss medication prescribed by her doctor in hopes of increasing her chances.
Close friends like Ashley remain confident that Whitney can accomplish everything she wants to. At the same time, they hope their bestie can take the time she needs to heal.
“Hearing that Whitney went through this chemical pregnancy alone and didn’t tell anyone breaks my heart,” Ashley says. “You thought you were growing a human and now you’re not, and that’s traumatic.”
My Big Fat Fabulous Life returns to TLC Tuesday, November 10, at 10 p.m. ET.
