Adrienne Bailon has been open about the high emotional price she paid on her path to motherhood and is now sharing the huge financial investment she made.
The Real Host, 40, who welcomed son Ever, 20 months, via surrogacy with husband Israel Houghton, 52, estimated they spent “easily over a million” dollars to have a child .
“I’ve only done eight IVF cycles, but that doesn’t include the number of IUIs (intrauterine insemination) I’ve done and every other type of treatment imaginable that one can imagine for fertility,” the Secrets singer told People at the pop-up. tour for his brand LA VOÛTE in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The Cheetah Girls alum continued, “So it’s been a pretty tough six years trying to have my son.”
Adrienne Bailon, 40, has spoken out about the emotional toll her son Ever has taken on her family, but the singer also revealed the enormous cost she and her husband Israel Houghton, 52, paid to become parents to their son Ever. , 20 months
Bailon and Houghton married in 2016 and the talk show host admitted she didn’t get pregnant as easily as she had hoped.
“I think as an audience we should be sensitive to the fact that not everyone gets pregnant right away,” she said on the show in 2018.
“I think, for me, I thought it would happen so easily for me and it just didn’t happen that way.”
According to FertilityIQ.com, the average cost of a round of in vitro fertilization is approximately $12,000 to $14,000 per cycle in the United States.
For surrogacy, agency fees, payment to the surrogate mother, legal fees, cost of embryo creation and IVF procedures can add up. Synchrony Bank estimates it costs between $100,000 and $250,000 or more.
Considering the seven-figure expense, the Raven’s Home actress admitted it was “not realistic for the average person.” And I recognize it.
However, when Bailon welcomed her son, she said the financial, emotional and physical cost was worth it.
“Our little boy is here and we are so in love!”, she declared, announcing his arrival in August 2022 on social networks, with a sweet photo as she cuddled her baby under the proud gaze of her dad. .
The Real Host, 40, who welcomed 20-month-old son Ever via surrogacy, estimated they spent “easily over a million” dollars to have a child
Before turning to surrogacy, the Secrets singer said she “did eight IVF cycles, but that doesn’t include the number of IUIs (intrauterine insemination) I did and every other type of treatment imaginable that one could imagine for fertility.”
When Bailon and Houghton announced they had welcomed Ever into their family in August 2022, the actress said, “He’s worth every tear, every disappointment, every delayed prayer, every IVF cycle, every miscarriage.” All’
“If you’ve been following our love story…you know our journey to baby has been very difficult – but God is faithful to His word and His promises. We have been praying quietly while sitting on this most beautiful secret for the past 9 months,” she shared.
“He is worth every tear, every disappointment, every delayed prayer, every IVF cycle, every miscarriage. Everything,” she said.
“All we feel is immense joy, love and gratitude,” the proud parents said.
“I am grateful to God, to our surrogate angel and to all of our friends and family who have supported us on this journey for over 5 years. It’s here and we’ve never been so happy to lose sleep! #HappilyEverHoughton’