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Everything We Know About Big Miracles

Everything we know about new fertility series big miracles, who is the host, who is in the cast, courtney & woody (nsw), amelia & andrew (nsw), aimee & ryan (nsw), chantelle otten & dylan alcott (vic), what is the air date, more from tv.

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Is The Show ‘Big Miracles’ Profiting Off Trauma Or Essential To Break IVF Stigma?

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When the show Big Miracles was announced as a new series on Channel 9, a visceral reaction followed. It’s not surprising to see that a narrative dedicated to chronicling the heartbreak and joy of fertility journeys would make for great TV.

It has got everything —tears, success, twists, turns —but some viewers couldn’t help but wonder whether making money off people’s trauma blurred more than a few ethical lines.

Is Channel 9’s Big Miracles ethical?

The public critiqued the channel’s decision to air the show directly after  show directly after Married At First Sight , Australia’s number one TV show.

Sure, that scheduling draws a lot of eyeballs, but pinballing from OnlyFans and cheating scandals to people’s despair around  fertility issues is a big jump for viewers. Australians took to the internet to share their distaste about what they saw as the trivialization and exploitation of the couple’s intensely personal grief.

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Simultaneously, the pioneering show is bringing light to struggles usually felt in silence and darkness . Fertility is a topic that often ends up shoved under the proverbial rug. It is a quiet pain punctuated by unwitting family members asking, “So, when are you finally going to have children?” at Christmas.

In Australia, one in six couples will fail to conceive after trying for one year, which is the clinical definition of infertility. The experience these people are so bravely sharing on the show is not rare.

While some felt that it was merely a money-making exercise, others feel it is important to talk about the reality of IVF in such a public way.

Why there is a place for Big Miracles on television

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It’s something Keira Rumble, founder of Habitual Beauty and Krumbled Foods knows all too well.

“I am currently 23 weeks pregnant (my 9th pregnancy), with only one living child and soon to be a second living child,” she told marie claire.

“The triggers from trauma can be constant, surrounding not only myself but others that have walked a similar path, and sometimes it is hard to escape. While it is a deeply emotional experience, honesty and compassion are certainly the best way forward.”

She believes the show is “absolutely a step in the right direction.”

“Opening up the conversation further regarding fertility challenges, loss and IVF is definitely going to help allow others to not feel so alone and isolated. Going through pregnancy losses and IVF was one of the most isolating and challenging times in my life. It wasn’t until I started speaking openly about my experience that I started to feel more supported (even by complete strangers),” she explained.

With only one episode out so far, it is hard to speculate on whether the series will tip the balance into ‘exploitative’ territory. However, it is Rumble’s sincere hope that being on the series has helped the couples begin the healing process.

She added, “If done sensitively and correctly, showing a personal raw account of someone’s fertility journey has the opportunity to deeply resonate with others going through similar experiences.”

What do people who have been on the show think of Big Miracles?

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We also had the opportunity to speak with Dr Raelia Lew, the Director of Women’s Health Melbourne and co-founder of Lovers . She worked with one of the couples on the show, Chantelle and Dylan, while Big Miracles was being filmed.

It is Dr Lew’s opinion that even though one in 20 babies is born via IVF these days, there remains a lot of privacy and stigma around the topic.

“I feel exposure to the realities of IVF and fertility medicine might help break down some of the surrounding stigma. Hopefully TV viewers respond with empathy and more understanding of the challenges people may face and also the brave lengths we are prepared to strive to, in order to help create families,” she tells marie claire .

Dr Lew says working with Chantelle and Dylan on their egg freezing story was a wonderful experience. “I have had a long term clinical and research interest in egg freezing and am proud to be one of Australia’s leading experts in this field. Egg freezing is an amazing technology that can assist women and all people with ovaries to broaden their future options to have a family,” she explained.

Could Big Miracles help more people be proactive about their fertility?

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Dr Lew knows that egg freezing is a procedure best completed with healthy eggs taken younger than the age of 35. It is her hope that the show will move the needle on women in their late 20s and early 30s who proactively take opportunities to understand their unique fertility circumstances.

“Five or ten years from now, there may be real people who chose to freeze their eggs because they saw this show. Those eggs will bring babies into the world, who otherwise might never have been born. When you think of that, it’s really powerful and inspiring,” she says.

It is Dr Lew’s perspective that male infertility is another topic not receiving nearly enough airtime, and that the show might encourage more men to think about their options.

Being a doctor and not a TV personality, Dr Lew admits that filming the show did feel a little awkward at first, but that it was her passion to share the work being done in reproduction that pushed her to continue with it. “I’m glad I took part,” she adds.

“People with infertility are all around us, in our friendship circles, in our families, in our workplaces. The more people understand, relate and empathise with the circumstances of others, the kinder and more considerate we can be of each other during very difficult and emotional times.”

It appears that this is a sentiment felt by some viewers too, with many people taking to Twitter to share their own stories and why Big Miracles is important.

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What more needs to happen in fertility to improve the experience?

According to Dr Lew, treatment cost and access to care are the two biggest obstacles in the fertility space.

“We are very lucky in Australia that we have Medicare rebates for some IVF treatments, but many aspects of assisted reproductive treatment care are still personally funded by patients out-of-pocket and there are many communities in our country who don’t have local access to IVF services either in public or private practice,” she explains.

“I would love to see Medicare and the health insurance sector recognise the medical need and offer some assistance to help women who wish to freeze eggs.”

She believes this should happen because of the circumstances many women are facing right now.

“We’re influenced by society to strive for higher education, career, financial security, home ownership and family. The age of the average woman having her first baby has been rising for decades, with infertility rates and the need for IVF treatment rising in parallel. When a woman wants to freeze young healthy eggs to provide herself with her best future chance of being a mum, I think it’s in our society’s best interests to help.”

For Rumble, she wants more awareness around the support networks available to couples.

“Particularly Pink Elephants. They provide a non-judgemental and gentle place to share your stories and find the support you need,” she says. “If someone is wanting to share their story but hesitant to share with friends and family to start, somewhere like Pink Elephants Support Group (on Facebook) is a great place to start.”

She also believes that exposing those who may not have experienced fertility struggles to these stories is important, “to gain an insight and some perspective of just how challenging, and, at times, all consuming, it really can be.”

Rumble would like to see less people feeling alone and isolated, to remove the stigma around IVF and to ensure we have a medical system that provides far more support to families navigating pregnancy loss and experiencing infertility challenges.

If you have experienced pregnancy loss or stillbirth and are in need of support, you can call SANDS on 1300 072 637. Lifeline is also available on 13 11 14.

If you’ve experienced the loss of a child call Bears Of Hope on 1300 11 HOPE.

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Cassandra Green is the Senior Writer (Digital) at marie claire Australia. She loves rearranging her skincare shelf, comfort watching Pride and Prejudice and buying yet another black garment. You can usually find her typing up a storm alongside a decaf cappuccino or glass of dry white wine.

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Here's Everything We Know About Mina Starsiak Hawk's IVF Journey

HGTV's Good Bones star Mina Starsiak Hawk has been keeping us updated on her IVF journey.

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In October of this year, Good Bones star Mina Starsiak Hawk and mama to adorable 16-month-old Jack shared in her Instagram Story that she and her husband Stephen had been trying to get pregnant with baby number 2 for a year. After no luck and several prescriptions and tests later, they decided to consult a fertility specialist. On November 10, Mina shared with her Instagram followers that she and Stephen were officially starting the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process. “This month is the kickoff of our IVF journey. To those who give zero f’s, just skip all my stories 😂 ,” Mina wrote in her caption. “But I’ll keep posting for the hundreds of women who have messaged me, saying thank you and appreciating the open-ness of the process that so many people seem to go through I’m private.”

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Since the initial announcement, Mina has kept her followers posted with updates in her Instagram Story. From Day 1 of IVF to the extraction (or "harvest" as Mina called it), you can follow along with Mina’s journey via her Instagram highlight .

Unfortunately, Mina’s latest update wasn’t the good news we were all hoping for. Although doctors were able to extract one viable egg and fertilize it, the egg was not growing at the rate it needed to in order to proceed to the next step.

On Wednesday, Mina shared a photo of her son Jack that Stephen had sent to her soon after doctors gave her disappointing news. “I honestly hadn’t had much hope in our one embryo jumping perfectly through all the hurdles that exist between it fertilizing and an actual baby being born, so it hit me a bit harder that anticipated,” Mina wrote. “But I have it easy in the world of infertility struggles. I have this man. He is my light every single day. And no, that doesn’t negate my current struggle and the emotions that come along with it. But I think it’s important to recognize that; that I’m at the beginning of a struggle that so many go through for YEARS.”

Mina then took a moment to apologize to her followers who may be annoyed by her fertility posts. And to that we say, you have nothing to be sorry for, Mina! Truly, Mina shouldn’t have to justify why she has chosen to share her IVF journey on Instagram, but certainly this is a good reason: “I do it because of the literal hundreds, likely thousands of women that have thanked me because allowing my struggle to be public has helped them in one way or another.”

She ended her post with a sweet thank you to everyone who has reached out with encouraging words and a promise that “we’ll be back to your regularly scheduled Mina in the near future.”

There’s no word yet on what Mina and Stephen’s next steps are, but either way we wish them all the best.

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Aussie couples in new series reveal their difficult journey to have a baby

Seven brave Aussie couples on different journeys have shared their stories as they desperately try to have a baby on new TV show Big Miracles .

The Channel Nine series follows the families as they tread a delicate road in the hope of starting a family.

Some of the couples have spoken to A Current Affair ahead of the show's premier, revealing they decided to share their own struggles in the hope of starting a conversation.

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Courtney and Woody

Former nanny Courtney and skydiving instructor Woody told A Current Affair they spent two years trying to conceive a baby.

Courtney said she felt like "a failure" every month when she would get a negative pregnancy test result back and questioned why she couldn't get pregnant.

"I would go to first birthday parties and christenings and I would come home crying," Courtney said.

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Courtney and Woody decided to share their story to let people know it's ok to talk about these things.

"Being on the show … forced us to confront these issues and talk about them," Woody said.

"There are so many people out there who are suffering in silence," Courtney said.

"I never thought at 30 years old, I would find myself suffering with infertility."

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Amelia and Andrew

Executives Amelia and Andrew tried more than 50 times to have a baby without success.

"To hold a baby is a special thing, to hold ours will be something amazing," Andrew said.

After trying for five years Amelia said she was struggling to find information about where to start the IVF process.

"For me the jarring moment was going into the IVF clinic for the first time and seeing about 30 young women in the waiting room and that really kind of hit me," Amelia said.

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"You think it is older women who have missed the boat and they need a bit of a push, or some help. It's not."

Amelia said when she saw they were casting for the show she thought given her own struggle with getting information, she'd help put the information out there.

Dr Manny Mangat said up to one in six Australian couples will require some sort of assistance to parenthood.

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The fertility specialist said IVF success rates have come a long way in recent years due to technology and hopes the new series will open up a conversation.

"For the first time it is a real-life look into what a patient goes through and it is looking behind the scenes into our clinics and laboratories," Mangat said.

"It's actually looking at the emotional aspect of their journey, the medical aspects of what they go through, as well as the challenges that they face."

Whether they get their little miracles or not, the brave couples know they're about to make a big difference.

Big Miracles will air on Channel Nine from 9.00pm tonight.

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1. Private Life (2018)

R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama

An author is undergoing multiple fertility therapies to get pregnant, putting her relationship with her husband on edge.

Director: Tamara Jenkins | Stars: Kathryn Hahn , Paul Giamatti , Gabrielle Reid , Amy Russ

Votes: 22,041

2. Maybe Baby (2000)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Romance

A comedy about a couple (Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson) who are trying to conceive a child.

Directors: Ben Elton , Hugh Laurie | Stars: Hugh Laurie , Joely Richardson , Matthew Macfadyen , Adrian Lester

Votes: 6,084 | Gross: $0.01M

3. My Zoe (2019)

R | 100 min | Drama

A divorced mother looks to protect her daughter after an unexpected tragedy.

Director: Julie Delpy | Stars: Julie Delpy , Richard Armitage , Daniel Brühl , Gemma Arterton

Votes: 1,373

4. Amira (2021)

98 min | Drama

A Palestinian girl's world is turned upside down when she learns the man she grew up idolizing is not her real father.

Director: Mohamed Diab | Stars: Saba Mubarak , Ali Suliman , Tara Abboud , Waleed Zuaiter

Votes: 8,025

5. Romantic Getaway (2023)

23 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Allison and Deacon are desperate for a baby, but they've run out of money to fund any more IVF treatments. So they decide to "borrow" the £50k they need from their filthy rich boss Alfie--but Deacon adds an extra 0 to the transfer.

Stars: Romesh Ranganathan , Katherine Ryan , Johnny Vegas , Harrie Hayes

6. Switched Before Birth (2021)

TV-14 | 87 min | Drama

During a successful IVF process, Olivia meets Anna, who is in a similar situation, and the two women bond, but Olivia and her husband Brian make a shocking discovery about their twins that sets the two women against each other.

Director: Elisabeth Röhm | Stars: Justina Machado , Skyler Samuels , Yancey Arias , Bo Yokely

7. Miriam Maa (2023)

105 min | Comedy, Drama

Follows a fifty year old women who undergoes in vitro fertilisation treatment to get pregnant.

Directors: Malathy Narayan , Riazkhan A | Stars: Rekha , Vj Ashik , Ezhil Durai , Malathy Narayan

8. Der Wunsch (2024)

105 min | Documentary

Filmed over 10 years, Love Alone Can't Make a Child is an intimate portrait of two women, their love, and their determined efforts to fulfil their shared desire to have a child despite immense challenges.

Director: Judith Beuth | Stars: Christiane , Maria

9. My Pregnant Husband (2020 TV Movie)

42 min | Documentary

Myles and Ari are both transgender men. They are both married to women and they are both pregnant.

10. Anything You Lose (2019)

64 min | Documentary

Director's seven-year personal journey through assisted reproduction results in an eye-opening study of prolonged exposure to IVF treatment and the underlying marketing drive behind the medical system of reproductive technologies.

Director: Irina Vodar | Stars: David Barad , Kaushal Kadam , Jacques Moritz , Eddie Sullivan

11. A Moon for My Father (2019)

73 min | Documentary

An Iranian filmmaker and her British sculptor partner read letters they have exchanged with each other about their lives and social conditions.

Directors: Mania Akbari , Douglas White | Stars: Mania Akbari , Douglas White

12. The Babymakers (2017)

Documentary

One in six Irish couples struggle with fertility in their desire to complete their families. Over the course of one year,'The Babymakers' follows six couples across Ireland as they go ... See full summary  »

13. Best Aunt Ever

Short, Comedy | Post-production

Two sisters, Claudia and Andrea, have chosen different paths of life. Claudia is single, lives with her boyfriend in a fancy condo. Andrea is married with three kids and doesn't remember ... See full summary  »

Director: Jill-Michele Meleán | Stars: Kelen Coleman , Jenica Bergere , Zak Henri

14. Eggsploitation (2010)

Not Rated | 39 min | Documentary, Short

The infertility industry in the United States has grown to a multi-billion dollar business. What is its main commodity? Human eggs. Young women all over the world are solicited by ads-via ... See full summary  »

Directors: Justin Baird , Jennifer Lahl

15. Breeders: A Subclass of Women? (2014)

52 min | Documentary

Surrogacy is fast becoming one of the major issues of the 21st century, celebrities and everyday people are increasingly using surrogates to build their families. But the practice is ... See full summary  »

Directors: Matthew Eppinette , Jennifer Lahl | Stars: Marlane Angle , Cindy , Gail , Heather

16. For Somebody Else (2020)

79 min | Documentary

In FOR SOMEBODY ELSE, we follow three women on an emotional and thought-provoking journey as they lend their bodies and carry someone else's child.

Director: Sven Blume

17. Når storken flyver forbi (2020)

A documentary about infertility. We follow Three couples and a single Girl in the battle of becomming parents. Would it happen or will it be a life without children?

18. Love-Heart Baby (2012 TV Movie)

28 min | Documentary

Director: Shalom Almond | Stars: Shalom Almond , Osker Almond

19. Shameless (2004–2013) Episode: The Wedding (2006)

TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The day of Frank's wedding to Sheila draws near, but he begins to get cold feet when he learns the fate of her first husband, Sheldon.

Director: Paul Walker | Stars: David Threlfall , Maggie O'Neill , Dean Lennox Kelly , Maxine Peake

20. Jeremy Vine (2018– ) Episode: Episode #2.86 (2019)

96 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show

Jeremy asks - Is it fair to make over 50s pay more tax to fund their social care? Is IVF exploiting older women desperate to have a child? Do we need to stop moaning about spoilers?

Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Jeremy Vine , Storm , Tessa Dunlop , Jason Gardiner

21. One Day That Changed My Life (2018–2019) Episode: Episode #2.3 (2019)

44 min | Documentary

Alicia and Dexter struggle with IVF treatment having failed twice before. Gary is desperate to kick start his new gin business. After being seriously injured Ex-Commando Greg wants to represent his country as an elite athlete.

Directors: Meyrick Cook , Jimmy Dallas , Tom Dalzell , Clare Smithies | Star: Dominic Littlewood

22. Jeremy Vine (2018– ) Episode: Episode #2.149 (2019)

95 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show

Today Jeremy asks - Is Boris Johnson Britain's Donald Trump ? Is 44 too old for IVF? Should people be stopped from taking too much stuff onto the beach? Plus, a look at what's on television and streaming services.

Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Jeremy Vine , Storm , Robert Winston , Amanda Prowse

23. New Amsterdam (2018–2023) Episode: The Karman Line (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama

When Sharpe has a case that hits close to home, she and Max team up to make things right for the patient. Iggy and Bloom are forced to make a tough call on a unique situation.

Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Ryan Eggold , Janet Montgomery , Freema Agyeman , Jocko Sims

24. Jeremy Vine (2018– ) Episode: Episode #2.168 (2019)

This morning Jeremy asks his guests and the viewers - Is it the end of the line for HS2? Should the NHS pay for IVF for single women? Was Gary Lineker wrong to make a joke about bald men?

Director: Tim Cook | Stars: Jeremy Vine , Storm , Ashley James , Jason Gardiner

25. Chicago Med (2015– ) Episode: The Ground Shifts Beneath Us (2020)

TV-14 | 41 min | Drama

After a major accident at O'Hare, the E.D. is concerned one of their own is in mortal danger. Will's proposal for a safe injection site goes to the board for consideration. Natalie and Goodwin become concerned for Gwen.

Director: Martha Mitchell | Stars: Nick Gehlfuss , Yaya DaCosta , Torrey DeVitto , Brian Tee

26. Jeremy Vine (2018– ) Episode: Episode #3.160 (2020)

Anne asks - Should pupils choose their own exam grades? Is it fair to not allow couples IVF treatment on the NHS if one of them already has a child? Has the new biography of Harry and Meghan done lasting damage to the Royal Family?

Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Anne Diamond , Storm , Amanda Prowse , Nina Myskow

27. Insider FEM (2017– ) Episode: Donorbarna - Mammadrømmen (2018)

Star: Milda C. Melland

28. Mexican Dream (2023)

90 min | Documentary, Drama

Malena fights to reconnect with her children and finish her house, while seeking IVF to have a baby with her new partner. Can she unite her family under one roof?

Director: Laura Plancarte | Star: María Magdalena Reyes

29. Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014–2018) Episode: Rule #97: It Takes Two to Stab Yourself in the Butt (2018)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Drama

Abby is determined to blend the McCarthy and Brady families but all does not go well because Mike is working closely with his ex. Phoebe goes on a date. Delia struggles with IVF shots.

Director: Janice Cooke | Stars: Lisa Edelstein , Beau Garrett , Alanna Ubach , Necar Zadegan

30. Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014–2018) Episode: Rule #63: It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint (2018)

Abby and Colette clash over boundaries. Frumpkis and Jo deal with a family emergency. Delia receives bad news about her fertility treatments and recklessly pursues Tony.

Director: Lisa Edelstein | Stars: Lisa Edelstein , Beau Garrett , Alanna Ubach , Necar Zadegan

31. This Is Us (2016–2022) Episode: Katie Girls (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The Pearsons rally around Kate as she undergoes a medical procedure.

Director: Rebecca Asher | Stars: Milo Ventimiglia , Mandy Moore , Sterling K. Brown , Chrissy Metz

Votes: 1,667

32. Flipping Out (2007–2018) Episode: Two Week Notice (2017)

TV-14 | 43 min | Reality-TV

After Vanina's breakdown, she continues to report to work, leaving her boss unsure of whether or not she is leaving for good. Jeff comes up on the opportunity to buy another house, which ... See full summary  »

Stars: Vanina Alfaro , Patty Averett , Zoila Chavez , Gage Edward

33. This Time Next Year (2016–2019) Episode: Episode #1.1 (2016)

60 min | Reality-TV

Davina meets a teacher wanting to lose 10 stone in weight, a couple raising money for IVF treatment, a 74-year-old man looking for love, a woman hoping to fulfill her ambition to be a body-builder and a man who wants to tackle his stammer.

Star: Davina McCall

34. One Day That Changed My Life (2018–2019) Episode: Episode #1.3 (2018)

Mark waits to find out if his cancer has returned, David is determined to be crowned butcher of the year, Louise and Mark struggle with the process of IVF, profoundly deaf Melissa tries to break into show-business.

Director: Clare Smithies | Star: Jo Joyner

35. Jeremy Vine (2018– ) Episode: Episode #1.51 (2018)

Jeremy discusses with his panel of guests - Should a tax for the over 40s be introduced to pay for social care? Has IVF made adoption a last resort? Is it wrong to ban the Iceland Christmas advert?

Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Jeremy Vine , Storm , Lisa Faulkner , Andy West

36. The Blacklist (2013–2023) Episode: Guillermo Rizal (No. 128) (2019)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When multiple children are abducted under similar circumstances, the task force rushes to find the kidnapper. Red goes on the hunt for a man who can find anything; Liz considers a big change.

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How IVF has redefined the modern family

VIDEO: 'Modern Baby': Follow four families on their IVF journeys

Over 40 years ago, the world's first "test tube baby" was born. Louise Joy Brown's conception via in vitro fertilization and the resulting birth ushered in a new age in modern parenthood. The idea of a baby being conceived outside of the human body was mind-blowing in 1978, but since then more than 8 million babies around the world have been born through IVF, according to International Committee Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies .

IVF , originally created to fight infertility , has expanded to allow people to think beyond the traditional family and carve a new path to parenthood.

"I chose this field for the science and for the medicine and for the drama and for the excitement and for the amazing things that we can do for people," says Dr. Richard Grazi, founder of Genesis Fertility & Reproductive Medicine in Brooklyn, New York .

ABC News spent more than a year following four families on their unique IVF journeys. As different as these families are, there is one common theme: There are no guarantees on the road to parenthood.

Overcoming cancer

Aviva Love and Adam Lazaros were married in 2013 and able to naturally conceive their son Benji two years after later. When the couple was ready to try for baby No 2, they were dealt a surprising and devastating blow: Lazaros, 30, was diagnosed with testicular cancer in January 2017.

Doctors said there was a chance he may never be able to have another child.

"That was the only time I cried through the whole thing was when I got that phone call that you probably won’t have children. That was just such just a gut-wrenching blow," Lazaros told ABC News.

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That’s when the young couple turned to Grazi, who was also a friend of the family.

"Considering that Adam had to preserve his fertility by banking sperm before he went through treatment for his cancer, the most efficient way to use that sperm was in vitro fertilization and that's why we chose that route," Grazi told ABC News.

Lazaros banked his sperm before undergoing chemotherapy. Throughout treatment Lazaros kept a positive attitude, according to his wife.

"I was putting Benji to bed and I was sitting alone in the room with him; it just struck me that we were facing something where I could always be alone in the room with him," Aviva said through tears.

In August 2017, the couple received news that Lazaros was cancer-free. It marked the end of one journey and the beginning of IVF.

Love, 30, began the IVF process in 2018 under Grazi’s watchful eye. After retrieving 29 eggs the couple ended up with 20 embryos.

"Even though we have other embryos, it’s just still a lot riding on each one. You know at that point everything is out of the doctor’s hands and all squarely on my uterus," Love said as she was preparing for her first embryo transfer.

"There’s a little voice in the back of my head that’s saying, 'Of course it’s not going to work the first time,'" Lazaros said.

Less than two weeks after the transfer, Grazi called the couple in their Brooklyn apartment to tell them they were pregnant. Following the news, Love reported to Grazi’s office for her daily blood tests.

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A sonogram appointment at eight weeks revealed the fetus no longer had a heartbeat.

"I think back now to when we got the news that the implantation was successful and I wish in a way that I could erase that memory," Love said.

The couple decided to take a break to grieve their loss before beginning another round of IVF.

Aviva began her second round of IVF a few months later and is expected to give birth early this summer.

"It was a little bit different doing it a second time knowing what we know now and seeing the less happy side of IVF," Lazaros said.

Benji is excited to be a big brother, according to his parents.

Adopting an embryo

Kerri and Chris Morgan say it was love at first sight when they met for their first date on March 7, 2015. The pair had started chatting on Tinder six days prior and haven't been able to stop since that fateful swipe. On their first date, Kerri, now 35, said they talked about having kids right away.

“First trying to conceive naturally was definitely an odd feeling considering 38 years of my life, I've been trying to do the exact opposite," Chris Morgan, 38, said. "Once it wasn't happening, it was definitely stressful."

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After a number of tests, Kerri was diagnosed with low ovarian reserve and faced issues with her fallopian tubes. Six months into their marriage they began fertility treatments.

Fertility treatments can be expensive so the Morgans decided they would only try only one round of IVF . An average cycle of IVF and its associated medications can cost between $10,000 and $15,000, according to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology .

"We just decided to be realists and not bankrupt ourselves and put ourselves living in a box on the side of the road for the sake of having a family," Chris said.

The process, in all IVF cycles, is that the eggs are removed from a woman's ovaries during an egg retrieval and fertilized outside the body in the laboratory, where the fertilized egg cell begins to divide. The resulting embryo(s) are eventually transferred back into the uterus, and, it’s hoped, will grow uneventfully to a full-term pregnancy and live birth.

The Morgans' doctor was able to retrieve five eggs from Kerri, but the two embryos did not survive.

"It was literally like losing our children," Kerri told ABC News as her voice cracked and tears filled her eyes.

Although the grieving process was tough, the Morgans were not ready to give up on their dream of parenthood. Just as she had turned to the internet to find love, Kerri looked again to find a new path forward for her family.

When couples decide that their family is complete but still have embryos remaining in the lab, they may donate them to someone unable to conceive.

Kerri, who resides in Wappingers Falls, New York, with Chris, found Becky and Jim Sykes, a couple in West Virginia who had two male embryos left over from their own IVF process. The Sykes felt their family was complete after having two boys through IVF.

"That really spoke to me, and it just made me feel good about all the people that would be getting helped in the process of this," Chris said.

Adopting the embryos began with a profile on a website called the National Registry for Adoption, a site that connects people like the Morgans with families who have embryos left from their cycles.

There are more than 600,000 frozen embryos stored in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Emails between the couples evolved from talking about embryos to what they like to do for fun. Kerri and Chris eventually adopted two male embryos from Becky and her family.

"I feel as if like we're having a baby, but we're also adding five members to our family," Chris said.

The Morgans forged a loving relationship with the donor mother who was in constant communication with them and sent messages almost on a daily basis following the embryo adoption.

The transfer of the first donated embryo failed. The Morgans were feeling the pressure with one embryo left. Kerri told ABC News she felt guilty for the unsuccessful pregnancy, but when she spoke with Becky, Kerri said she received nothing but love and support. Kerri questioned, "Is my body just not made to be pregnant?"

Shortly before the second transfer, Becky sent the Morgans a much-needed care package that included a shirt with the message "baby dust bae" for Chris to wear on transfer day.

About two weeks after the doctor placed the second thawed embryo into Kerri’s uterus, the couple took a pregnancy test at the doctor’s office and waited anxiously for the phone to ring.

"We just got the results of the pregnancy test and I’m thrilled to tell you it’s positive," the nurse from Hudson Valley Fertility Center told Kerri on May 30, 2017.

When the Morgans received the good news that the second embryo transfer was complete, one of the first calls they made was to Becky -- who screamed almost as loud as Kerri did upon hearing the news.

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Kerri and Chris gave birth to Brian Luke Morgan in January 2019. They plan to introduce him to Becky, Jim and his two brothers this summer.

GoFundMe for parenthood

LaTanya and James Braxton, of Antioch, Tennessee, never imagined they would need IVF when they married eight years ago and dreamed of having "a minivan worth of kids." The couple conceived their son Micah James naturally before losing him in premature childbirth in December 2011.

After losing Micah, they struggled with infertility. LaTanya, a 35-year-old who works as a nonprofit administrator, has damage to her tubes which is limiting her ability to get pregnant on her own, according to her physician, Dr. Christopher Montville, at Tennessee Fertility Institute. Dr. Montville recommended IVF as their best chance to conceive a child.

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James, a 34-year-old who works as a rideshare driver, at first struggled with the notion of using IVF. James and LaTanya both turned to their faith to guide them through difficult times and were unsure about the science behind IVF.

"It almost seemed like this was kind of a shortcut or a substitute. So it didn't really feel like it was my seed," James said. "It took so long for me to get that out of my head, the stigma of it."

James added, "Is that really our last option of having kids?"

But after a conversation with their doctor and walking through the science of IVF, James began to understand how the process could help them achieve their dream of conceiving their own biological children.

"That was just the lack of knowledge and not being educated on what IVF was and what it actually does," James said.

Once they decided to start IVF, they realized they couldn’t afford the $19,000 cost. The couple, who live in Nashville, Tennessee, do not have insurance that covers IVF procedures. James decided to get creative and took out a loan, which he presented to LaTanya on Mother’s Day in 2018.

"People get loans for cars, people get loans for houses, you know for us we're getting a loan for something we really want and that's to start our family," LaTanya said.

But James didn’t account for the high cost of medicine that comes with an IVF cycle.

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"We decided to be creative in exploring the different ways we could cover the difference and GoFundMe was one of the best opportunities we have," James said.

The Braxtons posted a video on their GoFundMe page explaining their decision to go this route. The couple said they already had verbal commitments from friends and family that they wanted to contribute. The Braxtons said they needed another $2,000 to $3,000 to cover the cost of medication.

Using social media in addition to GoFundMe was a way for the couple to keep family and friends up to date on their IVF journey in a personable and relatable way.

After six years of pain and prayer, the Braxtons received the news in September 2018 that LaTanya was pregnant with twins after their first round of IVF. But 22 weeks into the pregnancy doctors could no longer detect heartbeats for either twin.

"I did the best that I could do to be their mom while I could. And, you know, that's what I say to God. I say, 'It hurts. And I miss them and I long for them. But I'm actually really glad that they're with you because that's a better place for them,'" LaTanya said. "And it's hard to say that."

Much like after the loss of Micah, the couple has turned to their faith and community for support as they contemplate the next steps.

"I saw that I could do it. And I know what to expect now. It doesn't mean that it will be easy," LaTanya said. "Our goal is to continue to build our family and to take hold of what we believe -- our promise to be able to raise kids in our home -- and IVF helped us do that."

The Braxtons still have nine frozen embryos and intend to try IVF again when LaTanya's body is ready. James is also taking classes and investing in new ventures to be able to have the funds to make their dream of having a family a reality.

'The world order has changed'

"I literally thought of IVF the minute I met him," Yessie Williams, 38, said holding her newborn son Elias just days before Mother’s Day 2018. Yessie and her wife, Sarah, welcomed home their "most wanted kid in America" after a more than three-year struggle to conceive via IVF.

"When I came out [as gay], I just thought that, 'I probably won't get to actually have a child.' I just wasn’t educated in that way," Sarah, 32, said.

The couple, married for six years and living in Brooklyn, New York, began their IVF journey looking for a suitable sperm donor.

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"If you’re going to choose a sperm donor, you want to choose the healthiest one," Sarah said. "You don’t want to just like swipe left or swipe right, 'You’re cute, you’re cute,'" Sarah said.

Sarah, a hairstylist, likened the process to speed dating. Throughout the entire process and multiple attempts, Sarah and Yessie used just one sperm donor. In total, the Williams say they have spent more than $20,000 out of their own pocket over the last three-and-a-half years, even though they both have insurance that covers some of their IVF treatment. Around $8,000 of that has been on the cost of sperm.

"We read the donor’s essay and I think that really changed things for us. It was really beautifully written and talked a little bit about all families deserve to have children," Sarah said.

The couple decided Yessie, a bank manager, would be the first one to try to carry a baby since she is six years older. Three years, two unsuccessful embryo transfers and a failed pregnancy later, the couple decided Sarah would be next to embark on the IVF journey.

"It’s a hard word to say but Yessie felt like a failure. ... I’m supposed to be able to do this, I’m a woman," Sarah said about her wife. "I knew I wouldn’t do it as gracefully as Yessie probably could, but you know I was prepared to do it regardless."

Sarah admitted she was worried about how her wife would feel if she were to get pregnant, but Yessie said she’s at peace with where they are in their IVF journey and the end goal was just to start a family.

During a trip to Austin in 2017, Sarah took a pregnancy test every day following her first transfer. And each day the line telling her she was pregnant got darker. After arriving home, a trip to the doctor confirmed the news when Elias' heartbeat was detected.

"I think it was the best sound I ever heard in my life. Finally hearing that and finally getting to this point that we wanted so badly," Sarah said.

The couple has five embryos left from Sarah's egg retrieval. Although Sarah said she did not miss the hormone shots and that she will miss her whiskey, she’s starting to prepare her body for baby number two. The couple had their first doctor's appointment with Kofinas Fertility Group in Brooklyn last week.

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"Years ago, it was just very much the norm to have a husband, a wife, a baby. And you got married first," Sarah's mom, Karen Hathorn, said. "The world order has changed."

Their son Elias will celebrate his first birthday in May.

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I knew little about IVF and infertility. Then it became my life. Here's my story.

By Nikki Battiste

March 20, 2023 / 8:05 AM EDT / CBS News

In-vitro fertilization, or IVF, had never crossed my mind until a year ago. IVF, or infertility at all, was not a topic that had really come up with my friends or family. I had never done a television story about it, and it was not a topic anyone really spoke about openly. 

I am now embarrassed to admit how little I knew about reproductive health, fertility and infertility — until it became my life. 

My husband, Dean Simpson, and I married in 2016 when we were both 36 years old. A few months later, I switched from working behind the camera as a producer to reporting on-air as a correspondent. Because I was, in some ways, starting a new career, I wanted to wait to start a family.  

It is a decision I later regretted, because I learned the time I had given up had been critical.

I now know that, after age 42, fertility for women essentially falls off a cliff.

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We had started trying to have a child right before I turned 39, and we got pregnant naturally and quickly. Eleven weeks later, I miscarried.  

Later that year, we got pregnant again, also naturally and quickly. I had my son, Beau, at age 40. That was in 2020, in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beau is now 2 years old and joy personified. 

We had always hoped to have two children — possibly even three — and, naively, never really worried about facing infertility. After Beau was born, more aware of my age, we decided to try again about a year later. I got pregnant, again naturally and quickly, for a third time, at age 41, but miscarried at nine weeks. 

I remember doing a "CBS Evening News" live shot minutes after realizing I was miscarrying. I had started bleeding just before I had to get in front of the camera. I cried privately, then kept telling myself to just get through the live shot, to stay composed and focused. Live television does not wait. I got through it, then called my husband and OBGYN. Miscarriage is another time we suffer in silence – and often feel shame. 

My second miscarriage was particularly devastating because I had a better understanding of the loss, since I had a child now. 

Dean and I desperately wanted to give our son a sibling, especially because we are older parents and our families both live a distance away. 

A year ago, in March of 2022, a few months after my second miscarriage, my OBGYN recommended IVF. My first reaction was, "No problem. We will do a round of IVF and have a baby." That is how IVF is often advertised, and the few stories I had heard about it all ended in success. 

When I dove into research and educated myself, reality began to sink in. My biological clock was ticking, and it was ticking fast.  

There was also one big consideration: IVF is often very expensive. For some, insurance can help cover the costs. For others, it can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

Luckily, I learned I have some fertility insurance through my health benefits at CBS News. I found Dr. Eric Forman at Columbia Fertility Center in New York City and was able to see him last April. 

The first sobering moment in our IVF journey came during an initial appointment with Dr. Forman. He had run some tests and told me I had a low ovarian reserve, which meant I had a lower-than-average egg count. 

On top of that, I was midway through 42 and, Dr. Forman said statistically, only about 20% of the eggs I did have were likely to be viable — meaning they might be chromosomally normal, which would make them more likely to result in a pregnancy. Like many miscarriages, both of mine were due to chromosomal abnormalities, which increase as eggs age.

Dr. Forman said, "It will be difficult, but there is some hope." It was like someone punched me in the chest. This was not going to be easy.  

Hope, I thought. 

In May 2022, I mixed my first IVF shots. That alone was daunting. 

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My husband injected the shots, and that was our routine for about two weeks. I needed three shots every night in the same 15-minute window, which often meant rushing home from reporting on the "CBS Evening News." The shots did not bother me too much, though, so I was grateful.

Let me explain the IVF process. There are roughly two weeks of hormone shots, which stimulate the follicles in a woman's ovaries to grow. Typically in a menstrual cycle, one follicle ovulates one egg in about a month. The goal with IVF is to get more follicles to produce eggs simultaneously, so multiple eggs can be retrieved at once and fertilized in a lab.  

During the two weeks that I took the shots, I drove two hours round-trip to Columbia Fertility Center about every other day for bloodwork and ultrasounds, where my follicles' size and growth were checked. When Dr. Forman felt as many follicles as possible were at a size where they might produce an egg, we did an egg retrieval, which is a surgical procedure to remove the eggs from ovaries.

After retrieval, there are several steps before pregnancy is attempted. With each stage, there is usually a drop in the number of eggs that could result in pregnancy.

As Dr. Forman told me, "It's a numbers game."

Typically, not all eggs that are retrieved are mature. Those that are can be fertilized in a lab with sperm, but not all of the eggs typically fertilize successfully. For the eggs that do fertilize, there is a waiting period of about a week to see how many grow into blastocysts, which is the very beginning of an embryo. 

Some in the IVF process choose to then have the embryos genetically tested before going to the next step of transfer to a uterus.  

The whole process is complicated and delicate. And, every body is different.

At age 42, there was only about a 9% chance the first IVF cycle would work ,  according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, a nonprofit organization. 

I had my first egg retrieval last May. Five eggs were retrieved, and all five were mature. That meant the clinic could try to fertilize all of them with my husband's sperm. Three were fertilized during that process. 

We waited about a week to learn how many grew into blastocysts.

Dr. Forman called me to tell me none had made it. Dean and I were shocked and devastated, but also ready to dive into another round of IVF right away. 

Round two resulted in four eggs. Two made it to embryos. 

At that point, we opted to do pre-genetic testing because of my age. Dr. Forman said each embryo had about a 20% chance of being viable. 

Neither one was. I felt broken. Now my strength was being tested.  

At that point, I decided I had to share my story. As difficult as it would be, I knew I had to talk about how IVF often does  not  work. In fact, statistically, it is unsuccessful more often than it is successful, according to Dr. Forman.

I suggested to Shawna Thomas, the executive producer of "CBS Mornings," that we do a fertility series discussing family planning, egg freezing, IVF and menopause. I told her I would share my story, regardless of the outcome. She did not hesitate and said, "Let's do it. It's so important."  

The third round of IVF was going to max out my insurance, but we forged ahead. I had seven eggs retrieved, which led to one embryo. 

We did genetic testing on the embryo, and miraculously, it was viable! We were thrilled. 

We decided to try a fourth round a month later, because we hoped to have a second healthy embryo. It failed, too. 

That was the end for us financially. 

The next step was an embryo transfer, when the embryo is placed in a uterus. Because our embryo had been genetically tested, there was a 60% chance the transfer would be successful, according to the National Institutes of Health. 

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We decided to transfer our one viable embryo in November. Then there was an agonizing 10-day wait before a pregnancy test could be done.  

I will never forget the phone call. All I remember is Dr. Forman saying, "Good news!" I cried hysterically with my husband, standing in our kitchen, with a giddy Dr. Forman on the phone. 

We were in happy disbelief. 

And, it's a girl. A son and now a daughter. How lucky could we be that it worked? 

I asked Dr. Forman that question. He said, given my age, on a lucky scale of one to 10, we were an eight. Very lucky. 

I am 22 weeks pregnant now, and I still cannot believe it. 

Throughout my IVF process, I often felt guilt over feeling such despair because we already had a child. I often thought about people trying desperately for years to have their first child, sometimes without ever having success. I thought about the fact that my story was only a fraction of what many people go through. 

I also thought about all the people who do not have fertility insurance or the finances to try it at all. The privilege that I have is not lost on me.  

We are incredibly lucky. Lucky beyond belief.

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Dean and I will not truly breathe a sigh of relief until our daughter is in our arms. Because of the journey we've been through, we are acutely aware that anything can go wrong at any point.  

But we learned during this process, we are not alone. As I began to talk about my IVF journey with people I met, friends of friends and colleagues, people started sharing their own silent suffering. Suddenly, it was like people were whispering, "Me too!"

That is why I want to share my story. For too long, so many of us have kept our fertility struggles a secret, and we have endured the pain alone. It does not need to be so isolating, and there is no shame in failure. That is often how I felt – after miscarriages, after failed rounds — a failure. But it's all out of our hands. Our bodies are what they are, and we can only hope they will give us what we hope to have. Measured hope is what kept me going. 

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Nikki Battiste is a CBS News correspondent based in New York.

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Annie Suwan Shares ‘Baby On The Way’ With David Toborowsky

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90 Day Fiance star Annie Suwan is back with big updates about her baby journey with David Toborowsky. The married couple previously announced their plans to have a child through IVF. Since then, they’ve been sharing clips from their trips to a fertility and IVF clinic. Recently, the 30-year-old wife from Thailand shared major news about their journey . Keep reading to see Annie’s exciting updates.

90 Day Fiance : Annie Suwan & David Toborowsky’s Baby Journey

In February, Annie and David revealed that they’re finally taking steps to have their first child. The 90 Day Fiance stars also revealed that it was their Valentine’s Day gift for each other. David is already done with his procedures. According to Annie, her husband’s sperm extraction was a big success, and they were told that it was “good quality and quantity.” A few days later, Annie shared her own journey and underwent egg removal surgery , which also turned out successful.

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Annie Shares Big Baby Updates With David

Annie Suwan recently took to Instagram to share big baby updates with David Toborowsky. According to the 90 Day Fiance star, they’re only a few steps closer to finally having their own child. She also revealed that they just received positive news from the doctors and were told that she may get pregnant “sooner” than they would expect. “Baby on the way!! Baby on the way!!” she captioned. The reality TV personalities also received positive comments from fans and co-stars congratulating them for their big progress.

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  • “Congratulations to both of you.”
  • “Congratulations, I’m so happy for you guys. Can’t wait.”
  • “Congratulations guys! Excited for you guys.”
  • “Who ever your future children are going to be, I know one thing: they are extraordinarily blessed to be born to both of you!”
  • “So excited for you guys! Congratulations @annie_suwan_toborowsky & @toborowsky_david.”

90 Day Fiance : Annie Suwan’s Latest Achievement

Aside from her baby journey, Annie also made headlines last month after officially becoming a U.S. citizen. David congratulated his wife by saying, “Congratulations to my amazing wife Annie on your well-deserved U.S. citizenship! Your perseverance has led you here You are the American Dream.”

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Annie Suwan and David Toborowsky are also thriving with TLC. The 90 Day Fiance stars are currently part of the latest Pillow Talk, where they react to the latest season of The Single Life  along with some of their co-stars.

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FBI 2024 Show: Who Is Jess?

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FBI brings an important new supporting character, Jessica Blake, to the forefront in 2024's Season 6.

Season 6 already features plenty of thrilling storylines for CBS' team in FBI , including a poisonous gas leak and a kidnapping from a New York migrant center.

These episodes also spotlight actress Charlotte Sullivan, best known for her previous roles in Chicago Fire and Law & Order: Organized Crime .

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Who Is Jess in FBI Season 6?

Charlotte Sullivan as Jessica Blake in FBI Season 6

Episode 4 of FBI Season 6 introduces Charlotte Sullivan as FBI agent Jessica Blake, who runs the Bureau's Counterterrorism Unit. She is also shown to be a close friend of Missy Peregrym's Maggie Bell from their time at Quantico as they run into one another early in Episode 4.

Episode 4 also introduces Scorpion star Elyes Gabel as Hassan Bilal. Blake reveals that he works under her after he tells Bell and OA Zidan that he's with the FBI. Blake drops the ball on informing the team about Bilal, as she is also dealing with her daughter being sick simultaneously, although Maggie forgives her easily.

Blake only has minimal screen time in Season 6, Episode 5, appearing early in the episode as she and Bell bond over target practice. 

However, they start an important conversation about motherhood as they look at Blake's young daughter in the hallway. Blake asks her friend how she feels about being a mother someday.

Episode 6 sees things take a turn for the worst as Blake teams up with Bell and Zidan to take down an eco-terrorist who is killing people with a gas called ricin, which is modified with cyanide. 

While nobody is exposed to the gas, Blake suffers a mild aneurysm and has to have exploratory surgery to take care of it, leading her to name Bell as her emergency contact and the temporary guardian for her daughter, Ella.

Sadly, Bell learns that Blake does not make it as she passes away during the surgery to fix the aneurysm. Bell then has to compose herself the best she can before she breaks the news to Ella, leading to more questions about their futures.

What Will Happen After Jess' Death in FBI?

With Blake's journey on FBI coming to a quick end, the most immediate question is what will happen with her daughter, Ella, after Bell was made her temporary guardian.

Bell is also in an intriguing spot as she inquires about potentially embracing IVF treatments to have a baby of her own and embrace being a mother. 

Now, with Ella losing her mother, who happened to be Bell's best friend, this could be an unexpected and different opportunity to take on that same responsibility.

For now, Bell's position as Ella's guardian is only temporary, with no indication of whether she will permanently take on that role. But all things considered, many expect this to be the route she takes as she continues her work with the Bureau.

The first six episodes of FBI Season 6 are now streaming on Paramount+ . New episodes air every Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and stream the next day.

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I n a crushing turn of events for ‘FBI’ fans, the series recently orchestrated a major shake-up involving Special Agent Maggie Bell, portrayed by Missy Peregrym . The show ignited excitement with a ‘Rookie Blue’ revival when it brought Maggie’s old friend and colleague Jessica Blake onto the scene. Unfortunately, the joy was fleeting as Jessica, brought to life by Charlotte Sullivan , met an untimely demise in the latest episode titled “Unforeseen,” leaving behind her young daughter.

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The episode had audiences on edge as the team pursued the perpetrator of a city-wide ricin attack. Jessica’s sudden collapse at a makeshift ricin lab led to a heartbreaking series of events, culminating in her passing during surgery to treat an unexpected aneurysm. Maggie was named as the guardian for Jessica’s daughter, Ella, a storyline twist that intertwines with Maggie’s personal contemplations on motherhood and her upcoming IVF journey.

Maggie’s narrow escape from a ricin-trapped chase did not prepare her for the loss that awaited her at the hospital. The doctor’s words— “We did everything we could” —signaled a tragic end. Coupled with an enigmatic Instagram post by Peregrym earlier that day, the episode promised—and delivered—a significant impact on Maggie’s future.

Remembering their ‘Rookie Blue’ days where Peregrym and Sullivan portrayed close-knit colleagues, fans can’t help but reminisce on the duo’s onscreen rapport. The Canadian drama, effective from 2010-2015, followed young Toronto officers navigating their nascent careers.

‘FBI’ continues to capture audiences every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

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FAQs About Agent Maggie Bell and the FBI Series

Q: What role does Missy Peregrym play on ‘FBI’?

A: Missy Peregrym plays Special Agent Maggie Bell.

Q: Who was the actress that starred alongside Missy Peregrym on ‘Rookie Blue’?

A: Charlotte Sullivan starred alongside Missy Peregrym on ‘Rookie Blue.’

Q: What was the cause of Jessica’s death on the show?

A: Jessica died due to complications during surgery for a mild aneurysm.

Q: What days does ‘FBI’ air on TV?

A: ‘FBI’ airs on CBS every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.

The sudden narrative twist in ‘FBI’ has not only altered the life of Special Agent Maggie Bell profoundly but also promises to add layers of depth and complexity to the show’s dynamic. As viewers, we’re left to ponder the ramifications of Maggie’s new role as a guardian and how it will intertwine with her high-stakes career. Stay tuned for how this storyline unfolds and shapes the future episodes of ‘FBI’.

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Who better for Maggie ( Missy Peregrym ) to talk about a major life decision than her friend Jessica ( Charlotte Sullivan , Peregrym’s  Rookie Blue costar)? And we thought we loved the reunion on  FBI before! Now, TV Insider’s exclusive sneak peek of the March 26 episode, “Unforeseen,” offers a tease of the big step that Maggie’s about to take.

Maggie’s arc about motherhood continues, with Jessica talking to her about being tired because her daughter, Ella, keeps crawling into bed with her at 3:00 a.m. “Then she’s out cold,” Jessica says. “I’m up all night.”

Maggie reveals she “told Isobel that I might start to try,” and “she’s very supportive,” but “I’m just not sure that I’m ready for the stress of it all—and the uncertainty.” Jessica asks if she’s talking about IVF or motherhood. Watch the full video above for more about how Maggie’s feeling about what the future might hold for and Jessica’s thoughts.

The two have been talking about motherhood over the course of this multi-episode arc with Sullivan’s Jessica. In the previous episode, “Sacrifice,” Maggie admitted that she didn’t know how Jessica did it all by herself. “You just do it,” Jessica said, confirming she’s happy and her “only regret is not having two.” She then asked Maggie if she ever thought about it. “Yeah, sometimes,” Maggie shared with her friend. “Everybody just keeps talking about how amazing it is.” Jessica told her, “You don’t really get it until you actually do it, until you actually have a kid and then you finally understand what everyone has been talking about.”

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Also coming up in Unforeseen,” after multiple people are targeted and killed with a poisonous gas in broad daylight, the team races to find the killer, who they believe is tied to an eco-terrorist plot.

What do you think of how  FBI is handling Maggie’s journey to motherhood? What do you think it will lead to?

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If Minnesota's support for protecting reproductive freedom wasn't already clear, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz just made it so: His family used IVF, and he's proud of it.

During Walz's sixth State of the State address, the former teacher briefly shared his own family's painful struggle to conceive.

Why hasn't he shared this before? "Your personal decisions about your family are no one's business but your own," he said during the just over 23-minute speech .

Throughout his administration, Walz has been an outspoken advocate for access to reproductive care and assured Minnesotans in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade that the state would protect their access to abortion.

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"If you have never personally gone through the hell of infertility, I guarantee you someone you know has," Walz said.

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Earlier this month, Vice President Kamala Harris made a historic visit to an abortion clinic in the state's capitol city while highlighting the work of Minnesota to become a safe haven for those seeking medical care.

In 2023, Walz codified reproductive freedom by signing the Protection of Reproductive Options (PRO) Act, effectively carving the rights into state law. This decision directly counteracted the language of the Supreme Court Decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.

"Every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about the individual's own reproductive health, including the fundamental right to use or refuse reproductive health care."

READ: Full PRO Act Law here

Since 2022, the state has seen a 100% increase in out-of-state patients, according to Planned Parenthood North Central States.

The fight over IVF

In February, an Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos created through the in-vitro fertilization process had the same legal rights as children, resulting in hundreds of fertility clinics around the state shutting down, and families left reeling about their futures of reproductive care.

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"What those judges [in Alabama] did was a direct attack on our family," Walz said. "It was a direct attack on my children."

Earlier this month, Alabama's Republican Gov. Kim Ivey signed into law a bill that grants civil and criminal immunity to these fertility clinics performing IVF care for the "death or damage to an embryo" during the process, paving the way for clinics to re-open.

Despite Alabama's reversal of these effects on families, Walz said in his address that he and Minnesotans will not forget.

"You have my pledge as long as I am governor, IVF will continue to offer a lifeline of hope for Minnesota families," he said.

— Sam Woodward is the Minnesota elections reporting fellow for USA Today. You can reach her at [email protected] , on X @woodyreports, or on Threads @samjowoody

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