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Bunnie XO Marks Hopeful Turning Point in IVF Journey with Husband Jelly Roll: ‘Praise Jesus’
Bunnie XO and Jelly Roll are one step closer to growing their family.
On Monday, June 16, Bunnie (real name: Alyssa DeFord) shared a video on Instagram announcing that she had received good news concerning her in vitro fertilization (IVF) journey.
In the short clip, set to a cover of Coldplay’s “Yellow,” the Dumb Blonde podcast host, 44, put her hands on her face and got emotional while on the phone.
“When you just got the call you’ve been waiting on for 5 months since this IVF journey started,” the Bunnie wrote. “All the tears, the hopelessness & the struggle, God finally said, ‘Here.’ 😭.”
The influencer captioned her post, “Praise Jesus 😭🤍🙏🏼.”
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Since Bunnie did not reveal the contents of the call, some fans assumed she was expecting — however, she posted a comment explaining that wasn’t the case.
“This is not a pregnancy announcement- we won’t announce that,” she explained. “This is just a huge huge win for us 🙏🏼🤍💫✨.”.
Fans were still thrilled that Bunnie was successfully moving along her fertility journey, as they flooded the comments section with congratulatory words for her and Jelly Roll, 40.
“I’m so happy for you both! Any progress on a fertility journey is a blessing 💖,” one commented.
A second fan wrote, “A win is a win, especially when it comes to IVF! Praying for continued steps in the right direction for you guys ❤️”
Some famous faces also shared their support, too.
“GOD IS THE GREATEST..CONGRATULATIONS,” Mob Wives alum Renee Graziano wrote, while Machine Gun Kelly commented three hand-clapping emojis.
In March, Bunnie posted a TikTok sharing insight into her path to expand her family with the country star (real name: Jason Bradley DeFord), whom she wed in 2016.
“I’m literally going through IVF treatments right now — the hormones, the shots, all that,” she said at the time.. “I’m going through all of the emotions, the rollercoaster, the worry, just so that I can have a little piece of my husband and me — just a little piece wrapped in skin — to just add to the other two beautiful children that we have together.”
Bunnie is a stepmom to the “Need a Favor” hitmaker‘s two children, Bailee Ann, 16, and Noah Buddy, 7.
In March, she discussed the emotions she has experienced while undergoing IVF on her podcast.
“Honestly, when I was going through this, I realized how lonely of a journey IVF is,” she admitted. “It’s very lonely — and granted, you have people surrounding you, and hopefully if you’re going through it, you have, you know, friends, family who love you and know you’re going through it.”
“But at the same time, it’s just you and these hormones and the waiting and the egg retrieval,” she added. “And like, you’re the only person who can go through that, you know? So it’s a lot to bear.”
