Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is sharing her reasons for choosing IVF as she and boyfriend Ken Urker plan for their next child.
The 33-year-old, who welcomed daughter Aurora earlier this year, opened up about her family plans on Tori Spelling鈥檚 podcast misSPELLING.
鈥淚 do, I do. But we will have to use IVF for our next one because the one medical condition that I actually do have, it鈥檚 called microdeletion 1Q21.1,鈥 Blanchard explains. 鈥淪o it鈥檚 just a long word for I鈥檓 missing a small piece in each of my first chromosomes.鈥
鈥淭hat is something that could potentially be passed down to every child that I have. Every child that I have has a fifty-fifty shot of having it,鈥 Blanchard says. 鈥淎urora has been tested and she came back negative, thank God. So it was not passed to her. But as a preventative measure, we will go through IVF for our next one.鈥
Spelling then asked Blanchard if she wants a boy now that she has her daughter.
鈥淲e do want a boy. One boy and one girl,鈥 Blanchard says. 鈥淧robably just two. I say that now. You never know what the future holds, but just two for now on the horizon.鈥
According to the National Institute of Health in the US, Microdeletion 1Q21.1 is a chromosomal change that can increase the risk of delayed development, intellectual disability, physical abnormalities, and neurological and psychiatric problems.
Back in April, Blanchard announced on Instagram that Aurora tested negative for the condition, writing, 鈥淕reat news about Aurora! We鈥檙e overjoyed to share that our sweet girl, Aurora, has tested negative for the rare condition known as microdeletion 1q21.1. This result brings us such immense relief and gratitude. Thank you to everyone who鈥檚 kept us in your thoughts 鈥 your support has meant the world.鈥
In a statement to People Magazine at the time, Blanchard shared, 鈥淚 was so relieved to learn that my daughter didn鈥檛 inherit my condition. I was tested in 2012 and was positive, and again last year in October and again came back positive. There was a 50-50 chance that she could have inherited it, so we got her tested and she came back negative; therefore, herself and her future children won鈥檛 have to worry about getting the condition that I have. It stops with me.鈥
鈥淲e are so relieved to know that she is healthy and is meeting all of her developmental milestones perfectly,鈥 the proud mum added.