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Olivia Munn Reveals She Had To Take a ‘Scary' Risk in Order To Try for a Baby Girl
Having another baby is always a big choice, but for Olivia Munn, it came with a medical risk as well. She just revealed that she wanted a baby girl so much that she had to take a 'scary' risk to get her — and her husband John Mulaney was fully supportive.
In a cover interview with PEOPLE, the Your Friends & Neighbors star opened up about her decision to expand her family after going through a breast cancer diagnosis in April 2023 and having multiple surgeries. Because her aggressive breast cancer was influenced by hormones, she worried that pregnancy, or even egg retrieval, would increase her chance of a recurrence.
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'What happens if I can't carry?' Munn recalled thinking before welcoming daughter Méi, 8 months, via surrogate. 'There were all these unknowns, but I knew where I wanted to go: alive on the other side, healthy, energetic, with a baby on the way.'
In between a double mastectomy and having her uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries removed, Munn had 'a window' to do an egg retrieval to try for a baby via surrogate. 'It was important to do it at that moment, but it was also scary because my type of cancer feeds on hormones, and there are a lot of hormone injections with IVF,' she told the outlet.
Regardless, she decided to go for it. Munn went through a special IVF protocol for cancer patients, and doctors were able to retrieve seven eggs. Two were 'strong enough to be tested for abnormalities and the gender,' Munn explained. Still, she said she wanted a baby girl so badly that she was willing to go through it all again, despite the risk.
'I remember I was on a walk with John, and I said, 'I really don't think that I'll be okay unless we get two girl embryos. I know this puts me at risk, but I just need you to support me,'' Munn, who also shares 3-year-old son Malcolm with Mulaney, recalled. 'He said, 'Whatever you need.''
We love that Mulaney was super supportive of this move! Later that day, the doctors revealed that they had two healthy female embryos. 'That was a sign for me everything was going to be okay,' Munn said.
Now, she is at peace. 'I'm so grateful to be on the other side. Everything feels easy in a way,' the Hit-Monkey star added. 'I feel so at peace. If I can stay happy and healthy, then I just want to sail into the rest of my life.'
In Oct. 2024, Munn shared a heartfelt post reflected on her life now. 'This time last year I was recovering from my fourth surgery and now I'm hanging with my baby girl. 🥹💕,' Munn captioned a photo of her and her daughter.
Munn's motherhood journey has been tougher than most so far, and we are so happy for her that she finally gets to heal and enjoy her wonderful babies. She's a true testament to the strength of moms!
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