Alyssa Farah Griffin. ABC/Lou Rocco
The View’s Alyssa Farah Griffin is ready to open up about her journey to motherhood.
“I’m going through IVF right now,” Farah Griffin, 35, shared on the Monday, December 2, episode of “The View: Behind the Table” podcast. “My husband [Justin Griffin] and I have been hoping, trying to get pregnant for about a year and a half, and it wasn’t happening naturally so we made the decision to move forward with IVF. This is now my second cycle.”
The View cohost said she would be missing from the “Hot Topics” table on Tuesday, December 3, because of a doctor’s appointment.
While she has yet to discuss her IVF journey on the show, Farah Griffin explained why she wanted to share more on The View’s official podcast.
Since The View premiered in August 1997, more than 20 women have had permanent roles as cohosts on the ABC morning talk show. The series, which was created by Barbara Walters, features a multi-generational panel that conducts interviews and discusses the news of the day, ranging from politics to entertainment. The original lineup was comprised […]
“I had no idea at my age how hard this actually would be,” she told host Brian Teta. “I’m only 35 and to me, I was like, ‘I’ve got plenty of time. This won’t be that difficult. I’m healthy. I work out. I eat right.’ My body was just not cooperating.”
Farah Griffin — who is also a CNN political commentator — recalled doing IVF injections on Election Night in November in between on-air appearances.
While the first cycle was relatively smooth, the second one has been a different experience.
“I’ve been a wreck,” she said. “I’ve not felt myself. I’ve been tired. I’ve been emotional, you feel uncomfortable in your body. I just wanted to mention it because, from someone who is surprised by how hard it was, it’s because all the stories of this that we hear are usually women on the other side, like, ‘Here’s my baby and, oh, real quick, it was kind of hard to get here.’”
By being open about her journey to motherhood, Farrah Griffin hopes to give other women reassurance that they are not alone.
“I wanted to share with women struggling that there is hope and you just have to be present in the process,” Farah Griffin continued. “There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I just don’t know when it will be for us.”
While the daytime talk show star promises not to “overshare” during her journey, she wanted people to know what she’s currently going through.
It has been a difficult road to parenthood for many celebrity parents, including Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. After in vitro fertilization didn’t work on the first try, Teigen wondered if she had done something wrong. “You just look for anything to blame, especially yourself,” Teigen explained to New York Magazine’s The Cut in April […]
She also wanted to express gratitude to her cohosts, including Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin, for being extra supportive through the process.
“I mostly shared so if I meltdown on air, you know why!” she joked. “We’ll get there and I’ll keep people posted.”
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