Whitney Port has opened up about the “financial stress” of her ongoing fertility journey. The Hills alum, 39, recently detailed the staggering cost of growing her family as she undergoes in vitro fertilization ( IVF ) and surrogacy . In an episode of her podcast With Whit , the reality TV star estimated that she and her husband, producer Tim Rosenman, will spend $200,000 in the hopes of having baby number two.
Port explained that the couple had turned to surrogacy after she experienced multiple miscarriages . However, she shared that she’s currently undergoing another round of IVF egg retrieval with a new surrogate after their former surrogate suffered two pregnancy losses of her own. Speaking on the podcast, the fashion designer revealed that simply rematching with a new surrogate will cost the couple $15,000 alone.
“Can you even believe that? That’s just the charge just to find a new surrogate, let alone the surrogacy fees?” Port then estimated just how much the total price of their IVF and surrogacy journey will ultimately cost. “This whole thing is probably going to end up costing us, I feel like, $200,000,” she said. “I can’t even believe that I’m saying that, but I know that so many people that have followed along have brought up the financial stress that comes with this, and it is real.
” Despite her shock over the jaw-dropping amount, Port admitted that she and her husband “feel very privileged” they have enough “savings” to afford the p.