Rebecca Zamolo
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and so we put in a boy as well because I knew I wanted to get pregnant and I just wanted to be pregnant at this point but I knew I would not be able to have a girl if this didn't work and he was strong and she was weak so it was just like, you know what? At this point, I'm like putting this in God's hands because, you know. And so I lost one. And so it's like you see that you lost it.
And so everyone thought that we lost the girl. So I had to, in my head, just know that I probably wasn't going to have a girl. We were like, you know, we can look into adoption. There's other ways to have a girl. But I really didn't want to be upset because I wasn't upset about having a boy. I was upset that I wouldn't be able to have a girl.
And so everyone thought that we lost the girl. So I had to, in my head, just know that I probably wasn't going to have a girl. We were like, you know, we can look into adoption. There's other ways to have a girl. But I really didn't want to be upset because I wasn't upset about having a boy. I was upset that I wouldn't be able to have a girl.
And so everyone thought that we lost the girl. So I had to, in my head, just know that I probably wasn't going to have a girl. We were like, you know, we can look into adoption. There's other ways to have a girl. But I really didn't want to be upset because I wasn't upset about having a boy. I was upset that I wouldn't be able to have a girl.
So it was like, this dream of having a daughter will never happen in the way that I pictured it. Yes. So when we had our gender reveal, it was actually a true gender reveal because they can't tell once the eggs are in if it's the boy or the girl. So everyone had thought it was the boy and it turned out to be the girl. No way. So it was incredible. So- Yes, you can.
So it was like, this dream of having a daughter will never happen in the way that I pictured it. Yes. So when we had our gender reveal, it was actually a true gender reveal because they can't tell once the eggs are in if it's the boy or the girl. So everyone had thought it was the boy and it turned out to be the girl. No way. So it was incredible. So- Yes, you can.
So it was like, this dream of having a daughter will never happen in the way that I pictured it. Yes. So when we had our gender reveal, it was actually a true gender reveal because they can't tell once the eggs are in if it's the boy or the girl. So everyone had thought it was the boy and it turned out to be the girl. No way. So it was incredible. So- Yes, you can.
We knew going into this, we only had boy eggs, so it had to be a boy. But in that situation, that circumstance, we did not know. And we actually thought it would be a boy. And I worked on my face like, we're going to be happy, grateful to have a boy and be pregnant. Like,
We knew going into this, we only had boy eggs, so it had to be a boy. But in that situation, that circumstance, we did not know. And we actually thought it would be a boy. And I worked on my face like, we're going to be happy, grateful to have a boy and be pregnant. Like,
We knew going into this, we only had boy eggs, so it had to be a boy. But in that situation, that circumstance, we did not know. And we actually thought it would be a boy. And I worked on my face like, we're going to be happy, grateful to have a boy and be pregnant. Like,
I had to like really come to terms with that because I didn't want my face to know, like to show that I was anything but grateful. It was just also like I had always wanted a little girl as well. And so when we found out it was a girl, it was like, you know, the odds were against her and she came through. She said, I'm not a weak egg. I know. She was your fifth. Oh my gosh. Yeah.
I had to like really come to terms with that because I didn't want my face to know, like to show that I was anything but grateful. It was just also like I had always wanted a little girl as well. And so when we found out it was a girl, it was like, you know, the odds were against her and she came through. She said, I'm not a weak egg. I know. She was your fifth. Oh my gosh. Yeah.
I had to like really come to terms with that because I didn't want my face to know, like to show that I was anything but grateful. It was just also like I had always wanted a little girl as well. And so when we found out it was a girl, it was like, you know, the odds were against her and she came through. She said, I'm not a weak egg. I know. She was your fifth. Oh my gosh. Yeah.
Our fifth female egg.
Our fifth female egg.
Our fifth female egg.
So because of how hard it was for me to get pregnant the first time, we knew that it would be easier to have a surrogate. But what a lot of people didn't know, and I've talked about this a little bit, is because I have no colon, it's harder for me to absorb nutrients. and everything goes through me four times, like half is, takes half the time.
So because of how hard it was for me to get pregnant the first time, we knew that it would be easier to have a surrogate. But what a lot of people didn't know, and I've talked about this a little bit, is because I have no colon, it's harder for me to absorb nutrients. and everything goes through me four times, like half is, takes half the time.
So because of how hard it was for me to get pregnant the first time, we knew that it would be easier to have a surrogate. But what a lot of people didn't know, and I've talked about this a little bit, is because I have no colon, it's harder for me to absorb nutrients. and everything goes through me four times, like half is, takes half the time.
So she was almost premature because I almost lost her because I couldn't give her the nutrients. So I had to go on IV fluids two hours a night