Chrissy Teigen Talks Lifelong Relationship With Her Surrogate Alex

As of late, former mannequin and cookbook creator Chrissy Teigen is balancing being a mom of 4. She and her husband, John Legend, went from parenting Luna and Miles to increasing their household by two extra. Teigen gave start to daughter Esti in January. Then, in June, the couple welcomed son Wren through a surrogate.

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Chrissy Says Shut Relationship With Her Former Surrogate Has Produced A  “Incredible Environment”

Teigen not too long ago opened as much as PEOPLE about her surrogacy journey, together with why she needs to take care of a lifelong friendship together with her surrogate, Alexandra.

The star added that they “speak on a regular basis,” particularly in a “good little textual content change.” Moreover, Chrissy Teigen mentioned she sends Alexandra “little photos behind the scenes.”

“I instructed her at the start of this journey, I wished somebody who can be there for birthday events and all through life,” Chrissy mentioned. Including, “I wished to satisfy her kids, and I wished my kids to be associates together with her kids. And so they actually genuinely are, which has been a extremely lovely factor to see.”

For Chrissy, the environment of her expanded household has been “unbelievable.” This yr’s double development of their household comes after the married couple misplaced their son Jack in 2020. Although she at first mentioned he died in a miscarriage, final yr, she clarified that it was an abortion to “save [her] life for a child that had completely no likelihood.”

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Teigen’s former surrogate, Alexandra, entered the image after the couple contacted a surrogacy company in 2021. Their preliminary inquiry advised two surrogates without delay, however Chrissy determined to attempt to carry once more after a remedy session. After restarting the IVF course of, she turned pregnant with Esti.

On the identical time, they met Alexandra. The primary embryo the couple had implanted in Alex didn’t survive. Whereas Chrissy was getting into the “protected zone” of her being pregnant, Alexandra turned pregnant with their second embryo — finally giving start to Wren Alexander.

“…I believe the best way I function with anyone in our home, whether or not it’s nannies or my mom dwelling with us or my associates which are in the home or safety or no matter, I would like an environment the place everyone feels actually comfy in our house and that prolonged to [Alexandra],” Chrissy Teigen instructed PEOPLE. “I wished her to really feel like she may take off her sneakers and kick up her ft on our sofa. We may watch TV collectively, and my daughter may play together with her daughter up in her room. It felt like she may come over something, and I actually really feel like we do nonetheless have that relationship. It’s been actually fantastic.”

Chrissy Teigen Says Methodology She Selected In Surrogacy Felt Like “A Village”

The revealed house chef additionally spoke in regards to the affect of her shut friendship with Alexandra. She acknowledged that completely different households select what works finest for them of their surrogacy journey. However she’s “actually joyful” her and John’s “turned out the best way it turned out.”

“It felt very very like a village. It felt very very like the best way folks in my mom’s household raised their kids once they have been actually dwelling within the villages of Thailand. It simply looks like such good camaraderie round one another and heat and love.”

Teigen says she doesn’t consider in “hoarding all this love” for herself. As an alternative, she prefers to unfold and share it.

“I don’t get jealous when my kids love on any person else or hug them. To me, extra love is extra love and that’s what I’ve all the time wished and it’s been actually understanding for us. We’re so fortunate.”