The Love Island star, 30, made the announcement on Monday’s episode of Loose Women as she appeared on the show with Sam just months after her last appearance in which she opened up about her decision to freeze her eggs.
She explained that after sharing her fertility journey with the show in the past, it was: “the only place to announce that I’m pregnant.”
Baby joy! Amy Hart has revealed she is pregnant with her first child with boyfriend Sam Rason
Amy has openly documented that she underwent three rounds of egg freezing – two of which were successful and resulted in 12 eggs being frozen, at a cost of £12,000.
However, she revealed that she had conceived naturally and that the news was a surprise.
He added: “I may need my frozen eggs in the future. If I don’t need them, I’ll donate them.”
Baby joy: Amy revealed she is now between 13 and 14 weeks pregnant
Amy and Sam also revealed that they won’t find out the gender of the baby until it’s born.
He said: “I make surprises for everyone else and ruin every surprise for myself. So I don’t spoil the surprise, I don’t find out.’
The reality star is currently “between 13 and 14 weeks along” and revealed she had to hide her pregnancy during her 30th birthday party.
Announcement: Amy and Sam shared a joint Instagram post to announce the news
Great news: Amy posed with her baby bump after the announcement
He explained: “I had my 30th completely sober, Stacey’s sister made me a cup so no one could see what I was drinking.”
Amy added that she wants a home birth and that they won’t be having a baby shower to be sensitive to friends who are trying to have a baby.
She added that the baby announcement has delayed her wedding plans with Sam as she doesn’t want to propose while pregnant so she can enjoy a glass of champagne.
Sweet: Taking to Instagram on the same day, Amy revealed her pregnancy to her followers with a series of snaps of her and Sam posing with the ultrasound photo
Taking to her Instagram on the same day, Amy revealed her pregnancy to her followers with a series of snaps of her and Sam posing with the ultrasound photo.
Captioning the shots, she said: ‘Mamma Mia. Here you go…..
“As you may or may not have noticed, we’ve been a little less active here the last few months, definitely a lot less drunken behavior in Amy’s stories. In short, he’s either asleep or nauseous.
“Family is so important to both of us, it was a value that bonded us from the beginning and we are so excited to become a family of our own in March. From a sober 30th, to a sober week, it’s been so hard to keep it a secret, but we’re so happy to finally be able to share it all with you!
“We’ve both had individual and collective concerns over the years that this might not be the simplest process, or that it might not happen at all. Interestingly enough, we got pregnant unexpectedly because the app that told us the fertile window was SO out.
Let’s do this: Amy plans to open up about her pregnancy after her fertility journey
“So much so that if we had started trying in January as planned, we probably wouldn’t have gotten pregnant as we wouldn’t have been anywhere near our ovulation days! We were told earlier this year that if we didn’t get pregnant within 6 months of starting to try, it would be straight to IVF. Life has a funny way huh!!
“Many thanks to @loosewomen for having us today. We felt as Amy’s talked on the show about fertility MOT’s, solo IVF, egg freezing and even introduced Sam to the world, it was the only place to share the next step in our story.
“I can’t wait to get back to connecting with you all now, we don’t have to bend the truth anymore. As people who always try to be authentic, it was SO HARD.
“Finally, we just want to say, to everyone who has shared their journeys with Amy over the years talking about IVF/egg freezing/AMH, we will always try to be as sensitive as we can, minimal nagging, we always hope they have positive attitude. The baby will be an addition to our pages as we share our lives, not the sole focus (Amy literally can’t wait to get back to her 1am drunken stories. Right, let’s do this.”
The news is particularly special for Amy, as she has been open about her fertility in the past.
On Good Morning Britain last year, the reality star explained that she had frozen her eggs aged 27 after discovering she had a low ovarian reserve and revealed she would donate them if she “can’t use them”.
She spoke to hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls, where she told them how early menopause runs in her family and she didn’t want her family history or being single to “stop her ever having kids”.
Amy explained that when she went to see a fertility doctor she was told: “We’re not going to freeze your eggs if we don’t have to” because of her age – but they ended up doing it as she had low ovarian reserve.
Asked by Ed Balls if she planned to have ten children in a previous interview, Amy – who has been dating beau Sam Rason for a year – laughed and said: ‘My boyfriend says no. And the professor also said no.
Touching on the fact that successful egg freezing does not guarantee a successful pregnancy later, Amy mused: “With luck – everything in life is random – what certainties are there in life? I take risks every day, and they may work and they may not.
“I knew I wanted to be a mom since I was a kid. And I was able to do it [egg freezing]so I said, “If it helps… And if I can’t use them, then I’ll donate them!”
Fertility journey: The reality star has openly documented that she underwent three rounds of egg freezing – two of which were successful and resulted in her freezing 12 eggs
Family history: Fears of early menopause: she told them how early menopause runs in her family and she didn’t want her family history or being single to “stop her from ever having children.”
Along with Dr Hilary, Amy also spoke about the NHS’s provision of egg freezing, the lockdown affecting fertility and the procedure’s success rate.
Susanna asked Amy if she thought egg freezing should be available on the NHS, to which she replied: “I think there should be a lot more support.
“I know there are things like some supermarkets, you can get your prescription in them and they won’t charge for the drugs.
Low ovarian reserve: Amy’s fertility doctor told her: ‘We’re not going to freeze your eggs if we don’t have to’ because of her age – but they ended up doing it as she had low ovarian reserve
Desire to be a mom: “I knew I wanted to be a mom since I was a kid. And I was able to do it [egg freezing]so I said, “If you’ll help me…”
“Because, for example, my second prescription was £2,500, but that’s because there are surcharges on it.
“But I think there should be more support perhaps for certain medical conditions. And with IVF, it’s a bit of a postcode lottery, and same-sex couples and women are doing it on their own too – I think there just needs to be a lot more fertility support in general.”
Explaining that she wouldn’t have been given the option to freeze her eggs by the NHS, she admitted: ‘I’m in a very lucky position where I can go privately and I’ve had a lot of support from my family and it’s something I’ve chosen to do.
Awesome! “And if I can’t use them [her frozen eggs], then I’ll give them away!”. Amy said
“I understand it’s not an option for everyone, but I believe knowledge is power. So for me the fertility MOT is £480 at the London clinic.
“And this for me—I just know it. And then you can plan your life – you can’t plan your life around her – that’s wrong to say, sorry.
“That is wrong for you to say. It gives you more options. It gives you more knowledge. I know I have three to four years of good fertility.”
