Photo: Mina Starsiak Hawk/Instagram
Mina Starsiakis keeping a positive attitude after learning herfirst round of in vitro fertilizationfailed.
In a collection of clips posted to her Instagram Story on Wednesday, theGood Bonesstar revealed thatthe one embryo she hadunfortunately “did not get bigger” following its fertilization process and initial cell division.
“It’s no good, so we’re not putting it in,” said Starsiak, 35, in a video taken from the car. “And I just have to go meet with [the doctor] to see what next steps are. So first round did not work.”
In a follow-up clip, the hopeful second-time mom-to-be said she was “trying to look at the bright side” in the sense that she can return to her workouts atOrangetheory Fitnessin downtown Indianapolis.
“I can go back to OTF, which I have been missing a lot because if I don’t work out I am a crazy person and I’m also jam-packed with hormones, so that makes it super fun,” she said.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Mina Starsiak.Mina Starsiak/Instagram
In a post on her Instagram feed, Starsiak shared a photo of her 16-month-old sonJack Richardand admitted that despite her realistic expectations and the love she has for her son, the news “hit me a bit harder [than] anticipated.”
“And no, that doesn’t negate my current struggle and the emotions that come along with it. But I think it’s important to recognize that; that I’m at the beginning of a struggle that so many go through for YEARS,” Starsiak continued.
RELATED VIDEO: WhyChrissy TeigenHarvested More Embryos During In Vitro Fertilization
“And second I just want to THANK everyone for the incredibly vulnerable, supportive amazing messages they’ve sent! Literally only one negative Nancy in a universe of positivity. So thank you!” Starsiak said.
Starsiak revealed on Monday that, from her most recent egg retrieval,only one potentially viable eggwas collected and “the cells are dividing but not as quickly as they would like.” With that development, the next step was the appointment on Wednesday, when she’d find out whether she could move forward or go back to square one.
On Tuesday morning, Starsiak told her followers she wouldn’t know whether her “egg sucks” until her appointment — and if it was bad news she received, she had a backup plan, as well: “[We’ll start] round 2 of all the IVF prep stuff, and we’regonna try one more month, sowe’ll see.”
source: people.com
