Mother-of-two Fifi Box says women should be ‘realistic’ about IVF because there can be a ‘very small chance of success’
Fifi Box has spoken candidly of her experience having a child via IVF, saying women should be realistic about the process, which can often end in disappointment.
The Fox FM radio presenter, 45, shares a nine-year-old daughter named Trixie with her ex-partner Grant Kenny, the famous Ironman and surf lifesaver.
Her second child, three-year-old Daisy, was conceived via IVF using an anonymous sperm donor.
Fifi Box has spoken candidly of her experience having a child via IVF, saying women should be realistic about the process, which can often end in disappointment. (Pictured: Fifi and her daughters Trixie, nine, and Daisy, three)
Fifi explained to Now to Love that once she decided to use IVF to get pregnant, doctors told her she had ‘little chance of success’.
Her advice to IVF candidates is to be realistic about the statistics.
‘Setting realistic expectations might help with any heartbreaking outcomes,’ she said.
After she was told of her chances, Fifi ‘went into the process very measured and I was so elated and surprised by the outcome,’ she said.
Fifi (pictured on The Project) explained to Now to Love that once she decided to use IVF to get pregnant, doctors told her she had ‘little chance of success’
‘I remember before I started IVF, I had always thought it was an option for the future, but it is not as simple as that,’ she added.
Reflecting on the process, Fifi told the publication ‘IVF is such a personal journey, and everyone’s experience is different.
‘But for me it was so incredibly rewarding and I was so fortunate to be blessed with my little Daisy.’
After she was told of her chances, Fifi ‘went into the process very measured and I was so elated and surprised by the outcome,’ she said. Her youngest daughter, three-year-old Daisy (seen as a newborn), was conceived via IVF using an anonymous sperm donor
The former Neighbours star said young women should learn about their own fertility if they wish to have children, in order to prepare themselves for IVF if they need it.
It comes after Fifi spoke of being a role model for single mothers across Australia.
Speaking to Stellar magazine last year, the breakfast radio host said she was proud to have her media platform to show diverse families to everyday Aussies.
‘It’s important to point out and educate that families come in all different shapes and sizes,’ she said.
Reflecting on the process, Fifi said ‘IVF is such a personal journey, and everyone’s experience is different. But for me it was so incredibly rewarding and I was so fortunate to be blessed with my little Daisy’