Photo: Cindy Ord/GettyJeff Lewisis opening up about a recent “disappointment” in his surrogacy process.On Monday’s episode of his Sirius XM show,Jeff LewisLive, the 51-year-old shared that he had “sad news” regarding his journey to expand his family.“Embryo No. 9, Jeff Jr., did not make it. It was very, very disappointing,” he begins. “And I’m telling you, I was 100 percent convinced it was going to happen. One hundred percent convinced. So when they said to me it didn’t take, I was like, stunned. I was stunned because I was so convinced this was happening.“Lewis, who is already dad to 5-year-old daughterMonroe Christine, says he was supposed to get his results at 5 p.m. so he was caught off guard when his doctor called him with the news at noon.“I was on camera, I was mic’ed, I had no idea. And I was five minutes from a client meeting, an on-camera client meeting, and it just was like — I was shocked. I was shocked when they said it,” he continues.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.Jeff Lewis' daughter Monroe.Jeff Lewis/Instagram; Inset: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic"They asked, ‘Would you like to speak to Dr. Potter’ and I said ‘Yes.’ I said, ‘Was there anything wrong with the surrogate?’ And they said, ‘No. We don’t know what happened,’ " he recalls.While the doctor said they could try again at the end of May, Lewis says he might “push that now.““There’s only one left, and [the doctor] said that there’s only a 45 percent chance of taking. So I had to come to the realization this weekend that Monroe just might be it. But it was hard,” Lewis shares.“I will say, I’ve had a lot, in the last three to four weeks, I’ve had a lot of disappointment, sadness and hurt and all that,” he continues.Jeff Lewis and daughter Monroe.jeff lewis/ instagramOne of his co-hosts adds, “Maybe you weren’t meant to have a boy,” to which Jeff replies, “You know who I think manifested that? Monroe. She did not want a brother, she wanted a sister.“Back in October, Lewis shared that thesurrogate he matched withwas beginning to go through medical evaluations.“It’s been confirmed: My future surrogate flew from Phoenix last night to Orange County and she’s at the fertility clinic today. She’s getting all of her medical clearances,” he said at the time. “This is really happening.”
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Jeff Lewisis opening up about a recent “disappointment” in his surrogacy process.On Monday’s episode of his Sirius XM show,Jeff LewisLive, the 51-year-old shared that he had “sad news” regarding his journey to expand his family.“Embryo No. 9, Jeff Jr., did not make it. It was very, very disappointing,” he begins. “And I’m telling you, I was 100 percent convinced it was going to happen. One hundred percent convinced. So when they said to me it didn’t take, I was like, stunned. I was stunned because I was so convinced this was happening.“Lewis, who is already dad to 5-year-old daughterMonroe Christine, says he was supposed to get his results at 5 p.m. so he was caught off guard when his doctor called him with the news at noon.“I was on camera, I was mic’ed, I had no idea. And I was five minutes from a client meeting, an on-camera client meeting, and it just was like — I was shocked. I was shocked when they said it,” he continues.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.Jeff Lewis' daughter Monroe.Jeff Lewis/Instagram; Inset: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic"They asked, ‘Would you like to speak to Dr. Potter’ and I said ‘Yes.’ I said, ‘Was there anything wrong with the surrogate?’ And they said, ‘No. We don’t know what happened,’ " he recalls.While the doctor said they could try again at the end of May, Lewis says he might “push that now.““There’s only one left, and [the doctor] said that there’s only a 45 percent chance of taking. So I had to come to the realization this weekend that Monroe just might be it. But it was hard,” Lewis shares.“I will say, I’ve had a lot, in the last three to four weeks, I’ve had a lot of disappointment, sadness and hurt and all that,” he continues.Jeff Lewis and daughter Monroe.jeff lewis/ instagramOne of his co-hosts adds, “Maybe you weren’t meant to have a boy,” to which Jeff replies, “You know who I think manifested that? Monroe. She did not want a brother, she wanted a sister.“Back in October, Lewis shared that thesurrogate he matched withwas beginning to go through medical evaluations.“It’s been confirmed: My future surrogate flew from Phoenix last night to Orange County and she’s at the fertility clinic today. She’s getting all of her medical clearances,” he said at the time. “This is really happening.”
Jeff Lewisis opening up about a recent “disappointment” in his surrogacy process.
On Monday’s episode of his Sirius XM show,Jeff LewisLive, the 51-year-old shared that he had “sad news” regarding his journey to expand his family.
“Embryo No. 9, Jeff Jr., did not make it. It was very, very disappointing,” he begins. “And I’m telling you, I was 100 percent convinced it was going to happen. One hundred percent convinced. So when they said to me it didn’t take, I was like, stunned. I was stunned because I was so convinced this was happening.”
Lewis, who is already dad to 5-year-old daughterMonroe Christine, says he was supposed to get his results at 5 p.m. so he was caught off guard when his doctor called him with the news at noon.
“I was on camera, I was mic’ed, I had no idea. And I was five minutes from a client meeting, an on-camera client meeting, and it just was like — I was shocked. I was shocked when they said it,” he continues.
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Jeff Lewis' daughter Monroe.Jeff Lewis/Instagram; Inset: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
“They asked, ‘Would you like to speak to Dr. Potter’ and I said ‘Yes.’ I said, ‘Was there anything wrong with the surrogate?’ And they said, ‘No. We don’t know what happened,’ " he recalls.
While the doctor said they could try again at the end of May, Lewis says he might “push that now.”
“There’s only one left, and [the doctor] said that there’s only a 45 percent chance of taking. So I had to come to the realization this weekend that Monroe just might be it. But it was hard,” Lewis shares.
“I will say, I’ve had a lot, in the last three to four weeks, I’ve had a lot of disappointment, sadness and hurt and all that,” he continues.
Jeff Lewis and daughter Monroe.jeff lewis/ instagram
One of his co-hosts adds, “Maybe you weren’t meant to have a boy,” to which Jeff replies, “You know who I think manifested that? Monroe. She did not want a brother, she wanted a sister.”
Back in October, Lewis shared that thesurrogate he matched withwas beginning to go through medical evaluations.
“It’s been confirmed: My future surrogate flew from Phoenix last night to Orange County and she’s at the fertility clinic today. She’s getting all of her medical clearances,” he said at the time. “This is really happening.”
source: people.com
