
For entrepreneur Chloe Fisher and her Grammy-nominated husband DJ Paul Fisher — known to most as simply 'FISHER' — the journey to conceive and stay pregnant was like 'living through a nightmare'.
The couple are now expecting their first child in 2024, and the 31-year-old business owner and podcast host has recently opened up about her painful four-year journey, which saw her suffer four miscarriages, undergo eight rounds of IVF and face multiple surgeries.
Speaking on her podcastDarling, Shine!which she co-hosts with best friend Ellidy Pullin, Chloe unpacked her journey to falling pregnant, describing it as "surreal".
"We must have fallen pregnant within 48 hours of getting married," she shared on the podcast. "I then went on to have my first miscarriage at around seven weeks. Little did I know that I would then go on to have another three miscarriages — none of them got easier. I lost three singleton pregnancies and one set of boy twins."
"It's just something that you're not going to get over."
Chloe shared that at the same time, her best friend Ellidy and partner Chumpy Pullin were also trying for a baby at the same time.
"Sadly we lost Chumpy and everybody's world — obviously including Ellidy's - came completely crashing down. Eventually, Minnie was born and Paul and I were able to step up - there's no way that we could fill the void of Chumpy - but we were able to help Elle out."
The couple soon started seeing an IVF doctor, who then discovered Chloe had endometriosis.
"Eventually, I ended up doing about eight rounds of IVF. The amount of needles was pretty crazy. For me, after having four miscarriages I'm like — you can't be this unlucky."
"This doctor actually said 'I think I can see Asherman syndrome'. It's quite a rare condition. I had the surgery the recovery was horrendous. It was one of the most painful things I have ever had."
"Trying to conceive and not being able to conceive and going through so many losses is just so traumatic on the body and it's just s**t on your relationship. Paul and I - I'm so grateful I have him there to support me. It was horrendous."
"I investigated into doing surrogacy and I did mentally prepare that this woman was going to carry our baby — and she's a bloody legend."
Then, late last year, came the "greatest gift of all".
"We decided to book our very delayed honeymoon. My boobs were massive, my heart rate was elevated. I got home that day and peed on a stick and it was positive. It's so incredibly surreal and I actually still don't believe it's actually happening."
If you follow the Fishers on social media, you'll know that their day-to-day life is anything but average.
Every year, the entrepreneur and her husband live between the Gold Coast, Los Angeles and Ibiza.
The couple are usually based in Australia over Christmas and New Year, then head to America until the end of May, followed by Europe for the summer season.
It's a routine they've had for almost five years now.
When speaking toMamamialast year, the 31-year-old was at home in LA after undergoing surgery to remove excessive amounts of scarring inside her uterus.
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