Drew Scott and Wife Linda Open Up About Their Fertility Struggles (Exclusive)

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Drew Scott and Linda Phan's pregnancy journey wasn't an easy one. In an essay for Reveal Magazine, the couple writes about the infertility struggles they dealt with before their December announcement that they are expecting their first child.When ET spoke with the couple about their essay via email, they revealed why now was the right time to open up about their fertility struggles.«When we first started trying for a family, what helped me the most was reading other people’s stories,» Phan explained, with Scott adding, «A lot of people go through some pretty tough journeys, so it helped build a community of support that we wanted to be a part of and support, as well.»In their essay, Scott and Phan write that they «were so caught up in the machine that helped other families build their forever homes (over 500!) that we didn't tend to our own as much as we said we wanted to.» «We weren't looking after our home, ourselves, our hearts.

We hadn't to wait this long,» they add. «We'd just never taken the steps to make it come true. We thought it would magically happen, and it didn't.»The pair went through «two years of half-assed effort and pure unawareness» while trying to get pregnant. «Not getting pregnant right away was a wake-up call for both of us,» they write.At that time, Linda, 36, explains that she was «just so anxious and sad that maybe it was too late for us,» though she and Scott did agree that adoption was an option.«I'd feel dumb for waiting so long, for not having given a thought to whether I wanted kids. (Spoiler alert: I do.) I'd think, 'I should've worked harder to plan for this,' and feel silly that I ignored the possibility that it might not be easy,» she writes. «And then I'd feel optimistic again.