DWTS’ Peta Murgatroyd Details Her Struggles With the IVF Process, Reveals the ‘Hardest’ Part About Injections

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Trusting the process. Petra Murgatroyd got candid with fans about the challenges of IVF as she tries to get pregnant with her and husband Maksim Chmerkovskiy‘s second child.“Of course it’s the hardest at the end, right?

To get what you want — to get this beautiful baby,” the Dancing With the Stars cast member, 36, shared via her Instagram Stories on Sunday, July 31, revealing that it was her first morning injecting the progesterone hormone.“I looked at the injections and I’m like, ‘Holy crap,’” the New Zealand native continued, showing viewers a transparent packet with the needle inside. “It’s really big.”She went on to explain how a nurse suggested that her husband lend a helping hand with the process.

One morning, however, he left earlier than expected and Murgatroyd needed to do it herself — which proved to be a struggle.“I’m flexible, but to bend my back around to get the meatiest part of the butt is f–king challenging,” she added, noting the pep talk she had been giving herself to get through it all.“I just kept telling myself, ‘Peta, get it in.

Be grateful. Move on with your day. Stop crying,’” she stated, crediting her 5-year-old son, Shai, whom she shares with Chmerkovskiy, 42, with keeping her “grounded.”“I look at him and I want 4 more babies,” the ABC star added in another slide where she shared a family photo. “He is my everything and I cannot wait to give him a brother or sister.”The dancer again took to her Instagram Stories on Monday, August 1, sending gratitude to other moms who went through the process and gave her tips, including heating up the needle when doing injections.“I put the syringe in [an electric heating pad] without the needle, heated it up, iced my butt, and it worked,” she gushed. “Maks