Property Brothers' Drew Scott and pregnant wife Linda discuss emotional hurdles of family planning

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Property Brothers star Drew Scott admittedly is ready to DIY just about anything, but he wasn't quite prepared to handle the many different emotional and physical tolls of not being able to conceive quickly when he and his wife, Linda Phan, set out to start a family.The 43-year-old home renovations expert discussed his 'Next Big Plan' with Linda in the new issue of Drew + Jonathan Reveal, where they revealed a host of different difficulties of not being able to get pregnant were challenging, but finally conceived after a two-year fertility journey with invitro fertilization and also intrauterine insemination procedures.'After two years of half-assed effort and pure unawareness from both of us, we realized we had some homework to do,' he said after realizing conceiving wasn't always such an easy task. 'We needed to tune into our bodies, big time.' Honest: Property Brothers star Drew Scott admittedly is ready to DIY just about anything, but he wasn't quite prepared to handle the many different emotional and physical tolls of not being able to conceive quickly when he and his wife, Linda Phan, set out to start a family'Even though we were both all about health, wellness, and all that jazz, we never really listened to what our bodies were telling us.'He added: 'Not getting pregnant right away was a wake-up call for both of us.

As much as we tried to, we could not DIY this one! Like any big project, you have to put together the right team.' The couple, who married four years ago and have been partners for 12, had 'healthcare pros' and family and friends to lean on throughout their fertility journey.'A vital part of that was/is talking to those who have gone through similar challenges,' he said. 'Going through it taught us to.