Shinhwa member Junjin's wife Ryu I-seo has attempted in vitro fertilization six years after marriage. She revealed the candid reason she decided to plan for a second child at a late age through her YouTube channel.
On the 31st, the "My love Ryu I-seo" channel uploaded a video titled "The only loving couple in the world, Junjin♥Ryu I-seo, why they started preparing for pregnancy at 43."
On that day, Ryu I-seo held a time to directly answer subscribers' questions through a Q&A segment. Then, as the final question, "this year's goals, dreams you want to achieve" appeared, drawing attention.
To that, Ryu I-seo answered, "The goal I want to achieve this year is that we are now preparing for pregnancy. So I'm undergoing IVF now, and we'll retrieve eggs one more time but we haven't done the embryo transfer yet. We're going to try the transfer."
Junjin asked, "Isn't the preparation process a bit difficult?" and Ryu I-seo frankly confessed, "When we were young, we each looked after ourselves and lived comfortably, right? So even if it's a little hard now, we think that's natural, so I don't really know if it's that hard."
He asked, "Who would you like the child to resemble?" and she immediately answered, "my husband." Ryu I-seo said, "I've thought about it, and I'd like the child to look like my husband in every way. Even if it's a daughter." but added, "I just hope the child takes after his personality."
Then Junjin said playfully, "From what I hear, your husband said he wants the child, whether a daughter or a son, to resemble his wife. Even the personality, completely. Entirely." and asked, "But I'm curious. When did you suddenly think you wanted to have a child?"
Earlier, the two had also shared their thoughts on planning for a second child on the past episode of Same Bed, Different Dreams 2. At the time, Junjin responded to the concern, "What if you try but can't have a baby?" by saying, "Even if you're healthy, you might not be able to have a baby. I don't want to be too stressed about that. I think I could live without children for my whole life."
However, Ryu I-seo revealed the trigger that made her strongly want a second child, saying, "Last year my husband suddenly became sick and went to the hospital. Seeing him in so much pain, I thought, 'If this person dies like this, how will I live alone?' Then I suddenly thought, 'If I had a child who looks like this person, I could endure it a bit more.' Suddenly I got scared and I talked to my older brother about it seriously."
When he asked, "How sick was your husband?" she delivered a twist by saying, "But I really thought it was a cerebrovascular issue. It was actually indigestion," which drew laughter. Ryu I-seo recalled the harrowing moment, "He vomited and at home he was slurring his words, so we even had an MRI." Fortunately, there was nothing wrong and it was just indigestion.
Junjin asked, "But I've heard that when women have a baby, the baby becomes the first priority and the husband becomes second," and Ryu I-seo said, "I told him I thought I would feel hurt about that. But he said he didn't think he would feel hurt." Junjin also honestly said, "Why would you feel hurt? Our baby. I think you would like the baby more."
To this, Ryu I-seo said, "But inevitably you end up focusing on the baby. So I wanted to let us fully enjoy newlywed life and receive complete love, so that delayed my thinking about having a baby." and added, "I feel like I've received a lot now." Junjin agreed, "Right. We've received it for six years now," and Ryu I-seo laughed again, saying, "I wonder if I've received too much."
Meanwhile, Junjin married former flight attendant Ryu I-seo in 2020. At the time, the two shared their daily life through SBS's Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 - You Are My Destiny and received much support. Against this backdrop, after news that the two are preparing for a second child six years into their marriage spread, netizens have sent encouragement such as "good news will come" and "I'm the same age and I succeeded in getting pregnant."
[Photo] SNS, My love Ryu I-seo
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