When Chessie King announced she was expecting her second child, thousands of people celebrated alongside her.
What many didn’t see was the painful road that led to that joyful moment—a journey marked by hundreds of injections, overwhelming uncertainty, heartbreaking loss, and countless days wondering whether her dream of expanding her family would ever come true.
Now, the influencer has opened up about the emotional reality behind her pregnancy, revealing that becoming a mother again was far from the straightforward experience many imagined.
A Journey That Tested Everything
For Chessie, trying to conceive a second child became one of the biggest challenges of her life.
Over the course of 446 days, she underwent 86 IVF injections, endured the emotional rollercoaster of fertility treatment, and suffered the heartbreak of an early miscarriage.
The physical demands were enormous, but she admits the emotional weight was even greater.
Instead of allowing those difficult moments to define her, however, Chessie made a conscious decision to look at the experience differently.
She wanted to focus not only on the pain but also on the hope that kept her moving forward.
“It Brought Us Closer Than Ever”
One of the most unexpected parts of the journey was how it transformed her marriage.
Chessie says the experience strengthened the bond between her and husband Mathew in ways she never anticipated.
Rather than facing IVF alone, she felt they carried every step together.
Mathew even helped administer her injections during the early days of treatment—a task that came naturally to him because of his own experience managing diabetes.
Looking back, Chessie believes those difficult months became one of the strongest foundations their relationship has ever had.
Instead of seeing IVF as something that was happening to her alone, she chose to see it as something they were surviving together.
Refusing To Let Negativity Win
While searching for information online, Chessie noticed something that deeply affected her.
Most of the IVF stories she found focused on disappointment, failed cycles, and heartbreak.
Although she knows those experiences are very real, she felt there wasn’t enough space for stories that offered encouragement.
That realization changed how she approached sharing her own journey.
Rather than pretending everything was easy, she wanted people struggling with infertility to see that success was also possible.
She hoped someone scrolling through social media during their darkest moment might discover a reason to keep believing.
According to Chessie, people naturally remember negative experiences more easily than positive ones.
She wanted to challenge that pattern.
Every Heartbreak Became A Lesson
Chessie admits there were many moments when she questioned why the process was taking so long.
Every negative pregnancy test…
Every setback…
Every loss…
Each one hurt deeply.
Yet she gradually began viewing those painful moments as lessons rather than failures.
She believes they taught her patience, resilience, and gratitude in ways she never expected.
Today, as she prepares to welcome another child, she says the long wait finally makes sense.
Sharing The Experience With Her Sister
Adding another emotional layer to this chapter is the fact that Chessie’s sister, Bronte, is also expecting a baby.
The sisters—who describe each other as best friends—are experiencing pregnancy together, with Chessie only six weeks ahead.
She says if someone had told her at the beginning of her fertility journey that they would eventually share this experience, it would have given her enormous comfort during the hardest days.
Critics Couldn’t Silence Her
Opening up so honestly also attracted criticism.
Some online commenters argued that her IVF experience wasn’t representative of everyone else’s.
Chessie understands that many people endure multiple unsuccessful treatment cycles and far greater hardship.
She has never claimed her journey represents every family’s experience.
Instead, she simply wanted to tell her own story.
She explains that her IVF success came after a much longer period of trying to conceive naturally, experiencing disappointment, and searching for answers.
For her, every fertility journey deserves to be heard.
The criticism, she says, has never been enough to stop her speaking openly.
Preparing Differently The Second Time
Chessie also approached her second pregnancy very differently.
Remembering how difficult her first pregnancy had been, she decided to prioritize both her own health and her husband’s wellbeing while trying to conceive.
The couple began taking fertility supplements around eighteen months before successfully becoming pregnant.
Once conception occurred, Chessie continued following her pregnancy routine throughout the months that followed.
She credits careful preparation with helping her feel more confident throughout this pregnancy.
A Dream Finally Within Reach
Later this year, Chessie hopes to welcome her second child through a planned home birth—a very different experience from the Caesarean delivery of her first daughter, Auraelia.
Looking back now, she describes the positive pregnancy test as pure euphoria.
Even after receiving the news, she admits she remained nervous because of the miscarriage she had previously endured.
Yet alongside that fear was overwhelming gratitude.
Gratitude for the treatment that helped make this pregnancy possible.
Gratitude for the support she received along the way.
And gratitude for the family she is now preparing to grow.
For anyone still walking the difficult road of infertility, Chessie’s message remains one of hope.
The journey may be painfully long.
It may include heartbreak no one ever expects.
But sometimes, after every injection, every setback, and every tear, a new beginning is still waiting on the other side.
