{"id":3011,"date":"2024-04-18T07:55:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2024-04-18T07:55:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:55:17","slug":"rhop-star-candiace-dillard-pregnant-expecting-first-baby-with-husband-chris-bassett-nhungc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/rhop-star-candiace-dillard-pregnant-expecting-first-baby-with-husband-chris-bassett-nhungc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018RHOP\u2019 star Candiace Dillard pregnant, expecting first baby with husband Chris Bassett"},"content":{"rendered":"

Candiace Dillard is going to be a mom!<\/p>\n

The \u201cReal Housewives of Potomac\u201d alum announced that she and\u00a0husband Chris Bassett\u00a0are\u00a0expecting their first child\u00a0together on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am about 13 weeks \u2026 so just about into the second trimester,\u201d the reality TV star, 37,\u00a0told \u201cEntertainment Tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been weird, but also really wonderful, I think, to keep it kind of to ourselves to this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Candiace Dillard is pregnant with her first child.\u00a0Charles Sykes\/Bravo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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This will be Dillard and husband Chris Basset\u2019s first child together. The chef is already dad to three kids from a previous romance.\u00a0Candiace Dillard\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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The \u201cReal Housewives of Potomac\u201d star is \u201cabout 13 weeks\u201d along.\u00a0Candiace Dillard\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The \u201cDrive Back\u201d singer\u00a0said she is just barely showing, so her bump often looks like a \u201cfood baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m bloated \u2026 all the time!\u201d she told the outlet. \u201cIt\u2019s so annoying. \u2026 I\u2019ve been able to fool people, I think successfully thus far; now people are gonna be talking \u2014 I\u2019ll be in the grocery store and they\u2019ll be looking for the bump, so I\u2019m excited about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The soon-to-be mother \u2014 who\u00a0announced her departure from \u201cRHOP\u201d\u00a0last month \u2014 and Bassett had only told their \u201cimmediate family\u201d and her \u201cbest friend group.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOutside of that it\u2019s just been, like, kind of quietly just growing a bun,\u201d she said, noting that she hasn\u2019t had \u201csuper crazy pregnancy symptoms\u201d or bad morning sickness.<\/p>\n

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The couple, who wed in 2018, used IVF.\u00a0Todd Williamson\/Bravo via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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They had only told \u201cimmediate family\u201d and the reality TV star\u2019s closest girl friends.\u00a0TheImageDirect.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Dillard and Bassett wed in 2018 and started IVF treatments a few years later, which was documented on the hit Bravo series.<\/p>\n

Although the pair was unsure if they wanted kids, Dillard froze her eggs after her husband told her he didn\u2019t want to have kids after he turned 50.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we were both kind of content to have them just sit there until my \u2018cut-off date,’\u201d she said, noting that the couple\u2019s growing baby came from one of the embryos they froze two years ago.<\/p>\n

However, once Bassett hit his mid-40s, Dillard said she got \u201cthe itch.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Although the pair wasn\u2019t sure they wanted kids, Dillard told \u201cEntertainment Tonight\u201d she got \u201cthe itch\u201d last year.\u00a0Candiace Dillard\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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\u201cI kind of woke up and realized that I was never going to be 100 percent ready,\u201d she said. \u201cI just had to \u2026 trust the process and trust my doctors and stop being afraid and just do it.\u201d\u00a0Candiace Dillard\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u00a0always wondered, like, how would I know when I was ready? And I always felt like a part of my anxiety was that I wasn\u2019t sure that I would know, and when I knew, it was undeniable.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cI kind of woke up and realized that I was never going to be 100 percent ready. I just had to \u2026 trust the process and trust my doctors and stop being afraid and just do it. So once we decided together that we were going to do that -\u2014 together\u00a0\u2014 it just was kind of all moving by faith from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dillard underwent implantation in January and the couple found out they were pregnant two weeks later.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did two rounds of egg retrieval. To do the shots in your stomach, I had to do the shots in my bum bum every day \u2014\u00a0which was not always fun \u2014 and to finally have it all pay off was amazing,\u201d she said of the lengthy process.<\/p>\n

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The pair are waiting to find out the sex of their baby.\u00a0Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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The jury is still out on whether or not they will have a second child.\u00a0Candiace Dillard\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Although the pair had one male embryo and one female embryo, they ultimately let the doctors choose the sex \u2014 and are waiting to find out if they\u2019re having a boy or a girl until right before she gives birth.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did all the tests. Obviously, we wanted something healthy \u2026 and I was like, listen,\u00a0let\u2019s just take the highest graded egg and we\u2019ll put it in there, and this is the one surprise of this whole experience, that we don\u2019t know yet,\u201d Bassett explained.<\/p>\n

While Bassett is already dad to three kids from a previous relationship, he has been trying to remind himself that this is Dillard\u2019s \u201cfirst time\u201d navigating parenthood.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve gotta make sure for me that I stay engaged, \u2019cause I\u2019ve gotta be super supportive for her and she\u2019s gonna need that all the way through,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cSo, that\u2019s kind of what I\u2019m looking forward to, just to share it and experience it with Candiace and just see where it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dillard said she has had \u201cdreams\u201d of meeting her little one.\u00a0FilmMagic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m excited to just support them \u2026 in whatever they want to do,\u201d she said. Jenny Kim\/Bravo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Although the journey toward motherhood has been an entirely new experience for Dillard, she found \u201ccomfort in knowing that [Bassetts] done this three times, with two boys and a girl, so he\u2019s seen both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bravolebrty also told the outlet that her excitement easily outweighs her nerves about giving birth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to just support them \u2026 in whatever they want to do,\u201d she said with tears in her eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess I\u2019m just looking forward to meeting them,\u201d she added. \u201cLike, I always have these dreams \u2014 I have dreams, like, every other night of just me holding the baby, but \u2026 all you see is the head. So I\u2019m excited to just hold them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The baby is due this fall.\u00a0Christopher Peterson \/ SplashNews.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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The news came just weeks after Dillard announced her departure from \u201cRHOP.\u201d\u00a0Clifton Prescod\/Bravo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Their little one arrives this fall and \u2014 despite having \u201canother embryo in the freezer\u201d \u2014 the pair is waiting to decide if they want a second child.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just kind of taking it day by day,\u201d Dillard said, noting that the pair have also discussed using \u201ca wonderful surrogate for the second one.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me pop one out and see,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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