Congratulations are in order for Rachel and John Fuda this summer as the Real Housewives couple announces they’re pregnant. RHONJ fans have gotten to know Rachel and John over the show’s past two seasons. Rachel joined as a full-time cast member a year ago and was swept into the show’s infamous drama from the get-go.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey has been put on pause for the foreseeable. After the Rails Showdown finale episode, Bravo is holding off on season 15 for now. But, one thing that isn’t slowing down is Rachel and John Fuda‘s family life. The RHONJ stars made a surprise announcement at the end of the Rails special episode on August 11.
Rachel and John’s IVF journey
During the RHONJ watch party, Rachel said she had “no regrets” from season 14, adding how she believes she and the women in the same room as her “hold themselves to a higher standard.”
The drama of the most recent season was off the charts, “stunts” were being pulled, and feuds continued. But, behind the scenes, Rachel has been doing all she can to work on more positive aspects of her life.
The mom of three went through an IVF journey to expand her family this year.
Taking to Instagram, Rachel and John share their baby announcement via an exclusive with People.
The two are “excited” about the news and explain in their interview how the journey hasn’t been easy to have another child.
Rachel suffers from the chronic illness arthritis and had to come off medication before beginning IVF.
“There’s so many things that have to go right when you’re going through IVF, and this time around, there were a lot of roadblocks for us… It took a couple months of us working with my doctor to figure out when this could actually happen for us. And it was really frustrating because it just kept getting delayed.”
Baby number four is ‘missing piece’
As Rachel explains how her kids, Jaiden, Gianella, and Giuliana, are overjoyed at the prospect of having a sibling, she adds how she and John felt there was a “missing piece” from their family.
She tells People: “John and I always felt like our family wasn’t complete… We actually have a table in my kitchen and when we sit down for dinner, there’s one empty chair. And we always kind of looked at each other like, ‘Oh, it’d be nice to fill that seat’.”
Now, they’re “ready to be a party of six,” and Rachel feels she’s “fulfilling her true purpose in life – being a mom.”
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