CNN's Paula Reid Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby: 'We Could Not Be More Thrilled'

Photo: Liz Stewart

Paula Reid is expecting!

Reid first began IVF treatments in 2020 while covering the Trump White House.

“Undergoing IVF, while covering the White House, during a pandemic, was certainly challenging, but I feel fortunate and grateful that we were able to use this option to grow our family,” she says.

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“I always wanted to be a mom and when it didn’t happen for me after a while, I was worried I had waited too long,” she adds. “At the advice of my doctor I sought out an IVF doctor and did two rounds of IVF and we were successful with the first embryo transfer.”

“I continue to work out with a trainer twice a week and try to get rest and eat well to support this pregnancy,” she shares.

Reid, who is originally from Akron, Ohio is now based in Washington D.C. She joined CNN last March after working at CBS News for more than a decade where she climbed the ranks from intern in the investigative unit in 2010, to the CBS News White House correspondent in 2019.

source: people.com