Drew Scott Says He and Wife Linda Phan Were 'So Lost' Trying to Conceive First Baby

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ForDrew Scottand Linda Phan, starting a family has been a lengthy learning experience.

“I think for us, the whole thing was we were so lost. We were trying for years, we wanted to have kids for years and with no success,” Scott tells PEOPLE. “It was a lack of education, not having the right support, the right professionals around us.”

“Our fertility endocrinologist was a huge help,” he continues. “Once we started to understand more why things weren’t working, Linda has thyroid issues, she has Graves' disease, so trying to understand what we had to do to get to a point where we could even consider conceiving, that was the biggest challenge.”

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After a two-year fertility journey that included intrauterine insemination (IUI) and IVF treatments, theProperty Brothersstar and podcast producer finally received good news in August and are preparing to welcome a little one in May.

Scott and Phan, 36,announced their pregnancyon theirAt Home with Linda and Drew Scottpodcast in December.

“Cat’s out of the bag, everyone. Linda’s pregnant!” Scott said.

source: people.com