Whitney Port Halts Surrogacy in Pursuit of Becoming Her Own ‘Vessel’
Whitney Port has shared an update regarding her fertility journey, revealing that she has decided to cancel the planned use of a surrogate.
“After all the red tape, the expenses, the emotions, and the lengthy process, we’ve chosen to take a different path,” Port, 41, mentioned in a post on Instagram Story while being examined at a New York City fertility clinic on Tuesday, July 28. “I’m scared to be the vessel, but I’m even more frightened about letting fear hold me back from pursuing something I yearn for deeply.”
Her decision follows an announcement she made during the solo-hosted episode of the “With Whit Podcast” on Wednesday, July 22, where she discussed the search for a new surrogate to carry her and her husband Tim Rosenman’s second child. (Port and Rosenman, also 41, are parents to an 8-year-old son named Sonny, and they’ve been candid about Port’s fertility challenges in the past.)
“We needed to find a new surrogate and began discussions with a surrogacy concierge, but the entire process has become so challenging that I ultimately decided I should assess my physical health and see if carrying is a possibility for me,” Port explained during the podcast, later confirming that she has two viable embryos available for future use.
“If I’m cleared to carry and the doctors agree it’s safe, we’re going to give it a shot,” Port, who gained fame as a reality star on The Hills, elaborated. “Do I particularly want to be pregnant? Not exactly. I wish I had a more beautiful and inspiring answer… I didn’t enjoy being pregnant. What I truly want is to conclude this journey; I desire a second child.”
Before receiving the green light from her medical team, she shared another Instagram Story that featured Rosenman, a TV producer, sitting in the clinic with an ultrasound image of what seemed to be Port shown on a screen above him. “Uterus looks good! Let’s f***ing go!” Port wrote over the image.
The couple has kept their followers updated about Port’s fertility plans, including the outcome of a successful embryo transfer with their previous surrogate in February. “Everything went wonderfully,” Port recalled in a TikTok video on February 18, which documented a previous trip to New York with her husband. “They said she looked fantastic and the embryo developed well. I’m so relieved that this phase is over, but there’s still so much ahead.”
One month later, Port shared with Us about the emotional challenges her fertility journey has posed for the couple. “For me, it’s really about witnessing Timmy’s heartbreak,” she confided to Us on March 18. “It’s one thing for me to manage my own emotions, and I feel like I have coping mechanisms in place. But watching my partner, who I deeply love, struggle — I don’t always know what to say or how to find the right answers for him, and that breaks my heart.”
Before welcoming Sonny in 2017, Port experienced several pregnancy losses. In 2023, the couple opted for surrogacy to expand their family. Throughout this journey, they were matched with multiple surrogates, many of whom faced miscarriages after their embryos were implanted.
In an Instagram teaser for her latest “With Whit Podcast” episode, she wrote in the caption, “Sonny, fertility, the pressure to make the “right” decisions, and the peculiar realization that sometimes the only permission I need is from myself.”
