Marise Pollard, the wife of Springbok Handre Pollard, has opened up about her infertility struggles and her journey into in vitro fertilisation (IVF).
The brunette beauty has shared her story on her new community platform called the Mom Era Club.
Marise and Handre are now parents to two children, son Hunter and daughter Isabella.
HANDRE POLLARD’S WIFE SHARES HER INFERTILITY STRUGGLES
In an Instagram post, Marise Pollard posted never-before-seen images and video clips of her journey into motherhood.
This began with her infertility struggles and later with undergoing IVF.
In the clips, Marise was seen injecting herself with hormones, likely in a bid to conceive. Her Springbok husband, Handre, assisted her, particularly with his support.
She shared: “A journey that looked very different to what we imagined. For a long time, this part of our story felt too personal to share. But now I realise that many people are walking this road silently. Trying to conceive, grieving miscarriages, longing to become parents and feeling so alone in it all”.
Marise then fell pregnant, through IVF, sharing her pregnancy news with her husband as he was away on a rugby tour.
She captioned the clip: “By far the most personal post I’ve ever shared. But this journey shaped me in more ways than I can explain, and it just feels right sharing it with this community. Sending so much love to those still waiting, grieving, hoping, and praying”.
ANOTHER SPRINGBOK WAG SHARES HER STORY
Marise Pollard is not the only Springbok WAG to share her infertility struggles.
In February, Holly Clare Le Roux, the wife of Springbok Willie Le Roux, revealed she had suffered from “silent endometriosis” and had undergone an “exploratory” operation.
Holly Clare shared that the recovery was long and painful. However, she was using her platform to encourage women in similar situations to explore their options.
She shared: “You don’t get given any promises in infertility, but the days you feel hopeful, you grab them. Children are the biggest blessing, and I am hopeful we will have our own one day.
