HGTV “Good Bones” presenter Mina Starsiak shares a son Jack Richard Hawk and a daughter Charlotte Drew Hawk with her husband, Steve Hawk.
Good Bones Star Mina Starsiak Hawk Struggled With Infertility
Mina gave birth to her son Jack on August 2018, and he is 4 years old. And her daughter Charlotte is 2, born on September 2020.
So, she hints that her decision to stick with a nuclear family was mainly because of her struggle and hardship during her second pregnancy.
The HGTV star said she had Jack without any hardships, but having Charlotte required her blood, sweat, and tears.
As Mina wanted their babies to have a very minimum gap in their age, she and her husband began trying for baby number 2 as soon as the doctors permitted them.
But when she didn’t conceive after multiple tries, the couple decided to get medical help, only to find Mina’s egg count very low. So the couple went for IVF as advised by the doctors.
Did IVF Work, Or Mina had A Different Procedure to Have Charlotte?
According to her emotional Instagram post in 2019, she, unfortunately, mentioned that, after the first round of IVF, the doctors said the second round might not be successful, and she had almost zero chance of getting pregnant by herself.
So she was told that she could only give natural birth with the help of an egg donor, or she may start looking for adoption.
The news devastated the star as she didn’t want anyone’s involvement in having a baby. So, Mina and Steve visited a different doctor to have a second opinion and found that they might have a baby by Intrauterine Insemination (IUI).
And luckily, Mina got pregnant after the procedure and delivered baby Charlotte via C-section. But though she got pregnant after all, the journey was not easy either.
Mina was diagnosed with diastasis recti, which according to Cleaveland Clinic, “occurs when the rectus abdominis muscles (six-pack ab muscles) separate during pregnancy from being stretched.” So as it causes a person’s belly to bulge, Mina decided to get her tummy tucked after delivering her daughter via C-section.
Hence, it makes sense that the Hawks do not want to have any more children because of their previous difficulties, and they are also the proud parents of two wonderful children.
Mina Starsiak says, she is done having kids.
After struggling with infertility while trying for a second baby, the mamma of 2 now says she and her husband are happy with their little family of 4 and are done having children.
In 2020, Mina revealed that her husband, Steve Hawk, was undergoing a vasectomy. She talked about it during a Q&A when one of her followers on Instagram asked if their daughter Charlotte was their last baby.
Mina said,
“Yep. We’re not testing after. We’ve got two amazing nuggets. Momma’s done and getting her tummy tucked, and Steve is getting snipped.”