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Chrissy Teigen sat down with Extra to promote her best-selling cookbook, Cravings. Chrissy wore this open-neck white shirt and high-waisted slit skirt for the interview. I love it. I would have killed for something this sexy when I was pregnant. Chrissy and husband John Legend are expecting a baby girl soon. As is typical for Chrissy, she has been completely open throughout her pregnancy and has shared everything from her infertility struggle to her plans to hire a night nurse. In addition, Chrissy disclosed that when given the opportunity, they selected a female embryo because Chrissy really wanted John to have a daughter. Although outlets like The Huffington Post defended Chrissy’s gender selection, much of the feedback the couple got was quite negative, something Chrissy did not expect:

Chrissy is due to have a daughter with hubby John Legend this spring. She has been open about her journey to get pregnant and even revealed that she chose a female embryo, which drew some criticism. She admitted being surprised by the backlash. “To me it was just another conversation I was having, I didn’t realize that it kind of came across like we were the first people to ever do it, to chose a little girl, and obviously that’s not the case… I have so many friends that are so open about it… it didn’t seem like a big deal.”

[From Extra]

Given Chrissy’s past Twitter battles, I am surprised she did not anticipate at least some push back from social media. However, I do get what she is saying about having talked openly with her friends about gender selction, she thought it was a broader discussion. Chrissy went on to say, “… but I understand… and anything that gets people thinking and talking, engaging in conversation or debate is good to me.” Here I agree wholeheartedly. The more public discussions we have, the more information gets to people making the same decisions.

Chrissy says she is relying heavily on her friends, like Kim Kardashian, for all aspects of pregnancy and motherhood. Having recently admitted that she doesn’t think she has ever changed a diaper, Chrissy said, “From beginning, through the IVF process, [Kim’s] been so helpful… she took us baby supply shopping… talking about every product, and I don’t know baby products.” In addition to advice, Kim is going to throw Chrissy a West Coast shower after her regally-themed New York shower. A source close to Kim said, “The one in New York was pretty low-key. This one is going to be really high-end, celebrity-studded — basically, Kim-style.” If the New York shower was low key, I cannot wait to see what Kim has in store.

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