{"id":5776,"date":"2026-06-16T21:34:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jelly-roll-bunny-xo-were-trying-to-have-a-baby-via-ivf-before-divorce\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T21:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:34:23","slug":"jelly-roll-bunny-xo-were-trying-to-have-a-baby-via-ivf-before-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jelly-roll-bunny-xo-were-trying-to-have-a-baby-via-ivf-before-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll, Bunny XO were trying to have a baby via IVF before divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131195756.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bunnie Xo revealed she and her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xo-relationship-timeline\/\">now-estranged husband Jelly Roll<\/a> were trying for a baby by undergoing a \u201crough\u201d in vitro fertilization (IVF) journey in an interview months before their <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/15\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-and-wife-bunnie-xo-divorcing-after-nearly-10-years-of-marriage\/\">shocking divorce filing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In her memoir, <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0063445190\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FStripped-Down-Unfiltered-Unapologetic-Bunnie%2Fdp%2F0063445190%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F06%2F16%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fjelly-roll-bunny-xo-were-trying-to-have-a-baby-via-ivf-before-divorce%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cStripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic,\u201d<\/a> published in February, the \u201cDumb Blonde\u201d podcast host recalled several painful abortion experiences \u2014 including one at 16 during which she claimed her doctor \u201cmessed something up\u201d \u2014 and two ectopic pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI genuinely think that having those abortions when I was younger, the journey that I\u2019m going on now with IVF, God\u2019s putting me through this again so that I can be a voice for those women who are going through this process,\u201d Bunnie, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jelly-roll-bunnie-xo-were-undergoing-ivf-6-months-before-their-split-exclusive-12000023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told People<\/a> in January ahead of the book\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bunnie Xo (pictured above in a social media photo) revealed she and and her now-estranged husand Jelly Roll were trying to have a baby months before their divorce. <span class=\"credit\">Bunnie Xo\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The couple (seen here at the 2024 Pre-Grammy Gala) was undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), which Bunnie discussed in her memoir, \u201cStripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic,\u201d released in February. <span class=\"credit\">Billboard via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd it is one of the hardest things I\u2019ve ever had to go through,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt\u2019s been rough. It has not been easy, but I know that God has a plan and he\u2019s going to make it work. I really do. I have no doubt in my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After surviving the traumatic pregnancy experiences which she noted in her book almost \u201ckilled\u201d her, Bunnie, 46, wrote that she and Jelly Roll, 41, began their IVF journey in 2019, and had finally found a surrogate to carry their baby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that we\u2019re finally stable financially and somewhat emotionally after all the healing we\u2019ve done over this decade together, we\u2019re talking about the future \u2014 including growing our family,\u201d she penned. \u201cJ and I have a surrogate, the sweetest woman ever, and soon I\u2019ll be starting my IVF stims.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In her book, Bunnie \u2014 who was a stepmother to Jelly\u2019s two children: daughter Bailee Ann, 18 (pictured here standing in front of her dad kissing Bunnie in 2016), and son Noah Buddy, 9 \u2014 detailed having several traumatic abortion experiences when she was younger. <span class=\"credit\">jellyroll615\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI didn\u2019t have another way besides IVF,\u201d the \u201cDumb Blonde\u201d podcast host (pictured above with Jelly Roll in February 2026) host shared, adding that her pregnancy experiences almost \u201ckilled\u201d her. <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have decided to use my own eggs with J\u2019s sperm \u2014 and we are trying for twins,\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019m so nervous, because I\u2019ve waited this long to have kids with someone I knew would be a great father \u2014 and to be able to make sure they have the best life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to raise these babies in love and give them everything we were never given,\u201d Bunnie added. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to see a piece of me and him running around outside of our bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t have another way besides IVF,\u201d the former sex worker explained. \u201cI know that my mental health couldn\u2019t take the hormonal changes. I\u2019m in the best place I\u2019ve ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During their relationship, Bunnie served as a stepmother to Jelly Roll\u2019s two children \u2014 daughter Bailee Ann, 18, and son Noah Buddy, 9.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll (pictured here walking alongside Bunnie at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards) filed for divorce from his wife of nearly 10 years on May 18.  <span class=\"credit\">Penske Media via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He cited \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d as the reason for their split. (Seen here: Jelly Roll poses behind Bunnie Xo at the 2026 Grammy Awards.) <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>News broke on Monday that Bunnie\u2019s husband Jelly Roll filed for divorce after nearly 10 years of marriage on May 18 in Williamson County, Tennessee. <\/p>\n<p>According to the court docs, he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/new-details-revealed-in-jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xos-divorce\/\">cited \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d <\/a>as the reason for their split.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/movers-spotted-outside-jelly-roll-bunnie-xos-nashville-home-after-divorce-news\/\">a moving truck<\/a> was spotted outside of their shared residence in Tennessee. It\u2019s unclear at this time as to whose items were being moved from their marital home. <\/p>\n<p>Bunnie has shared several cryptic social media posts in recent weeks, including one about her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/lingerie-clad-bunnie-xo-made-cryptic-post-hours-before-jelly-roll-divorce-news\/\">\u201cgetting her sparkle back,\u201d<\/a> one about <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/entertainment\/bunnie-xo-posted-cryptic-womens-intuition-video-days-after-jelly-rolls-divorce-filing\/\">\u201cwomen\u2019s intuition\u201d<\/a> and one <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/bunnie-xo-shades-trash-exes-in-savage-video-days-after-jelly-roll-separation\/\">shading her \u201ctrash\u201d exes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-bunny-xo-were-trying-to-have-a-baby-via-ivf-before-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bunnie Xo revealed she and her now-estranged husband Jelly Roll were trying for a baby<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/131195756.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}