Well Whitney, thank you so much for coming on We Are Family. Exclusive pumping is hard. And yeah, I was pretty shocked and I knew nothing, I knew nothing. In an interview with Us Weekly, Whitney talked about her loss and how it also related to her work, saying: I worked with my father so I feel like Im trying to work even harder to do what he would want me to do and to motivate myself and live up to what our goals were. There's a lot of perks. Georgia Slater is a writer/reporter on the Parents team at PEOPLE. And I'm like, oh my God, why kind of ruffle the feathers? And this experience really bonded Timmy and I together. Julia: Right. After the death of her father, Whitney Port wrote an open letter dedicated to him online, titled I Love You Forever and Always. She started off the letter by writing: Dear Dad, Id like to start off by telling you how much I love you and how much I miss you, she begins. Why Finding My BIPOC Friends in a White Midwest Town Was a Necessary Extension of Parenting. You're so warm and lovely. Whitney: I unfortunately had two miscarriages and had really different reactions to both of them. LOVE, WHIT Black Floral Puff Sleeve Dress. I think that for the most part we were extremely lucky, we were healthy, our family stayed healthy. She made her 3.5 million dollar fortune with The Hills, The City. It's just awesome. That's always a big lesson I think for us parents. Jeffrey Ports passing was described as leaving while hand-in-hand with his family. Whitney: It really does, it really does. We are not pushing him towards heterosexuality or homosexuality. I lived in this great, happy, big family. You will all know her from the reality show The Hills and subsequent spinoff, The City. Julia: What was that like growing up as one of five? Julia: Makes total sense. I love you.. 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Port did, too, after she had her son, Sonny, in 2017. That was really, really hard for me because it felt like it was supposed to be the happiest time of my life. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Whitney Port's husband Timmy Rosenman is getting real about how he felt following his wife's miscarriages. And we now have this amazing family, they live in Georgia. Whitney: It wasn't super planned but I had been off my birth control and it happened pretty fast. Whitney, welcome to We Are Family. Sonny is just as good-looking as his parents and he also bound to be a star. 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[20] Later that year, she hosted the Hulu-exclusive game show, Genuine Ken.[21]. Vicki Port is her mother's name, and Jeffrey Port is her father's. Paige Port, Jade Port, and Ashley Port are her three sisters. The Hills alum, 37, flaunted her toned abs in an Instagram post. And so then the last 18 months I think has just been some of the most challenging times to be a parent, what was the pandemic like for your family? Not like it was ever on purpose, but feeling like my mom was always late to pick me up or I don't know, just like something was, I wasn't necessarily probably getting the attention that Sonny, my only child, gets for sure. Oh my goodness, I love that. We went out to visit them where they live on a lake in Georgia and it was amazing. "Just kidding!! 21. Julia: Yes, I think that concept of that birth plan is the very first moment I think for a lot of parents where they realize you might as well just throw all that planning out the window. I hope that Sonny is strong enough and that we teach him enough to understand that these things arent binary," she says. I never went to summer camp; summer camp was always just at our house. Whitney: Like my mom is always saying, it is so hard having adult children. Whitney Port unfortunately lost her father Jeffrey when he was just 62 years old, but tonight on Hollywood Medium, clairvoyant Tyler Henry seems to come into contact with Ports late dad. Whitney Port Parents and Siblings Born in Los Angeles and was raised in a Jewish household. Paint us a picture of your childhood a little bit. Julia: So tell me a little bit about how you met your husband, Tim. It is home to real, raw personal audio journals from me and conversations with guests ranging from friends and family to fashion, health, beauty, and parenting experts. The apple does not fall far from the tree as Ports father Jeffrey was the owner of the fashion company Swarm. Julia: What was your experience at that postpartum period and early motherhood? [19] In February, Port released her first book True Whit: Designing a Life of Style, Beauty, and Fun. The first night we decided to become official I knew he was the one I was going to marry. Thats where little fractures start to happen, Port reveals. Its a part of the love you have with your husband and its just heartbreaking., I still just have so much stress about the second child because I know that you really want more children, and I dont know that I do, she continued. Even if it meant losing you too soon, it would be worth all of the tears in the world because you were simply the greatest. Whitney: Exactly, so much emotion. [But] I love the way my life is right now [so] why complicate anything further?. And obviously his character, and his heart, and his sense of right and wrong, and the fact that I can really trust him and tell him anything and believe that what he's saying to me is leading me in the right direction. And I feel for her, I feel for her. So we just became really close and we were obsessed with each other but never acted on anything. Julia: Sonny has just turned 4, but let's go back to when you first found out you were going to be a mom. Port shared in July 2019 that she had suffered a miscarriage, and announced that she had another pregnancy loss in January of this year. He, I know, really really wants a second kid, and I dont know. Like this experience can sometimes I feel like either make or break a couple, and my sister had a similar experience with her boyfriend that she had literally just started dating. . But when it actually happens and you weren't prepared for it or you didn't think that that was how it was going to go, you immediately feel this loss of control that's very unsettling. But then there's just that other part of me that says do I see myself in 20 years looking back and possibly regretting not having a little bit of a struggle to have the second, and have a hard couple of years to then be able to give Sonny a sibling? You dont know if [miscarriage] is going to be a routine or not, and thats whats scary, Port adds. Port accomplished that, but did the cost outweigh the benefits? And so at this point I'm like Whitney: It's so frustrating. It has been a traumatic and grief filled world for me for so many reasons. But that's not always easy for new parents to understand because of all the "breast is best" messaging that comes their way during the pregnancy and postpartum periods. And then now in May I had a chemical pregnancy. RELATED VIDEO: Whitney Port: Why Pregnancy Was Hard for Me. ", "This is something that just happened to you and it's okay for you to be sad and upset and pissed or whatever, all the feelings that come to you," he tells host Zo Ruderman, Head of Digital at PEOPLE. And that was one of the times really when I opened up about all that on my podcast and was so nervous for what people were going to say, because I had really never heard anybody feeling that way before. Congratulations, mama! We had this Blackberry Messenger relationship that we just were, we were really, really good, flirty friends. 115 Bluebird Dr , Whitney, TX 76692 is a single-family home listed for-sale at $38,000. Its painful and uncomfortable. There is no better love than that of a mother for her child, so you go ahead and be a sappy and trite as you want to be, Whit. Put on your oxygen mask before you help someone else.". 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"I would never put that much pressure on myself," Port said. But I'm trying to look at it with more of a growth and learning lens, because I think that once you've kind of gone through it you can have, I don't know, an easier attitude about it I hope. He was the main man in my life for almost all of my life and really ruled at it. Whitney Eve Port-Rosenman (born March 4, 1985) is an American television personality, fashion designer and author. "All of a sudden, I was like, 'What is Sonny going to eat?' Hollee Actman Becker is a freelance writer, blogger, and mom of two who writes about parenting and pop culture. Was it the first day of kindergarten? He has also worked as a producer for The X Factor. It's a different situation for both me and Whitney because we both lost the opportunity of a baby, but it happened in Whitney's body. Whitney Port is sharing the emotional struggle of parenting her son Sonny Sanford without having her own parent around. In the post, she addressed the insidious bigotry behind one particular comment that was framed as advice. ", "I went today for the eight [week] and four day ultrasound, and last week the baby had doubled and he heard the heartbeat, and then this week there was no heartbeat," Port tearfully explained, adding that the doctor "said it's done that when I had that ultrasound that looked like there was no embryo inside and the yolk sac was thin. Or, more likelynever. But it's also sometimes I feel a little guilty being an adult and now having my own family and tending to them, and feeling like I'm leaving this other portion of my family behind or to the side. I also thought that maybe, I mean I'm in a different situation because I'm a single mom so that sort of takes some more thinking. Like we sat on the couch together watching American Idol and The Bachelor. But honestly I wouldn't tell him not to if I felt like this was something that was going to help lead him to a world that he wants to be in, maybe a career opportunity, I don't know. So once Timmy and I started talking about kids we were always just on the two to three train. It is times like these that are SO #WorththeWrinkle. I don't care if this is sappy or trite and I don't want to say that I love him more than anything ever because I love Timmy and my family. And I think has made me a little bit scared to get pregnant again., I know I want Sonny to have a sibling I picture that, I visualize it but the thought of going through it again, the pregnancy and then the first couple years, and then the balancing of it all sometimes I feel like life is too short, she says. And yes, it's really, really, really special but it's also really, really complicated. We grew up loving reality TV. And I think really my parents trusted me and they trusted the person that they raised to navigate this world in a decent way. But I think that yeah, it's hard, it's hard to struggle. Breast is only best if it works for the family and the baby. It originally chronicled the lives of Lauren Conrad, who appeared on its predecessor, her housemate Heidi Montag, and friends Audrina Patridge and Port. Whitney: So I think when I was younger, when I was like a late teenager into early twenties, I think I was always like, I'm going to have a big family for sure. I wasn't even really focusing on my relationship with my baby or what my baby was even up to. Julia: Of course, of course. And he moved in with she and my mom right after my dad passed away. 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Rosenman was a producer on her The Hills spin-off, The City, which was based on Port's life in New York City, and that is how they met. In a follow-up YouTube video entitled I Love My Toddler, But Lets Talk About His Hair, she and husband Tim Rosenman, broke it down, discussing gender-norms and raising kids in a world where they should be free to express themselves and not feel boxed in by outdated gender stereotypes. Now, after suffering three miscarriages, Port has mixed emotions about expanding her family. I was so excited. "Sorry I've been MIA for like a week! Buy Now. The former Hills alum, 37, shared that her husband Tim Rosenman's father, Doug, passed away on Saturday in a. ", "Whitney Port Welcomes Son Sonny Sanford", "Whitney Port Reveals Her Pregnancy Is No Longer 'Viable': 'We Are Pretty Upset', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whitney_Port&oldid=1139430168, "Gotta Look Up to Get Down" (season 5, episode 7), Narrator and main cast member (seasons 12), "Kathryn: Sophisticated Evening" (season 1, episode 10), Main cast member (2019), Recurring (2021), This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 02:44. "Do You Need Me To Be? Julia: I feel you, I have one daughter and I am very happy with that. The new parents welcomed their first child, Sonny Sanford Rosenman, on Thursday, July 27, then waited four days before. Parts of my family were really, really isolated, and so that was challenging. Whitney: Yeah. With a little work, it will be a great second (or . WHITNEY PORT x FAVOR Teton. Sure, we all know that there are. The three of us are operating in such a smooth way and dynamic right now, and really being so thoughtful about the way that we're talking to each other, that that has been a blessing. Like the thing is I was not so terrified of the birth and having the baby really, it was just like I was terrified of the pregnancy. And so the more that I can share my perspective, the more people like me out there will feel less alone.". Julia: Thanks for listening to my conversation with Whitney Port. So relatable! - Education. By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. . Port, 36, who revealed she was seven weeks pregnant earlier this month, broke the news to fans on her. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Tim, and her son, Sonny, who just turned 4. You can also find us online at parents.com/wearefamilypodcast. Julia: Yes, absolutely. And I think it's things that we should think about more, and that setting boundaries is totally OK when it comes to family and not something to feel guilty about. I mean I hope that he obviously has a good head on his shoulders, and has a good character, and makes decent decisions, and doesn't want the fame just for the sake of fame. And so I don't know, it was like where do you turn? Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode! Port married her husband, Tim Rosenman, in 2015, and they are still going strong today. What are your kind of priorities? "I told myself I was going to get through the six months.". One, it depends on what kind of kid he is. And we came home and I just hit a breaking point and said, I cant do this. Remember to give yourself and other parents who are feeding their child differently from you some grace. Give yourself as much time as you need to be able to help your partner. : @sticksstonesfd ? 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