Peta Murgatroyd welcomes rainbow baby with Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s rainbow baby has arrived!

The “Dancing With the Stars” pros’ second child, a baby boy, was born on Sunday.

“Happy Father’s Day to me! #MadeInPeta,” Chmerkovskiy captioned a sweet hospital snap with the infant.

The dancers became parents in January 2017 when they welcomed son Shai, now 6.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd smiling with son Shai in a beach selfie.
The couple’s second child is another baby boy.
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Five years later, Murgatroyd, 36, revealed she and Chmerkovskiy, 43, had been struggling to give Shai a sibling.

She detailed the three miscarriages she suffered in two years during a June 2022 interview with People, going on to share the “embarrass[ment]” and “shame” she experienced.

“I never thought that two healthy, athletic people could be in a predicament like this,” Chmerkovskiy added. “It’s a lot to process.”

Pregnant Peta Murgatroyd cradling her baby bump in a green outfit.
Murgatroyd debuted her bump in January.
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Peta Murgatroyd staring into a camera in a black robe with curled hair.
Murgatroyd suffered multiple miscarriages prior to her rainbow baby.
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The couple, who have been married since July 2017, subsequently began documenting their in vitro fertilization journey on social media.


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Murgatroyd underwent an egg retrieval procedure in June 2022, followed by an embryo transfer two months later.

Although the latter did not work and Murgatroyd planned to “take a little break” from IVF, she revealed in January that baby No. 2 was on the way.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy holding Peta Murgatroyd close at sunset.
Murgatroyd and Chmerkovskiy conceived after one failed round of IVF.
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“After 2 years of constant struggle and heartache … we have a healthy bun in the oven,” the then-expectant star gushed via Instagram at the time. “It was a shock to all of us and we found out right before I was going in for my second round of IV.

“This news has brought extraordinary bliss to our family and we have so much to be grateful for 🙏🏻,” she concluded. “Coming June 2023.”

Murgatroyd continued showing her baby bump progress, revealing their baby boy’s sex three months later.

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