Rocker Rod Stewart and pregnant wife Penny Lancaster have opened up about their two-year ordeal with IVF treatment in the hope of having another child.
The couple are thrilled to be expecting their second child together and have decided to leave the US in favour of a move back home to the UK.
Speaking to Hello! Magazine, Stewart made the point of how serious IVF treatment can be for the woman: ‘IVF can be stressful, especially for the woman with all the hormone injections and procedures. I said to Penny, “don’t worry, we’ll just keep tryingâ€.’
Miss Lancaster was told that high mercury levels in her body were a result of her love of fish. Her preference for a high-protein, low-fat seafood-based diet may explain the levels.
She said: ‘A homeopathic doctor told me my mercury levels were really high, off the scale.
‘I do love fish, and I thought it was healthy without understanding the high mercury levels that fish like tuna, swordfish and halibut can contain.
‘My doctor said it was unhealthy to have so much mercury in my body, and also for conceiving babies.’
