Elizabeth Banks went through nearly 10 grueling rounds of IVF before welcoming sons

Elizabeth Banks revealed she underwent almost 10 rounds of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) earlier welcoming her sons, Felix, 15, and Magnus, 13, pinch hubby Max Handelman, done surrogacy.

The character recalled connected Wednesday’s section of the “Modern Love” podcast that her expert suggested surrogacy correct disconnected nan bat, but said they could besides “go done IVF and do each nan things.”

“And we did. I did,” Banks, 52, recounted. “We undertook 9 procedures to person our 2 sons.”

However, nan “Miniature Wife” prima ended up going a different way successful nan end.

“My hubby and I had to usage gestational surrogacy to person our kids, which fundamentally intends we make a babe barroom and past we cook it successful different woman’s oven,” Banks explained.

The “Hunger Games” character shared that she has ne'er been pregnant — which mightiness person been a telltale motion from nan start.

“When we were having problem getting pregnant, nan very first point that nan fertility expert asked maine was, ‘Have you ever been pregnant?’ And I thought ‘[what] a weird question,'” Banks continued.

The “30 Rock” alum added that while she started having activity astatine 15 she had ne'er “had a scare.”

“Women get pregnant erstwhile they person activity for 20 years beautiful consistently,” she mused. “And so, it was my first wake-up telephone of like, yeah, possibly something’s not wholly correct here.”

In 2011, Banks opened up astir her fertility struggles while announcing Felix’s commencement successful a blog station on her website.

“The 1 existent hurdle I’ve faced successful life is that I person a surgery belly,” nan “Pitch Perfect” prima penned. “After years of trying to get pregnant, exploring nan scope of fertility treatments, each unsuccessful, our travel led america to gestational surrogacy.”

Banks called her now-teenager a “miracle” babe — which is wherever his moniker comes from.

“Felix intends ‘happy’ and ‘lucky’ successful Latin,” she gushed. “And existent to his name, Felix is simply a very happy babe and a blessing connected our life.”

Just a twelvemonth later, Banks took to her blog for a 2nd clip to invited Magnus into nan world.

“I person overmuch for which to beryllium thankful – personal, professional, and Presidential,” she wrote. “However, thing tin lucifer nan joyousness and excitement my hubby and I felt erstwhile we precocious welcomed our 2nd babe boy.”

In nan years since, Banks — who tied nan knot pinch Handelman, 52, successful 2003 — has mostly kept her kids retired of nan spotlight.

In 2023, nan Emmy nominee opened up astir navigating motherhood and her on-screen career.

“I’m not judge that equilibrium is, there’s nary equilibrium achievable,” Banks told People astatine nan time. “For me, what I’ve travel to is letting spell of guilt. It’s societal. But you fto spell of it. And I spot my husband. My hubby — conscionable being like, ‘You sewage it.’”