Peta Murgatroyd Says She'll 'Take a Little Break' from IVF After Unsuccessful Embryo Transfer

Mar. 15, 2025

Peta Murgatroydis moving forward.

Speaking with PEOPLE at the premiere ofThe Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventurein Garden Grove, California, on Tuesday, theDancing With the Starspro, 36, shared what’s next in herIVF journey.

Earlier in the day, the professional dancer revealed onInstagramthat her most recentembryo transfer was unsuccessful.

“I’m feeling great today. I’m feeling really positive,” Murgatroyd told PEOPLE on the carpet, “It’s only been six days, but yeah, it has been a rough couple of days. But today I’m feeling great, spending time with my family. I just love to be grateful for it.”

As for her next step, the star said she planned to “just to take a little break for a couple of months” before starting the process over again.

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Speaking about their son, Maks told PEOPLE that Shai was excited for the fun family night out.

“He’s been a great kid and you know, we had tough summer and he was amazing,” he explained. “So he definitely earned it today.”

On Monday, Murgatryod documented thefirst part of her recent embryo transferin a video shared onInstagram.

Murgatroyd also visited the beach, which she called her “healing ground.”

“I need to feel the sand through my toes to know I’m good and ready to go,” she wrote about her preparations. “I said my little prayers and we got on with our drive.”

The dancer also shared glimpses from a hospital bed where she was administered Valium for the first time, adding “If y’all are Valium virgins like me, you will laugh your ass off as I get high pretty quickly.”

“This experience was wild to say the least,” she continued. “I’m still processing everything one day at a time and have loved taking you all along for the ride. Please stay with me, I need the love. Love Peta xo”

On Tuesday, Murgatroyd shared the emotionalsecond part of her transfer day video, revealing that the embryo transfer from their first round of in-vitro fertilization was not successful.

“I promised you all that I would be open and honest. I had times where I was unsure of that decision throughout my IVF journey and even more so after we got the news that our transfer did not work,” Murgatroyd shared at the beginning of a lengthy Instagram caption.

“But going back on my word after being such an open book wouldn’t be right.”

The video showed the couple talking on their way home and their son giving Murgatroyd sips of water and covering her with a blanket as she lay in bed resting.

Murgatroyd called getting the heartbreaking news just 10 days after seeing her embryo “one of the saddest moments I’ll never forget.”

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source: people.com