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John Legend reveals happiness at having baby Luna with Chrissy Teigen following years of struggling to conceive, as he encourages others to have IVF

The couple are doting parents to baby Luna, but it was a long road to happiness

JOHN Legend has encouraged other hopeful parents to consider IVF after he welcomed his daughter Luna with Chrissy Teigen following years of struggling to conceive.

The singer opened up on the pair's difficulties starting a family in a tell-all chat, and admitted he's happy they chose to seek help.

 John Legend welcomed Luna with Chrissy via IVF
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John Legend welcomed Luna with Chrissy via IVFCredit: Splash News

The pair welcomed nine-month-old daughter Luna through In-Vitro Fertilisation, which involved eggs being collected and fertilised in a lab.

Speaking to , he said: "There are some who look down on people that have fertility issues and need to use IVF. We have had fertility issues for years and had to use IVF.

"Some people can't reproduce naturally. We're glad we had Luna the way we did, and hopefully we'll have a few more kids through IVF.

"We think it's a viable issue for people having fertility issues and encourage people that can't have kids the old-fashioned way to do it the way we've done it."

The star added that having "control" over reproduction is an important right for women, in particular choosing when to start a family.

And it comes after Chrissy revealed the couple hope to add to their family in the future using IVF.

 Chrissy Teigen and John are completely loved up
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Chrissy Teigen and John are completely loved upCredit: Getty Images - WireImage

She tweeted: "Since this is coming up again, I said our next baby would be a boy because that is the embryo we have left. A boy. So. Yeah.

"And no, I am not pregnant. (sic)"

 Chrissy and John are more loved up than ever
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Chrissy and John are more loved up than everCredit: Getty Images

Meanwhile, Chrissy was recently praised by fans when she proudly showed off her post-baby stretch marks on her legs.

 posted a picture of her inner thigh revealing the marks and captioned the pic: "Whatevs" - which went down as storm for those who felt it promoted healthy body positivity.

 The star revealed the stretch marks on her thigh in a refreshingly candid shot online
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The star revealed the stretch marks on her thigh in a refreshingly candid shot onlineCredit: Getty Images

Chrissy, 31, became a mum for the first time nine months ago, and has made no secret of the love of her family and the changes her body went through while pregnant.

The picture has been shared more than four-and-a-half thousand times on Twitter as those who suffer from similar issues flood her comments with messages of praise.

 Chrissy displayed the stretch marks on her thigh during a boozy night in and brushed it off with a 'whatevs' message
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Chrissy displayed the stretch marks on her thigh during a boozy night in and brushed it off with a 'whatevs' messageCredit: Twitter

One wrote: "this (and your wit) is why you are my favorite"

Another added: "you're real as f***. thanks for reminding everyone that not everyone is 100% flawless (even tho you are and stuff)"

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