‘RHOP’ star Candiace Dillard Bassett is expecting her first child with husband Chris Bassett

After leaving The Real Housewives of Potomac, Dillard Bassett is embarking on a brand new journey.

“The Real Housewives of Potomac” star Candiace Dillard Bassett is entering a brand new chapter – motherhood. Weeks after bidding farewell to the “Desperate Housewives” franchise, Dillard Bassett revealed Entertainment tonight which she and her husband Chris Bassett are expecting.

“I’m about 13 weeks along, so I’m almost in the second trimester,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “It was weird, but I think also really wonderful, keeping it to myself until this moment. Just a little calmer, just growing a roll.

Just as the star consciously decided who she would share the news with first, she also took into account the environment in which her child would be.

“I wanted the space around us and our baby to feel calm, free and positive,” she said, revealing that pregnancy played a giant role in her decision to go away “RHOP.”

In addition to wanting to embark on the experience herself, without the added pressure, Dillard Bassett explained that she wasn’t sure if she would have the opportunity to create a protected space for her growing family “in the space where the show is currently,” she told ET .

Dillard Bassett and her husband began documenting their fertility journey on the show. After freezing her embryos two years ago, the “Drive Back” singer began in vitro fertilization (IVF) in January in hopes of conceiving a child.

“We waited and waited and waited all this time, and finally, after a year of injections, we heard that after those two weeks the process had worked,” she said, recalling the moment the doctor confirmed her pregnancy. “I did two rounds of egg recovery. To give you an injection in your belly, I had to inject my buttock every day – which wasn’t always fun – and for it all to finally pay off was amazing.”

Although the fact star is a “bonus mom” to her husband’s three children from a previous marriage, she wondered if she was able to have a child of her own.

“I always wondered, how do I know when I’m ready? “I always felt like part of my anxiety was that I wasn’t sure if I would find out, and when I did find out, it was undeniable,” she said. – But then I felt an itch.

She added: “I kind of woke up and realized I was never going to be 100% ready. I just had to trust the process and my doctors, stop being afraid and just do it. So when we decided to do it together, from that moment everything started moving by faith.

Finding comfort in her husband’s experience raising both girls and boys, the mom-to-be is excited about all things that come with motherhood. Even though they don’t know the baby’s gender yet, Dillard Bassett is willing to support their child’s future desires, even if it pushes them out of their comfort zone.

“It’s so cool that you literally have no idea what you’re getting (personality-wise),” she said. “I’m excited to support them in whatever they want to do.”

Dillard Bassett says that along with being her baby’s biggest cheerleader and dressing her, what she enjoys most is attending to know the mom community.

“It’s a space I look into from the outside. Most of my friends and cousins ​​have children. I helped raise and change diapers and take care of all my cousins’ babies, so it’s just going to be nice to be a part of this community and, you know, learn and grow as a member of it.”

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