Juwan and Chanen Johnson

After Two Pregnancy Losses, Juwan Johnson And Wife Chanen Are Expecting!

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By Melanie VanDerveer on January 4, 2023 at 4:30 PM EST

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Juwan Johnson and his wife Chanen are about to become "mom and dad." The couple recently announced they are expecting their "dream come true" baby.

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Juwan And Chanen Johnson Announced They Are Expecting A Baby!

Juwan and Chanen Johnson
Chanen Johnson - Instagram

Chanen posted a video announcing their exciting news on Instagram captioned, "youโ€™re our dream come true๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿค #juandchan." She followed it up with a video showing the moment she found she was pregnant, and a few follow up videos and snaps.

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Many of the couple's fans left well wishes and words of excitement in the comments. "SO SO HAPPY FOR YOU BOTH! Congrats on growing your family ๐Ÿคโค๏ธ," said Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross. A fan added, "Iโ€™m literally going to cry over 2 complete strangers on the internet Iโ€™ve never met!!! Lmao. Iโ€™ve been following your journey here and on TikTok for a while now and your journey to this point, I honestly couldnโ€™t be happier for you guys!!! You deserve this so much!!! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™." 

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An video posted on their TikTok page and Chanen's Instagram on December 1 told the couple's fertility story. "Doctors finally give us the green light to start trying to get pregnant," the beginning of the video reads. "We got pregnant. Bestie sits in bathroom with me while I'm vomiting from being in shock from a traumatizing miscarriage where I had to 'flush it.'"

The next part in the video shows the couple dancing in a club "pretending like we're ok when we're not." The video continues with, "Gets pregnant with our rainbow baby." Then she shows her crying with the words, "Has a second miscarriage on an airplane."

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The couple, both 26, met when they were students at Penn State, and after three years of dating, got married in February 2020. Chanen has revealed that after recovering from an eating disorder in college that stopped her menstrual cycles for five years, she was told she wouldn't be able to get children. But once healthy, the couple decided they both wanted to try for a baby.

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Chanen Johnson Has Been Open About Her Fertility Journey On Social Media

Juwan and Chanen Johnson
Chanen Johnson - Instagram

Chanen has kept her social media followers updated on their fertility journey. In November, she shared a video that shows some of their journey captioned, "If only we knew what 2022 would holdโ€ฆ stronger than ever ๐Ÿค" Tons of followers hopped into the comment section to leave encouraging words and send love to the couple.

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About a week ago, she posted a video captioned, "My Christmas wish" that shows her wrapping up a baby gift with the words written over the video, "I heard that if you wrap a baby gift under the tree you'll have a baby by next Christmas." It was only a week after this video was shared that she announced their happy news.

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