“I did 6 artificial inseminations, in vain”: Caroline Ithurbide recounts the secret fight she waged to have her daughter

When Caroline Ithurbide decided to have a third child with son mari, the comedian Polo Anidshe was far from imagining what awaited her. Already a mother of Gaspard Rubenborn in 2008, andAmber Lilahborn in 2011, which she had with her former companion Boris Ehrgottthe host had experienced two pregnancies without difficulty. So obviously, she thought that everything would happen the same way. “I had my first children very easily, so I thought it would be the same“, she confides in an interview with Closer. But the months ended up passing without any pregnancy occurring. “One year, two years… There, we start to wonder“, recognizes today the morning person at RFM. At the time, Caroline Ithurbide nevertheless preferred to believe that this situation was not linked to a medical problem.

“I had six artificial inseminations”: Caroline Ithurbide recounts her grueling medical journey

Finally, Caroline Ithurbide and Polo Anid decide to consult. Examinations then reveal a low ovarian reserve. “The results are not catastrophic, but my ovarian reserve is low, which makes sense at my age“, explains the woman who was then 42 years old. Then began a particularly heavy protocol. “Hormones, injections, everything becomes very structured“, says the host, who quickly sees her daily life punctuated by medical appointments and treatments. Despite all their efforts, the attempts follow one another without success. “I’ve had six artificial inseminations, and none of them have worked.“, she reveals with frankness. But the couple refuses to give up. Only, in France, IVF possibilities become more complicated after the age of 43. Caroline Ithurbide then made the radical decision to continue her journey in Barcelona. “Overnight“, she makes multiple trips to Spain to try her luck one last time. And it is finally during the fourth IVF that the miracle occurs. “I finally got pregnant on the fourth IVF, the last one we planned“, she confides.

Caroline Ithurbide kept this fight secret for a long time to protect her children

Throughout this period, the host chooses to remain very discreet. She explains that she experienced this ordeal “almost behind closed doors†with her husband. It’s also a way of protecting your two eldest children from the pressure and disappointments linked to the different attempts. “I didn’t want my children to live at the pace of these attempts“, she explains. In September 2025, the journalist finally announced her pregnancy live. A few weeks later, in October, she gave birth to little Georgia. Now a year and a half old, the little girl has completely disrupted the family’s daily life. At 46, Caroline Ithurbide is now enjoying this late motherhood while having returned to radio.