90 Day Fiance couple Anna Campisi and Mursel Mistanoglu have announced they are expecting their first child together!
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Anna -- who married Mursel on Season 7 of 90 Day Fiance, which aired in 2019, and is currently living in Nebraska with her husband -- already has three sons from a previous relationship.
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But after undergoing IVF and egg retrieval and fertilization, a surrogate is now carrying Anna and Mursel's baby.
"Mursel and I are super excited to announce that we are expecting a little boy this May," Anna, 40, captioned a slideshow of photos Sunday on Instagram.
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"We are currently 22 weeks! #futurebeekeeper #murselandanna #90dayfiance #murselmistanoglu007."
Anna posted a sonogram image, a selfie with her 40-year-old husband from Antalya, Turkey, and a picture of a yellow onesie that reads, "Future beekeeper May 2022."
In July 2021, Anna revealed she was feeling "so emotional" because her three fertilized embryos were "being carried to Ukraine."
"We are signing with our surrogate today," Anna gushed in an Instagram post. "Keep us in your prayers!"
One month earlier, Anna shared how Mursel had been living with her in the United States for two years. She called their time together in America "crazy" and "busy" in a loving June 2021 Instagram tribute.
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Anna and Mursel, who own and operate a store that sells their homemade honey products, documented part of their journey to have a baby together on Season 2 of 90 Day Diaries, which was released last year on discovery+.
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During Episode 2 of the series' second season, Anna explained that since she had an ablation five years ago, her uterus was "ruined" and she can't carry a baby on her own.
But since Mursel longed to be a father, she and her husband had been exploring other options.
Anna therefore broke the news that she and Mursel were thinking about having another baby to two of her sons -- Gino, 16, and Leo, 8 -- but her eldest son, Joey, 17, was not present for the filmed conversation.
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Gino clearly wasn't happy about the news, but Anna decided to go through with IVF injections anyway to prepare her body for egg retrieval.
"I want a child from me and Anna's marriage because the baby is going to be ours," Mursel explained in a confessional.
"Also, it will be from my DNA. If we have a baby, it will learn Turkey's culture through trips back and forth. I mean, it will feel like a Turk. That's why I want a child."
After days of IVF injections, Anna and Mursel drove 17 hours to a fertility clinic in Syracuse, New York -- on very short notice -- for egg retrieval and fertilization.
"If this doesn't work, we're out of money. And if this doesn't work, Mursel's heart is going to be crushed. I think just being hopeful is what's going to help make this work," Anna said.
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After a three-hour surgery at the fertility clinic, Anna was understandably feeling anxious.
However, the doctor informed the couple he was able to retrieve seven eggs, and Anna shared how she was very happy with the results. Anna and Mursel only needed one good embryo to make a healthy baby.
"We're hoping to have a baby in our arms in 10 to 11 months," Anna gushed.
"I'm excited, our baby is coming!" Mursel added.
Following the procedure, three of Anna's eggs were successfully fertilized into embryos. As a result, they began the process of choosing a surrogate.
Anna and Mursel tied the knot in Nebraska on September 8, 2019, according to court records obtained by Starcasm.
Anna confirmed on Instagram in November 2019 that she and Mursel got engaged on September 8, 2018.
After Mursel's K-1 visa was approved and he moved to the United States, he met Anna's three sons.
However, it took time for Anna's sons to warm up to Mursel, and Anna and Mursel initially lied about Anna's children to Mursel's parents, who were initially shocked to find out the truth but eventually came around to the idea.
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