Julie and Camilla: Lesbian couple shares pregnancy journey and TikTokers can't stay calm
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Lesbian couples have limited options when it comes to having children. Both artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization are expensive methods that do not guarantee pregnancy. The difficulties associated with trying to conceive as a lesbian couple are well-known to Julie and her partner Camilla.
In fact, they have been sharing those difficulties with their millions of TikTok followers via the platform. They have over six million followers on both of their accounts because people can't get enough of their cute relationships and informative videos.
Who are Julie and Camilla?
TikTok couple Julie and Camilla share in the video below how they started out as best friends and then became more. Norwegian, Julie, and Camila are 26 and 33 years old, respectively. Julie came out at 16, while Camilla did not realize she was gay until she was 30. The ladies got married in July 2022 and are setting down roots as they rennovate their dream house together.
Julie and Camilia are pregnant!
On February 27, Julie and Camilla joyfully announced that they were "expecting" after months of struggling to conceive and also enduring a miscarriage. Julie and Camilla brought along their followers on their pregnancy journey, right from the egg retrieval, IVF, embryo transfer, and choosing a sperm donor. Camilla's egg was transferred to Julie's uterus then fertilized with the donor's sperm. Julie is carrying their future child and their fans are overjoyed for them.
Julie has discussed her challenging pregnancy. Julie updated her followers on her pregnancy on March 30. "Due to severe morning sickness that lasted all week, I haven't been able to post this week," she explained. In the transcript of her video, she stated, "I'm really struggling. I can't keep any food or water down." Julie reassured her fans that the baby was okay and that she would resume posting content when she feels better.
'They’re amazing'
One fan who watches their clips, wrote, “Is it Julie and camila??? I watch a lot of their tiktoks they’re amazing” while the other wrote “niamh and joe are posting tiktoks together again, julie and camila are having a baby, guys the world is finally healing”. Others left simple congratulatory messages as they knew how long the couple had been trying for a child. "So incredibly happy for you guys," gushed one commentator. "You deserve all the best! All love in the world for you," said another. Another fan, taking note of Julie's morning sickness, wrote, "Rest up mama, we'll all be here when you get back."