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"It wasn&amp;apos;t easy, but it was worth it! Kandi Burruss and husband Todd Tucker struggled for a long time to have a baby together, and now their efforts are finally paying off. As reported earlier this week, the Real Housewives of Atlanta star is pregnant with the couple&amp;apos;s first child &amp;#x2014; and she couldn&amp;apos;t be happier!\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;If you follow RHOA you know that Todd and I went over a lot of hurdles to conceive,&amp;quot; the singer-songwriter, 39, tells Us Weekly of her hubby of more than a year. (They married in a televised wedding in April 2014.)\r\nIndeed, while both Burruss and Tucker have kids from previous relationships &amp;#x2014; she&amp;apos;s mom to daughter Riley, and he&amp;apos;s dad to daughter Kaela &amp;#x2014; they faced fertility struggles on Season 7 of RHOA.\r\n\r\nEarlier this year, the Bravo-lebrities opened up about their difficulties during an interview with Dr. Oz on his daytime TV show. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s tough. It&amp;apos;s frustrating,&amp;quot; Tucker admitted at the time. &amp;quot;&amp;apos;Cause I know it has to [weigh] on her emotionally. You know, just, &amp;apos;What&amp;apos;s wrong with me, why can&amp;apos;t I get pregnant, how do we fix it?&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe couple sought out the advice of medical experts for assistance. &amp;quot;We chose in vitro to help and found out it wasn&amp;apos;t 100 percent guaranteed, so when we found out that our procedure WAS successful you can&amp;apos;t imagine our joy!&amp;quot; the second-time mom-to-be tells Us. &amp;quot;Our family could now be complete with the addition of our baby love.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nBurruss&amp;apos; TV family is excited to welcome the little one, too. &amp;quot;Congratulations to Kandi and Todd!&amp;quot; her costar Cynthia Bailey tells Us. &amp;quot;A new baby is a beautiful and joyous new beginning. May God continue to bless your marriage and fill it with love.&amp;quot;\r\nSign up now for the Us Weekly newsletter to get breaking celebrity news, hot pics, and more delivered straight to your inbox!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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