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Lee Si Young Announces Birth of Daughter After Frozen-Embryo Transfer Following Divorce

She used a frozen embryo from her prior marriage to conceive the child.

Overview

  • Lee shared on Instagram on November 5 that she delivered a baby girl the previous day and posted photos from the hospital.
  • Her caption called the baby “a gift God gave to Mom,” introduced the nickname Shik Shik-ie, and thanked medical staff including Professor Won Hye Seong.
  • Images showed the newborn under observation with tubes and monitors in the hospital.
  • Lee had earlier disclosed that she chose to implant an embryo frozen during her marriage rather than discard it.
  • Coverage has noted her ex-husband Cho Seong-hyun said he opposed a second child but would fulfill his parental duties, and reports also said she spent months overseas during the pregnancy.