Julianne Hough and husband Brooks Laich are planning to conceive a child with help of IVF

Julianne Hough and husband Brooks Laich reveal they are planning to conceive a child with help of IVF: ‘We want to increase the odds’

Julianne Hough and husband Brooks Laich want to be open about their process to conceive a child.

The 30-year-old America’s Got Talent judge’s 35-year-old hockey player husband revealed that the couple are using in-vitro fertilization. 

Brooks told Us Weekly that it is important for the couple to be transparent about the process as he said: ‘My wife and I want to have children in our future, and going through IVF was a decision we made to increase the [odds] of that happening.

‘My wife and I want to have children in our future’: Julianne Hough’s husband Brooks Laich r(pictured in February) revealed to Us Weekly the couple are using in-vitro fertilization

‘I wish people would perceive it [that way instead of with] shame or guilt.’ 

‘That’s what we want to do with the podcast: attack things that are stereotyped or deemed sensitive or hush-hush.’ 

The professional athlete – who is currently an unrestricted free agent in the NHL – recently launched a iHeartRadio podcast with musician Gavin Degraw called How Men Think. 

Laich says that he and Hough are focused on having one child before they decide on how many they want despite coming from big families.

'Let's just focus on getting one': Laich says that he and Hough are focused on having one child before they decide on how many they want despite coming from big families

‘Let’s just focus on getting one’: Laich says that he and Hough are focused on having one child before they decide on how many they want despite coming from big families

He explained: ‘She’s one of five, I’m one of three, and we always thought we wanted a big family.

‘Now we’re to the point where we’re like “Let’s just focus on getting one and then we’ll decide what we want after that.”‘

The hunky athlete is excited about the possibility of Julianne being a mother as she has been open about it before.

The former Los Angeles King player said: ‘She’d make the most amazing mother.  Julianne has the best heart in the world – that’s why I fell in love with her.

‘I view her as such a better person than I am because of the amount of love she has for every living thing in the world.’ 

'She'd make the most amazing mother': The hunky athlete is excited about the possibility of Julianne being a mother as she has been open about it before

‘She’d make the most amazing mother’: The hunky athlete is excited about the possibility of Julianne being a mother as she has been open about it before

Julianne and Brooks recently returned from a trip to Greece.

The duo shared a snap from their first day in Athens, Greece – May 5 – while standing in front of The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis.

Brooks revealed in his caption on social media that he ‘wanted to visit this place my entire life.’

During their week-long stay in the beautiful country, Julianne and Brooks also spent time in the beautiful city of Santorini. 

Julianne and Brooks at the Temple Of Poseidon in Cape Sounion

The couple at a resort in Santorini

Wow: Julianne and Brooks, a professional hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent, recently returned from a trip to Greece

Good-looking duo: Julianne and Brooks enjoyed a week-long stay in the stunning country of Greece, where they took in historical sites as well as the sea; pictured at The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis

Good-looking duo: Julianne and Brooks enjoyed a week-long stay in the stunning country of Greece, where they took in historical sites as well as the sea; pictured at The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis

What a dream: Julianne and Brooks also spent time in the beautiful city of Santorini

What a dream: Julianne and Brooks also spent time in the beautiful city of Santorini

Julianne shared several snaps as well from their incredible holiday in Greece; she was snapped mid-dance in Santorini while sporting a red and white dress with a black belt bag. 

She was also photographed posing in a dusty orange hued bathing suit – complete with a bow detail over her midriff.

The former Dancing With The Stars pro posed alongside a pool in the gorgeous image; she captioned it with a heart emoji plus a heart emoji equaling a heart.

Julianne and Brooks began dating in December 2013; they went public with their romance in February of the following year.

The duo revealed their engagement on August 18, 2015 before tying the knot on July 8, 2017 in Idaho.   

Perfection: Julianne shared several snaps as well from their incredible holiday in Greece; she was snapped mid-dance in Santorini while sporting a red and white dress with a black belt bag

Perfection: Julianne shared several snaps as well from their incredible holiday in Greece; she was snapped mid-dance in Santorini while sporting a red and white dress with a black belt bag

What a vacation: She was also photographed posing in a dusty orange hued bathing suit - complete with a bow detail over her midriff

What a vacation: She was also photographed posing in a dusty orange hued bathing suit – complete with a bow detail over her midriff

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