Blake Lively Teases 'Bad' Dancing Ryan Reynolds: 'Can You Get Pregnant While Pregnant?'

Blake Lively had the sweetest and sexiest comment to her husband Ryan Reynolds's self-deprecating post showcasing his "bad" dancing.

The actress, known for playing a lead role in Gossip Girl, wrote, not without a hint of flirtation, in the comments section: "Can you get pregnant while pregnant??"

She is currently pregnant with their fourth child, in addition to daughters James, 7; Inez, 5; and Betty, 2.

As of this writing, Blake's comment has received 81,076 likes and 705 comments, ranging from serious to humorous.

But is it really possible to get pregnant while pregnant? The answer is yes, but according to experts, it rarely happens.

What is superfetation?

Superfetation happens when two eggs are released from the ovary on two separate occasions. It's extremely rare that less than 10 cases have been tackled in studies so far.

In 2016, Australian couple Kate and Peter Hill became parents to two baby girls who were conceived in two separate times, almost two weeks apart.

That's because Kate still ovulated and released an egg even if she was already pregnant. It went against the normal way of the female body recognizing pregnancy, thus ceasing to release eggs, and pregnancy hormones kicking in.

In 2020, another couple, Rebecca Roberts and Rhys Weaver, from the United Kingdom, had a son and a daughter who were conceived almost three weeks apart.

Rebecca’s doctors only considered her pregnancy as a superfetation after regularly scanning what they first thought as twins, and seeing that the other baby was “much smaller” and “consistently three weeks behind."

While Rebecca’s pregnancy progressed normally, it was also considered high-risk due to her age (39 at that time), and because she was carrying multiples. At one point, she and her partner were told that the younger twin may not survive.

In fact, Rebecca had to give birth at just over 33 weeks because the smaller twin’s umbilical cord was not functioning normally and was affecting her growth.

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