Hoda Kotb Shares Her Road To Motherhood | Me Becoming Mom | PEOPLE

‘Today’ anchor Hoda Kotb joins host Zoë Ruderman to share everything about her road to motherhood and adopting two baby girls on the emotional premiere episode of PEOPLE's ‘Me Becoming Mom.’

Hoda talks about the cancer treatments that left her unable to conceive, a divorce that blindsided her and the revelation she had walking down the street that she was meant to be a mom. She opens up about how terrified she was to tell her relatively new boyfriend she wanted to adopt—and how she was willing to walk away from the relationship if he didn’t share her dream.

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Hoda Kotb Shares Her Road To Motherhood | Me Becoming Mom | PEOPLE

[kendaddi]

Indeed I sobbed when she said Joel said he didn’t need a week to accede to her request. So emotional.

I am so happy Hoda made the decision to adopt. It’s the best thing to do. I believe, on a general note, that God sometimes closes the womb of some women on purpose. The purpose is to get them to focus on some orphans who need parental care and love. Adoption is this act of obedience. He does this for people who have that gift of taking care of other people’s children as if they were their own. I encourage couples to please consider adoption when infertility lingers.

I have friends who adopted because of secondary infertility and they say, as long as one gets the child as a baby or little child, the feeling is exactly the same as biological children!

I have also seen infertile couple who went on to have their own children after they adopted. God just opened their wombs after they obeyed.

For those who adopt late their one regret is why they waited so long. Congrats to Hoda. Wish her a really happy family ahead.

[Lena-yjil]

Thx for such a lovely interview with Hoda.

[kimfaber]

What a wonderful person she is. Love her so much. Thank you for all you do, Hoda!! xoxo

[virginiadouglas]

HODA you are such a naturalist...God bless you and fam.

[PavoIvankovic-vvfy]

PAVO IVANKOVIC ..LAVJU....AMOR
BLESS...PAVO 💋💋💢💥💔💔😍💫💦❣️💢💋💋💋💋💋💋

[PavoIvankovic-vvfy]

PAVO IVANKOVIC GOOD BLESS FAMILI LAVJU AMOR KOLMI SMARK FON BLESS PAVO ❤❤

[wsatv]

OMGEEE this is so my story.. Career, defeating Cancer, Adoption. I have wanted to be a mom since I was 3!!!! The adoption of my boys happened last year. but they have been with me since 2017.. @youaremysonshines

[smargo]

Listen very carefully how this was just all for her. Can’t this woman have a normal conversation. All these ‘stories’.
Listen carefully. Me me me I I I. And she’s considering at her age another child. So flippin

[wildoceanappaloosawomangay]

All that matters is my family? Say rich, talented, beautiful women who have successful careers.
Whereas, women who just have a husband and children and no fulfilling careers with little money, hate their lives and abuse their children.
Truth.
ANYONE can say what Hoda says.
Also why don’t you try saving the hundreds of millions of animals a day that are tortured to death and the earth that is almost completely destroyed with overpopulation, animal ag, garbage, factories and deforestation.
🤷🏿‍♀️🌱