Influencers Hannah and Shane Burcaw, known on social media for the Squirmy and Grubs profile, announced they are expecting their first child after years of in vitro fertilization attempts in the United States. The couple, who lives in Minnesota, revealed the pregnancy in an Instagram post on Tuesday, accompanied by ultrasound images. Hannah is 20 weeks pregnant and the baby is due in January.
Married since 2020, Hannah and Shane built a large audience on TikTok and YouTube by sharing aspects of their daily routine and relationship. The couple's content mainly addresses issues related to life as a couple and Shane's disability, who has spinal muscular atrophy.
Shane Burcaw is a person with a disability who uses a wheelchair. He has spinal muscular atrophy, a neuromuscular disease that causes progressive loss of muscle strength. On social media, the couple uses humor and transparency to break taboos about relationships between people with and without disabilities.
The pregnancy announcement generated great resonance among the couple's followers, who followed along over the years the attempts at in vitro fertilization. The post celebrated an important moment for the couple after a long process of assisted reproduction treatments.
