FYI- Many if not most of his children are Test Tube babies, no fun involved...with sowing his seed!
Another statement that can be looked into, that someone dismissed with a laughie. But yeah, many were conceived via IVF.... and some were from surrogacy.
I asked Grok ( x.com's built-in AI) and here's the reply it gave me:
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Based on the most recent news:
- Total children: 13 (including the one from Ashley St. Clair)
- Conceived naturally: 1 (X Æ A-Xii with Grimes)
- Conceived via IVF: 8 (5 with Justine Wilson, 3 with Shivon Zilis)
- Conceived via surrogacy: 4 (3 previously known, including Exa Dark Sideræl with Grimes and two from Shivon Zilis; the latest with Ashley St. Clair)
This breakdown accounts for:
- 8 children conceived through IVF:
- 5 with Justine Wilson
- 3 with Shivon Zilis (twins Strider and Azure, plus one more)
- 4 children born via surrogacy:
- Exa Dark Sideræl with Grimes
- Two from Shivon Zilis
- The latest child with Ashley St. Clair (as per recent claims, although not confirmed by Musk himself)
Please note, the exact method for the most recent child claimed by Ashley St. Clair isn't specified, but given the pattern, it's reasonable to categorize it under surrogacy for now.
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It's kinda interesting....but not uncommon for wealthy people to use IVF or surrogacy.
But reportedly he has reasons for doing it that way. Dunno, I haven't looked into it much, apart from asking Grok, after I saw someone mention it on X.
ETA: To be fair, maybe OPDQ 's laughie wasn't 'dismissing' what you said, maybe she was laughing at your comment about him not doing it the fun way.
