Popular TikTok creators Squirmy and Grubs, known to fans as Hannah and Shane Burcaw, have announced they are expecting their first child in January. The Minnesota-based couple shared the news on Instagram, posting a series of images including their baby scan. Hannah is 20 weeks pregnant.
The announcement comes after the couple's previous unsuccessful attempts with IVF. "After going through IVF unsuccessfully for many years, we understand all too well the difficulties that many people experience when trying to conceive, and how seeing announcements can feel," the couple wrote in their caption. "Our hearts go out to you."
Shane Burcaw has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a neuromuscular disease that causes muscles to deteriorate over time. He has used a wheelchair since he was two years old. In a follow-up video on their YouTube channel, Hannah described her pregnancy so far as "super easy," reporting no significant nausea or vomiting, though she has experienced food aversions and pelvic pain due to hyper-mobility.
Shane acknowledged that he anticipates negative reactions to their pregnancy announcement due to his disability. "There are going to be a big number of people who are not happy about this pregnancy announcement," he stated. "There are going to be horrible, horrible people in the comments and in the message boards and in our emails telling us that we are making the worst mistakes of our lives, that I cannot and should not be a father because of my disability. That kind of rhetoric and belief has really affected me as a person and it's something that I grapple with all the time."
The couple, who married in 2020, have built a significant following on platforms like YouTube and TikTok by sharing candid insights into their lives. They also plan to launch a new baby blog to document their journey into parenthood and are using their announcement to highlight baby registries for other expectant parents. "Life is moving at a million miles an hour and we're having a baby. Life is good. We are so in love," Shane concluded.