Courteney Cox-Arquette speaks about post-partum depression, IVF
Admitting that she's "not really ready right this second," actress Courteney Cox-Arquette said recently that she will "probably" undergo in-vitro fertilization (IVF) again in the hopes of providing a sibling for daughter Coco, turning 3-years-old this month. The former Friends actress -- and current star and executive producer of FX's Dirt -- has been open about her fertility struggles, ultimately suffering several miscarriages before she and husband David Arquette welcomed Coco. But Courteney also struggled with life after baby, as well.
I used to want to have eight kids. It was such a fantasy when I was younger because my mother, who was an only child, had four kids. Now, looking back, I don't understand how she did it. I think the baby part -- like, waking up early -- is hard. Really hard.
And -- not unlike actress Brooke Shields, who also resorted to IVF before giving birth to daughter Rowan in 2003 -- Courteney experienced post-partum depression which revealed itself 6-months after Coco's birth.
Do I believe in post-natal depression? Yes. Did I have the worst case of it? No. Women have hormones. It's not easy and as we get older, it gets harder. But there's ways to deal with it and stay in balance. I don't believe there's anything wrong with therapy. Post-natal depression can be devastating. Luckily, I was able to get through it.
Source: AHN via Marie Claire
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