Selena Gomez Opens Up About Being Unable to Carry Her Own Children

[hewontgo]

Selena Gomez Opens Up About Being Unable to Carry Her Own Children: 'That Was Something I Had to Grieve' https://t.co/8y5mkuVmOr
- People (@people) September 9, 2024

Selena Gomez, 32, is opening up about her future motherhood plans.

“I haven’t ever said this...but I unfortunately can’t carry my own children,” Gomez said. “I have a lot of medical

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[originaru]

i'm glad she has the means to pursue other ways of having children. i don't know if fertility treatments are universally covered by insurance here so it's definitely a hard choice to make if you don't have the financial means to pursue something like IVF or freezing your eggs.

[ty]

I understand the grieving, especially for those who grew up thinking a baby was something they wanted.

[rabbitofalice]

i can sympathize with her on that topic.
i think i might be in a similar situation as Robyn from HIMYM in that i don't want to have children, but i might have problems conceiving according to my ob-gyn, and i would need to go through a lot of hoops to get there. and to realise that i might not have a choice was not a good feeling. it's ironic, how much i loved that episode when i first watched it, maybe ten years ago, and how i find myself in the same situation now.

[epicdonald]

❤️

one of my friends is in a slightly similar situation. she's always been adamant that she didn't want to have children and the other day found out that she's in menopause, relatively young too (she's 43). and she was surprised by how much it affected her to get the news because of the finality of it even though she had no intention of carrying a child.

personally i have no intention of getting pregnant either and sometimes think i'll be thankful to hit menopause because it means no periods & no pregnancy scares. but - and i say this as someone who just got her period today - sometimes when i think of a life where i don't have periods anymore i wonder if weirdly i'll miss it somehow?

[rabbitofalice]

🫂
i completely understand your friend, grieving when you know you're child-free is such an odd feeling, but i suppose it's just part of being human.

i did miss it when i went through amenorrhea last year, and it did make me feel less like a woman. i guess i got a sneak peek at what lies ahead lol i doubt i'll enjoy not having it since it would indicate that i'm growing older, but we'll see

[delfintaka]

I never wanted a child growing up (I did not actively NOT want to have children, but just never though about it, and did use to find pregnancy disturbing...)

But I can relate to grief that comes with realizing that your body has limits many do not have, and that your life may not turn out how you imagined it.

Best of luck to her!

p.s. I think babies a overrated

[skyler_white_yo]

It’s really nice that she’s opening up about this. I hope she can have the family she wants someday.