Sara McGinnis
posted in Celebrities
After years of keeping her private infertility struggles a secret from the press, Jaime King is sharing her story.
Reaching out to fans and fellow moms on Instagram, the actress who welcomed son James Knight Newman last October wrote, "For all the struggling women & moms out there that think they are alone – This is the truth about conceiving my son and struggles after. 8 yrs of pain and undiagnosed PCOS & endometriosis."
The message posted Friday continued, "9 doctors until Dr. Randy Harris diagnosed me & saved my life from a severe ectopic, 5 miscarriages, 5 rounds of IVF, 26 IUI's, most with no outcome, 4½ years of trying to conceive, 26 hours of brutal labor, early delivery b/c of sudden preeclampsia, tearing and tearing after the stitches were in once I was home, milk supply issues, painful mastitis, uncontrollable crying while breast feeding, worked until the day before I [gave] birth and went back after 6 weeks after because I was afraid of letting others down."
Jaime King, whose son with Fanboys actor Kyle Newman is now happy and healthy at 10 months old, went on to write, "For all the women out there who think they are alone in this #youarenotalone #ihavetobebravetosupportothers #realtalkthatterrifiesus."
Many have written back to the 35-year-old actress and shared their own stories of infertility and loss, while many others have simply written, "Thank you for sharing."
It's heartbreaking to me to read Jaime's story or anyone else's, to be given an unprecedented glimpse into years of personal struggle and pain, but also in some small way heartwarming to see the conversations happening. No one should be forced to share their story before they're ready, but I hope that whenever anyone from a famous actress to a regular gal feels they want to that they'll receive support.
Have you dealt with infertility or loss?
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