Kelly Preston Pregnant at 47!!

[Anonymous]

They are strict Church of Scientology members who probably don't accept IVF or fertility drugs as permissible right? So how on earth did she get pregnant??

[Anonymous]

I've been wondering the same thing. I think statistically only 1 in 100,000 women can get pregnant with their own eggs at 47, so you'd think it is donor (or left over embies if they used IVF in the past). But either way would require drugs.

[Anonymous]

My cousin just had a baby with her own eggs (conceived naturally, was not trying) and was close to 47. You never know!!

[Anonymous]

Are they OK with a donor using drugs? They could have done a natural cycle (F)ET with no drugs, but it still certainly requires a lot of medical intervention...not sure how strict they are.

[Anonymous]

Well...I would just like to say...there are any NUMBER of people in this world, who have gone against their religious beliefs to be able to family build.
It wouldn't be the first time...

I am a highly spiritual person, but I hate the overarching, non-personalized rules of organized religion...if my church (what EVER religious organization) kicked me out for using medical options to build my family and keep my family safe and healthy...I would gladly take my tithes and support elsewhere.

I am sure the Church of Scientology will make sure they don't lose a major income source, and a major 'PR' source in John Travolta and Kelly Preston.

[Anonymous]

The odds are incredibly slim that this is a spontaneous pregnancy with her own eggs at age 47. Of course it's possible, but it's extremely unlikely.

The thing is, they have so many fans who were so saddened by their son's death and are happy for them about this news, it would be nice if they could be open with their fans about what treatment they chose, instead keeping it hush-hush. It might help other women to know that. On the other hand, I know it's a highly personal, especially since they recently lost a child, so maybe they don't feel they can share the information.

[Anonymous]

My mom's friend got pregnant naturally at 50. She was so embarrassed (the friend not my mom) - it can happen.

[Anonymous]

Sure, it can happen. But what are the odds that they decided to have a child and she got pregnant relatively quickly with a healthy pregnancy at the age of 47?

[Anonymous]

Amazing. But sad if they are so sad about the passing of their son that they want another son when they still have a lovely daughter.

[Anonymous]

Well, granny had her last prgnancy at 47. She was not happy, as she had seven other children. She definitely was not trying. They did not have fertility drugs back then even if she wanted another child. Also, a colleague of mine was pregnant at 48. When she stopped having her cycle, she naturally thought she was going through menopause. She also was not trying. It's possible and Kelly Preston's odds are just as good as anyone else's odds. It's not nice to place your assumptions on others when you don't know their situations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, granny had her last prgnancy at 47. She was not happy, as she had seven other children. She definitely was not trying. They did not have fertility drugs back then even if she wanted another child. Also, a colleague of mine was pregnant at 48. When she stopped having her cycle, she naturally thought she was going through menopause. She also was not trying. It's possible and Kelly Preston's odds are just as good as anyone else's odds. It's not nice to place your assumptions on others when you don't know their situations.

It's just that the over 45 pregnancies are REALLY common in Hollywood among stars who get married later in life. So the "average" woman has a 1:100,000 change of conceiving at age 47 but all those hollywood stars just hit the odds right? Amazing!!!!!!!
Someone is keeping those LA and NY donor egg IVF clinics in business. Hmmmm.

[Anonymous]

And it would be nice if the celebs came clean, because it gives a lot of people false hopes that they can have kids into their 40s without intervention. Really, educating my husband on how hard it would be to get pregnant and not m/c in my 40s has been tough.

[Anonymous]

Really, educating my husband on how hard it would be to get pregnant and not m/c in my 40s has been tough.

Me too! My Dh actually said (after several unsuccessful cycles and 2 losses), "I thought tons of women were having babies in their 40s. I don't understand why this is so hard." I was like "yeah, those 'tons of people' are Hollywood celebrities who for some reason feel the need to pretend they didn't have fertility treatments!"

[Anonymous]

Amazing. But sad if they are so sad about the passing of their son that they want another son when they still have a lovely daughter.

How can you judge "how sad" they should be about losing their child?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Amazing. But sad if they are so sad about the passing of their son that they want another son when they still have a lovely daughter.

How can you judge "how sad" they should be about losing their child?

SHe's not. Sharpen your reading comprehension skills. Sad only if they are tryng to"replace" a child, which is not a grief coping mechanism, as anyone who has ever lost a child and gone through grief counseling knows.