Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 20:15     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Someone remind me how she ended up somewhat blacklisted or not being heavily hired in Hollywood? Was it something to do with Chad Lowe my memory is failing me.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 18:59     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just saw Hilary Swank is expecting twins at age 48. Her comments about like “twins run in my family” and “it is such a miracle” make it sound like it was natural. I know this is totally petty, but it drives me crazy when celebrities pretend like they just naturally conceived twins at a very advanced maternal age.

https://people.com/parents/hilary-swank-pregnant-expecting-twins-with-husband-philip-schneider/


agree. Whenever I see someone over the age 38 with multiples, I assume its IVF.


You could be wrong. My DD’s speech pathologist had identical twins when one egg split. No IVF.


My great great grandmother had twins at 42. And she survived the Famine on Ireland. No IVF! Agree that 48 is less likely but not impossible.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 18:25     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Anonymous wrote:I know two “older” mothers that both had identical twins the old-fashioned way without fertility help. It absolutely happens.


Identical is completely different and does not run in families
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 16:38     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just saw Hilary Swank is expecting twins at age 48. Her comments about like “twins run in my family” and “it is such a miracle” make it sound like it was natural. I know this is totally petty, but it drives me crazy when celebrities pretend like they just naturally conceived twins at a very advanced maternal age.

https://people.com/parents/hilary-swank-pregnant-expecting-twins-with-husband-philip-schneider/


agree. Whenever I see someone over the age 38 with multiples, I assume its IVF.


You could be wrong. My DD’s speech pathologist had identical twins when one egg split. No IVF.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 16:36     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
I know two “older” mothers that both had identical twins the old-fashioned way without fertility help. It absolutely happens.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 16:30     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She may have used her own frozen eggs but it’s almost 100% IVF. It’s a miracle indeed, of modern medicine.


After a certain age, they don't do IVF with your eggs because they're too fragile. If you want to use your own eggs, you do drugs and IUI, and you could get pregnant with twins. But at 48, it's probably donor eggs, and all she has to say is "We're thrilled about the pregnancy and will not be discussing the details of conception."

It would be nice if she owned up, because using ART isn't shameful, but it's her choice.


The PP you're replying to is implying that she might be using eggs she froze as a younger woman, not her 48 y/o frozen eggs.


She's been married for four years and there are still frozen eggs to try? Come on, son.


She could have frozen them twenty-five years ago for all we know.




Yeah, but did she harvest and freeze 100+ eggs?
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 16:27     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Anonymous wrote:I just saw Hilary Swank is expecting twins at age 48. Her comments about like “twins run in my family” and “it is such a miracle” make it sound like it was natural. I know this is totally petty, but it drives me crazy when celebrities pretend like they just naturally conceived twins at a very advanced maternal age.

https://people.com/parents/hilary-swank-pregnant-expecting-twins-with-husband-philip-schneider/


agree. Whenever I see someone over the age 38 with multiples, I assume its IVF.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 16:22     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She may have used her own frozen eggs but it’s almost 100% IVF. It’s a miracle indeed, of modern medicine.


After a certain age, they don't do IVF with your eggs because they're too fragile. If you want to use your own eggs, you do drugs and IUI, and you could get pregnant with twins. But at 48, it's probably donor eggs, and all she has to say is "We're thrilled about the pregnancy and will not be discussing the details of conception."

It would be nice if she owned up, because using ART isn't shameful, but it's her choice.


The PP you're replying to is implying that she might be using eggs she froze as a younger woman, not her 48 y/o frozen eggs.


She's been married for four years and there are still frozen eggs to try? Come on, son.


She could have frozen them twenty-five years ago for all we know.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 15:51     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
What is the AARP is going through her mind?!

At 48? Seems selfish to me. If she'd really wanted kids, she had tons of years and resources to adopt some.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 15:31     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Anonymous wrote:I just saw Hilary Swank is expecting twins at age 48. Her comments about like “twins run in my family” and “it is such a miracle” make it sound like it was natural. I know this is totally petty, but it drives me crazy when celebrities pretend like they just naturally conceived twins at a very advanced maternal age.

https://people.com/parents/hilary-swank-pregnant-expecting-twins-with-husband-philip-schneider/


+1. Reminds me of the Sigourney Weaver character in Baby Mama. It smacks of a superiority complex. Totally fine not to mention circumstances at all. No one needs to know.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 15:24     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She may have used her own frozen eggs but it’s almost 100% IVF. It’s a miracle indeed, of modern medicine.


After a certain age, they don't do IVF with your eggs because they're too fragile. If you want to use your own eggs, you do drugs and IUI, and you could get pregnant with twins. But at 48, it's probably donor eggs, and all she has to say is "We're thrilled about the pregnancy and will not be discussing the details of conception."

It would be nice if she owned up, because using ART isn't shameful, but it's her choice.


The PP you're replying to is implying that she might be using eggs she froze as a younger woman, not her 48 y/o frozen eggs.


She's been married for four years and there are still frozen eggs to try? Come on, son.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 14:55     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She may have used her own frozen eggs but it’s almost 100% IVF. It’s a miracle indeed, of modern medicine.


After a certain age, they don't do IVF with your eggs because they're too fragile. If you want to use your own eggs, you do drugs and IUI, and you could get pregnant with twins. But at 48, it's probably donor eggs, and all she has to say is "We're thrilled about the pregnancy and will not be discussing the details of conception."

It would be nice if she owned up, because using ART isn't shameful, but it's her choice.


The PP you're replying to is implying that she might be using eggs she froze as a younger woman, not her 48 y/o frozen eggs.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 14:53     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Anonymous wrote:She may have used her own frozen eggs but it’s almost 100% IVF. It’s a miracle indeed, of modern medicine.


After a certain age, they don't do IVF with your eggs because they're too fragile. If you want to use your own eggs, you do drugs and IUI, and you could get pregnant with twins. But at 48, it's probably donor eggs, and all she has to say is "We're thrilled about the pregnancy and will not be discussing the details of conception."

It would be nice if she owned up, because using ART isn't shameful, but it's her choice.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 14:44     Subject: Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Anonymous wrote:I thought odds of natural twins go up with maternal age


It does.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2022 14:33     Subject: Re:Hilary Swank pregnant with twins
Twins running in her husband’s family wouldn’t have any bearing on her ability to conceive twins anyway.