Four years ago, Actress Helena Bonham Carter and her husband Director Tim Burton had their lives changed by the birth of their baby boy. That bundle of energy is still bringing happiness to their lives but the couple didn’t want their son to be an only child. Two years ago, they decided to try for another baby. However, they were unsuccessful in getting pregnant. It wasn’t too long before the celebrity couple decided to start taking fertility treatments.
Their situation is one that shows that the problems of fertility treatments don’t just plague the average person. Celebrities also have their ups and downs with infertility. This couple’s issues include bad side effects with the initial fertility drugs that they tried, attempts to take alternative health approaches to fertility, and beginning discussions about in vitro fertilization. That’s the next step that Burton and Carter planned on taking in order to bring a second child in to their family.
However, they didn’t need to go all the way to IVF to solve their problems. It turned out that nature did what it does and Carter got pregnant seven months ago. Because of the difficulty of getting pregnant, the couple has surely been careful throughout the pregnancy. However, with just two months to go before the baby is due, Carter seems to be doing just fine. This shines a light on the possibilities that are out there for all couples who are hoping that their infertility problems will be solved. Whether or not you have to go all the way to IVF, there are solutions out there … and they aren’t just for celebrities.
Learn more about the Carter/Burton situation from Celebrity Baby Blog.
Learn more about in vitro fertilization here.
