Emma Roberts is heavily pregnant with her first child, a boy, with partner Garrett Hedlund of Tron: Legacy fame.
But her journey to pregnancy was not easy, the 29-year-old Adult World actress told the December issue of Cosmopolitan.
The niece of Julia Roberts had a fertility struggle and was told to freeze her eggs after a doctor learned she had undiagnosed endometriosis: ‘I felt like I had done something wrong,’ said Roberts who has been acting since age six.
The path to motherhood: Emma Roberts is heavily pregnant with her first child, a boy, with partner Garrett Hedlund of Tron: Legacy fame. But her journey to pregnancy was not easy, the 29-year-old Adult World actress told the December issue of Cosmopolitan
The struggle: The niece of Julia Roberts had a fertility struggle and was told to freeze her eggs after a doctor learned she had undiagnosed endometriosis: ‘I felt like I had done something wrong,’ said Roberts who has been acting since age six
Roberts stated she thinks she had endometriosis when she was a teen and it was never dealt with.
When she was diagnosed, her doctor added that endometriosis causes problems with fertility. She was then told she probably needed to freeze her eggs and she did so.
‘When I found out about my fertility, I was kind of stunned,’ she said. ‘It felt so permanent, and oddly, I felt like I had done something wrong.’
Not easy: Roberts stated she thinks she had endometriosis when she was a teen and it was never dealt with. When she found out, her doctor added that endometriosis causes problems with fertility. She was then told she probably needed to freeze her eggs and she did so
A strain: ‘When I found out about my fertility, I was kind of stunned,’ she said. ‘It felt so permanent, and oddly, I felt like I had done something wrong’
Support group: Then she was brought into ‘a new world of conversation about endometriosis, infertility, miscarriages, fear of having kids.’ The Nancy Drew actress said: ‘I was so grateful to find out I was not alone in this. I hadn’t done anything “wrong” after all’
Then she was brought into ‘a new world of conversation about endometriosis, infertility, miscarriages, fear of having kids.’
The Nancy Drew actress said: ‘I was so grateful to find out I was not alone in this. I hadn’t done anything “wrong” after all.’
She said she got pregnant when she stopped thinking about her fertility issues. ‘It sounds cheesy, but the moment that I stopped thinking about it, we got pregnant,’ she revealed.
Not on her mind: She said she got pregnant when she stopped thinking about her fertility issues. ‘It sounds cheesy, but the moment that I stopped thinking about it, we got pregnant,’ she revealed
Careful mama: But Roberts was not comfortable sharing the news with her fans right away because she worried something could go wrong. ‘So I kept it to myself, my family, and my partner, not wanting to make grand plans if it wasn’t going to work out,’ she said
The ‘no plan’ plan: ‘This pregnancy made me realize that the only plan you can have is that there is no plan,’ she added
But Roberts was not comfortable sharing the news with her fans right away because she worried something could go wrong.
‘So I kept it to myself, my family, and my partner, not wanting to make grand plans if it wasn’t going to work out,’ she said.
‘This pregnancy made me realize that the only plan you can have is that there is no plan.’
Now she feels ‘hungry and tired.’: ‘Food and sleep do not abide by the normal laws when you’re pregnant,’ she continued.
‘But I’m healthy, which is the thing I’m most grateful for.’
‘To see my body change inside and out so drastically has been a wild experience. Surprising and beautiful,’ Roberts added. ‘Then again, some days I feel like I’m being hijacked by something.’
Cravings: Now she feels ‘hungry and tired.’: ‘Food and sleep do not abide by the normal laws when you’re pregnant,’ she continued. ‘But I’m healthy, which is the thing I’m most grateful for’
A new Emma: ‘To see my body change inside and out so drastically has been a wild experience. Surprising and beautiful,’ Roberts added. ‘Then again, some days I feel like I’m being hijacked by something’
The star also told Cosmo that she thought she would be married and a mom by 24.
‘At 16, I thought, “By the time I’m 24, I’ll be married with kids.” And then I was 24 and I was like, “Remember when I said I would be married with kids by now?”‘
She said that constant travel for her career kept her from her dreams of pursuing a family.
Her love: Emma with Garrett Hedlund in August 2019 in Los Angeles, California
Emma’s next movie is Holidate: ‘The script came along and I remember thinking, This is what I want to do. I want to make a movie like this. It’s nostalgic; it’s romantic; it’s fun. I love serious work, but sometimes, you just want to laugh and watch a movie 10 times in a row, and that’s okay,’ she said.
In the photo shoot, which was done by Kylie Jenner’s friend Sasha Samsonova, Roberts shows off her bare belly at a hilltop mansion in LA.
Aand the interview was conducted by her friend, novelist Stephanie Danler.