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As many of you will remember, there was a lot of talk that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie did In Vitro Fertilization to conceive twins, and even rumors that they had purposely chosen to have one boy and one girl. IVF is a wonderful advance to help parents who are struggling with infertility, but it is not usually taken lightly. Also, while IVF has helped many families, and is thus a positive thing, the problem was that the tabloids and blogs were twisting it into something negative, saying they were controlling how many babies they had and whether they were boys or girls. That was why I refused to post about it at the time.
However, in the interview, Hello asked them directly and Angelina cleared the air.
There were reports that the twins were conceived through IVF. Would you like to comment on that?
Angelina: If they had been conceived through IVF we would have been happy to discuss it. But we have been fortunate never to have had fertility problems.
I know not everyone is going to believe that, which is fine. But I have to figure, Angelina is so outspoken and so blunt about everything else in her life. If she had indeed had fertility problems and they had gone the IVF route with a successful outcome (after all, there’s no guarantee!), then I feel pretty sure that she would have talked about it with pride and honesty.
So, I guess the tabloids will have to put their thinking hats on and come up with some new garbage instead!
On the subject of IVF, I had twin fraternal sons at the age of 21.. Alot of women may drop one or several eggs per cycle.. Why would a healthy couple with one biological daughter already, even think of having IVF? It doesn’t make any sense.. My Niece went with IVF after trying for 10 years to conceive.. with IVF she did indeed conceive and had a healthy baby girl.. then a year later got pregnant without IVF and had a beautiful boy…. Brad and Ang don’t have the time to go though all the months of treatments for that…. I believe Angelina, everyone should! JMO
I live in California and I have been everywhere today to find either People or Hello to no avail. Can someone please tell me where I can find a copy? I absolutley Love , Love all of the gorgeous pictures I have seen on the the net.. I have to say my faves are of the kids holding thier siblings, especailly the pic of Pax and Knox.. It’s a classic… Ok so I have been to 3 Walgreens and 2 Longs, Barnes and Noble and Borders… Help, I am going crazy to get my hands on one or the other…. Who were the photographers? I am impressed!
and i’m the same with isacutie.
i always go to your webssite like 5times a day x]
thanks for always having genuine posts.
[in singing voice] i got the maaaag… i got the maaag!
XD because i’m subscribed.
such beautiful photos of the family.
theres only one clear picture of maddox though. i really think he was trying to dodge the camera though… as i believe when he sees camera he must think PAPARAZZI!
but thats what i just think.
and i just got to love pax even more. i wished for his cute conservative short hair.. but then when i saw his long hair with blond streaks – he just looks as awsome as his brother now. =)
def my all time fave famm
ITA, Sherry, including that IVF isn’t a decision people make easily or take lightly (I have a few family members and friends who took that route), and that Angelina and Brand would be frank if they had used that method. (Showbiz Tonight mentioned that not only did Brad’s sister have twins, there’s a history of twins on his grandparents’ side). Ugh Weakly cleverly found a way to boost their circulation, and temporarily upstage People and Hello by concocting that IVF scenario. I have a few more opinions, but I’m tired and going to bed – so I’ll post them tomorrow (+ my off-topic review of Jon and Kate and Eight, saw the program for the first time today).
SUCCESS PART I !!! Had to go to 3 stores, then got several copies of People. Tomorrow, I’m going to my Barnes & Noble to see if I can reserve some copies of Hello. I think they only carry 3-5 copies.
In People, Pitt seems to suggest that the twins came via his side of the family, although that is impossible as it’s the mother who carries the gene for multiples. Hope he isn’t that dumb! Jolie was really, really thin and my guess is she took fertility pills. Knox resembles Shiloh, but Viv has an odd nose–huge actually. Maybe it was the way they took the pics.
I agree with you too Sherry. Angelina has been willing to express herself about everything and been willing to do unconventional things in public (like kissing her brother, talking about her past drug experiences, etc.). I think that it is the overall character of a person that helps one decide whether they are speaking the truth in these instances and I think Angie’s answer to the IVF said what had to be said.
On a related personal note, I am also fearless about showing and expressing who I am and have on a occasion done some pretty unconventional things. For a while I was single, though of the “marrying” age. I went to my dad’s with my best girl friend, who I am very close to and have a very strong bond of trust with, and I called her “sweetie” once. My dad assumed I was a lesbian but did not say it to my face. My feeling was: If were, I would not be in the least ashamed of it. Just like everything else, I’d tell everyone ! I was shocked that anyone would think that someone as forthright as I was would try to hide something like that if it were true. Likewise, for Angelina to hide the fact that they used IVF would just purely and simply be out of character.
there’s nothing wrong on having an IVF. that IVF rumor was just an attack by a magazine who didn’t get the copyright of the twins first photo and i agree, now that they have cleared that rumor, the tabs will make up another negative rumor.
I guess for some the Jolie-Pitts story is too good to be true so they had to make up something that was never negative to begin with…. Apparently just not true. The spread in people is so much fun. Did anyone notice how they didn’t pose for an acutal family photos with all 8 faces? I thought that was cute & leaves a little mystery to this especially fun family.
oops, sorry about that double posting
I agree with you Sherry. I don’t think Angie would hide it if she did went through the IVF, as she’s always been outspoken about things, and this is something that has helped so many couples, I don’t think she’d shy away from advocating it if it did help them. And while as in any scientific procedure, IVF might be abused by some people, it is generally a good thing and it’s too bad the media people make it sound like something horrible by attaching it to Angie.
That said, thank you for all the posts you’ve had (haven’t been able to comment as much, but I still visit and read the comments). You and Randi over at Bradpittwatch are my two daily JP required reading. :) And to those who posted links to the photos of the beautiful family, thanks a million too.
I agree with you Sherry. I don’t think Angie would hide it if she did went through the IVF, as she’s always been outspoken about things, and this is something that has helped so many couples, I don’t think she’d shy away from advocating it if it did help them. And while as in any scientific procedure, IVF might be abused by some people, it is generally a good thing and it’s too bad the media people make it sound like something horrible by attaching it to Angie.
after 4 trips I found a copy of Poeple, the pictures are awesome !!!! What a beautiful family.