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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!
i’m sooo glad angie addressed the IVF issue but i think non of the loyal brangelina fans believed it! IVF is for women who has a problem conceiving and also w/ fertility issues. i know ‘coz my sis-in law[also my best friend for 40yrs] went thru this twice but unsuccessful so they just adopted. i could explained abt. this more but non sense. me and my sis were just laughing abt.it the other day and of course who broke the news right? US mag!, whom i’ve posted here before to never never buy! WOW! janice Mean’s credibility is really going down the……. never mind. i wanna say some more but i dont want my post to be on moderation! LOL! anywho, yesterday i spent half of my day looking for people and hello mags.but unsuccessful! i live in panorama city w/c is 12 miles north of hollywood! i paid my nephew to drive me around but none! went to walmart target ralphs albertson rite aid sav on and barnes and noble. got soo tired ‘cuz of my minor surgery 4days ago! people’s subscription here doesnt come ’til friday so i spent the rest of my day in the net browsing all over for the pics and was just awe and cried a little bit b/c my brangelina looks sooo happy w/ their brood! she looks healthy- thanks to all who prayed for her! this family is really blessed and i love them more! more power to all the JP fans here and especial thanks to you sherry! also HAPPY B-DAY TO MADDOX CHIVON JOLIE PITT! he’s 7 today!
julia, i don’t think such an interview ever transpired. otherwise, it would have been all over the blogs and news, and i believe us weekly would have added a quote from just such an interview to support their recent headline about the jolie-pitts … i think. i’ve never really read that us issue about the so-called in vitro, but i imagine, the article was no different from us weekly’s other “oh so credible” stories about the jolie-pitts.
Lucy, can I go with you? I almost forgot Maddox is 7 years old today. Happy birthday Mad. You are such one lucky boy to have a family as loving as you have right now.
Off topic: Lucy one of my nieces graduated in Miriam College too with a degree in Clinical Psychology, she now lives & work in Toronto. She got lots of friends still working in Miriam College & she is very fond of this one particular Nun in school, she said she was her 2nd mother. Have a nice trip & enjoy.
Sherry, go back 9 months in the archives. :)
Kinda hard to do IVF while you’re filming a movie! Stupid US mag….
Angela please get enough rest & while resting Sherry will give you updates about the Jolie-Pitt’s.Take care.
I thought I remember hearing about an interview she did before the babies were born where she admitted to using some artificial help…. maybe I am wrong… but I thought it was while they were in New York… or something like that…
I never doubt about the twins being conceived in natural way, I’m glad Angie addressed that gossip, she is honest in everything she does & did. Just happy for all of them, what a remarkable family. I’m still at awe seeing the twins pictures & the whole family, really a very lovely pictures. I have to get my copies tomorrow.
God bless the Jolie-Pitt’s.
Anyone who believes that a fertile couple with no known secondary fertility issues will just go in for a quick round of IVF is certifiable. It’s a long, painful process and I don’t know anyone who would do it if they didn’t absolutely have to.
As for conceiving twins, the inheritance factors come 100% from the maternal side. Twins on the father’s side of the family have no effect on whether twins are conceived or not. Identical twins is a completely random occurance, while fraternal twins are determined by the mother releasing two eggs during ovulation instead of just one. Just for interest’s sake. :-)
hi sherry, why are my comments always awaiting moderation:(
Sherry, thanks so much for keeping us so informed. Angela, was sorry to read about your accident. Were driving or a passenger? Hope you recover quickly. Lucy, have a safe trip and enjoy.
BradPittWantsMe, this is the casual Brad, when not working he does his own thing, which is the crazy hats and his goatee. I like that they all appeared casual, there was no running around and getting everyone dressed to kill. Well maybe Zee, she looked like she had a pretty blouse on, but that is Zee. Kids being silly as kids are, to me just a very very happy family. I am a big fan of Marc Anthony and Jennifer and I was very disappointed in the layout of their twins. Too staged and not at all like the Marc I have always read about. Oh well we all have different ways of seeing things, but I guess we all agree that this is beautiful and happy family.
Now that I have seen the photos, I am dying to read the interview. Can any of you post the whole interview or links to sites that have it please? Thanks.
Hi Sherry,
I definitely didn’t believe the IV rumors. For starters you can’t determine the sex of the fetus/zygote so early on and people don’t realise that it is a very invasive procedure and takes a while depending on the sucess. I know because I’ve looked into it.
Angelina would have had to take injections every day to stimulate her ovaries. This is quite dangerous as someone go into hyperovulation syndrome which people have died from.
You then have to harvest the eggs and then fertilize them and then do the embryo transfer. The success rate is about 43%. If it doesn’t work the you have to do the whole process again. It also takes months for it to work and then you’ve no guarantee that the embryos will be healthy.
The tabloids make it out that they can just buy these babies off the shelf!!!! Absolutely ridiculous!
Hi sherry, everyone!!
i found this website that feature the whole people spread.. i love the pics.. these kids are so adorable! that pic with shy holding viv, really touched me too sherry.
http://evilbeetgossip.film.com/2008/08/04/the-full-jolie-pitt-clan-people-magazine-spread/
God bless the jolie-pitts.
Have a fantastic time, Lucy!! :-)
I have a copy of People now. First I went to WalMart and they don’t have the new copies yet, then Longs, same story. Finally, I went to Ralph’s and got me one. I believe Angie about the IVF. She will always be the target of tabloids and we know it. BTW, on another topic. I will not have access to a computer for a while. Aug. 13 through Aug. 28 I will be on vacation: 1 week in Sydney, and one week in the Gold Coast. Then Aug. 28th, I will fly to Manila for my college reunion from Miriam on Sept. 6th. Then back to my computer on Sept. 9th or 10th if I am not jetlagged.
No problem. :-) One to look through (which I wouldn’t mind getting fingerprints, spills, etc.on), one to keep pristine for my Angelina magazine collection (who knows, maybe I can sell it on eBay someday ;-) ), one to clip for my Jolie-Pitt scrapbook/collage, and one for my mom.
congrats ligaya. :) i was just wondering (please don’t take it in a negative way, i’m just really curious…) why did you buy several copies?
:)
i almost forgot about mad’s bday.
happy birthday madness. :)
i wonder how are they going to celebrate it?
Under mod – URLs for videos of Maddox and Angelina, and Brad and his sons, Maddox and Pax.
(I was going to post this at 12:01 a.m., but I’m not going to make it – so here it is early.)
HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY, MADDOX CHIVAN JOLIE-PITT!!!!!!!
“It’s wonderful. It’s just the most amazing thing in the world. He’s changed my life. He’s really centered me. Anytime I think anything else is important, I just see his smile. He’s made me the best person I could be.” – Angelina about Maddox
(I was going to post this at 12:01 a.m., but I’m not going to make it – so here it is early.)
HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY, MADDOX CHIVAN JOLIE-PITT!!!!!!!
“It’s wonderful. It’s just the most amazing thing in the world. He’s changed my life. He’s really centered me. Anytime I think anything else is important, I just see his smile. He’s made me the best person I could be.” – Angelina about Maddox
My Life, My Soul, My Son (or how Maddox saved Angelina)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKBG_RgImdQ&NR=1 (love the gospel choir)
The Riddle (You and I): Brad Pitt and his Sons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DCtmt8nEJY