from a man's perspective: Hugh Jackman talks about IF/loss

On the Katie Couric show, Hugh Jackman opens up about his children's adoptions and the struggles he and his wife went through with IF and miscarriage. I think it's refreshing to have a man's take on the topic.

Hugh Jackman speaks

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"Until you go through it, you realize it’s not talked about a lot. By the way to be clear, Deb and I always wanted to adopt. So that was always in our plan. We didn’t know where in the process that would happen but biologically obviously we tried and it was not happening for us and it is a difficult time. We did IVF and Deb had a couple of miscarriages. I’ll never forget it the miscarriage thing… It happens to one in three pregnancies. But it’s very very rarely talked about. It’s almost secretive, so I hope Deb doesn’t mind me bringing it up now.

It’s a good thing to talk about it. It’s more common and it is tough. There’s a grieving that you have to go through. So the moment Oscar was born, all the heartache just melted away. Many of you are parents, you guys know you can’t prepare for that moment. Nothing can prepare you... You can’t even explain how incredible it is and that avalanche of emotion that comes and how it opens up your heart, how it frustrates you, how it angers you, how everything is just all the sudden how alive you are as a parent.”

from a man's perspective: Hugh Jackman talks about IF/loss

He is such an amazing father and I am so glad more people are talking about infertility

from a man's perspective: Hugh Jackman talks about IF/loss

I agree, mama!