“Our Daughters Were Conceived Through IVF” – Michelle Obama Opens Up About Fertility Issues And Marital Success
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- November 12, 2018
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There’s no such thing as a perfect relationship and even though we have a number of celebrity couples who serve us goals the truth is there’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes.
Former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama spoke about politics, miscarriages, fertility treatments, and marriage counseling during an interview with Robin Roberts on ABC’s “20/20” that aired Sunday night.
The interview comes as Obama promotes her new memoir, “Becoming,” which is set to come out Tuesday, November 13, 2018.
Speaking On Her Miscarriage and Infertility
Michelle Obama said she felt “lost and alone” after suffering a miscarriage about 20 years ago.
“I felt like I failed because I didn’t know how common miscarriages were because we don’t talk about them”.
“We sit in our own pain, thinking that somehow we’re broken.I think it’s the worst thing that we do to each other as women, not share the truth about our bodies and how they work”.
“That’s one of the reasons why I think it’s important to talk to young mothers about the fact that miscarriages happen”.
She revealed to Roberts that she underwent in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in order to conceive her two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
“The biological clock is real, I realized that as I was 34 and 35, We had to do IVF.”
Speaking On Her Successful Marriage
She also talked about how she and her husband turned to marriage counseling, which helped the pair learn how to talk through their disagreements.
“Marriage counseling for us was one of those ways where we learned how to talk out our differences,”
“I know too many young couples who struggle and think that somehow there’s something wrong with them. And I want them to know that Michelle and Barack Obama, who have a phenomenal marriage and who love each other, we work on our marriage. And we get help with our marriage when we need it.”
We can’t wait to get our hands on this book as soon as it is released.
Watch the full interview here:
Speaking on happiness and self love
Michelle Obama said one of the first lessons she learned about herself during the early stages of her marriage was that she was more in control than she thought. She realized the importance of self-care and asking for help whenever she needed.
“What I learned about myself was that my happiness was up to me. I started working out more and asking for help, not just from him but from other people. I stopped feeling guilty. It’s important for me to take care of myself. That’s not on Barack.”
