Reese Witherspoon-pregnancy speculation began before she even married Jim Toth, and the speculation grows more and more now that they’re hitched. I think it probably started because the engagement was so short – many people gave Reese the “shotgun wedding” side-eye, probably because Reese had done that before, with her first marriage. In the end, I think Reese and Jim got married so quickly because of scheduling – she was due to spend a month promoting Water for Elephants (which didn’t do so well at the box office), so Reese decided “Meh, why wait?” Anyway, I wouldn’t be surprised if Reese has an announcement by the end of the year, but that’s not stopping In Touch Weekly from talking to one of Reese’s “pals” about what Jim and Reese are doing to try for a baby. Hint: It involves Jesus.
They say that the family that prays together, stays together, but Reese Witherspoon, 35, and her new husband Jim Toth, 40, are trying a new twist: A pal reveals that the devoted pair, who are weekly churchgoers, have begun praying for help in expanding their family.
“They both want a baby,” the pal says, “But instead of trying IVF, they’re turned to God. They say a prayer every night before bed in hopes of conceiving.”
[From In Touch Weekly, print edition]
First of all, Reese is only 35, she’s already had two healthy pregnancies, and there’s no reason to think that she isn’t capable of getting pregnant all on her own (I mean, with Jim, obviously), without help from doctors or Jesus. I find the whole “instead of trying IVF” part to be rather invasive and condescending. Second of all: sure, why not? Praying won’t hurt. But if the prayer room’s rocking, don’t come a’ knockin’.
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Awww….hope she and Jim have a baby soon.
Why people who use IVF are looked at as less than a person that conceives naturally. I think people need to wake up and realize that sometimes nature needs help. And that just because you want a baby does not mean the body will cooperate and give you one. Million of women face that fact everyday.
Having babies is not always that easy.
It is completely understandable that she would want a child with the new husband, especially considering he does not have any children.
Maybe Reese and Jim would be more successful with another method – it’s called having sex.
one is perfectly capable of natural babies at 35. what is with this IVF crap?
and i clarify that to mean “one who’se proven capable of healthy pregnancy” such as Reese. I’m sure other people aren’t so don’t start screaming at me.
What did folks do in the days before IVF adopt or something?
This article is a jab at her age.. the premature aging of hollywood and thus the world. Ugh.
Dudes, she’s just in her 30’s, and she’s had 2 kids already (thus proving her ability to conceive). Why the rush to IVF?
I didn’t even try until I was 35, and I now have two lovely boys, 9 and 11, who are going over to the local espresso joint right now to get a double mocha for me.
The old “35 is the cutoff” hooey is out the window with blood screening and early sonogram as far as checking the baby.
She’ll be fine. She and hubby need to stop worrying and make like bunnies….
IVF is very expensive~10k to 15 k a pop. As an adjunct to other methods,or even as a solitary method, Acupuncture & Chinese herbs have very reliable success rates with infertility, as well as other menstrual related issues such as irregular menses, dysmenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding, fibroids & cysts, PMS, & menopause syndromes. People are foolish to put out that much money for IVF & other Western procedures & not include the Eastern Medicine aspects. Here is a link to a well known & respected clinic in Houston for more info:
http://www.easternharmonyclinic.com/
I’ll co-sign on the acupuncture and herbs route….
does not work every time, i’m sure someone will inform us of that, but it is much cheaper and often more successful, and certainly not painful or as difficult as IVF can be.
Plus, it also treats stress simultaneously, so you gotta love that!
2 for 1~a bahgain, dahlings…..
ivf? She is only 35. She could conceive naturally esp since she has already had 2 kids.
I had 2 kids, healthy pregnancies (with my now ex-husband), and it took me almost 10 years (with hubs) to get pregnant with my 3rd.
Having been pregnant/already having kids doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a cake walk to get pregnant again. Not in my case, anyway.
I think you need about a year of trying naturally before you start with fertility treatments- and generally you start with fertility drugs before turning to IVF.
Most people use IVF as a last resort because it is so expensive (around $10k-$15k per cycle, with less than a 50% chance of a cycle working- I think most people wind up doing several cycles), which wouldn’t be an issue for Reese and Jim.
However, IVF is also really invasive and time consuming- it’s not like popping in for a leg waxing! There are weeks of painful injections and two rather uncomfortable medical procedures (the egg retrieval and the embryo implantation) involved.
I pray about anything and everything. Praying for something so important as conceiving is perfectly reasonable in my eyes. That may need to be done in conjunction with other methods of conception. As someone with PCOS I understand how difficult it can be to conceive naturally. There is a whole spectrum of options between natural conception and in vitro. Good luck to them and God bless!
Quite nice article, even if I have to mention that I’m not so familiar with the theme. Now I know a bit more 🙂 Frank