Claire Danes says she freaked out when she found she was pregnant at 44
- On Jan. 27, Claire Danes said she called her OBGYN in convulsive tears, describing the moment as a meltdown after learning she was pregnant at 44.
- Believing natural conception unlikely, Danes said Rowan was very hard-earned after two rounds of IVF and she didn’t know pregnancy at her age was physically possible.
- After two strong cocktails, Danes said she took a CVS pregnancy test the next morning that read clearly positive and described feeling terrified and a 'funny shame.'
- Danes and husband Hugh Dancy welcomed daughter Shay in 2023, and she has since settled into life as a mother of three with about five years between each child.
- Her account highlights the emotional complexities of later-in-life pregnancy and appears amid the broader trend of celebrity births in recent years.
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Claire Danes Opens Up About Her Epic 'Meltdown' After Accidentally Getting Pregnant At 44
There's still a lot we don't know about women's bodies later in life, especially when it comes to perimenopause, menopause, and how late into life a woman can become pregnant and carry a baby to term.Actress Claire Danes opened up recently about her emotional experience of finding out she was pregnant at the age of 44 with her future daughter, Shay, who was later born in 2023. Danes also has two sons, Rowan and Cyrus, and all three children are …
Actress reveals she had an emotional breakdown after unexpected pregnancy at 44
Actress Claire Danes described having a complete emotional breakdown after learning she was pregnant with her third child at age 44, calling her doctor in tears when she discovered the unexpected news.
Claire Danes Had 'Convulsive Tears' Over Third Pregnancy
Claire Danes says the shock of finding out she was pregnant at 44 sent her straight into "meltdown" mode. On Amy Poehler's Good Hang podcast , the Homeland star recalled calling her ob-gyn "in convulsive tears" after she says her pregnancy test flashed "bold, cap-locked PREGNANT," per CNN . The news felt...
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