Jennie Garth reveals she felt 'ashamed' after facing 2 consecutive miscarriages with husband Dave Abrams
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jennie Garth and her husband Dave Abrams have spoken about difficult times in their lives after getting married in 2015.
During an episode of the actress’ iHeartPodcast, ‘I Choose Me with Jennie Garth’, the duo opened up about two miscarriages they faced, as per People.
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Jennie Garth and Dave Abrams ‘got pregnant naturally’
Starting the conversation, Garth said, “This is a pretty vulnerable topic, and I really appreciate you being open to talking about it because I think it could help some people. What point in our relationship did we start talking about maybe wanting to have kids together?”
Joining her, Abrams replied, “Well, if you remember, we got married on July 11. And then we got pregnant that same month,” as the ‘Bad Influence’ star mentioned, “We got pregnant naturally.”
Her 43-year-old husband then stated, “Yeah. We got back from Carmel. We went on a little mini honeymoon to Carmel up in Monterey. And like two weeks later, you were pregnant.”
He also recalled how they met a gynecologist, who told them that they were “good to go.”
“And then that lasted almost four months. And then, you know, we found out,” the occasional actor revealed, before continuing, “Well, I don’t want to get emotional in the first 15 minutes of a podcast. Yeah, we found out that there was no heartbeat.”
Following the miscarriage, the couple was advised to go for a dilation and curettage procedure (DNC), which is performed “to diagnose and treat certain uterine conditions — such as heavy bleeding — or to clear the uterine lining after a miscarriage or abortion,” as per Mayo Clinic.
‘The Beverly Hills, 90210’ star also shared that she and her husband decided to go for DNC because “it was just too much for me to carry a baby that had been terminated.”
Jennie Garth and Dave Abrams’ second pregnancy did not last long
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Soon after that, Garth, who shares three daughters with her ex Peter Facinelli, got pregnant again.
Abrams said on the podcast, “So that one was shorter. I remember we had to switch doctors. And this one was only, you know, you found out you got pregnant. And then this was only like a month and a half.”
He explained, “I think the doctor at the time was like, ‘Well, it’s not going to be healthy anyway.’ So then we did the DNC again.
“And then by that time, I think it had definitely taken an emotional toll which we didn’t know how to communicate at the time. So we kind of just wrapped it up and then other things kind of came in the fold.”
Two miscarriages left Jennie Garth 'feeling really down'
Besides, the ‘What I Like About You’ asserted, “I think at that time, I was feeling really down on myself, really ashamed, feeling like I was disappointing you, like I wasn't able to carry a pregnancy with you, who I loved.”
“And I had had these three beautiful daughters with Peter, and you had stepped in and become such a wonderful stepdad to them. And so I remember I so, so, so wanted to give you a baby boy," Garth added.
