Rapper Eve has been open about the challenges she faced on her road to motherhood. Like many women, the 45-year-old had to turn to medical interventions, including IVF, after experiencing difficulties conceiving naturally.
In an interview with Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan, Eve shared that she was initially reluctant to pursue IVF was partly due to her personal beliefs.
“I come from a family, we are not religious, but we believed in god, there’s a whole element of that. And being a woman, we put so much pressure on ourselves, thinking as a woman, it’s just supposed to happen,” the 45-year-old rapper said.
In 2006, Eve suffered an ectopic pregnancy, which made her path to motherhood even more complicated. She admitted that overcoming the pressure she felt—both from herself and others—wasn’t easy.
“… I think there was a level of me having to talk to myself and say, “‘No, you need help, and that’s okay.’”
In 2022, Eve and her husband, founder & CEO of Gumball 3000, Maximillion Cooper, welcomed their son Wilde Wolf to the world.
The “Heart of Queens” rapper said in her interview that if she hadn’t changed her mind about IVF, then she wouldn’t have her adorable son.
“Because I would not have my baby, I would not have Wilde. So I am grateful.”
Eve, like many Black women, suffered from endometriosis and fibroids, that for some can cause fertility issues. Endometriosis affects up to one and 10 American women whereas fibroids affect 20-25% of American women of reproductive age. Black women are 80% more susceptible to being diagnosed with fibroids.
“I had to go to a specialist and she said you have 14 fibroids and you have to have surgery to get rid of this,” she told Strahan, continuing to talk in more depth about her ectopic pregnancy, which she details in great length in her book entitled, “Who’s That Girl.”
In addition to her two-year-old son, Wilde Wolf, The Barbershop actress is also a loving stepmother to Cooper’s four older children from a previous marriage.
“Who’s That Girl” is now available at bookstores worldwide.
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