American actress Jamie Chung, known for movies and TV shows like The Real World, and Lovecraft Country, said getting pregnant ‘terrified’ her.
It all began when Jamie posted a picture on Instagram welcoming her twin boys through surrogacy…
The reality star who married Bryan Greenberg in 2015 said she was ‘terrified’ of putting her life on hold for two plus years due to pregnancy. She continued saying: “I think there’s a bit of shame as it’s not a common thing.”
The surrogacy was a kind of ‘compromise’ she made with her husband…
“In my industry, it feels like you’re easily forgotten if you don’t work within the next month of your last job. Things are so quickly paced in what we do,” said Jamie, who felt the pressures with keeping up with the fame game.
The popular reality personality further explained her reasons for choosing to have kids through surrogacy…
Jamie said that she’s ‘worked her ass off’ her entire life, so she didn’t want to ‘lose opportunities’ – further adding: “People may think oh she’s so vain, but it’s much more complicated than that.”
When asked if Bryan had a problem with surrogacy, the star said: “It was a compromise that we made together as a couple.”
Chung also expressed her ongoing battle with postpartum depression…
While experts relate postpartum depression with the changing hormones associated with pregnancy and childbirth, Chung surprised fans by saying she felt: ‘so resentful’ and had anxiety.
But research shows postpartum depression could be caused by multiple factors other than childbirth…
Clinical assistant professor Dr Jessica Vernon said: “Women who have a history of anxiety are at higher risk for postpartum depression.”
Jamie also revealed she underwent vitro fertilization (IVF).