Trina McGee revealed she had a miscarriage after becoming pregnant at 54 earlier this year.
“I did lose the baby. It wasn’t expected, it was closer to the end of the first trimester. We really don’t have any real reasons why,” McGee said. “I was still so grateful to have the experience of being able to conceive at this age and at this time.”
Following the development, the actress said she experienced a “lot of depression after” and that it was “hard to get out of bed.”
“There’s so many things that come when you really want a family, and you want your family to be complete. There’s so many dreams that you have,” McGee continued. “It was very hard to face the fact that that’s not going to happen at this point in the junction.”
McGee, who played Angela Moore in the ABC sitcom “Boy Meets World” was expecting the baby with her husband of 16 years, Marcello Thedford. She is also a mother to three adult children, two of whom she had with her ex-husband Courtland Davis and one through a previous relationship.
After deciding with Thedford to try for a child and hearing from doctors, McGee grew hopeful to conceive using “natural remedies.” The couple moved to Belize, where they spent time around family, saw a holistic healer, avoided stress, and consumed a healthier diet.
In response to Hall noting that many people delay their pregnancy announcements after finding out, the “Daylight” star admitted she was “so excited” to share the news that she decided not to wait.
“I realized there were so many women, even at 55 and older, still want to get pregnant or don’t want to be boxed into this ‘geriatric pregnancy’ thing,” McGee said. “Everybody’s body is different and you really should listen to your doctors and what they’re telling you about where you’re at.”
“Part of me doesn’t ever want to go through this again,” she said as she sat alongside Thedford. “The conclusion I came to is, we'll just keep loving each other and if something happens that way, fine, but I don’t want to push or put another anxiety on myself about, ‘Oh I’ve got to have a baby because this didn’t work out.’”
Pregnancy Announcement
McGee announced in June that she was pregnant with her fourth child in an Instagram post in June, writing, “At the tender age of 54 I have found myself pregnant. Please bless us with your prayers for a safe delivery. Thank you.”“I just kept saying, ‘Is this really happening?’ I still do that. ‘Is this really happening?’ But it is,” she told the outlet. “And I’m remembering all the other times when I was pregnant, you know, 25 years ago, and I’m like, wow, this is it. This is really happening. It’s wonderful. It’s great.”
According to WebMD, giving birth at age 35 or older is classified as “advanced maternal age” or a “geriatric pregnancy.” After reaching “peak” fertility between late teens and late 20s, the decline of a woman’s fertility accelerates during her 30s. By age 40, the chances of getting pregnant fall to 1 in 10 from 1 in 4 for a couple in their late 20s and early 30s.
Some of the risks that increase with a geriatric pregnancy include “miscarriage or stillbirth,” “gestational diabetes,” “chromosome disorders,” and “dangerously high blood pressure.” To decrease such risks, the medical news site recommends attending doctor and dentist appointments regularly, eating a well-balanced diet, exercising regularly, and eliminating smoking and alcohol.
