Mandy Moore had a 'slim chance' of getting pregnant before baby No. 1
Mandy Moore.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicMandy Moore is a proud mother of sons Gus and Ozzie after once being told she might not be able to get pregnant.
“I've always wanted to be a mother. Before I brought my two boys into the world with my love, @taylordawesgoldsmith, I was a mom to many cats and sometimes just as many dogs (and admittedly, I still am today),” Moore, 39, wrote in a Tuesday, January 16 Instagram after. “But there was a time when I thought I might not be able to have children.”
She continued: “I remember the doctor telling me there was a slim chance of getting pregnant… and then, to our surprise, I got pregnant with Gus.”
The This is us alum and husband Taylor Goldsmith, who married in 2018, share two sons. Gus was born in February 2021 and Ozzie followed a year later in October 2022.
It's been a tough road to parenthood for many celebrity parents, including Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. After in vitro fertilization didn't work on the first try, Teigen wondered if she had done something wrong. “You're just looking for something to blame, especially yourself,” Teigen explained to New York Magazine's The Cut in April […]
Prior to Moore's first pregnancy, she and Goldsmith, 38, were dealing with fertility issues.
“We did ovulation tests, all that stuff,” she recalled Romper in January 2021, she noted that she found out there was a problem with her uterus that was likely due to endometriosis. “I was fully prepared for surgery to repair my uterus and hopefully get rid of the endometriosis if it was there. It was nice to have a plan and know, 'Okay, this will work.' That's why I haven't been pregnant yet.'”
Before scheduling uterine surgery, Moore discovered she was pregnant. “I was very hesitant to believe it and put any weight on it,” she admitted, noting that her past medical problems made her worry about possible complications. “I kind of held my breath until 12 weeks.”
During her pregnancy, she was also diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), which is characterized by a decrease in the number of platelets in her blood. As a result, she had to go through childbirth without medication.
Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith are the proud parents of two sons — and they've been giving the world a glimpse into their family life since the birth of baby Gus in 2021. “Gus is here,” Moore shared via social media in February 2021. “Our sweet boy, August Harrison Goldsmith. He was punctual and arrived […]
“It was horrible. But I can do it again. I can climb that mountain again,” Moore said Today parents in July 2022, prior to Ozzie's arrival. “I wish medication was an option; just the idea of it being on the table is so nice. But we'll just carry on like last time.”
After Ozzie was born, Moore spoke exclusively We weekly that her family “feels so complete.”
“This time is so fleeting,” she said Us in November 2022. “I'm really trying to absorb it [of] his little sounds and his smell. … This newborn phase is so specific and so special and goes by so quickly that I try to hold on to it as long as possible.”