Gemma’s streak started after meeting her soon-to-be husband, 27-year-old Glenn. At the time, she was taking the pill, but just three months after meeting Glenn, she became pregnant with their eldest child, 4-year-old Shaun. After his birth, Gemma went back on the pill, but just three months after restarting the contraception, she became pregnant with their second child, 3-year-old Jessica.
One month after Jessica’s birth, Gemma’s doctors fitted her for a coil, telling her it was the most effective type of birth control available. Six months after having the coil inserted, Gemma was pregnant again. This pregnancy resulted in a miscarriage.
Next, doctors tried Gemma on hormone injections. Every 12 weeks, she went in for a new injection. Her third child, 2-year-old Sophie, was conceived while she was taking the shot. After Sophie’s birth, Gemma was fitted for an implant, which is said to be 99 percent effective. Again, she became pregnant. This pregnancy also resulted in a miscarriage when she was around 11 weeks pregnant.
After the miscarriage, Gemma went back to the pill. She is now pregnant again, despite the fact that she and her husband have only had intercourse three times since September. They refrained from sex because they were worried about getting pregnant again. Gemma is concerned about how her pregnancies are affecting her life and the life of her husband, particularly that of their intimate life.
It is a shame really, and that is why I am so desperate to try anything to help. I know it is hard on Glenn,” Gemma said. “It has affected our sex life. I find it really hard to be intimate because I just keep thinking, ‘what if I get pregnant?’”
Being pregnant, however, doesn’t seem to stop Gemma from worrying. “You would think that being pregnant already would make it easier to have sex, but I still feel worried,” she stated.
Constant pregnancies have also made it difficult for Gemma to lose weight and she shares that she feels like she is missing out on fun with her friends and a career of her own.
“I don’t think either of us knew that over the next few years I would be almost constantly pregnant…I battle my weight and it can be a real struggle,” she said. “I can’t go out with my friends or have a drink because I am constantly pregnant. I have also completely missed out on having a job or any kind of career on my own…I love my children, but I don’t want anymore. Unfortunately, termination just isn’t an option for us as it is not something I agree with.”
Gemma also expressed her sadness for other families that can’t seem to conceive, and says that if she doesn’t find a solution to her pregnancy issues, she may become a surrogate to help other couples that can’t have children on their own.
“Thinking of other people that can’t have children makes me feel awful. Some people can try for years and years and it’s just not meant to be whereas I can’t stop getting pregnant,” she stated. “If I keep having children and it gets to the stage that I can’t afford them anymore, I would consider surrogacy.”
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Ever heard of condoms?
Condoms won’t gaurantee she doesn’t get pregnant. I’m sorry but that was a very ignorant reply Anon! Condoms have a higher failure rate than any other birth control method. Her body seems to have a high hormone level that can override the birth control and it can also make the lubrication in the vagina more acidic which can possibly make the condom less reliable. Plus friction, sliping, breaking, and microscopic holes in the condom can also make it even easier to get pregnant.
Anon, I’m sorry but that was a very ignorant reply. Condoms have a higher rate of failure than any other birth control. Plus just because the article didn’t mention it doesn’t mean she doesn’t. It sounds like her body has a high hormone level which can override the pill, iud, and etc. It can also make the lubrication in the vagina more acidic which can break make the condom more unreliable. Plus condoms can slip, break, tear from friction, and have microscopic holes, which makes it even more unreliable. Condoms are good for preventing STDs. The only option she probably has is her husband getting a vasectomy or she getting her tubes tied, but even that has been found not to be 100%.