Jessica Capshaw felt "deep sadness" after suffering a miscarriage
The 'Grey's Anatomy' actress - who has Luke, 16, Eve, 13, Poppy, 12, and eight-year-old Josephine with husband Christopher Gavigan - had always felt "very lucky and very grateful" to have not had any issues getting pregnant so she was stunned when she attended a routine scan and was told her unborn baby had no heartbeat.
18 July 2024
Discussing the "horrible" situation on her and Camilla Luddington's iHeartRadio podcast 'Call It What It Is', she said: "I got pregnant and I was so excited and I had never had any issues before getting pregnant. I was very lucky and I'm very grateful.
"And then all of a sudden, at my 10-week appointment, [I] went in for the ultrasound, was by myself, totally unsuspecting, and there was no heartbeat."
The 47-year-old star experienced a "deep sadness" and wasn't sure if she should call her husband on the phone or break the news in person.
She added: "It was the most shocking and deeply, deeply sad thing."
Jessica felt "very, very fortunate" to be under the care of such a "compassionate" doctor and a supportive partner throughout the "pain and disappointment".
She added: "And then you know, life carried on, and I had a chance to take care of myself and my body and my relationship and my other children, and it was really incredible."
Earlier on the show, Jessica and Camilla - who has Hayden, seven, and Lucas, three, with husband Matthew Alan - had taken a call from a woman with two young boys who wanted advice on whether or not to have a third child.
While Camilla, 40, said she "easily" knew it was right to stop at two because her "anxiety" couldn't have coped with three, she noted to her friend: "You have four, though, so this is a different answer for you."
The 'Practice' star explained having a large family felt "very natural" to her.
She said: "For me, I came from a big family, so I think that it was very natural and I didn't feel overwhelmed.
"And Luke is three years older than Eve, and then Poppy is only 20 months younger than Eve. So we went like boom boom. It was Luke, and a break then Eve, and then I got pregnant when Eve was 10 months old."
But she stressed it "sets you up for success" by having frank conversations with a partner on the subject first.
She said: ""I think that the answer is that it's a very personal answer. [It helps to be] really really in touch and really really honest with yourself and with your partner."
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