Gabrielle Union Parenting Quotes in Women's Health 2019
Gabrielle Union's Spot-On Analogy For Being a Tired Mom Will Make You Feel So Seen
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Gabrielle Union may have only welcomed her first child three months ago, but she's already got her parenting style down to a science. The 46-year-old actress recently sat down with Women's Health magazine to chat about her infertility struggles, what she looked for in a surrogate, and how she's raising baby Kaavia, and moms new and old can definitely learn a thing or two from her revelations. Read on for a handful of standout quotes from Gabrielle's interview, then head over to WomensHealthMag.com to read the entire March 2019 cover story.
![On the side effects of IVF: "My face looked like the surface of the moon, small chunks of hair were falling out. At 9 a.m. I had a flat stomach. By noon, I looked like I was 5 months pregnant."
On her fertility issues and committing to surrogacy: "There's nothing more that I wanted than to cook my own baby . . . the idea of [surrogacy] felt like surrendering to failure."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/yAm10_HqFCfRiYvX5gb4km-bj68/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2019/02/06/702/n/24155406/cc2908a834c4582d_WHMarchCover/i/side-effects-IVF-My-face-looked-like-surface.jpg "On the side effects of IVF: \"My face looked like the surface of the moon, small chunks of hair were falling out. At 9 a.m. I had a flat stomach. By noon, I looked like I was 5 months pregnant.\"
On her fertility issues and committing to surrogacy: \"There's nothing more that I wanted than to cook my own baby . . . the idea of [surrogacy] felt like surrendering to failure.\"")
Image Source: Peggy Sirota for Women’s Health
Image Source: Peggy Sirota for Women’s Health
Image Source: Peggy Sirota for Women’s Health
![On what is really feels like to be a new mom: "[It's] like that second day in Vegas where you're all, 'I'm not sleeping Saturday away. I'm going to day-party and rally!' But your body is like, 'Are you crazy?' You're exhausted and you kind of start to feel a little ill because you haven't slept."
On why becoming a mother in her 40s was the right move: "Any earlier and the FOMO would have greatly influenced how I parented. I've seen it. I've done it. I've done it well. I've gotten all the T-shirts. Now I'm in the right mindset and mental space, and I'm open to being the best mom I can be."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/C_Za0iG8ZATvbA8vgpPn7wW42TI/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2019/02/06/702/n/24155406/f82f9b2e66eea5d9_WHM030119coverstory_001/i/what-really-feels-like-new-mom-like.jpg "On what is really feels like to be a new mom: \"[It's] like that second day in Vegas where you're all, 'I'm not sleeping Saturday away. I'm going to day-party and rally!' But your body is like, 'Are you crazy?' You're exhausted and you kind of start to feel a little ill because you haven't slept.\"
On why becoming a mother in her 40s was the right move: \"Any earlier and the FOMO would have greatly influenced how I parented. I've seen it. I've done it. I've done it well. I've gotten all the T-shirts. Now I'm in the right mindset and mental space, and I'm open to being the best mom I can be.\"")
Image Source: Peggy Sirota for Women’s Health
Image Source: Peggy Sirota for Women’s Health
Image Source: Peggy Sirota for Women’s Health
Image Source: Peggy Sirota for Women’s Health
