Stars Who Struggled to Conceive

Credit:

Giuliana Rancic

The E! News host and her husband Bill have struggled to conceive. At one point, Rancic received 63 IVF shots a month -- with no real success. The couple are currently exploring all their options.

Credit:

Julia Roberts

The Oscar winner reportedly used IVF to conceive twins Hazel and Phinnaeus in 2004 (a rep for Robert denied this). Roberts and husband Danny Moder are also parents to son Henry, born in 2007.

Credit:

Marcia Cross

The Desperate Housewives star reportedly used fertility treatments to conceive twins. "I don't like the average woman being misled into thinking that fertility is something that goes on forever," she's said. "Sometimes at 43 or 44 you can have your own baby, but statistically it's very difficult."

Credit:

Angela Bassett

After years of struggling to conceive, Bassett and Courtney B. Vance welcomed twins via surrogate in January 2006.

Credit:

Brooke Shields

After a reported seven IVF attempts, Shields gave birth to daughter Rowan Francis in 2003. Though she suffered postpartum depression, Shields recovered and was able to naturally conceive a second daughter, Grier Hammon, in 2006.

Credit:

Kirstie Alley

After several miscarriages, the Dancing With the Stars alum decided to adopt two children with ex Parker Stevenson.

Credit:

Jamie Lee Curtis

The You Again star and her husband Christopher Guest adopted after struggling to conceive naturally. Curtis even wrote a book, Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, to remind adopted children that their birth stories are important, too.

Credit:

Christie Brinkley

The supermodel suffered three miscarriages while undergoing IVF treatments. At 44, she welcomed daughter Sailor Lee with hubby Peter Cook.

Credit:

Mariah Carey

In 2008, the songbird suffered a miscarriage shortly after getting married. As a result, Carey began taking progesterone, a hormone often prescribed to boost fertility. She welcomed twins with hubby Nick Cannon in 2011.

Credit:

Jane Seymour

The Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman star suffered two miscarriages before deciding to undergo IVF treatments. She welcomed John Stacy and Kristopher Steven in 1995

Credit:

Sharon Stone

The blonde beauty suffers from recurrent early miscarriages. She has adopted three children: Roan, Laird and Quinn.

Credit:

Halle Berry

"I'm sort of superstitious, so I saved all of the negative [pregnancy] tests in a drawer," the Oscar winner -- who welcomed daughter Nahla in 2008 -- said on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2007. "I don't know why, but I did. After about 35 tests, we finally got a positive test."

Credit:

Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Because she suffers from celiac disease, The View co-host and her NFL husband Tim struggled to conceive after their 2002 wedding. They are now the happy parents of three kids: Grace, Taylor and Isaiah.

Credit:

Khloe Kardashian

Although Khloe has said "I'm a big believer in God's plan," another pal tells Us she may just be putting on a brave face. "There is some friction now because Khloe knows [Kim's pregnancy] is the next step and she feels terrible she can't get pregnant herself."

Credit:

Sarah Jessica Parker

Though Parker and hubby Matthew Broderick had their first child, James Wilkie, naturally in 2002, they used a surrogate for their twin daughters, born in 2009.

Credit:

Courteney Cox

Like her character on Friends, Cox had trouble conceiving with hubby David Arquette. After several miscarriages, the actress began IVF treatments. The couple welcomed daughter Coco in June 2004.

Credit:

Sherri Shepherd

The View co-host endured two years of fertility treatments before she got pregnant at 38 with twins. Sadly, she lost the girl during a miscarriage, but welcomed son Jeffrey Charles in 2008.