Exclusive: Mariah Carey: Acupuncture Helped Me Get Pregnant Again
After suffering a miscarriage following her April 2008 wedding to Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey cried herself to sleep many nights.
But in an exclusive interview in the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now), the singer says she and Cannon never gave up.
Though she dismisses reports that she did IVF, Carey tells Us Weekly she began taking progesterone, a hormone that is often prescribed to boost fertility and support or help maintain pregnancy in women susceptible to miscarriage.
Cannon also tells Us Weekly his wife relied on "once-a-day" acupuncture, "all over her body. I think it helped her quite a bit, because it was a good destressor."
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Seeing Carey's face when they learned she was pregnant "was priceless," Cannon recalls. "We definitely cried. We still cry all the time. It's an emotional journey."
With their baby due in spring, Carey says it still "amazes" her she's going to have Cannon's child. "He's a great person, and we have more in common than not," she tells Us Weekly.
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"I know people initially were, 'What? Those two?' But I think people who know us get it."
For more - including what Carey thinks about her "weight gain"; what foods she's craving "in the middle of the night" and how they found out she was pregnant - pick up the new Us Weekly today!
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she looks so wonderful and happy. she hasn't been this happy in a long time and so deserves it. all anybody wants is a healthy baby especially after a loss the heartbreak never truly goes away and you can tell in the back of Mariah's eyes there's still times she cries for the baby she lost
Congrats to Mariah and Nick!! Best wishes for a healthy baby!!
MY BIBLE SAYS, "JUDGE YE NOT, LEST YE BE JUDGED" GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM WITH OUT ALL THIS CHEAP COMMENT.
congrats to mariah! i wish her a healthy and successful pregnancy!
Heather, you sound sooooooooooooo jealous!! It is not a nice thing o say that about them. Due to the fact that she had a miscarriage, she will now value the life of this baby soooo much more. The exact same thing happened to me. BTW, Heather, do you realise you called yourself mentally unstable?
I have to agree with others who have stated that Heather you have no Right judging Mariah or her husband! My parents were 9 & a half years apart & yet stayed married for 19 years! Also Mariah is just beaming you can tell she is so excited to be a mommy! So I think you should leave her alone!!! Also I do know accupunture is very helpful for many things to people who might be thinking "Oh come on?!" I get migraines so bad I have been hospitalized for them & I have had accupunture & it has truly helped at times, not always but it does help relax you. Also for Heather I have never known any man who wasn't a little child like, I think we all can or maybe even should be at times, it can sure help life be less stressful if we think playfully. Also if you do not think Mariah doesn't deserve to be a Mother how very cruel of you to say so! I am sorry you had miscarriages, I also have had one & I must say mine I was lucky was not really painful as my son at the time was very ill & I guess that had me so concerned maybe that is why I didn't feel the pain as bad as some do but, it truly does hurt your heart & is not something you ever get over fully!!! I also know becoming a mother helped me to not be as impatient! (sp?) I am so thankful to be a mother I pray & tell God quite often "Thank You God for the BEST present you have ever given me!!!!" As sure there are times especially the teenage years when we think to ourselves (what were we thinking,lol) but my son is now 24 & I keep growing as a parent & him as my child. So maybe instead of judging her you might be happy for her & her husband it just may have the same effect for her & her husband as it has me!!! And NOBODY not even a person's worst enemy deserves to be told they don't deserve to be parents if they truly want to be, ever...so again I think you need to try to put yourself in others shoes before opening your mouth! Everybody deserves to be happy in life & parents too if they want it, and by her huge Kool-aid smile I would say she is thrilled. So I hope you never have to suffer a miscarriage again as it seems to have made you bitter...were I hope you have a change of heart & become more of a compassionate person to everyone who you may meet, or even read about for that matter!!!!
Paula no it doesn't have a lack of proof you just don't believe in it there's a difference. what ever helped her helped her she's pregnant again and we as her fans should be supporting her. having to go through what she did to get to this point no woman should ever have to. Lidya your right sometimes having a child like quality helps one be a better parent and those making a fuss over age difference the Reagans were also 10+ years apart and were married 52 years so you never know how long Mariah & Nick will stay together
whatever works for u babys, i'm just so happy for ya'll!!
Come on Lori, that was harsh. No one deserves to have a miscarriage.
Congratulations to Mariah and Nick! That's wonderful news. The only thing I wonder about is one time Mariah said that having a baby would make her feel "violated" which I didn't quite understand. Still don't. But I'm very happy for them...as she clearly wanted this despite what she had said earlier. They'll make lovely parents.
Heather are you trying to say that a man can't be a father because they are "child like"??? A man is a better father when they can be child like you can't always be acting grown in front of a child. I think and this is my personal opinion Nick will make a great father because of that. I am very very happy for them.
Heather are you trying to say that a man can't be a father because they are "child like"??? A man is a better father when they can be child like you can't always be acting grown in front of a child. I think and this is my personal opinion Nick will make a great father because of that. I am very very happy for them.
Accupuncture has such a lack if proof I'm embarrassed for her for saying this. But congrats!
heathe stick a pototoe in your mouth, and shu the up
Well said Lori, high five Amanda. Apparently Heather's Mother never taught her about if you can't say anything nice; say noting at all:) Congrats to Mariah & Nick, and may God bless their beautiful child. There will always be haters. They talked about Jesus Christ also.
she did have that one episode in 2001 after over a decade of over work. they seem like they genuinely love each other and would be doting parents to a child she hasn't been this happy in years and so deserves it. she's such a sweet caring person I should know I met her once after a concert and received three autographs. Mariah looks wonderful pregnancy suits her well. and it's refreshing to see that Nick stuck by her through the miscarriage alot of modern day men would walk out on their Fiance/wife if she miscarried their child. reminicent of Carlo Ponti after it happened to Sophia Loren not once but twice before she had their sons Carlo Jr and Edoardo. Mariah has always been a beautiful woman but pregnancy puts her beauty on a whole other level
Heather-Sorry about your misscarriages, they are very painful (I've had two also) but I disagree that you just move on from them. I am happy for Mariah and Nick. Who cares if he's a lot younger than she is, they love each other and thier baby is a blessing.
Ms Lori... I couldnt have said that any better. Good Job Lady! Mariah an Nick will make awesome Parents. Good Luck an Congrats 2 them both.
Heather - I'm sorry about your miscarriages, but it seems to me that you're comment had more jealousy than concern behind it. Mariah Carey is a succesful woman, and her husband is a successful (albeit younger) man. Who are you to say that they shouldn't have a child? You know nothing about them as people, only what you read in tabloids. How do you know she is mentally unstable? Because the supermarket rags told you so? How do you know her husband is childlike? Because he's funny and enjoys life? Maybe you should try being less bitter and focus on YOUR life, instead of making insensitive comments about strangers. Have you had children since your miscarriages? Maybe if you did, you would be less likely to begrudge someone else the joy of parenthood. Or maybe you not having children is just karma for your mean-spirited attitude.