Us Exclusive: Melissa and Tammy Etheridge Interview Excerpts
Read more about the couples' new twins, how it impacted their relationship
and why it's made them stronger

Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynne Etheridge at home in November 2006.

Photo: Alison Dyer
On the Pregnancy and Their Relationship:


Tammy: I got cranky when her bus broke down and we had to take a car for five hours to the next town. And I was six and a half months pregnant.

Melissa: At six months everyone thinks she’s ready to give birth.

Tammy: We did some fertility treatments -- that’s rough.

Melissa: IVF is so painful, that when you’re waiting to see if you’re pregnant, it feels like you’re pregnant anyway because of all the hormones. It’s a really hard thing for a woman to go through. The first month she was recovering from the IVF and then she had morning sickness.

Tammy: I was a mess. I was pretty much in bed. We couldn’t tell the kids that I was pregnant because we needed to get through the first trimester. We’re trying to carry on as if I’m just not feeling very well. I’m in bed all the time. I’m really sick, I couldn’t eat anything except Taco Bell.

Melissa: I thought they were going to come out as little tacos.

Tammy: yeah, crunchy beef.





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