Baby Woes: 10 Celebs Who Have Battled Infertility

When the going gets tough, keep pushing.

It Can Happen to Anyone - On Tyra’s Fab Life talk show, she and co-host Chrissy Teigen courageously shared their battles with having a baby. But they are not alone. Here are other celebs of color who have struggled with infertility and difficulty getting pregnant. By Kellee Terrell (Photo: Amy Graves/WireImage)

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It Can Happen to Anyone - On Tyra’s Fab Life talk show, she and co-host Chrissy Teigen courageously shared their battles with having a baby. But they are not alone. Here are other celebs of color who have struggled with infertility and difficulty getting pregnant. By Kellee Terrell (Photo: Amy Graves/WireImage)

Gabrielle Union - In the October 2015 issue of Redbook, Being Mary Jane’s Gabrielle Union talks about how she put her career before starting a family and how it hasn't been easy to get pregnant. She admitted that she and hubby Dwyane Wade have tried IVF.(Photo: D Dipasupil/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows)

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Gabrielle Union - In the October 2015 issue of Redbook, Being Mary Jane’s Gabrielle Union talks about how she put her career before starting a family and how it hasn't been easy to get pregnant. She admitted that she and hubby Dwyane Wade have tried IVF.(Photo: D Dipasupil/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows)

Tamar Braxton - While Tamar seems to live a fairytale life with her boo, Vince, on her reality show, Braxton Family Values, she kept it real when she revealed the issues they faced while trying to get pregnant. Yet, she prevailed, and in 2013 she told Ebony that her baby Logan was a “miracle.” (Photo: Patricia Schlein/WENN.com)

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Tamar Braxton - While Tamar seems to live a fairytale life with her boo, Vince, on her reality show, Braxton Family Values, she kept it real when she revealed the issues they faced while trying to get pregnant. Yet, she prevailed, and in 2013 she told Ebony that her baby Logan was a “miracle.” (Photo: Patricia Schlein/WENN.com)

Tia Mowry - Tia Mowry wasn’t ever sure that she could have children, given that she was diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 27. But thanks to two surgeries and a healthier lifestyle, she beat her infertility and got pregnant a year later. She and husband Cory Hardrict welcomed their son, Cree, in 2011.  (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)

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Tia Mowry - Tia Mowry wasn’t ever sure that she could have children, given that she was diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 27. But thanks to two surgeries and a healthier lifestyle, she beat her infertility and got pregnant a year later. She and husband Cory Hardrict welcomed their son, Cree, in 2011.  (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)

Kim Kardashian - The reality star admits that having a baby the second time around wasn’t easy. Earlier this year, Kardashian had her “uterus cleaned out” with a scraping-type procedure that was successful, and today she and Kanye West are expecting a boy. (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Kim Kardashian - The reality star admits that having a baby the second time around wasn’t easy. Earlier this year, Kardashian had her “uterus cleaned out” with a scraping-type procedure that was successful, and today she and Kanye West are expecting a boy. (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Angela Bassett - Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett and her actor husband, Courtney B. Vance, told Oprah Winfrey in 2007 that they went through seven years of failed IVF treatments before they had a biological set of twins via surrogate. Bassett said that her friend had used a surrogate and encouraged her to do the same. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Angela Bassett - Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett and her actor husband, Courtney B. Vance, told Oprah Winfrey in 2007 that they went through seven years of failed IVF treatments before they had a biological set of twins via surrogate. Bassett said that her friend had used a surrogate and encouraged her to do the same. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Mariah Carey - In 2011, the Grammy-winning singer gave birth to her twins, Moroccan and Monroe, but admits that it wasn't easy. She told Barbara Walters that she suffered a miscarriage a few months after her marriage to her then-husband Nick Cannon. After that, Carey took fertility treatments, acupuncture and a hormone that would help reduce her risk of miscarriage again. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Mariah Carey - In 2011, the Grammy-winning singer gave birth to her twins, Moroccan and Monroe, but admits that it wasn't easy. She told Barbara Walters that she suffered a miscarriage a few months after her marriage to her then-husband Nick Cannon. After that, Carey took fertility treatments, acupuncture and a hormone that would help reduce her risk of miscarriage again. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Naomi Campbell  - This supermodel seems to always get what she wants, and the 44-year-old has her eye on a baby, even though up until 2008, she was told she was infertile. But thanks to a surgery to remove a cyst and other issues, she now has the clear to get pregnant — with or without a partner. She told a radio show last year, “I do want to have children, whether I have a man or not.” Girl, do you. (Photo: Chris Weeks/Getty Images for Burberry)

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Naomi Campbell  - This supermodel seems to always get what she wants, and the 44-year-old has her eye on a baby, even though up until 2008, she was told she was infertile. But thanks to a surgery to remove a cyst and other issues, she now has the clear to get pregnant — with or without a partner. She told a radio show last year, “I do want to have children, whether I have a man or not.” Girl, do you. (Photo: Chris Weeks/Getty Images for Burberry)

Dawn Robinson - En Vogue singer Dawn Robinson showed some serious vulnerability on R&B Divas L.A. by allowing viewers to come to the fertility doctor appointment with her, where she was given some pretty hard news — her chances of getting pregnant were pretty low. But Robinson was open to holistic fertility treatments and adoption. (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for TV One)

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Dawn Robinson - En Vogue singer Dawn Robinson showed some serious vulnerability on R&B Divas L.A. by allowing viewers to come to the fertility doctor appointment with her, where she was given some pretty hard news — her chances of getting pregnant were pretty low. But Robinson was open to holistic fertility treatments and adoption. (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for TV One)

Aisha Tyler - In 2013, The Talk co-host Aisha Tyler fought back tears as she talked about her own struggles with getting pregnant and how, in 2011, she and her husband went through in vitro fertilization with no success. Since then, Tyler states that they decided to not have children and focus on her career instead. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Aisha Tyler - In 2013, The Talk co-host Aisha Tyler fought back tears as she talked about her own struggles with getting pregnant and how, in 2011, she and her husband went through in vitro fertilization with no success. Since then, Tyler states that they decided to not have children and focus on her career instead. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Sherri Shepherd  - The View's Sherri Shepherd used her credit cards to pay for fertility treatments, she admitted, but that debt paid off. In 2007, and after surgeries and numerous hormone shots and a miscarriage, she gave birth to her son, Jeffrey. While he only weighed a little over a pound because he was premature, he is now a healthy 7-year-old. (Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images)

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Sherri Shepherd  - The View's Sherri Shepherd used her credit cards to pay for fertility treatments, she admitted, but that debt paid off. In 2007, and after surgeries and numerous hormone shots and a miscarriage, she gave birth to her son, Jeffrey. While he only weighed a little over a pound because he was premature, he is now a healthy 7-year-old. (Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images)