Joanna Page regrets having her fallopian tubes cut after her fourth baby.
Joanna Page regrets having fallopian tubes cut
The 46-year-old actress - who has children Eva, 10, Kit, seven, Noah, six, and Boe, 16 months, with her husband James Thornton - took drastic measures to ensure her fourth child was her last, when she decided to have tubal ligation.
She told Woman and Home magazine: "When I was having my third, my obstetrician asked me about contraception plans and I said, 'I'm having a baby, I'll probably not have sex forever'.
"After Boe, the same obstetrician asked again and I'm quite impulsive so I said, 'OK, you can cut my tubes'. Then, last month, as soon as I had my first period, I thought, 'What a waste! I want another baby. I want another small one'.
"Deep down, I know that should be it. I'm too old now and it's not fair on the others, but it's the finality."
Tubal ligation involves the fallopian tubes being cut, tied or blocked to permanently prevent pregnancy.
Joanna also revealed she and her husband have slept in separate bedrooms for 10 years, since they started having children.
She said: "Intimacy is important, but James and I don't get any time together. For 10 years, we've slept with the children. Noah is the only one that now sleeps in his own bed.
"Eva and Kit are in with James and I've been in the spare room with Boe for the past year.
"James has been so understanding. He said, 'It's absolutely fine. This is a moment we're going through where everything is about the kids'."
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