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Jamie-Lynn Sigler Says MS Led Her to Rule Out a Third Child

She used her podcast to describe the strain of parenting with multiple sclerosis.

Overview

  • On the Dec. 30 MeSsy podcast, Sigler said she and husband Cutter Dykstra decided against a third baby because her MS would limit her ability to care for an infant independently.
  • She told the listener that being a mother with MS is very difficult and that progress requires setting boundaries, asking for help, getting support and advocating for yourself.
  • Sigler, 44, shares two sons — Beau, 12, and Jack, 7 — and co-hosts MeSsy with Christina Applegate.
  • She recalled feeling a bit of symptom remission during her first pregnancy but not during her second, highlighting the variability of MS during pregnancy.
  • In prior remarks to People, she emphasized that many people with MS can have healthy pregnancies and deliveries, stressing that family-planning decisions are personal.