Gloria Estefan: Emily is the Daughter I Thought I'd Never Have

INF Gloria Estefan knew she was on top of the world back in 1990 -- her music career was better than ever and her concerts were sold out worldwide. However, on March 20th of that same year, Gloria -- along with her husband Emilio Estefan and their then 9-year-old son Nayib -- were faced with one of the most difficult period of their lives when their tour bus was hit by a semi-truck near Scranton, Pennsylvania. With a broken back that required two 8-inch titanium rods to help mend the broken vertebrae, the Cuban singer spent the next six months of her life regaining her ability to walk. Throughout her recovery, Gloria was unaware that her young son was dealing with his own pain as he placed the blame on himself. Gloria shares that Nayib -- who had been playing the classic children's game of "Step on a Crack, Break Your Mother's Back" the day of the crash, had been "deliberately stamping on the cracks" and "for ages" believed his actions caused the accident. With the mental and physical scars associated with the tragedy, Gloria and Emilio were understandably wary of having another baby, but "Emilio desperately wanted a daughter." Once Gloria was given permission from her doctors that it was okay to get pregnant, the couple immediately began trying, only to realize that yet another challenge stood in their way. "It was incredibly stressful. For the first year we just kept on trying, not knowing if anything was wrong," says Gloria. After an invasive exploratory surgery, where doctors found -- and repaired -- a shifted fallopian tube, Gloria underwent several infertility injections. Soon, Gloria and Emilio found out that they had gotten their wish: Gloria was pregnant. Nine months later, the couple welcomed their second child, Emily Marie Consuelo Estefan. Throughout her fertility struggle, Gloria received tip after tip on methods to get pregnant, but says the "on your back with your legs in the air method" is what she believes did the trick! The 50-year-old singer was
	Published: 2008-09-07 Provider: Celebrity Baby Blog
Keywords: Fertility issues, Health, Parenting