PPD Won't Stop Catherine Tate From Having Another Child

A bout with postpartum depression following the birth by C-section of her first child, 5-year-old Erin, has left comedian and actress Catherine Tate, 40, hesitant to have another baby. She reportedly tells Now magazine that "I hope it won’t stop me [having another child], but it does worry me." Still, Catherine suspects that she and partner Twig Clark will eventually pursue parenthood a second time. Says Catherine,

I want one because I wouldn’t like Erin to be an only child. 

Catherine most recently appeared on the UK television series Dr. Who.

Source: Bounty News via Now; Photo by Z. Tomaszewski/WENN.

Comments

I love Catherine Tate, I think she’s fantastic! I really hope she’ll have another baby, and won’t suffer from postpartum depression this time!

- Philippa on August 9th, 2008

I adore Catherine Tate! Best wishes to her and her family and any future babies!

- Grandma2two on August 9th, 2008

Why is it that having only one child is frowned upon?

- Heidi on August 10th, 2008

I love Catherine Tate and she was fantastic on Doctor Who but to correct you she is no longer on the show.

- Vanessa on August 10th, 2008

Heidi,
I wonder the same thing. As the mother of an only child, I hate that there is a stigma against only children. It’s usually portrayed as something to be avoided. So sad how judgemental and close minded people are.

- Jo on August 10th, 2008

I think she just means that it would be nice for Erin to have a brother or a sister.
I grew up as an only child and I would of loved brothers and sisters. Everyone is different but I believe being an only child affected me in many ways. Not anything major. But when I would go and visit family, everyone would comment on how spoilt I was and how I hadn’t learnt to share…ect.

It seems that people with siblings always say they would love to be an only child, and only children want brothers and sisters Lol.

- skipsie on August 10th, 2008

I am mother of an only child and sister to eight people. I don’t take it personal when people say “I wouldn’t want my kid to be an only child” because I understand the joy of siblings and I don’t take it personal when people say “big families are not for me,one is enough” because I also understand that.I don’t think her intention was to bring families of one child down or frowning upon it, she has the right to decide which way to go: one child, more than one child.

- eva on August 10th, 2008

I loved her this season on Doctor Who! I never knew she had PPD.

- Kerri on August 10th, 2008

I am an only child. Sometimes I miss having siblings and sometimes I think it’s great being an only child when hearing on what my friends’ siblings are up to etc.

- s on August 10th, 2008

I love Catherine Tate. I’m a huge fan of “Doctor Who,” and I think she’s a fantastic actress.

I’m glad she’s optimistic about having another baby. I’m very happy for her.

- Brittany on August 10th, 2008

“As the mother of an only child, I hate that there is a stigma against only children. It’s usually portrayed as something to be avoided. So sad how judgemental and close minded people are.”

As someone is an only child, I’m not offended in the least when people say they want more than one child. I myself hope to have at least two children after knowing how lonely having no siblings often is. There are definitely benefits to being an only child-receiving all your parents’ love, resources, attention, etc.-but there are also benefits to having more than one. After knowing first-hand what being an only child is like, I want to try it the other way. Calling people judgmental and close-minded for stating their opinions is a prime example of the pot calling the kettle black.

- Lauren on August 11th, 2008

I am a huge fan of Catherine and I know a lot about her, going back a few years.

She suffered greatly with post natal depression, this came after having to undergo an emergency c-section to deliver Eric. She was unable to breastfeed which made her even more depressed and in the middle of all of that, she was writing her comedy show.

She’s also an only child herself, and grew up without a father. Her desire for a bigger family shouldn’t be seen as her frowning upon an only child.

- SJ on August 11th, 2008