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Nicole Kidman reveals fertility struggle

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Monday 21 February 2011 10:58 GMT
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Nicole Kidman went through "pain, loss and disappointment" during her fertility struggle.

The 43-year-old actress - who welcomed Faith Margaret, her second child with country music singer Keith Urban, into the world on December 28 via a gestational carrier - admitted she suffered agonising times when trying to conceive.

She explained: "Anyone that's been in the place of wanting another child or wanting a child knows the disappointment, the pain and the loss that you go through trying and struggling with fertility.

"Fertility is such a big thing, and it's not something I've ever run away from talking about."

The 'Rabbit Hole' star - who also has a two-year-old daughter Sunday Rose with Keith, as well as adoptive children Isabella, 18, and Connor, 15, with ex-husband Tom Cruise - explained she and her country singer spouse were in a position where while they were "desperate" for another child, but she couldn't get pregnant.

Nicole added to Australian TV show '60 Minutes': "We were in a place of desperately wanting another child. The opportunity arose for us, and I couldn't get pregnant.

"Children are children - you'll die for your children. And when you feel that as parent - that's the unconditional love."

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