Grey's gossip: Will Mer and Der have a baby?

Wow - nazis blogging now!

I hope they don't put Ellen's pregnancy on the show because Meredith would be a horrible mother (nothing against Ellen, of course.) Mer may be getting healthier lately, but not healthy enough to raise a child.

If you think I'm wrong, explain why (though I don't want to get into a debate about abortion). I know for a fact that the actors' contracts dictate what their weight can be. Ellen Pompeo can't just go out and gain 250 pounds, and leave it up to the writers to "write around" Meredith's huge weight-gain (Aww Meredith has gotten an eating disorder). Why should pregnancy be any different?

Because pregnancy is so wonderful and amazing and children are so great? That's not an argument. And I'm not saying she should be thrown in prison for getting pregnant - only that their contracts are negotiated and arms length and if she wants the fame and fortune of being on a given TV show as a main character, she has to temporarily give up the right to get pregnant (so long as she's on the show). That's perfectly reasonable and no different than maintaining her weight or not going out and getting a Mike Tyson face-tattoo. Why should the writers have to "write around" Meredith having a hudge dragon tattoo on her face? What, Meredith got drunk one night?

Surely I didn't just read an advocacy forum on abortion!

Why do they let these actresses, who have major parts in major TV series, just go out and get pregnant willy nilly? Surely there must be something in their contracts that state that they won't get pregnant. The writers plan out seasons and should not have to "write around" a major character being pregnant.

Why do their contracts not require them to be on birth control? If they have some religious issue with it, then they simply don't need to accept the part - nobody is forcing Ellen Pompeo or Chyler Leigh to be a part of Grey's Anatomy or any other TV show. They probably test the cast for all sorts of other health issues and drug usage, but they don't give the female leads birth control and check that they are taking it, as a requirement of their contracts? These people are getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars PER EPISODE, they can have enough respect for the TV show and its writers and fans to not go out and get prengant. I'm sorry that this is an issue that only effects female actresses. If men got pregnant I'd be saying the same thing. But it's equivalent to Patrick Dempsey deciding to have his hand amputated, frozen and saved for later... only to leave it up to the writers to "write around" Derrick's missing hand. This is crap (and I'm talking about all actresses on TV shows, not just Grey's Anatomy). If they wanted Meredith to get pregnant then that's one thing... otherwise it should be a choice between being fired and having an abortion. This happens far too often nowadays. If it can be timed such that the actress is visibly preganant in the off-season, so be it. But they should have to get permission from the producers, first, and that should be clearly stated in their contracts. Again, if they want sexual freedom that's fine, they don't need to try out for and accept the part on the show - and the hundreds of thousands of dollars per episode that they receive for their services. There's nothing unfair about my position here. For fame and fortune, you can either take birth control or keep your legs together.

oy vay - seriously, i don't think i could deal with Mer being
pregnant on the show, unless she does a radical turnaround and stops obsessing about herself and her relationship - she's just showing maturity when it comes to that - its not exactly the best time to
throw a baby into the mix...but Congrats to Ellen Pompeo and her husband!!

Well it's been obvious that she's pregnant for at least the last two or three episodes. She's always in the scrubs, being shot straight on or holding something in her arms. During the proposal she has a coat folded over her arm.

Now they have hid Lexie's pregnancy well unless she's not that far along. I had no clue she was pregnant until I read it in the big splash about Ellen being pregnant. Plus it's her third child too.

Oh, a McNugget!

I do believe one of the leading ladies was pregnant and gave birth, although Bailey's baby does seem to have pretty much disappeared since then.