‘Grey’s Anatomy’: The Real Reason Meredith Was On Bed Rest in Season 6
Grey’s Anatomy Season 6 put Meredith on bed rest, adding to the character’s complicated medical history. However, it was for good reason.
Ellen Pompeo’s pregnancy was written in to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Ellen Pompeo was pregnant in the sixth season of Grey’s Anatomy. It prompted showrunners to figure out a way to disguise her growing belly on the show. They put her character on bed rest after she donated part of her liver to her father. This way, writers and producers maintained the show’s trajectory while respecting Pompeo’s privacy.
Ultimately, Pompeo returned to work only four weeks after welcoming her baby, proving her dedication to the show.
How many children does Ellen Pompeo have?
The Grey’s Anatomy star met her husband, record producer Chris Ivery, in 2003. They began dating shortly thereafter and married in 2007. The two have welcomed three children, one via surrogacy. Pompeo works hard to keep her family and private life out of the spotlight.
Still, when she was pregnant during season 6 filming, she revealed the news to Grey’s Anatomy showrunners. And they figured out how to keep her pregnancy under wraps. Television has a long history of hiding an actor’s pregnancy. Grey’s Anatomy just had the advantage of taking place in a hospital, where a character like Meredith on bed rest isn’t an absurd premise or one that would draw unnecessary attention to the plotline.
How many children does Meredith Grey have on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’?
As it turns out, life imitates art for Ellen Pompeo and her Grey’s Anatomy character. Meredith Grey also has three children.
First was Zola Grey-Shepherd. Then came Derek Bailey Shepherd. And finally, Meredith added Ellis Shepherd to her family.
But unlike Pompeo, Meredith Grey has faced some criticism about her parenting. Some fans of the medical drama have called out the character as a bad mother. But on the other hand, Meredith has endured so much trauma and tragedy in her life that her children have become a safe haven for the doctor.
