She put her pain aside to film a legendary, beloved “Friends” scene

In an interview, Cox once mentioned, “I remember one time, I’d just had a miscarriage and Rachel was giving birth. It was like that same time. It was terrible having to be funny.” Despite the moment being an extremely challenging one, Cox courageously pushed through and came out on the other side.

This cloud has a silver lining 

After she wed David Arquette in 1999, Courtney Cox suffered through a total of seven miscarriages because of antibodies that were attacking her fetus. Later on, she discovered that a MTHFR gene mutation was the reason for the miscarriages. This mutation can increase the risk of blood clots. As a result, Cox received two rounds of IVF. She was finally successful and gave birth to her daughter Coco in 2004, right before her 40th birthday.

Some people aren’t aware, but Cox was pregnant with Coco while filming the final season of “Friends.” While the process of getting pregnant wasn’t the hardest for Courtney Cox, maintaining the pregnancy was the hard part. IVF, baby aspirin, and shots of the blood thinner known as heparin.