Jennie Garth Reveals She and Husband Dave Abrams Were Undergoing IVF Before 2018 Split: 'Hard on Our Relationship'

The '90210' actress is mom to daughters Luca Bella, 27, Lola Ray, 21, and Fiona Eve, 17, whom she shares with with ex-husband Peter Facinelli

Jennie Garth is opening up about her 10-month breakup from husband Dave Abrams, and their struggles with in vitro fertilization treatments.

In an interview with SELF published on Thursday, Sept. 12, the 90210: Beverly Hills star, 52, revealed that before her and Abrams' separation in 2018, the couple had been undergoing IVF treatments that were ultimately unsuccessful,

“[We] were trying to have a baby, and it kept failing,” the mom of three told the outlet. “And that was really, really hard on both of us individually and on our relationship.”

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After a few IVF rounds proved unsuccessful, the couple eventually let go of the idea of having children together. However, Garth said this decision actually "freed us up to love each other in a different way."

“Dave is just an incredibly supportive, loving person,” she said, adding that she was able to appreciate her husband more once the pressure to have babies was lifted. "He’s just always thinking of how he can make me happy and make the day go better. I’m so grateful for the generosity of his spirit and his love.”

Garth is a mom to daughters Luca Bella, 27, Lola Ray, 21, and Fiona Eve, 17, with ex-husband Peter Facinelli. She recently opened up to PEOPLE about her thoughts on becoming an empty nester next fall when her youngest leaves for college.

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"I walk by her room, and every time I give myself a little pause and think, oh, she's almost 18," Garth told PEOPLE of her youngest. "When I look at her, I struggle to see the young woman that she is because she is, to me, my baby, and I'll always treat her like my baby, I guess. And then I have to readjust and remind myself to treat her [like] her age."

While Garth is still coming to terms with what will be her new reality, she said Abrams is looking forward to it just the two of them.

"Oh my god, my husband's so excited," she said. "Not that he doesn't love the girls. He loves the girls like they're his own, but we have two still living at home. The 21-year-old lives back at home with us now, which I love. I want them all the live with me forever."

"I think it'll be a challenge to become an empty-nester just because I don't think they're ever going to leave."

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