Why is Meredith in bed season 6?

Ellen Pompeo's pregnancy was written into 'Grey's Anatomy'

According to BuzzFeed, 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.

Is Meredith pregnant in season 6 of GREY's anatomy?

'Grey's Anatomy,' Season 6, Episode 24, 'Death and All His Friends' (Season Finale) As the show starts, Meredith tells Cristina that she's pregnant -- she's used the stick, she's taken the test, she knows.

Why is Meredith in the hospital season 6 episode 5?

Meredith, fresh out of donating a part of her liver to Thatcher, witnesses Cristina breaking down from not being able to do heart surgeries. She offers to share some of her hospital bed with a tear-stained Cristina.

Why is Meredith in a hospital bed?

Pompeo spent the bulk of the pandemic-shortened 17-episode season filming scenes from a hospital bed — where Meredith was on a vent after getting COVID-19 — and on the beach visiting loved ones from her past as she fought for her life.

What season was Meredith pregnant?

Season 9: Bailey Shepherd

At the end of season 9, Meredith gave birth to their first son. She first kept the pregnancy a secret, fearing she'd miscarry again, and only told Derek. She didn't even tell Christina Yang, her best friend.

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Is Lexie Grey pregnant in season 5?

During Season 5 Chyler Leigh was pregnant. Since it wouldn't be right for her character Lexie Grey, the writers and directors managed to hide it through baggy scrubs and coats. The writers did have her stress eating as a way to give some sort of reason for her gaining weight.

How old was Ellen Pompeo when she got pregnant?

Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo is a new mum at 47 as she welcomes her third child.

Did they use a dummy for Meredith Grey?

'Greys Anatomy' created a Meredith doll for season 17

That's right, many of the shots of Meredith Grey lying unconscious in a hospital bed aren't actually Pompeo. To reduce the risk of COVID-19, the ABC series created a dummy replica of the actor to film those scenes with.

Why was Meredith's mouth wired shut?

Her elbow was dislocated. They had to reduce her jaw in order to intubate her.

Does Meredith have Alzheimer's in season 7?

Webber offers Meredith the chance to lead a clinical trial to test cultivated cells for diabetes treatment, which her mother had developed, but she chooses to remain on her Alzheimer trial with Derek. Meredith runs the ER for a night, and time is shown to be critical.

Does Meredith get pregnant in season 7?

Meredith and Derek consider adoption, while Cristina finds out she's pregnant with Owen's baby. While Owen is delighted at the news, Cristina is not exactly all pleased with the fact that she's pregnant. When Derek finds out what Meredith did, he leaves and that same day, Meredith gets the baby all by herself.

Is Meredith Grey pregnant in season 9?

The show's protagonist Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) deals with the loss of her half-sister Lexie and later discovers that she is pregnant.

Who was pregnant while filming GREY's anatomy?

One of the strangest examples of Grey's Anatomy writers trying to hide when an actor was pregnant is the case of Chyler Leigh, who played Lexie Grey on the show from 2007 through 2012. In 2009, while the fifth season of Grey's Anatomy was being filmed, the actor was pregnant with her third child.

Who dies in season 6 GREY's anatomy?

Reed Adamson and Charles Percy, members of the Mercy West crew. They both died. The show's first 10 minutes confirm everything we saw in the extended sneak peek: Meredith's pregnant and there's a gunman on the loose in Seattle Grace.

Did Lexie GREY have a baby?

At first, she kept her pregnancy a secret from Mark and his current girlfriend, Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh). But, she revealed the secret out of fear of being kicked out. In turn, Mark decided to let her stay with him and Lexie. Soon after, Sloan gave birth to a baby boy.

Was Ellen Pompeo pregnant when she donated her liver?

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Well, that's new! Grey's Anatomy did not film the actress anywhere from the neck down when she was pregnant in its sixth season in 2009. A storyline was later written in of her character Dr. Meredith Grey donating part of her liver to her estranged father in order for Pompeo to start maternity leave.

What happened to Meredith's jaw?

On arriving they are terrified when they see their mother in that condition and leave. Meredith has a panic attack, and Penny steps up to help, removing the wires holding her jaw shut.

What episode is Meredith Grey not in?

You Can Look (But You'd Better Not Touch) is the first episode where Meredith doesn't appear on-screen.

Why does Meredith have a scar on her neck?

She's been in a car crash, a plane crash and nearly every other kind of crash you can imagine. She gave birth in the middle of a major power outage. She weathered the loss of her husband. No, life at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital has not been kind to Meredith.

Is Meredith in every episode?

Ellen Pompeo has been present in nearly every single episode of Grey's Anatomy over 18 seasons, with Meredith missing in only a few installments. Ellen Pompeo has led Grey's Anatomy as Meredith for all 18 seasons, with the actress only being absent from a few episodes.

How long is Meredith in a coma?

Meredith had woken up from her COVID-induced coma in a previous episode, but on Thursday, her team discovered a blood clot in her liver, which prevented her from staying awake longer than two minutes.

Does Lexie GREY get pregnant?

Fresh off her recent seducing of Dr. McSteamy, Mark Sloan, Lexie Grey is pregnant with his unborn child.

Was April pregnant in real life?

"Grey's Anatomy" star Sarah Drew's character, Dr. April Kepner, may be pregnant on the hit medical drama, but the actress won't have to wear a fake baby bump while filming the upcoming 11th season. Drew shared a selfie on Tuesday, revealing that she is very much pregnant in real life.

Did Ellen Pompeo date Patrick?

Did Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey date? Sorry to disappoint, Grey's Anatomy fans, but Pompeo and Dempsey never dated. The reason is simple: Dempsey was already married by the time he first starred in Grey's Anatomy in 2005. Dempsey married his wife, Jillian Fink, in 1999—six years before Grey's Anatomy premiered.

Was Lexie eaten by wolves?

"To be able to close the chapter for Lexie, and to appear in a way where she's not eaten by wolves, kind of bring a little life back to it," she reflected. "It was a special experience to be able to be part of that."