16 Celebrities Who Coped With The Loss Of A Baby

Miscarriages are more frequent and common than you might think. Hundreds of women in the world have had to experience from one to five losses. The feeling is heartbreaking and often leads them to wonder why their body cannot create such a longed-for life.

The famous have not been oblivious to this situation and have also gone through pain, crying and even guilt. For a long time this was considered a topic that should not be talked about, but after Chrissy Teigen shared her experience with the world, many more have dared to tell her painful story.

1. Shay Mitchell

Shay Mitchell sitting in a living room crying as she talks about her children

The actress of Pretty Litle Liars she had an unexpected pregnancy and was excited about the arrival of a baby. Unfortunately, she had an unexpected abortion 14 weeks later.

The first time I was pregnant I had not planned it, but I was excited. I was like 14 weeks old. At the time I had no idea how many losses there are in the world, I was completely blinded. So clearly I’m happy now, but it still hurts to have suffered a loss. I know other women and other friends have been through something more difficult. It is very difficult because you feel broken and it is not a pretty thing.

2. Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan crying during an interview with Ophra

Lindsay lost a baby while filming a movie. It was a painful moment that he avoids talking about.

Nobody knows and we can end it all after this. I had a loss in the two weeks I took off. It is a long story.

3. Hilaria Baldwin

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin hugging during a red carpet

She was four months pregnant when she suddenly lost it.

We are very sad to comment that we learned that our baby died at four months. In addition, we want to tell you that although we are not well now, we will be. We are so lucky to have our four healthy children.

4. Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow posing in a black jacket during a catwalk

The actress’s children had asked her for a little brother. However, he lost it and the experience was very painful, in addition, he put his health at risk, so he discarded the idea forever.

I had a bad experience when I was expecting my third child. It didn’t work and I almost died, so now all the time I think: are we okay now or should we try again?

5. Pink

Pink posing for the paparazzi at the Brit Awards

For the singer, each loss was very painful, so she tries to share her experience with other women.

When that happens to a young woman or girl, you feel that your body hates you and that it is broken. And you are not doing what you should do. I’ve had a lot of losses, so I think it’s important to talk about what you are ashamed of, who you are, and how painful it is. I’ve always written about these things.

6. Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union posing for a photograph while wearing a mustard colored dress

After three years trying to be a mother, several losses and different treatments, she is now happy with her daughter. However, he never forgot the babies he lost.

For three years my body has been a prisoner of trying to get pregnant. Either I was about to enter an IVF cycle, in the middle of a cycle or I came out of one.

7. Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama posing for the cover of her book

In his book Becoming, the former first lady revealed that she had lost a baby before having her two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

I felt like I had failed because I didn’t know how common miscarriages were, because we didn’t talk about this. We lock ourselves in our own pain, thinking that somehow something is wrong with us. It is very important to talk to young mothers about the fact that these kinds of things happen.

8. Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey posing on the red carpet at a Netflix gala

In 2008, the singer and her then-partner Nick Cannon lost the baby they were expecting.

It took us by surprise and led us into utter darkness and suffering. When that happened, I wasn’t able to talk to anyone about it.

9. Beyoncé

Beyoncé posing for a picture while wearing a fancy jacket

Before becoming pregnant with her daughter Blue Ivy, she had to face a miscarriage. This is why she waited so long to reveal that she was pregnant.

There are a lot of couples that go through this and it was a big part of my story. It’s one of the reasons why I didn’t say I was pregnant the second time, because you don’t know what’s going to happen. And it was difficult, because all my family and friends knew and we celebrated. It’s the saddest thing I’ve ever been through.

10. Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman wearing a red dress while attending the Golden Globe Awards

When she was married to Tom Cruise, she faced many difficulties in getting pregnant, so they adopted two children.

From the moment Tom and I got married, we wanted to have babies. We lost one initially due to an ectopic pregnancy and then another later due to a spontaneous abortion. It was incredibly traumatic for me, but this ultimately led us to make the decision to adopt our children Isabella and Connor.

11. Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette posing to promote her new album

The singer grew up dreaming of becoming a mother. Although she has two children, when she suffered a loss, the feeling was heartbreaking.

I have this light of confidence that continues even when there is a downpour. Hope, faith, and vision still flash that something does work. I always wanted to have three children and then I had challenges and miscarriages. So I just realized that it was not possible.

12. Halsey

Halsey wearing a dress while posing on the music awards red carpet

The singer had a miscarriage while giving a concert. For years she has had to deal with endometriosis and the idea that she may not be able to become a mother.

Before I could know what it meant to me and what it would mean to my future, the next thing that happened was that I was suffering a loss on stage in the middle of my concert. The feeling of the teenage stares as you bleed and still go on with the show… and realize it in that moment.

13. Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood posing in a purple dress during a red carpet

For several years she was a controlling woman, but with her body everything was different, that is why it was not easy for her to accept that her body rejected the idea of ​​giving life.

That my body was not doing something that it was “supposed to do” was difficult. It reminded me that I am not in control of everything. Talking openly about the miscarriage felt like a weight lifted from my shoulders. It is not a dirty secret. It is something that many women go through.

14. Demi Moore

Demi Moore posing in a black dress during a red carpet

The actress and her then-husband Ashton Kutcher tried many times to have a baby. When they finally succeeded, Demi suffered a miscarriage at four months pregnant.

I tried to allow myself to cry, but it was confusing. How could you mourn a person who was never in the world? Ashton did his best to connect with my grief, he tried to be there for me during my loss, but he couldn’t understand how I felt.

15. Thalia

Thalía posing in a blue dress during a red carpet

The Mexican actress and singer experienced not just one but several losses before finally being able to get pregnant with her oldest daughter.

We have shared strong things, painful things, from a kidnapping, the death of my mother, even we have lost babies.

16. Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle wearing a black dress while presenting an award

The Duchess of Sussex shared the ordeal of losing a baby in a column she wrote for him New York Times. In it he recounted how he had started his day on a regular basis until suddenly he felt a strong cramp. It was then that she knew she was losing her second child.

After changing her diaper, I felt a strong cramp. I dropped to the floor with him in my arms, humming a lullaby to keep us both calm, the happy tune in contrast to my feeling that something was wrong. I knew as I hugged my first child that I was losing my second.

My husband and I discovered that in a room with 100 women, 10 to 20 had miscarried. Still, the conversation remains taboo, riddled with unwarranted shame that perpetuates a cycle of silent grief.

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