Bachelor in Paradise alum Jade Roper took to Instagram on August 13 to share heartbreaking news: she is currently dealing with a miscarriage. Jade met her husband Tanner Tolbert on Bachelor in Paradise, and they have since had three kids together. In her post, Jade wrote about how she "felt like all [her] dreams were coming true to welcome another baby into our lives, to love and to complete our family."
"While our hearts are completely broken and we have been dealing with the deep and complex grief of the loss, we have been blessed to be touched by his soul for his short amount of time," she wrote. "I am forever changed."
Jade went on to explain that what she is dealing with is a missed miscarriage. According to Verywell Health, a missed miscarriage is when the fetus stops developing but there are not signs or symptoms of a miscarriage. For this reason, it's sometimes referred to as a silent miscarriage.
Typically discovered during a routine prenatal ultrasound, a missed miscarriage might be treated by watching and waiting, with medication or with surgery.
Jade explained that she is hoping to release the pregnancy "naturally."
"I’m currently experiencing what is a called a missed miscarriage, so while his heart has stopped and he has stopped growing (for some time now), my body hasn’t released the pregnancy yet," she explained. "I am hoping to do this naturally and am trusting in timing and in my body under the care of my provider."
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She wrote about how she is "cherishing" the time left with her baby, but it has also been "challenging" and "devastating."
"So while I hold my belly here, our sweet baby’s body is resting in my womb as his soul soars," she wrote. "We love you with every piece of our hearts, baby Beau. ❤️"
