Rainbow Babies! Stars Who Welcomed Children After Miscarriages

Little miracles. These celebrity moms welcomed rainbow babies to their families after suffering miscarriages.

Pink, who shares Willow and Jameson with her husband, Carey Hart, admitted in April 2019 that she has had “several” pregnancy losses, starting at age 17. “I was going to have that child,” the Grammy winner told USA Today at the time. “But when that happens to a woman or a young girl, you feel like your body hates you and like your body is broken, and it’s not doing what it’s supposed to do.”

The singer went on to say, “I think it’s important to talk about what you’re ashamed of, who you really are and the painful s–t. I’ve always written that way.”

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The previous year, Nicole Kidman shared the “massive grief” that she felt after miscarrying in her Tatler magazine cover story. The actress was married to Tom Cruise when she had an ectopic pregnancy, which means that her fertilized egg was implanted outside of the womb, and she also miscarried toward the end of their marriage.

The Big Little Lies star and the actor went on to adopt Isabella and Connor, telling the outlet, “I know the yearning. That yearning. It’s a huge, aching yearning. And the loss! The loss of a miscarriage is not talked about enough. There’s an enormous amount of pain and an enormous amount of joy on the other side of it. The flip side of going through so much yearning and pain to get there is the feeling of ‘Ahhhh!’ when you have the child.”

After marrying Keith Urban in 2005, Kidman gave birth to daughter Faith and welcomed Sunday via surrogate. “At 41, it’s more of a painful love,” the Oscar winner told Elle in 2008. “I look at that little girl and I’m like, ‘Oh, no, what’s going to happen?’ It’s almost like my heart is stretching; I’m feeling all the muscles stretch with emotion. It’s a beautiful love, but there’s a lot of fear and pain for her life.”

Keep scrolling for more stars’ stories about their tragic pregnancy losses — and the rainbow babies that followed — from Beyoncé and Mariah Carey to Jana Kramer and Jamie Otis.

After the Cravings founder deliver stillborn son Jack in 2020, she and Legend revealed in August 2022 that they were expecting another baby. Their little one was born on January 13, 2023.

“What a blessed day,” the “All of Me” crooner said during a private concert that evening, joking that he hadn’t got “a lot of sleep” since the birth.

The couple announced the arrival of their second daughter, Andersen “Andi,” in October 2022 after Odette suffered three past miscarriages. “Please give a warm welcome to the little lady that has completed our family and stolen all of our hearts,” the Supergirl alum wrote via Instagram alongside a picture of the couple’s newborn, teasing that the birth story would be shared later. “For now, we will keep drowning in your sweetness and soaking up every bit of this beautiful time in our lives.”

The Challenge alum revealed via Instagram in October 2022 that she gave birth to her second son, Hayden, with husband Matt Collins. The infant arrived more than one year after Melinda suffered a miscarriage at 20 weeks in March 2021. Along with Hayden, the couple share son Camden, born in 2019.

The Wizards of Waverly Place alum announced in July 2022 that he and Cahill had welcomed their third child. “IT’S A GIRL!!!! Gemma Clare Henrie was born 7lbs 15oz at 3:21am,” Henrie shared via Instagram. “Maria is currently enjoying the most deserved nap ever haha. She stuck to her plan l and had a drug free birth and I couldn’t be more in awe of her!”

The former Disney Channel announced his wife’s pregnancy in December 2021, revealing that Cahill suffered her fifth miscarriage before conceiving their rainbow baby. “I’m proud of her because she did what needed to be done to heal, and now we’ve been given another chance with our third child, and we are hopefully clear of miscarriage danger,” Henrie explained at the time.

The Counting On alums welcomed their third son, Frederick “Freddy” Michael, in July 2022, almost one year after they revealed that they had suffered a miscarriage. “Both Jill and Frederick are healthy and are enjoying bonding while we look forward to bringing him home from the hospital soon!” the couple wrote via their family blog at the time.

The Little People, Big World alums welcomed their third child, Josiah, more than one year after revealing in March 2021 that Tori had suffered a miscarriage.

The couple’s first child arrived in January 2022, nearly one year after they suffered a miscarriage. “I asked God for a life of love and happiness,” the Real cohost wrote via Instagram. “He sent me my family.”

The actor and his wife welcomed a baby boy named Jeremiah in November 2021 after previously suffering multiple miscarriages. “Humbled and overjoyed to announce the safe, happy arrival of Jeremiah Van Der Beek,” James told his Instagram followers at the time. “After experiencing late-term #pregnancyloss twice in a row (both at 17+ weeks), we kept this one quiet.”

The Waiting to Be Heard author posted the first and “only” photo of her daughter, Eureka, via Instagram in October 2021, three months after revealing her previous miscarriage on the “Labyrinths” podcast. “I don’t know who that baby was,” she said in the July episode. “I don’t know if I’ll ever know. It’s a weird thought.”

The country singer described the ups and downs that led to his wife’s March 2021 pregnancy reveal in an Instagram post, from her IVF journey to her miscarriage. The couple’s son Maverick arrived five months later.

One month after sharing her past molar pregnancy loss in a May 2021 episode of The Hills: New Beginnings, Slack gave birth to son Wyatt.

The royals welcomed daughter Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor on June 4, 2021. “She is more than we could have ever imagined, and we remain grateful for the love and prayers we’ve felt from across the globe,” Meghan and Harry said in a statement. The Duchess of Sussex revealed she suffered a miscarriage in the summer of 2020.

“Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few,” Meghan wrote in a New York Times essay the following November. “In the pain of our loss, my husband and I discovered that in a room of 100 women, 10 to 20 of them will have suffered from miscarriage. Yet despite the staggering commonality of this pain, the conversation remains taboo, riddled with (unwarranted) shame, and perpetuating a cycle of solitary mourning.”

The Jersey Shore: Family Vacation stars debuted their son, Romeo, in May 2021, one year after their previous miscarriage.

The iCarly alum and his wife named their second baby girl Evie Elise as a nod to their previous miscarriages. “Evie means ‘life,’ and Elise stems from a family name (including my middle name) that means ‘God’s promise.’ You are ‘God’s promise of life’ to us, baby girl,” London explained in the infant’s March 2021 Instagram debut. “You are a child of hope.”

The 90 Day Fiancé star’s girlfriend gave birth to their baby boy, Marshawn, in March 2021 after previously suffering a miscarriage. Hashim was “surprised” by his reaction to the pregnancy loss, he exclusively told Us in January 2021. “Something in my mind said, ‘Maybe you do want a kid, bro.’ And that’s how I came to the realization. … I finally found someone who I do want to spend the rest of my life with. I felt like I got happy.”

“The day she came into the world it was snowing, raining and freezing, but that night she was born and we woke up to sun, clear skies and winter melting away,” the model captioned her daughter Ashtyn’s February 2021 Instagram debut, one year after her previous miscarriage. “It was so symbolic considering this time last year was literally winter for our souls only to be met one year later with the brightest sunshine. She ushered in a new season for us, and we love her beyond comprehension.”

The Twilight alum and his wife welcomed a son, Kasen Lane, in August 2022. 

After suffering two miscarriages within a year, the Living Clearly Method author gave birth to her and the actor’s fifth child in September 2020, their fourth son.

“We love you baby Nash,” the model captioned her son’s July 2020 Instagram Story debut. She and the former professional ice hockey player previously suffered multiple miscarriages.

The actress welcomed her third child, Mayzel “Mayzie” Josephine, in July 2020, nearly two years after sharing her miscarriage of twins in November 2018. “As much as it sucks, I feel like, for me, there was a lesson there, and I’m taking it to heart because … I always have to see that life is a journey and that there’s a reason for it,” she said in July 2019. “As weird as it sounds.”

Two years after opening up about her miscarriage, the Frozen star gave birth to her and her husband’s first child. The Chicago Med alums’ baby girl, Cecily, arrived in July 2020.

“He is our rainbow baby. Not just because of the loss we suffered before we conceived him. He also brings a hope and joy in this scary sad time for our nation and world,” Wood wrote via Instagram following her son Bert’s May 2020 birth. “He was born weeks early in NYC in the middle of a global pandemic. He is already a brave tiny warrior who has reminded us to live, love, and stay present in his five short days earthside.”

The former reality stars welcomed their son, Hendrix, in May 2020 after previously suffering multiple miscarriages. “I want to thank YOU from the bottom of my heart for all the prayers, positive vibes, & sticky baby dust you sent me throughout my pregnancy with @babyboyhehner,” Otis wrote via Instagram at the time. “All that positive energy sprinkled out into the universe WORKED!”

“Welcome to the world, Baby Hope Elizabeth,” the Broadway star captioned a May 2020 Instagram announcement. “3 generations of April Babies.”

Miles’ daughter Abigail died in March 2018 when they were both hit by a car in Brooklyn. The Tony winner, who was pregnant at the time, lost her baby, Sophia, two months later.

The Shahs of Sunset star gave birth to her son, Elijah, in April 2020 following IVF. The reality star previously suffered a miscarriage in the summer of 2019 and had both of her Fallopian tubes removed.

The professional soccer player gave birth to twin babies in March 2020 after previously miscarrying twins due to an ectopic pregnancy. “Vittorio Genghis Stevens Lozen Orianna Judith Stevens. 3/4/2020,” the athlete captioned her April 2020 Instagram announcement.

The Resident Evil star gave birth to her and her husband Paul W. S. Anderson’s third child in February 2020 following a previous pregnancy loss.

The meteorologist gave birth to her second baby boy, Oliver, in January 2020. His arrival came nine months after Dreyer opened up about her previous miscarriage and secondary infertility journey on Today.

“Khloé Eileen is finally here,” the Bringing Up Bates stars wrote on Instagram in November 2019 after previously suffering a pregnancy loss. “Zach and I are grateful to God for his blessings on our family! Bradley and Kaci Lynn are so excited and in love with their new little sister! Our hearts are overflowing with love and we are overwhelmed with cuddles and smiles!”

The Bachelor Australia alum welcomed her son, Jesse Wolfgang Sauer, in November 2019 after previously suffering a miscarriage.

The Bringing Up Bates stars welcomed their daughter Khloé in November 2019 after suffering a miscarriage. “Thank you so much to everyone for your prayers through this pregnancy,” Whitney wrote on Instagram at the time. “Your kindness means the world to all of us.”

The Backstreet Boys member and the fitness guru’s second child arrived in October 2019, one year after Kitt suffered a miscarriage. “Mom and daughter are doing great,” a rep from EMC Bowery told Us exclusively.

“This past year has been filled with love, loss, grief, lots of patience and more love,” Jerry Ferrara‘s wife captioned their January 2019 pregnancy announcement. “And now learning to navigate pregnancy after loss (which at times can be terrifying). Thank you to such an incredible support group of family and friends in our lives … And to my husband … we have emerged closer and stronger.” Their baby boy arrived safely in May.

In December 2017, the One Tree Hill alum announced her miscarriage on Instagram, but revealed months later that it was not her first or last. “It’s frustrating, but what I’ve realized is, it’s truly a miracle to have a baby and it’s all in God’s timing and hands,” Kramer said in March 2018. “If it’s meant to be, it will be.” Her and Mike Caussin‘s son, Jace, was born at the end of that same year.

“I had multiple miscarriages,” the Teen Mom 2 star revealed on her “Coffee Convos” podcast in 2018. “I went through a period where I’m like ‘I’m never having any more kids. I’m just going to be done, I guess. It’s not for me. After I had time to grieve, I felt like, ‘OK, now I’m in a place where if it happens it’s meant to be and if not then it’s not, and then Lux came along.”

“This baby is our rainbow after the storm. I’m super excited,” the Teen Mom OG star told Us Weekly exclusively in September 2018 ahead of her and Tyler Baltierra‘s daughter Vaeda’s birth. “It was a huge shock at first. We were not planning it, especially after the miscarriage and how I went downhill with my mental illness.”

When the Married at First Sight star announced that she was pregnant with her and Doug Hehner‘s daughter, Henley, she painted a rainbow on her baby bump, writing, “Hand picked for Earth by my brother in heaven.”

Before welcoming her daughter Blue Ivy, Beyoncé suffered a pregnancy loss. “There are so many couples that go through that and it was a big part of my story,” the Grammy winner told Oprah Winfrey in 2013. “It’s one of the reasons I did not share I was pregnant the second time, because you don’t know what’s going to happen. And that was hard, because all of my family and my friends knew and we celebrated. It was hard.”

After multiple failed rounds of IVF and a miscarriage, the Giuliana and Bill star welcomed her son, Duke, with her husband, Bill Rancic, in August 2012.

While pregnant with her and Nick Cannon‘s twins, Monroe and Moroccan, in 2011, the “Always Be My Baby” singer told Access that their first pregnancy had ended in a miscarriage.

The singer’s daughter arrived in 2011, followed by her son five years later.

The actress’ daughters arrived in 2008 and 2010.

The actress wrote about her miscarriage in her 2006 memoir, Down Came the Rain. She went on to welcome daughters Grier and Rowan.

“I suffered several miscarriages including two at five months,” the Wendy Williams Show host admitted during PBS’ 2015 special American Masters: The Women’s List. “That’s when you have the clothes already picked out, the nursery is already painted. They ask you do you want a funeral or do you want the cremation. We went through that not once but twice, me and my husband. So our Kevin is a hard-won child. I would’ve loved to have had more children but I don’t want to test my blessing.”