August 30, 2023 • hometowns
Jade Roper Tolbert Discusses Pregnancy Loss, How She’s Honoring Beau, and If Her Other Kids Know
In our thoughts.
Bachelor Nation fan-favorite couple Jade Roper Tolbert and Tanner Tolbert first fell in love and got engaged on the beach during Season 2 of “Bachelor in Paradise.”
Since then, they’ve welcomed three children together: Emerson, Brooks, and Reed.
Over the past few months, Jade has been open about her desire to expand their family more and has been candid about her and Tanner’s conversations about it on social media.
Then, earlier this month, Jade took to Instagram to share the tragic news that she was navigating a miscarriage.
At the time, she shared, “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. I am hoping to do this naturally and am trusting in timing and in my body under the care of my provider.”
But now, Jade just shared a photo from the hospital saying her final goodbyes to their son Beau.
Alongside the photo, Jade wrote, “Well, here we are. I didn’t want or expect it to go this way, but it is. I so badly wanted to bury him under a beautiful tree in our yard, to see any glimpse of his tiny body, which is why I held out so long trying to trust my body. But, it is time to heal and get to the other side of this loss.”
She went on, saying, “I’ve been trying to protect my peace and respect my baby, so I’ve only been sharing bits and pieces here and there to hopefully maybe help someone else feel less alone going through this. I see you, I feel your pain, and I love you. And to Beau, I carried your body for almost 5 months, your soul for a little less, but I carry you with me in my heart everywhere and for always.”
Jade also opened up on her Instagram Stories saying that she would “love to hear ways you’ve honored a loss. I currently have a couple ideas but would love to hear more.”
She said that she and Tanner have not shared this news with their other three kids yet and said, “Still figuring out if we’ll tell them soon or if we’ll wait until they are a bit older,” and asked fans for advice.
We’re keeping the entire Tolbert family in our hearts as they move through this difficult time.
