Tara Lipinski revealed that her surrogate experienced a pregnancy loss while carrying her and husband Todd Kapostasy’s second child.
“A few months ago, we lost our baby in the second trimester,” the Olympian began in a Friday Instagram post.
“We’ve been on our second surrogacy journey for two years now,” Lipinski continued.
The former gymnast added that the first surrogate who carried the couple’s daughter, Georgie, 2, “wasn’t medically cleared to proceed.”
“I grieved that ending and we started over. From the long road in finding a surrogate, to medical clearance setbacks, to a failed transfer, and now this loss… it hasn’t been an easy road,” Lipinski said.
The “Traitors” alum, who has been open about her fertility struggles over the years, admitted, “A second trimester loss was devastating. Something new to add to the long list of heartbreaks we’ve endured on this fertility journey.
“Another memory that will be hard to erase. That appointment will be etched in my mind forever as well as all the steps that came after when a pregnancy is that far along.”
Lipinski credited those who have reached out with own stories as her reason to share what she’s going through — “especially when it’s hard🤍.”
The athlete explained that while it’s tough to keep pushing forward after moments like this, she “did it once, and “can do it again.”
Fans quickly flocked to the comments section to lend their support to the reality star.
“I’m so so sorry. Praying for you.💔🙏🏻,” one follower wrote, while a second penned, “You are beyond inspiring for your grace and strength throughout everything you do❤️. “
Rounding out the sweet messages, another social media user said, “I am so incredibly sorry Tara 🤍 sending so much love (I’d say strength but you’re one of the strongest warriors I know).”
In 2023, Lipinsky and Kapostasy welcomed Georgie via surrogate following five years of fertility struggles and multiple miscarriages.
“I dreamt about this for so long. A crying baby, sleepless nights,” the gold medalist told People at the time.
When the gestational carrier gave birth, Lipinski “was playing Dave Matthews’s song ‘You and Me’ and … could not stop sobbing” in the delivery room.
“Then the baby came out, and it was so much relief,” the retired figure skater recounted. “I felt like I could breathe again.”
Before her daughter’s arrival, Lipinsky suffered four pregnancy losses, six failed IVF transfers and eight egg retrievals.
She was eventually diagnosed with endometriosis and underwent two major surgeries.
After her fourth miscarriage, the 1998 Olympic champion and movie director decided that it was time to “think of other options.”
While on her and Kapostasy’s “Unexpecting” podcast in October 2023, the pair discussed how they developed a “magical” relationship with their first surrogate, Mikayla.
As Lipinski shared, “There was an immediate connection and bond between us, one I just didn’t expect to feel so strongly. Two peas in a pod type of feeling … teammates on the deepest level.”
Last year, the podcaster opened up about expanding her family, telling People she and her husband “are definitely wanting to bring a sibling to Georgie.”
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