Alex Gonzaga had third miscarriage last December, husband Mikee Morada says
Alex Gonzaga had her third miscarriage last December, her husband Lipa City Councilor Mikee Morada said.
In an interview on his sister-in-law Toni Gonzaga's YouTube vlog posted on Jan. 26, Mikee said Alex took a pregnancy test immediately after a delay in her menstrual cycle. It turned out positive.
“To be honest, kami ni Catherine, noong nalaman namin na pregnant siya, hindi namin talaga akalain, wala kaming plano,” he said. “Ang plano namin, baka posibleng mag-prepare muna ng katawan, IVF (in vitro fertilization), pero naturally pa rin, gusto naming subukan,” he added.
IVF is a medical procedure where an egg is fertilized by sperm in a test tube or elsewhere outside the body.
They frequented their gynecologist after Alex's pregnancy test result.
But on their third visit, Alex was found to have had complications in her pregnancy.
“Doon sa pangatlong linggo, wala na namang laman, blighted ovum ulit,” Mikee said.
They visited another gynecologist for a second opinion, and the ultrasound showed the baby had a heartbeat.
“Pagdating namin sa ultrasound na ‘yun, merong bata sa loob, may baby sa loob,” Mikee said. “Naiyak ako noong narinig ko 'yung heartbeat. First time kong nakarinig ng heartbeat.”
But that heartbeat was lower than usual, and they rushed to the hospital.
"Tinry namin habulin. Baka ma-save pa 'yung baby, ginawa namin lahat,” Morada said.
They got the bad news on Dec. 28.
"Hindi ko makakalimutan ‘yun," he said. "Nakita na namin agad ‘yung embryo, pero wala na siyang heartbeat."
They had low spirits anew, but he noted that the past miscarriages had made them tougher and stronger as a couple.
“At the end of the day," Mikee said, "kahit anong mangyayari, biyayaan man tayo o hindi, kahit tayong dalawa lang magkasama, okay lang."
Alex had a miscarriage in 2021 and 2023.
The TV host announced in January 2021 that they got married in November 2020.
