{"id":489,"date":"2026-05-01T18:29:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tara-lipinskis-surrogate-suffers-devastating-loss\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:29:41","slug":"tara-lipinskis-surrogate-suffers-devastating-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tara-lipinskis-surrogate-suffers-devastating-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Tara Lipinski&#8217;s surrogate suffers &#8216;devastating loss&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/126786849.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tara Lipinski revealed that her surrogate experienced a pregnancy loss while carrying her and husband\u00a0Todd Kapostasy\u2019s second child.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few months ago, we lost our baby in the second trimester,\u201d the Olympian<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXzLKMoAtwH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=fe283b55-a7ab-4f2d-8448-ed0e652f3831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> began in a Friday Instagram post. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been on our second surrogacy journey for two years now,\u201d Lipinski continued.<\/p>\n<p>The former gymnast added that the first surrogate who carried the couple\u2019s daughter, Georgie, 2, \u201cwasn\u2019t medically cleared to proceed.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Tara Lipinski shared that she and her husband,\u00a0Todd Kapostasy (pictured here in an IG photo), had a surrogate carrying their second baby.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">taralipinski\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The surrogate ended up having a pregnancy loss, with the retired figure skater (pictured here on March 18) revealing on Instagram Friday: \u201cA few months ago, we lost our baby in the second trimester.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Jhpiego<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI 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\u2026 it hasn\u2019t been an easy road,\u201d Lipinski said.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTraitors\u201d alum, who has been open about <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/10\/05\/tara-lipinski-expecting-first-child-via-surrogate-after-horrific-fertility-journey\/\">her fertility struggles over the years<\/a>, admitted, \u201cA second trimester loss was devastating. Something new to add to the long list of heartbreaks we\u2019ve endured on this fertility journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lipinski credited those who have reached out with own stories as her reason to share what she\u2019s going through \u2014 \u201cespecially when it\u2019s hard\ud83e\udd0d.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cI grieved that ending and we started over,\u201d the athlete (pictured here on \u201cTraitors\u201d) explained, before adding that \u201cit hasn\u2019t been an easy road.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Euan Cherry\/PEACOCK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Despite the loss being \u201cdevastating,\u201d the Gold medalist (pictured here on Season 4 of \u201cTraitors\u201d) said she pushed forward \u201conce,\u201d and \u201ccan do it again.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Euan Cherry\/Peacock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The athlete explained that while it\u2019s tough to keep pushing forward after moments like this, she \u201cdid it once, and \u201ccan do it again.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Fans quickly flocked to the comments section to lend their support to the reality star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so so sorry. Praying for you.\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb,\u201d one follower wrote, while a second penned, \u201cYou are beyond inspiring for your grace and strength throughout everything you do\u2764\ufe0f. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the sweet messages, another social media user said, \u201cI am so incredibly sorry Tara \ud83e\udd0d sending so much love (I\u2019d say strength but you\u2019re one of the strongest warriors I know).\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Lipinsky and Kapostasy\u00a0welcomed Georgie via surrogate\u00a0following five years of fertility struggles and multiple miscarriages.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In 2023, Lipinsky and Kapostasy\u00a0welcomed their daughter Georgie via surrogate (the mother-daughter duo pictured here in a selfie). <span class=\"credit\">taralipinski\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>At the time, the 1998 champ told People she had \u201cdreamt about this for so long\u201d with her daughter (pictured here). <span class=\"credit\">taralipinski\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI dreamt about this for so long. A crying baby, sleepless nights,\u201d the gold medalist<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tara-lipinski-is-a-mom-meet-georgie-born-via-surrogate-exclusive-8379498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0told People<\/a>\u00a0at the time.<\/p>\n<p>When the gestational carrier gave birth, Lipinski \u201cwas playing\u00a0Dave Matthews\u2019s song \u2018You and Me\u2019 and \u2026 could not stop sobbing\u201d in the delivery room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen the baby came out, and it was so much relief,\u201d the retired figure skater recounted. \u201cI felt like I could breathe again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before her daughter\u2019s arrival, Lipinsky suffered four pregnancy losses, six failed IVF transfers and eight egg retrievals.<\/p>\n<p>She was eventually diagnosed with endometriosis and underwent two major surgeries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Prior to Georgie\u2019s arrival, Lipinsky (pictured here with her daughter) had six failed IVF transfers. She also suffered four pregnancy losses and eight egg retrievals. <span class=\"credit\">taralipinski\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>After the podcaster (pictured here in April) suffered her fourth miscarriage, she and her husband opted for surrogacy. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After her fourth miscarriage, the 1998 Olympic champion and movie director decided that it was time to \u201cthink of other options.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While on her and Kapostasy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=Ft10LetM1KMbYUGz&amp;v=HEgRZ6NJNu0&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cUnexpecting\u201d podcast<\/a> in October 2023, the pair discussed how they developed a \u201cmagical\u201d relationship with their first surrogate, Mikayla.<\/p>\n<p>As Lipinski shared, \u201cThere was an immediate connection and bond between us, one I just didn\u2019t expect to feel so strongly. Two peas in a pod type of feeling \u2026 teammates on the deepest level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the podcaster opened up about expanding her family, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tara-lipinski-reveals-she-s-trying-for-baby-no-2-exclusive-11734544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telling People<\/a> she and her husband \u201care definitely wanting to bring a sibling to Georgie.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/01\/celebrity-news\/tara-lipinskis-surrogate-suffers-devastating-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tara Lipinski revealed that her surrogate experienced a pregnancy loss while carrying her and husband\u00a0Todd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/126786849.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}