Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals the Heartbreaking Details of Her Scary Miscarriage
Photo: Us WeeklyOver the weekend, Gwyneth Paltrow dropped some surprising (and heartbreaking) news.
The mama of Apple, 8, and Moses, 6, revealed to Mail on Sunday’s You magazine that her third pregnancy — sadly — resulted in a miscarriage that nearly killed her. Despite the fact that she came forward and shared her story, Goop isn’t admitting the details on exactly what happened or exactly how her pregnancy resulted in a devastating health scare.
She did tell the mag, “I had a really bad experience when I was pregnant with my third. It didn’t work out and I nearly died. So I am like, ‘Are we good here, or should we go back and try again?’”
But still, the star hasn’t stopped thinking about expanding her beautiful brood — and neither have her two kids! She admitted, “My children ask me to have a baby all the time. And you never know, I could squeeze one more in. I am missing my third. I’m thinking about it.” Regardless of what the future has in store for the Paltrow-Martin family, one thing is for sure: when it comes to husband, Gwyneth insists she got the cream of the crop in husband (and Coldplay frontman!) Chris Martin. “Regardless of what happens in our marriage, I chose the best father,” adding that her husband is “so good to the children and to know that you had kids with such a good man is a real weight off you. We are committed co-parents, we make all the decisions together and lean on each other for support.”
So who knows if the successful parents will add another to the mix. Nearly a year ago, the Hollywood mama admitted that she’d “love to” have another baby, but also said she didn’t know if she could “go back to diapers and things like that.”
“I’m so past that,” she said, “I think I may have missed the window. I think maybe when Moses was three I could have done it… but now he’s six and such a guy, I feel like I’m out of the baby phase.”
She did leave it on the table, though, saying, “If it happens, it happens.” And she’s 100 percent right! If it happens for her, it happens, and if it doesn’t, she’s got two incredible kids and an incredible husband, to boot!
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It is amazing how every pregnancy is so different. Gwenth paltrow is so beautiful and elegant.
I can’t imagine the lost she must feel inside or any parents that goes through such an event. I have two beautiful children and three very young grandsons which I adore! God bless those little featuses that don’t even get the chance to discover this wonderful thing call life!
I have two healthy girls, ages 4 and 5 (14 months apart) but have struggled for the last 12 months to have a third. I had a miscarriage at 8 weeks in June 2012 and an ectopic pregnancy that resulted in emergency surgery and removal of my left tube in November 2012. Knowing I almost died gives me pause but my heart aches each month that I’m not pregnant again. I’m definitely seeing it as a “bonus round” if we do conceive again but it doesn’t make the hurt any less.
There are 11 years between my children. We started trying for a second when our daughter was three. We thought it would be easy since getting pregnant with her was no problem at all. It took seven years and a couple of miscarriages before one took and our beautiful son is now 13 months old. We were both checked out and nothing wrong with us. But we didn’t try fertility treatments out of fear of multiples. It was once I enrolled in graduate school that I got pregnant with my son.
We originally wanted only a couple of years difference in age between the kids, but today we wouldn’t have it any other way.
we have been trying for our first since 2010 and have yet to conceive. we have started talking about adoption and surrogacy to start our family
I had two miscarriages before this pregnancy that is going well. I know the pain and suffering that comes along with it. I hope she realizes that God does this for a reason and he will give her that third baby if it’s written in the stars for her and Chris. Sending much love and support their way!
My husband and I had a stillborn son at 37 weeks in October of 2010. In May 2011 we found out at 18 weeks that our second son had a fatal diagnosis. We chose to carry him. He was born at 36 1/2 weeks in September 2011 and lived 2 1/2 days. At the time we decided not to try again and talked about starting the adoption/foster option (which we still intend to do) However, after a bit of time we decided to try once more, we didn’t want to give up hope or faith and even though the journey was incredibly difficult and long, we recently welcomed our rainbow home. She has been the light in our darkness. Don’t ever give up hope or stop trying for something you truly want. Miracles happen everyday and my daughter is proof.