‘The Little Couple’ Surrogate Suffers Miscarriage
From the archive: published Nov 3, 2011, 15 years ago. Details may have changed since.
Dr. Jennifer Arnold and her husband Bill Klein, stars of TLC’s ‘The Little Couple,’ have found out their surrogate mother has suffered a miscarriage.
The sad news was documented on last night’s season finale, arriving after the couple had visited a doctor and been told the happy news that the embryo transfer was a success. In the end, news of the miscarriage was relayed to Bill, who had to tell his wife while she was working at Texas Children’s Hospital. Speaking to People magazine he said:
“I didn’t want her to be the last person to find out. It was a very tough day, and Jen took it harder than she originally expected.”
Jen admits she took the news badly, but on a brighter note the couple are not being deterred:
“I cried my eyes out. I deal with families who lose their babies and I will cry with them, but I thought I would be stronger. Nothing can completely prepare for all that when it is about you. By the next morning, I realized that I needed to try again. A lot of family asked, ‘Do you want to go through this again?’ And my answer is, yes. I would be miserable if I didn’t try again.”
Jen and Bill suffer from a rare bone disorder called skeletal dysplasia. Pregnancy could have posed considerable risks to Jen, so the couple decided to seek a surrogate. Here’s hoping next time has a happy ending.