Last December proved to be a challenging month for Alex Gonzaga and her husband MIkee Morada. The latter revealed the news that his wife had suffered her third miscarriage last month in an emotional interview with Toni Gonzaga on her online show Toni Talks. The episode, which was titled, “The Hardest Conversation I Had With Mikee “ was uploaded on YouTube on January 26. 

In the more than 28-minute vlog, Mikee shared with his sister-in-law the rollercoaster journey that he and Alex went through during the last month of 2024. “Hindi namin talaga akalain. Wala kaming plano. Ang plano namin, baka posible maka-prepare muna ng katawan, IVF or kung ano man. Pero naturally pa rin gusto namin subukan. And then a few days delayed pa lang siya, pagtingin namin, positive. Nung nalaman namin na pregnant kami for the third time, nagpa-check up kami kaagad sa OB and okay naman. Tapos nag-decide kami na mag-iingat na talaga siya and the second week, okay pa yung ultrasound. Hanggang dun sa pangatlong linggo, sabi sa amin nung doctor, 'Naku, wala na namang laman. Blighted ovum ulit. So bumagsak ulit yung ano namin, pero mas kaya kesa sa una. Kasi, nakailan na kami eh,” he said. 

The holidays were especially challenging for the couple, because they had to do multiple visits to the hospital to ensure that the pregnancy was stable after having experienced previous miscarriages. “Ginawa namin lahat. Triny namin i-save. And then ang sunod namin na check up ay December 23. So pagkatapos nun, masaya kami, baka ibibigay sa amin bago mag-Pasko, okay na. A few days before, sabi ng doctor, ‘Ay, hindi pala ako puwede sa 23. Baka puwede natin i-move sa 28.’ So siyempre hanggang 28 expecting ka. Nakalutang ka,” he recalled. 

Alex admits that they received the heart wrenching news a few days after Christmas. “Nung dumating ang December 28, hindi ko makakalimutan yun. Nakahawak kami ng kamay, pagpasok namin nakita na namin kagad yung embryo, yung baby, pero wala na siya heartbeat. So nagkatinginan kami. Umiyak siyempre. Si Catherine nung una, strong siya eh. Pero nung umuwi kami ng gabi, dun siya nag-breakdown,” he revealed. 

In the intimate interview, Alex also shared how they went through their first two miscarriages, with the second one using IVF or In vitro fertilization. “Yung first one, hindi ko naisip na possible pala na magkakaroon ng miscarriage. Iyon ang super pinakamasakit kasi excited talaga eh. Peri yun na nga, blighted ovum, ibig sabihin walang nag-develop na embryo, walang baby. And kahit papano napag-usapan namin na mag-asawa na wala pa naman buhay doon. Hindi lang talaga time pa. Sa second one, yun ang IVF. We wanted to try na magkaroon pero hindi rin siya nag-develop. Wala rin naging bahay bata. So hindi rin siya ganun ka ano, na-manage pa rin namin. Parang ang tawag naman dun ay chemical pregnancy,” he explained. 

The current Lipa City councilor also shared how his relationship with his wife of more than four years remains strong and that he has never wavered in his efforts to give her support in the most challenging moments of her life. “Nag-re-research kasi ako lagi sa mga forums ng mga mommy, ng mga buntis. Laging ang tip sa akin, ang pinapayo sa akin ng mga kaibigan ko, iba talaga ang pinagdadaanan ng mga babae pagdating sa pregnancy. And kita ko rin yung height ng emotions, mag-aabang abang ka tapos biglang mawawala. Lalo na yung sa IVF, nakita ko yung pinagdaanan ni Catherine bago kunin yung embryo sa kanya, ilang injections, ilang pagpunta, ilang trabaho rin na hindi matutuloy. So sacrifice talaga para magkaroon ng baby. And then siyempre pagdating ng miscarriage, yung emotions mo bagsak na naman. In a span of two or three months. So kailangan mo talaga maximum tolerance, patience,” he shared.