Matt and Abby Howard Announce Loss of Baby Girl: 'The Grief Is Absolutely Devastating'

Matt and Abby Howard are opening up astir nan nonaccomplishment of their 3rd baby.

In an Instagram station connected Saturday, Sept. 27, nan mates — who are influencers and podcast hosts — shared that they are grieving nan nonaccomplishment of their babe girl arsenic Abby, 26, was astir 17 weeks on successful her pregnancy.

"It is pinch very dense hearts that we stock astir nan nonaccomplishment of our babe woman calved acold excessively soon," nan mates wrote alongside a photograph of their hands clasped together successful a infirmary bed.

"At a regular gestation appointment, our expert could not find a heartbeat. Shortly aft they sent america successful for an ultrasound wherever nan technician said words we will ne'er forget, 'I americium truthful sorry I do not person bully news,' " nan station continued. "That is erstwhile we sewage nan gender uncover we ne'er hoped for, and besides nan news that our babe had a familial information that took her life astir 17 weeks' gestation."

"The news felt unimaginable. The condolences is perfectly devastating," Abby and Matt, 27, wrote. "But we consciousness truthful overmuch gratitude for nan clip that we did get to person pinch her. And we still person hope. Hope has continued to show up for america successful truthful galore ways."

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"For now we will grieve and proceed to deliberation of ways to grant her life offline. Thoughts and prayers are much than welcome. Thank you everyone for celebrating this precious life pinch america for nan past 17 weeks," nan mates concluded.

The Arizona-based contented creators told PEOPLE successful August that they were expecting a child. They are parents to sons Griffin, 3, and August, 2.

The Howards often speak astir pregnancy, their narration and parenting their 2 sons on their Unplanned Podcast.

They person often been candid astir wanting to support their children's lives backstage and maintaining a equilibrium while still posting connected societal media.

In November 2024, nan precocious schoolhouse sweethearts — who wed successful 2019 — told PEOPLE that privateness is their superior concern, and they sync up to curate their contented accordingly. They said they don't station immoderate contented without some signing disconnected connected nan station first.

"Privacy for our family is very important, truthful that's an area that we tally by each other," Abby said astatine nan time. "Anything regarding our children's health, that's thing that's really important. And specifications astir location, whether that's erstwhile we're walking aliases our ain home."