Monica Garcia EXPECTING Baby No. 5 – RHOSLC Alum Reveals Pregnancy After Devastating Miscarriage!
Monica Garcia EXPECTING Baby No. 5 – RHOSLC Alum Reveals Pregnancy After Devastating Miscarriage!
Monica Garcia is embracing a new chapter in her life as she prepares to welcome her fifth child.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City alum, 41, confirmed she is expecting her first child with boyfriend Braxton Knight, just under a year after suffering a devastating miscarriage. Now, she’s opening up about her pregnancy journey, the impact of her RHOSLC experience, and why she kept this news private until now.
Monica shared her pregnancy news with PEOPLE, along with her first baby bump photos. In one image, Braxton is seen kissing her belly as she poses in a black bra, radiating excitement for their growing family. While Monica is already a proud mom to four daughters—Bri, 19, Jaidyn, 14, West, 8, and Kendall, 7—from her previous marriage to Mike Fowler, this will be her first child with Braxton.
“It’s been rough,” she shared. “I’ve been so sick, but this baby has already changed my mindset in so many ways.” Monica’s pregnancy news comes after an emotionally difficult year, which included her departure from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and the public scrutiny that followed.
“It was difficult coming off such a tumultuous whirlwind with RHOSLC and all the love and hate I received from all of that,” she confessed. “Old friends turned on me, I was iced out by the cast, I lost my job, my relationship with my mother has never recovered—my world was crumbling.”
Adding to the pain, Monica revealed she suffered an unexpected pregnancy and miscarriage at 40, an experience made worse by the negativity she received online. “The entire time I was going through all of that, the world chose to spit on me and continue to kick me while I was down,” she recalled.
Monica also addressed the cruel accusations she received about lying about her miscarriage, saying, “The accusations of me lying about a pregnancy and miscarriage that I received daily while dealing with such an unexpected loss was a pain that I will never forget. I was losing a baby while being shredded apart by some of the most awful comments I’ve ever had said to and about me.”
After everything she went through, Monica made a conscious decision to keep this pregnancy private until now.
“Being able to protect my peace was so important to me this pregnancy,” she explained. Monica credits her faith for helping her get through the dark times and embracing this new chapter in her life.
“God has been there for me every single step of the way. I have been so blessed and been silent about all of it,” she shared.
Monica also hopes her journey can inspire others.
“I just hope someone reads this and it resonates with them on some level. Reminds them that no matter what people do to you, say about you, or try to take from you, they can NEVER take what God has for you.” With her baby’s arrival just weeks away, Monica is looking forward to a fresh start—one filled with love, healing, and the joy of new beginnings.
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