What happened to Abby and Matt Howard? Details explored as couple announces pregnancy 

Abby Howard and Matt Howard (Image via Instagram/_matt_howard_)
Abby Howard and Matt Howard (Image via Instagram/_matt_howard_)

Social media influencers Abby and Matt Howard are soon going to welcome their fourth child. The news comes as a blessing for the couple who experienced a period of grief in 2025.

The announcement came on March 24, 2026 through a joint Instagram post shared by the couple, which read:

“baby #4 [rainbow emoji]. grateful beyond measure.”

The post featured a carousel filled with happy memories. In the first slide, the pair holds the sonogram pictures while sharing a kiss. In the follow-up slides, they are surrounded by their kids. Abby and Matt Howard are parents to sons Griffin (3) and August (2).

The news comes six months after Abby’s pregnancy loss in September 2025. Their third child was a daughter named Emerson Nicole whom they lost at 17 weeks due to a genetic condition. They announced their third pregnancy in August 2025. They found the news when they were visiting their doctor during a routine pregnancy appointment.

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All we know about Abby and Matt Howard’s pregnancy loss

Congratulations are in order for the TikTok influencers Abby and Matt Howard who recently announced they are expecting their fourth baby.

The couple expressed extreme happiness over their fourth pregnancy announcement after grieving the loss of their third child, a baby girl. They announced the arrival of their third child in August 2025 through an Instagram post which read:

“Baby no. 3 is on the way! It somehow almost feels more exciting this third time around because now we truly know just how wonderful it is.”

In a recent episode of the Unplanned podcast, the pair revealed the origin behind the name of their late daughter, Emerson Nicole. The episode was titled, Remembering our daughter, the due date & our first marriage conference. Abby Howard said during the podcast:

“I actually had a stillborn sister who was a year older than me and her name was Emily Nicole. And so we named Emerson, they share that middle name which was really meaningful for us. Our nurse, that was literally an angel to us when we delivered her, her name was Nicole. So it also just felt so appropriate at that time and like meaningful to our family.”

Abby and Matt Howard first announced their daughter’s death on September 27 through an Instagram post after Abby suffered a miscarriage at about 17 weeks along her pregnancy. They shared a photo of their hands clasped together in a hospital bed. The post read:

“It is with very heavy hearts that we share about the loss of our baby girl born far too soon.”

They further explained in the post how, during a routine checkup, a doctor could not find a heartbeat. After having an ultrasound, they came to know about the gender of their child (a daughter) and that their baby had a genetic condition that took her life around 17 weeks of gestation.

In a February 2026 post, Abby and Matt Howard marked the due date of their late daughter, about five months after her miscarriage at 17 weeks. They shared an emotional Instagram tribute, writing:

“In another version of today maybe we were holding you for the very first time... Today we are grieving you: our daughter and baby sister.”

The high school sweethearts tied the knot in July 2019 during their sophomore year at Missouri State University. They welcomed their first child (son, Griifin) in July 2022. Their second son, August Jacob Howard was born in August 2023.

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Edited by Aastha Dass