Babehoven, consisting of indie rockers Maya Bon and Ryan Albert, is mourning the loss of their unborn child, whose heart stopped beating.
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"Ryan and I want to share some personal news ahead of our tour starting tomorrow," the duo wrote on their Instagram. "The past 11 weeks, I've been growing our baby in my body. We were so excited to almost be at the second trimester and get to share this news.
"We were surprised and thrilled to find this being was joining us and nicknamed them Bongo. We've been talking to them every day. Writing songs for them. Preparing our world for them. Two days ago, we learned that my latest ultrasound showed that Bongo no longer has a heartbeat and that my body hasn't recognized they've passed to the next realm.
"I need to get a surgical procedure done called a D&C to remove them," she continued. "Our bandmates arrived an hour after we got this update. The timing of all of this has been hard. This tour means so much to us. We are so excited to play all of this new music in a fresh from, adding our friend Seamus on fiddle, reimagining songs."
Maya Bon and Ryan Albert began dating in 2018 and were hoping to welcome their first child in 2027.
Babehoven Will Proceed With Upcoming Tour
Bon shared that, despite the tragic loss, she will participate in the band's upcoming tour, which she believes will be therapeutic for her and Albert. It is the band's first headlining tour in two years.
"We have been so looking forward to having a clean slate on this tour and bring all of our best energy to it, she wrote on Instagram. "We're still going to move forward. We love music. It revitalizes our hearts. It makes us feel renewed, connected and alive. I will the D&C done between our NYC and Chicago shows. We just wanted to keep y'all in the loop so you know what's going on with us and what we're dealing with. We are feeling tender and dazed. But we still can't wait to play these shows."
