‘Married at First Sight’ couple miscarries, chooses name for baby boy

One of the handful of successful couples from FYI’s popular reality show, Married at First Sight, recently shared news about their first pregnancy. But Doug and Jamie Otis Hehner’s joy soon turned to tragedy, as Jamie miscarried their son at 17 weeks. Now, they’re going public with the decision to give their son a name.

Otis shares about the experience on her blog, saying that for her, “writing is therapy.” She writes of the shock and disbelief at losing their son:

The couple has named their son Johnathan Edward Hehner. Independent Journal Review reports that “[t]he couple chose the name Johnathan for its special meaning— ‘gift from God.’ Edward is Doug’s middle name after his grandfather.”

Since the miscarriage, Jamie continues to write on her blog about the daily pain she is experiencing from the loss of her baby boy: