• Video
  • Shop
  • Culture
  • Family
  • Wellness
  • Food
  • Living
  • Style
  • Travel
  • News
  • Book Club
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your US State Privacy Rights
  • Children's Online Privacy Policy
  • Interest-Based Ads
  • Terms of Use
  • Do Not Sell My Info
  • Contact Us
  • © 2025 ABC News
  • Culture

Carrie Underwood reflects on her miscarriages, explains son's name

1:02
Carrie Underwood on taking her new baby on tour
ABC via Getty Images
ByStephen Hubbard
June 04, 2020, 3:49 AM

In the tearful second episode of the faith-based mini-documentary "Mike and Carrie: God & Country," Carrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher discuss the multiple painful miscarriages the singer suffered after the birth of their son Isaiah.

Their now 5-year-old boy was born half a decade into their marriage, and they knew immediately they wanted him to have a sibling.

Editor’s Picks

Carrie Underwood talks about a major conflict in her marriage

  • May 28, 2020

Carrie Underwood talks about 'trying to make sense' of her 3 miscarriages

  • Jun 19, 2019

Carrie Underwood gets real on learning to accept her post-baby body

  • Mar 20, 2019

"I'm a planner," Underwood said with a laugh. "I like to know what's happening all the time."

Though Underwood got pregnant fairly quickly, "months in" she suffered a miscarriage.

"It sounds wrong when you say it," Underwood confessed, "but it's one of those bad things that happens to other people. You know what I mean? It's like so many things in the world, it's not something that you ever envision yourself having to deal with."

Carrie Underwood is seen at the American Music Awards, Nov. 24, 2019.
ABC via Getty Images

But Fisher, a former professional hockey player, was convinced he and the country superstar would have another son.

Related Articles

MORE: Carrie Underwood wants to be an inspiration to all working moms

"Mike came to me one day and said, 'We're gonna have another baby, and it's gonna be a boy, and his name's gonna be Jacob,'" Underwood recalled. "And I was like, 'OK, and you know this because...?'"

"I was just kind of wrestling and probably the most honest I've been with God ever in my life," Fisher explained. "And I heard not audibly, but I just... sensed that God told me we're gonna have a son and his name's Jacob."

"Not much longer [afterward], we were pregnant and we lose another baby," Fisher continued.

Soon after, a "bawling" Underwood crawled into bed with her sleeping son and had her own heart-to-heart with God.

"I just had an honest conversation with God, and I told him how I felt," she revealed. "I was hurt, I was a little angry. Of course, you feel guilty for being mad at your creator."

"And I told him I needed something," she went on. "We needed to have a baby -- or not ever. Because I couldn't keep going down that road anymore."

Related Articles

MORE: Carrie Underwood's husband and son embark on skiing adventure

When Underwood saw her doctor the following Monday, she got some unexpected news: She'd been wrong about her latest pregnancy, it was viable.

"And we went in later on that day and had an ultrasound. And it's like, 'It's all OK. Everything's OK,'" she says. "So we were like, 'Jacob. This is Jacob.'"

Jacob's parents soon learned the significance of his name.

"The story of Jacob," Fisher explained, "[is that] he wrestled with God through the night, and he wouldn't let him go until he got his blessing. And we weren't demanding that he give us this blessing. We were just being honest with him."

Jacob Fisher celebrated his first birthday in January.

Editor’s Picks

Carrie Underwood talks about a major conflict in her marriage

  • May 28, 2020

Carrie Underwood talks about 'trying to make sense' of her 3 miscarriages

  • Jun 19, 2019

Carrie Underwood gets real on learning to accept her post-baby body

  • Mar 20, 2019

Up Next in Culture—

Blake Lively's deposition in legal battle against Justin Baldoni gets postponed

July 17, 2025

'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson temporarily banned from driving in UK after speeding violation

July 16, 2025

Pete Davidson expecting 1st child with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt

July 16, 2025

Taylor Swift's dad recovering from successful heart surgery, source says

July 16, 2025

Shop GMA Favorites

ABC will receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Sponsored Content by Taboola

The latest lifestyle and entertainment news and inspiration for how to live your best life - all from Good Morning America.
  • Contests
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Do Not Sell My Info
  • Children’s Online Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Your US State Privacy Rights
  • Interest-Based Ads
  • About Nielsen Measurement
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Shop FAQs
  • ABC News
  • ABC
  • All Videos
  • All Topics
  • Sitemap

© 2025 ABC News
  • Privacy Policy— 
  • Your US State Privacy Rights— 
  • Children's Online Privacy Policy— 
  • Interest-Based Ads— 
  • Terms of Use— 
  • Do Not Sell My Info— 
  • Contact Us— 

© 2025 ABC News