It's easy to see how Ms. Rachel has become so popular, not just with the little ones her YouTube videos are aimed at but also with their parents. Yes, her videos and songs are entertaining and educational for the youngest of audiences, but as a mom herself, she just gets it — and she's never been shy about opening up about her own experiences. In a heartfelt new video she shared on Instagram, Ms. Rachel revealed she had a miscarriage before welcoming her son into the world, sharing a song about him being her rainbow baby.
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Ms. Rachel shared her new song this week.
In the video, Rachel is sitting at her piano, singing a song about her rainbow baby — her 6-year-old son, Thomas.
"Rainbow baby, dream come true. Rainbow baby, if you knew, every prayer we said for you. Rainbow baby dream come true," she sang.
She dedicated the song to her son in the caption of her post.
"My rainbow baby is not a baby anymore but he’ll always be my rainbow baby. So much love to anyone who understands," she wrote in her caption, adding a red heart emoji.
Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, shares her son with husband Aron Accurso, who is frequently featured in her YouTube videos as Mr. Aron.
Commenters shared so much love for Ms. Rachel in the comments.
"The way you can touch kids and parents alike with your talent is truly such a gift. Thank you," one person wrote.
Another commenter added, "Sending you lots of love. I’ve been through a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy. It’s hard. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Lots of hugs."
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A rainbow baby is a baby who is born following a pregnancy loss.
For those who may be unfamiliar, a rainbow baby is a baby who is born after someone experiences a pregnancy loss, most commonly a miscarriage but also a stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, or neonatal death. It's meant to symbolize the rainbow that comes after a storm — or in this case, after going through what can often be the extremely difficult experience of grieving a pregnancy loss.
Ms. Rachel has always been all about sharing her own experiences.
And sometimes, that includes the stuff that's harder to talk about, whether it's her previous pregnancy loss or the mean comments she received on the internet, like the ones she addressed in the video about her qualifications being more important than her looks.
It's honest content like this that keeps parents coming back … and the catchy songs are for the kids, of course. (OK, they're mostly for the kids. Anyone up for a round of "Icky Sticky Bubble Gum"?)
