Chrissy Teigen revealed on Wednesday that she has suffered a pregnancy loss. The 34-year-old television personality took to Instagram to announce that she and her husband John Legend had lost their unborn son, whom they were planning to name Jack.
“We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before,” Chrissy wrote. “We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn’t enough.”
“We never decide on our babies’ names until the last possible moment after they’re born, just before we leave the hospital,” she continued.
“But we, for some reason, had started to call this little guy in my belly Jack. So he will always be Jack to us. Jack worked so hard to be a part of our little family, and he will be, forever.”
“To our Jack – I’m so sorry that the first few moments of your life were met with so many complications, that we couldn’t give you the home you needed to survive. We will always love you.”
Pregnant with her third child, she was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Sunday for excessive bleeding. John Legend was with her for emotional support.
“We all know I’ve been on bed rest for a few weeks,” Chrissy shared. She was about halfway through her third pregnancy.
“And that’s super serious bed rest, like get up to quickly pee and that’s it. I take baths twice a week, no showering… I was always, always bleeding. I’m about halfway through pregnancy and blood has been going for a month. So like, maybe a little less than a month. We’re talking more than your period, girls, but definitely not spotting. A lot of people spot and it’s usually fine.”
“Every time I’d go to the bathroom it would be blood, but honestly, just laying there would be blood,” she continued.
“But today, the big difference was that it kind of was like you were to turn a faucet on to low and leave it there. It’s so weird because I feel really good. I’m usually at my happiest pregnant, mood-wise. I feel happier than I do not pregnant. That’s why it’s so hard for me to come to terms with [the situation]… It was at the point today where it was never stopping bleeding.”
“If you are a doctor, I cannot express enough how badly I’d like you to stop your guessing games,” she addressed fans trying to diagnose her.
“You have to trust me that I have very good doctors, who know what they’re doing. There’s so much more than you can ever imagine. I share a lot, but not absolutely everything. So trust me when I say they know and I just want to keep things so simple for you guys.”
“In the simplest of terms, we can say my placenta is really, really weak,” Chrissy added. “I feel really good. The baby is so healthy, growing stronger than Luna or Miles. He moves a lot. He moves so much earlier than they ever did… he’s so different than they were. He’s strong. I’m so excited for him because he’s so wonderful, the strongest little dude. But basically, he’s the strongest coolest dude in the sh-ttiest house. His house is just falling apart. It didn’t have a good foundation to begin with.”
In December 2015, Chrissy Teigen had been nailing maternity wear, and she proved it once again when she stepped out to attend the launch of Target’s Wonderland in New York City.
Chrissy Teigen wears her hair in a bun at the launch of Target Wonderland in the meatpacking district of New York City on December 7, 2015
The then 30-year-old model looked positively radiant in a simple but chic white mini dress by Victoria Beckham.
Chrissy Teigen wears a white Victoria Beckham dress on the red carpet
The soon-to-be mom showed off her legs and hid her baby bump in the boxy frock that featured short sleeves and a thigh-grazing hemline.
Chrissy Teigen shows off her gold earrings on the red carpet
Chrissy carried a gold clutch, wore a pair of gold earrings, and teetered on a pair of gold heels — all of which added a hint of sparkle to her winter white number.
She kept the look clean and sleek with a top knot and flawless makeup.
Chrissy Teigen wears a Victoria Beckham dress with a pair of gold heels
John Legend’s rich wife chose a pair of towering sandals instead of comfy flats. She wore the Kurt Geiger “Hero” sandals, which feature ankle straps, open toes, about 1.5-inch platforms, and six-inch sky-high heels.
Chrissy Teigen’s feet in Kurt Geiger sandals
These Kurt Geiger sandals are perfect for your holiday outfits! You can get them at ASOS and Nordstrom for $215.
Kurt Geiger Hero Platform Sandals, $215
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