In a text posted on the Medium site, Chrissy Teigen opened up on the causes of her baby's death and responded to criticism of her photos at the hospital.
On October 1, Chrissy Teigen announced terrible news to her fans on Instagram. Five months pregnant, the host and model lost her baby. A drama that upset its fans but also mothers who have experienced perinatal mourning.
John Legend's wife had not given more information on the reason for her medical termination of pregnancy. She had nevertheless informed her subscribers a few days earlier that she had had to be hospitalized due to bleeding. The mother had suffered from it since the beginning of her pregnancy, but it had intensified.
A difficult ordeal
On Tuesday, October 27, in a heartbreaking text published on the Medium site, Chrissy Teigen finally opened up about her child's death. In particular, she recounted having suffered from a placental abruption and having done everything to try to carry her pregnancy to the 28th week and save her son. Unfortunately, the bleeding was too profuse and the baby could not survive in this environment. “After a few nights in the hospital, the doctor told me exactly what I was dreading: it was time to say goodbye. He would not survive, and if it lasted any longer, I might die too ”, she wrote. Before adding: “I cried a little at first, then I was seized with snot convulsions and tears, gasping for breath as my sadness was deep. Even as I write these lines, I can feel the pain again. "
During the drama, the host decided to take pictures of herself in the hospital and then post them on social media. A gesture that had been strongly criticized by some detractors, deeming these clichés inappropriate. Even if everyone grieves as they see fit and miscarriage or medical termination of pregnancy should not be taboo topics. In her text, Chrissy Teigen thus decided to react to these criticisms. "I explained to John, who was very hesitant, that I needed it and that it was something I never wished to ask. He hated doing it. It didn't make sense to him. But I knew I would need to remember this moment all my life, the same way I would need to remember our kiss in the aisle, or our tears of joy at the birth of Miles and Luna ", she said. And to continue: “I can't express how much I laugh that you hate photos. How I don't care if it's something you didn't do. I lived it, I chose to do it, and more than anything, these photos are only for people who have been through this or who are curious enough to wonder what something like this looks like. These photos are only intended for people who need them. ”
What other people think doesn't matter to me.
After giving birth, the new mother was able to spend some time with her son, whom she decided to call Jack. She, her husband and her mother were able to hold the little boy before saying goodbye to him. Today, the family is slowly recovering from this tragedy. “Jack will always be loved, we explained to our children that there are in the wind, the trees and the butterflies they see. Thank you very much to all those who accompanied us in their thoughts or who went so far as to send us their love and their stories. We are incredibly lucky ”, she concluded.