Chrissy Teigen and John Legend loses baby boy after pregnancy complications

Shookt! this is so unexpected and saddening. Miscarriage is so hard, painful, and heartbreaking. Damn, 2020! you better stop now.

The model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen said that she and her husband, the singer John Legend, had lost their third child, a boy, days after she revealed on social media about suffering pregnancy complications.

On Wednesday, Oct 1, Chrissy revealed their pregnancy loss on her social media accounts; Instagram and Twitter, alongside she posted a black-and-white photograph that showed her sitting on a hospital bed with her hands clasped in a prayer-like position, seemingly in tears. Another Instagram photo shows her holding her baby as Mr. Legend kisses her shoulder.

“We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before”, she said.

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We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before. 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.  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. . . Thank you to everyone who has been sending us positive energy, thoughts and prayers.  We feel all of your love and truly appreciate you. . . We are so grateful for the life we have, for our wonderful babies Luna and Miles, for all the amazing things we’ve been able to experience.  But everyday can’t be full of sunshine.  On this darkest of days, we will grieve, we will cry our eyes out. But we will hug and love each other harder and get through it.

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“We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions”, the model and author added. “It just wasn’t enough”.

Chrissy said they had not officially decided on a name, but had already started calling the child “Jack”.

“Jack worked so hard to be a part of our little family, and he will be, forever”, she wrote. “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”.

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— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 1, 2020

John Legend quote tweeted her wife’s post on Wednesday, adding “We love you, Jack”.

We love you, Jack 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 https://t.co/ySFzJB5e6k

— John Legend (@johnlegend) October 1, 2020

After the hospital, “Driving home from the hospital with no baby”, Chrissy posted on Twitter. “How can this be real”.

Driving home from the hospital with no baby. How can this be real.

— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 1, 2020

Chrissy Teigen, 34, joined a long list of celebrities who have broken a social taboo in recent years to speak out about pregnancy loss. Others include the former first lady Michelle Obama, the singers Beyoncé and Celine Dion, the actresses Brooke Shields and Kirstie Alley and the actors Hugh Jackman and James Van Der Beek.

Such disclosures have resonated with women across the United States, where pregnancy discrimination is widespread, and organizations that provide family-planning or abortion services are often targeted by conservative officials, and miscarriages are still largely spoken of in hushed tones.