Chrissy Teigen Was Grocery Shopping When A Stranger Pulled A Move That Left Her Shaken
Even power couples like Chrissy Teigen and John Legend aren't immune to personal tragedy. After 20 normal weeks of pregnancy, Teigen ran into serious complications surrounding the child she was so excited to bring into the world. Despite it being such a raw and painful time, Teigen and her husband went public with their struggles. Friends and critics alike filled her social media with comments, but it was a stranger who surprised the model the most — in person.
Feeling Off
Two months before her third child was to be born, Chrissy Teigen started to feel strange symptoms. That September, Teigen suddenly had to go to the hospital to be induced to deliver her baby. Once there, the celebrity couple realized their situation would only get worse.
Medical Warning
The decision for an early surgery was not so surprising. Teigen and her husband knew medical problems were a possibility, as doctors told Teigen she had a "partial placenta abruption." The issue occurred when the placenta became separated from the inner wall of the uterus, threatening the lives of both the mother and the baby. Looking back on what happened, Teigen remembered a lot of blood.
On Reflecting
Teigen had the good fortune to survive, though not totally unscathed. In an essay on Medium, entitled "Hi," Chrissy attempted to find some levity in the ordeal. She wrote about her need — and newfound love — for adult diapers, as a means to keep everything around her dry until the blood became too uncomfortable to lay in. But she also wrote about an expecting parent's worst fear coming true.
Intimate Thoughts
They lost the baby. Teigen wrote about the devastating feeling of being moved around the hospital for the delivery while knowing the baby would not survive. In the adjacent rooms, luckier families celebrated their newborns. It didn't seem fair that Teigen and Legend had to say goodbye to theirs.
