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Chrissy Teigenis hoping to remove ideas of perfection when it comes to pregnancy.
On Thursday, the 36-year-old appeared on a panel for a Frida Mom event in Miami — alongsideJeannie Mai Jenkins,Serena WilliamsandAmber Ridinger— where she opened up about there being an inaccurate representation of pregnancy, birth and motherhood on social media.
Teigen noted that the “perfection of Instagram is a big factor” in why women are typically unprepared for the experiences to come.
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Bonding with other moms is the reason why Teigen — who shares daughterLuna Simone, 5, and sonMiles Theodore, 3 with husbandJohn Legend— has been open about her own journey with pregnancy and motherhood.
Back in September 2020, Teigen announced that she lost her sonJackin the middle of her pregnancy. At the time, theCravingscookbook author sharedintimate hospital photoson Instagram of thepregnancy loss.
During Thursday’s event, Teigen admitted that she has no regrets sharing them online, adding that she “would do it all over again” because of the “amount of people who come up to me at even just an amusement park to tell me about their experiences.”
“Those loss photos resonate more than anything I’ve ever posted and it’s been healing for me to connect with other people about our shared experiences,” Teigen added.
The announcement on her account came after she shared a since-expired Instagram Story, which showed a series of IVF injectables. “Here we go again,” she captioned the photo. In aposton her feed, Teigen confirmed that she is undergoing IVF once again.
“Hiiii. I posted about it in my stories, but I wanted to let you guys know I’m balls deep in another IVF cycle to save as many eggos as I possibly can and hopefully make some strong, healthy embryos,” she wrote.
“I honestly don’t mind the shots…they make me feel like a doctor/chemist…but the bloating is a bitch,” Teigen continued. “So I humbly beg you to stop asking if I’m pregnant because while I know it’s said with excited, good intentions, it just kind of sucks to hear because I am the opposite of pregnant!”
“But also like please stop asking people, anyone, if they’re pregnant,” she added, before promising her followers that should she get pregnant, she will “be the one to tell you.”
source: people.com
