{"id":199730,"date":"2019-04-04T20:57:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T01:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=199730"},"modified":"2019-04-04T23:45:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T04:45:02","slug":"alec-baldwins-wife-miscarriage-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/alec-baldwins-wife-miscarriage-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragic: Alec Baldwin’s wife reveals miscarriage-in-progress on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hilaria Baldwin, the 35-year-old wife of actor Alec Baldwin<\/a>, has revealed on Instagram that she is pregnant for the fifth time, and that sadly, she also believes she is currently experiencing a miscarriage. Baldwin posted a photo of herself (mostly unclothed) on Instagram, revealing a small baby bump. In the photo<\/a>, her expression seems pained.<\/p>\n

Explaining that she is sharing this deeply personal information to find “support” and also because she hopes “I can contribute to raising awareness about this sensitive topic,” Baldwin writes candidly about her desire to get rid of the “secrecy” surrounding miscarriage and early pregnancy.<\/p>\n

I want to share with you that I am most likely experiencing a miscarriage. I always promised myself that if I were to get pregnant again, I would share the news with you guys pretty early, even if that means suffering a public loss.\u00a0I have always been so open with you all about my family, fitness, pregnancies…and I don\u2019t want to keep this from you, just because it isn\u2019t as positive and shiny as the rest…. <\/em><\/p>\n

I have no shame or embarrassment with this experience. I want to be a part of the effort to normalize miscarriage and remove the stigma from it. There is so much secrecy during the first trimester. This works for some, but I personally find it to be exhausting. I\u2019m nauseous, tired, my body is changing. And I have to pretend that everything is just fine\u2014and it truly isn\u2019t. I don\u2019t want to have to pretend anymore. I hope you understand.<\/em><\/p>\n

Baldwin’s honesty is refreshing and important. She correctly acknowledges that many women experiencing miscarriages feel great shame and devastation<\/a>, and frequently blame themselves for a loss that often happens<\/a> without explanation. And telling friends and family about a miscarriage is often dreaded, with reactions ranging from insensitive remarks to words that are meant to be reassuring, but serve instead to minimize the loss of a very real child in the womb.<\/p>\n

Baldwin went on, making it clear that she is in the first trimester of her pregnancy:<\/p>\n

So, this is what is going on now: the embryo has a heartbeat, but it isn\u2019t strong, and the baby isn\u2019t growing very much. So we wait\u2014and this is hard. So much uncertainty…but the chances are very, very small that this is a viable pregnancy.<\/em><\/p>\n

Baldwin calls her very much wanted child a “baby” and she also admits that he or she “has a heartbeat, but it isn’t strong.” In other words, even in the first trimester, the preborn baby’s heartbeat should<\/em> be strong… and yes, it is indeed a heartbeat<\/em>. In the first trimester<\/a>, a preborn baby’s organ systems are all in place. The baby’s heart has been beating since between 16 and 21 days after fertilization, with detectable brain waves starting at day 39. By the end of the first trimester, babies in the womb can even make facial expressions.<\/p>\n

READ: First trimester babies aren\u2019t blobs of tissue \u2014 they\u2019re amazingly complex<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n