Chrissy Teigen is known for being very outspoken on Twitter. She will unashamedly call people out if she needs to, and she certainly doesn't have any qualms about sharing aspects of her personal life with her followers.
Apparently, that means openly sharing information - a video even - about a mystery health ailment with her fans. You know, just in case any of them are able to come up with a reasonable diagnosis.
On Tuesday, the supermodel reached out to her Twitter followers to ask for any advice they could give her about an apparent medical problem she seemed to be facing.
"Hello, my arm won’t stop doing this after I stretched funny," she explained. "Numb, not painful but feels extremely heavy and gives out easily," she began. "I tried cupping (the marks) but no go. It has been 3 days and I can’t lift my babies. I don’t need help just want attention."
And, of course, several members of Teigen's dedicated fanbase came through for the Sports Illustrated cover girl with some sound advice.
"See your doctor, just friendly advice," one fan suggested.
"Assuming you tried acupuncture with the cupping, but if you didn’t, try that," another added.
"Have you tried turning it off and then back on?" one user joked.
Incredibly, though, all this legit-sounding advice and the endless suggestions weren't quite congruent with medical guidance from Teigen's doctor.
"My doctor doesn't want me to talk to u guys anymore he thinks u are crazy. I tried to tell him nO! they are doctors!!!! [sic]" she wrote in a follow-up tweet.
Teigen didn't, however, update us on what the real diagnosis was. But if you happen to be experiencing the same symptoms, you should know there are a number of factors that can lead to muscle twitching: excessive consumption of caffeine, deficiencies in vitamin D, vitamin B, and calcium, intense physical activity, anxiety, stress and dehydration.
Fans of Chrissy Teigen have been left concerned for her health this week, after the pregnant model shared an update from her hospital bed and detailed a number of symptoms.
Per a report by the Daily Mail, Chrissy broke the news in a series of updates posted to her Instagram stories. In them, Chrissy told her 31 million Instagram followers that she had got to the point where she was "never stopping bleeding".
"I was always, always bleeding. The blood has been going on for a little less than a month. More than a period, definitely not spotting. Every time I’d go to the bathroom, it would be blood."
"Even just laying there, it would be blood. Today the big difference was it was like if you’d turn a faucet on too low and leave it. I was at the point today where I was never stopping bleeding, and that’s obviously really bad."
"My placenta is really weak. I feel really good, the baby is so healthy ... and I can’t wait for him. But he’s the strongest, coolest dude in the sh*ttiest house."
"His house is falling apart. He didn’t have the strongest chance at the very beginning. So all we’re doing now is trying to make sure he’s got a lot of fluid around him, and I’m resting as much as possible."
Chrissy also recently revealed to her fans that she's been plagued by recurring nightmares:
On Instagram and on Twitter a number of Chrissy's fans have sent her their love and wished her a speedy recovery:
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Chrissy first confirmed that she was pregnant with John Legend's third child in August, posting the news to her Instagram and Twitter accounts.
This followed some intense speculation from fans, after Chrissy appeared in the music video for Legend's new single 'Wild', and was spotted cradling her tummy lovingly.
In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan, John Legend stated that the couple will be endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden in the upcoming elections, and even stated that Donald Trump's administration had made them consider moving out of the US.
Legend stated:
"We were born and raised here, all of our families are here. It would be hard to leave. But I don’t know what one’s supposed to do when you have a leader who is trying to destroy democracy."
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He added:
"At some point, if that project [to destroy democracy] was to be in any way successful, you’d have to think about going somewhere that is a true democracy, that has respect for the rule of law and human rights."
Teigen and Legend already share two little ones together: Luna, who was born in April 2016, and Miles, born in May 2018.
Chrissy Teigen has become a true connoisseur when it comes to clapping back at comments from trolls who make disparaging remarks about her on social media.
What's more, Teigen has often used her social platforms to share candid pictures and videos with her fans, something she has become much loved and appreciated for.
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For instance, just recently she shared an Instagram post of her latest pap smear test, to remind people of their importance in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
"Don’t forget to keep up with your paps and have your boobs touched even though the world is ending!!" She wrote.
And yesterday, Teigen took to Instagram to share a video, along with a caption that detailed a glimpse into her skincare regimen. She wrote:
"For you kind folks asking me to drop the skincare regimen, I will admit I am def proud of my skin lately and feeling myself!
"I kind of use whatever is closest but it consists of @shanidarden forcing me to use @isclinical cleanser and face lotion, @controlcorrective SPF 30, @lamer’s creme de la mer and concentrate ($$, I know I know but I gotta be honest) and a steady stream of @bioreus chin and nose strips.
"Mix that with anything anyone at @drjasondiamond’s office tells me to do facial wise and @simonourianmd1’s firm and fade cream when I’m feeling icks, and there you have it. A very simple (no) routine! But really. The IS clinical cleanser and the lotion is the only thing I use consistently and they’ve always been so good to me. Can find online - everything else just a bonus. Xx (edit: forgot one of my most important products, @drdennisgross alpha beta peel pads. So important for on and around my nose and chin. You’ll notice a HUGE difference!!)"
Nothing problematic there - but, unfortunately, the same could not be said for the post's comments section.
However, amongst all the admiring comments from fans, one user claimed that they thought it looked like Teigen had either "dropped 50 lbs overnight or has cancer,” multiple news outlets have reported.
Teigen clapped back with the response, "What would you prefer?"
Per The Independent, the Instagram user then doubled down on their comments after apologizing for a lack of tact.
"Apologies for the lack of tactfulness… should have thought ahead," the Instagram user is reported to have responded, adding: "But, why did I have to go back and forth three to four times to make sure it was you?
"Is it an app? It's not about skincare, but bone structure is completely different… you're unrecognizable."
Teigen once again responded, reminding the user that the pair didn't know each other and that she didn't "owe them anything".
"Why are you carrying on with this??" Teigen once again replied, adding: "Why do you think I owe you anything especially after what you’ve said? You know you don’t actually know me in real life, right? Thank god."
Teigen's response was met with praise by many of her fans in the comments section.
So it looks like there's another baby boy on the way for Chrissy Teigen and John Legend! Yep, the outspoken model accidentally revealed the wonderful news in an Instagram Story.
The 34-year-old then posted a snippet of the video on her main feed, with the caption: "Explaining what’s going on with my poopy placenta on my stories if you’re interested. Apologies for all the missed commitments in the next few weeks."
In the video, Teigen talks candidly about the complications she has endured during her pregnancy. "It's so weird because the baby's really really healthy," she explains in the clip before referring to the child as "he".
Check out the hilarious moment Chrissy Teigen accidentally reveals the sex of her unborn baby:
"He's big. He’s probably going to -- oops!" Teigen says realizing she'd unintentionally turned the pregnancy update into a gender reveal. "That was stupid," she remarks afterward.
But her followers certainly didn't find the gaffe stupid, with one writing: "This is how you gender reveal, folks."
Another one added: "Awww did you say “he’s”??? Congrats mama!!!"
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In the video, she also spoke about complications she has experienced in previous pregnancies, telling her followers, "My placenta sucks."
"It’s always been kind of the bad part of my pregnancies with Luna," she said. "With Miles, it just stopped feeding him. It stopped taking care of him. I was stealing all his food because I was getting huge but he wasn’t getting big at all, so he had to come out early and Luna had to come out early. I was induced both times."
Despite referring to her placenta as "super weak," the cookbook writer told her fans that her unborn son is "growing beautifully." "Everything’s good," she said.
"I’m feeling really good, but my placenta’s really, really weak and it’s causing me to really bleed a lot. So basically, it’s just pretty high risk."
"This poor thing has been through so much already," she continued. "We just have to get my placenta healthy again, and that means not moving so I’m on complete and total 'don’t get out except to pee-pee' bed rest."
Earlier this week, Teigen took to her Instagram Stories to say she's been forced to go on "super serious" bed rest due to her "difficult" pregnancy.
"I didn't really know that bed rest was in bed. I honestly thought bed rest was you have to really, really relax, stay home," the soon to be mother-of-three said in a video posted to her Instagram Stories. "I thought it could be couch rest. But now I'm in trouble. Now I need bed rest."
"I'm on super serious bed rest times because [I'm] just trying to be as healthy as possible," she continued. "It's a bit of a difficult pregnancy. I feel good though."
"I will say I'm probably being punished for talking so much about how great the first two went. I was like, 'Oh yeah, pregnancy's awesome!' But now I get it. I get anyone that thinks it's not so awesome, but very happy to be carrying this baby."
Chrissy Teigen is famed for her ability to keep it real, and now she's keeping fans up to date with how her third pregnancy is progressing by sharing an unusual symptom on Twitter.
"I'm having a lot of pain on the bridge of my nose. Super tender," she wrote. "I know when you're preg [sic], they say your nose 'spreads' and I believe it because I've seen it on myself! But has it ever caused pain for anyone?"
While having pain on the bridge of your nose might sound like a very unusual pregnancy symptom, fans were quick to reply to let Chrissy know that she wasn't alone in experiencing it.
One Twitter user wrote: "I've had pregnancy rhinitis and its the worse [sic]! It lasted me almost my entire pregnancy during both pregnancies. According to the doctor[,] it was normal, it didn't feel normal! My nose hurt, I couldn't breathe! Horrible! Hope you feel better soon."
A second then explained the science behind what Chrissy was experiencing, writing: "When you're pregnant your body produces hormones that soften your cartilage. This allows your pelvis to open wider for birth. It also softens ALL the cartilage in your body, which is why your feet 'grow'. My hands hurt really bad when I was pregnant because of all the joints."
Meanwhile, a third explained that she had also experienced this unusual pregnancy symptom and shared a handy tip for Chrissy to help relieve her pain.
The Twitter user wrote: "Around month 6ish, the inside of my nose hurt so badly, I began getting nose bleeds and it felt like the cartilage was deteriorating........I had never heard that, but if you say so - my problem makes more sense. The hubs got me this Vick’s water steam inhaler thingy - it helped."
According to the British medical body the NHS, the hormone imbalances caused by pregnancy can be a possible cause of non-allergic rhinitis, which in layman's terms is inflammation of the inside of the nose.
"The inflammation is usually the result of swollen blood vessels and a build-up of fluid in the tissues of the nose,” the NHS website explains.
"This swelling blocks the nasal passages and stimulates the mucus glands in the nose, resulting in the typical symptoms of a blocked or runny nose."
Not only this, but the NHS reports that nosebleeds can also be caused by hormonal imbalances during pregnancy too, but they are nothing to worry about.
Chrissy already shares two children with husband John Legend: Luna, who was born in April 2016, and a son, Miles, who was born in May 2018.
Chrissy Teigen took to Instagram yesterday to share the devastating news that she and her husband John Legend had lost their unborn child, whom they had named Jack.
Teigen was believed to be halfway along in her pregnancy.
The 34-year-old, who has two other children with Legend - four-year-old Luna, and two-year-old Miles - had been updating her 31.5 million followers on the progress of her pregnancy, which became more complicated in recent weeks.
Alongside several black-and-white candid photos - which showed the aftermath of her miscarriage in an incredibly raw manner; one of her in tears, her head bowed on a hospital bed, and another of her holding the child in a bundle of blankets, with Legend's face resting on her shoulder - Teigen wrote:
"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."
The model and TV personality has long been an outspoken user of Twitter, where she has previously shared many intimate insights into her family life, as well as speaking brazenly about politics (in a particularly scathing manner about the Trump Administration).
That being said, she is no stranger to criticism and internet trolling.
So amidst the condolences and support she and Legend received from celebrities and her followers, Teigen was subjected to people who questioned her outlet for grief.
Why did she choose to share something so personal and intimate? Many people accused her of seeking attention, while others criticized how she handled her pregnancy to begin with.
Others even questioned whether she chose to go to the hospital too late.
And, of course, there were comments regarding why she decided to "pose" for photos in the wake of her miscarriage.
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Teigen has never shied away from sharing her vulnerabilities with the world; she chronicled the process of getting her breast implants removed, has spoken candidly about the realities of being a working mother, and now about pregnancy loss, in all of its raw pain.
By doing so, Teigen has given a voice - at her own expense - to something that is very common, but rarely given a public platform.
Per the NHS, miscarriages are much more common than most people realize.
The website details that amongst women who are confirmed to be pregnant, it is estimated that around one in eight pregnancies will end in miscarriage. And 1% - approximately 24,000 pregnancies each year - end after 20 weeks in stillbirth.
Teigen's refusal to grieve silently (she later tweeted: "Driving home from the hospital with no baby. How can this be real") will undoubtedly go a long way to comfort a legion of women and families who have experienced the same thing, but found it difficult to speak about.
Miscarriages are often shrouded in secrecy, partly due to the language of "failure" that surrounds conception, and the lack thereof, but also due to the scale of pain suffered by those who have lost a child.
Women are expected to carry about their normal routines during and afterward; speaking about their experience, and the hope they had for their unborn child, will inevitably render outsiders uncomfortable, and is therefore stigmatized.
So, Teigen's honestly most likely came at great personal cost.
In fact, after Teigen shared her heartbreaking loss, actress Kate Beckinsale spoke out - not only to slam those attacking the model for "posing" for photographs or taking to social media when she "should be mourning" - but also to share that she has also gone through the pain of a miscarriage.
Beckinsale wrote:
"I’ve noticed people criticizing @chrissyteigen for sharing deeply intimate photos of the loss of her baby.
"As if there’s some protocol during [the] soul-scouring calamity that, if not observed, emboldens people who do not know her or her family to say how she should be handling the unimaginable."
The Underworld actress then opened up about how she herself lost a baby after 20 weeks of gestation, and how she was left emotionally devastated by the experience.
"Years ago, I lost a baby at 20 weeks. I had managed to keep my pregnancy quiet and I absolutely collapsed inside and no one would have known," the 47-year-old star wrote.
"There is grief, shame and shock so often that come with an experience like this, plus the heartbreak of your body continuing, after the loss, to act as if it had a child to nurture," she added.
Beckinsale then explained: "Your milk comes in, with no one to feed. It can be the loneliest, most soul destroying period of time, particularly if you are not in the position of having an emotionally connected, supportive partner like Chrissy has."
She continued:
"I think it’s an honor to be allowed into another [person's] grief, especially with a subject like this which so often puts a woman into that hall of mirrors state of life continuing as if the world hasn’t, for you, come to a bloody and terrible halt."
Teigen refused to make her story or her pain palatable, which we are collectively expected to do. But nothing about losing a child is comfortable, and speaking about it should not lead to accusations of oversharing, rather we should praise the individual's strength and vulnerability.
October is Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month, and when we look at the photos of Chrissy Teigen, we must swallow the feeling of being uncomfortable in the face of such clear anguish.
The loss of a child is something that many women and families cannot just ignore, and neither should we.
If you are struggling with any of the issues discussed in this article, in the United Kingdom miscarriageassociation.org.uk provides support services including a helpline and online live chat.
In the United States, womenshealth.gov provides advice on coping with pregnancy loss.
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