Hilaria Baldwin just told her Instagram followers she’s “mostly likely experiencing a miscarriage." In a Thursday morning post showing off a small baby bump, the author, fitness guru, and co-host of the Mom Brain podcast got real about what she and her husband, Alec Baldwin, were going through. She also noted that she hoped her words could be a small step in destigmatizing the early pregnancy losses.
“I want to share with you that I am most likely experiencing a miscarriage,” Baldwin wrote. “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.”
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Baldwin, 35, previously told Refinery29 in an episode of UnStyled that finding herself in the spotlight after marrying Baldwin was “very traumatic.” Although the increased visibility was tough at first, Baldwin used social media to find a strong and frank voice in the wellness space. Now, she's using that platform to post about miscarriage in an honest way.
“I have always been so open with you all about my family, fitness, pregnancies… and I don’t want to keep this from you, just because it isn’t as positive and shiny as the rest,” Baldwin wrote in her post. “I think it’s important to show the truth...because my job is to help people by being real and open.”
According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, miscarriages — which they define as losses in the first 13 weeks of a pregnancy — happen in about 10 percent of known pregnancies. Some organizations like Tommy’s, a charity funding research on the causes of miscarriage and stillbirth, say this stat is higher, estimating miscarriage happens in around one in four recognized pregnancies. It’s a common problem, and one that Baldwin wanted to address head on. “I have no shame or embarrassment with this experience,” Baldwin wrote. “I want to be a part of the effort to normalize miscarriage and remove the stigma from it."
In her post, Baldwin got more specific about the “most likely” part of her news, explaining that the embryo she’s carrying has a heartbeat, but it’s not as strong as doctors would like. She noted that the “baby isn’t growing very much.”
“So we wait—and this is hard. So much uncertainty,” Baldwin wrote. “But the chances are very, very small that this is a viable pregnancy. I have complete confidence that my family and I will get through this, even if the journey is difficult... I’m hoping, that by sharing this, I can contribute to raising awareness about this sensitive topic.”