The social media influencer and mannequin, who’s anticipating her first youngster with husband Christian McCafferty, took to TikTok to share some perception into the early days of her first being pregnant with a nine-week replace.

Within the video, Culpo shared that she was down with pneumonia for 2 weeks earlier than being placed on bedrest by her physician for an extra two as soon as it was found that she had gotten a subchorionic hematoma.

“I have been actually on bedrest for, like, 4 weeks,” Culpo mentioned within the clip, which was filmed on Dec. 12 when she was 9-weeks pregnant. “In direction of the tip of the 2 weeks of being actually sick, I bought a subchorionic hematoma which is principally a blot clot in my uterus and I used to be bleeding in every single place.”

Per the Cleveland Clinic, a subchorionic hematoma is “when blood kinds between a child’s amniotic sac and the uterine wall. It may trigger vaginal bleeding throughout being pregnant.”

“[The doctor] mentioned you possibly can’t go wherever, you possibly can’t journey … simply actually, keep in mattress,” Culpo, who introduced her being pregnant in March, shared.

She was prescribed progesterone suppositories, which she mentioned helped to “maintain the atmosphere finest” for her unborn youngster, permitting the uterine wall to settle down and the “placenta to connect.”

“I am actually grateful that all the pieces goes nicely up to now,” Culpo gushed earlier than giving recommendation to different expectant moms who could also be going via the identical factor. “Anyone on the market with a subchorionic hematoma, or SH as they name it, I hope that this video helps you. For those who expertise quite a lot of intense bleeding in your first trimester, it isn’t solely the worst case you are considering. Go to your physician, ask them in regards to the progesterone suppositories.”

She continued, “I actually do consider [the progesterone suppositories are] the one motive why I’m nonetheless carrying this child. I simply hope that this will help anyone else going via this, anyone feeling alone. I am so sorry to anyone — I am unable to even take into consideration the devastation you’re feeling dropping your child at any stage. God, I am unable to even go there.”

“Hope it will assist anyone not really feel alone,” Culpo added earlier than getting emotional.

The video comes after Culpo revealed to her followers that she thinks she’s having a child boy.

Utilizing some “previous wives” gender predictions, Culpo answered a sequence of questions, strolling to the best facet for lady and left for boy.

Culpo first indicated that her coronary heart fee is under 140, which falls below the boy class, and shared she’s been having extra salty cravings over candy, one other indication that she could also be having a boy.

Nevertheless, when it got here to the query of morning illness, Culpo mentioned she has been having each morning illness and complications, which additionally is alleged to point a woman.

Though she answered extra lady than boy, when requested what her instinct is, Culpo mentioned she nonetheless thinks she’s having a child boy.

Solely time will inform!