Lauren Scruggs is showing off her baby bump on Instagram, as the mom-to-be is set to welcome her first child with husband Jason Kennedy in the coming weeks.
Lauren, 33, and former E! host Jason, 40, are excitedly awaiting the arrival of their little one, over two years since starting IVF after struggling with infertility.
Lauren, who famously lost an arm and an eye in a horrific plane propeller accident in 2011, has revealed that she’s planning on a natural birth, and has been practicing ‘learning how to open your body and rest into waves of discomfort’ to get through childbirth.
‘It takes practice to avoid tightening your body during pain,’ she wrote on her blog. ‘Sinking into it allows your body to innately undergo a smooth delivery.’
Lauren Scruggs is showing off her baby bump on Instagram, as the mom-to-be is set to welcome her first child with husband Jason Kennedy in the coming weeks
Lauren, 33, and former E! host Jason, 40, are excitedly awaiting the arrival of their little one, over two years since starting IVF after struggling with infertility
She has not shared an exact due date, though updates she has shared on Instagram indicate she is at about 38 or 39 weeks gestation
Laurne and Jason have been married since December 2014 (pictured 2015)
Jason recently shared a closeup of his wife’s big bump
The couple, who have been married since December 2014, have not shared an exact due date, though updates Lauren has shared on Instagram indicate she is at about 38 or 39 weeks gestation — meaning their arrival is coming soon.
She has shared several mirror selfies as her bump has grown, and recently posed for professional photos with Jason.
Now just weeks — or even days — away from delivery, Lauren has shared details of her birth plan on her blog.
She admitted that she initially thought she’d give birth in a hospital with an epidural, but after she began ‘not feeling totally comfy with my OB,’ she turned to midwifery and met with a doula.
‘First of all, midwives are just incredible. they take the place of an OB in the pregnancy and our two midwives will replace the nurses and doctors at birth,’ she said.
Lauren’s family recently hosted a baby shower for her, and she shared snaps on Instagram
Lauren has revealed that she’s planning on a natural birth, and has been practicing ‘learning how to open your body and rest into waves of discomfort’ to get through childbirth
‘It takes practice to avoid tightening your body during pain,’ she wrote on her blog. ‘Sinking into it allows your body to innately undergo a smooth delivery’
Lauren admitted that she initially thought she’d give birth in a hospital with an epidural, but after she began ‘not feeling totally comfy with my OB,’ she turned to midwifery
‘Our doula is an angel on earth, and she teaches us about birth for about two hours a week — she covers everything from the physical happenings to the mind/body connection, and everything in between.’
‘Our doula has helped me replace fear with the beauty of birth, letting go of control, accepting support, and sinking and opening into the pain because the joy is ahead,’ she said.
She added her favorite part is that Jason ‘has a major role the entire time instead of feeling slightly helpless on the sidelines cheering me on.’
Now, she is planning for a natural birth, and has been preparing with ayurvedic treatments, prenatal lymphatic drainage treatments, prenatal chiropractic care, and pelvic floor therapy.
She has also been drinking raspberry leaf tea ‘to tone and strengthen the uterus,’ eating up to six dates a day ‘to soften the cervix,’ and sitting on a bosu ball to ‘open [her] hips and strengthen [her] back.’
‘First of all, midwives are just incredible. they take the place of an OB in the pregnancy and our two midwives will replace the nurses and doctors at birth,’ she said
When she learened she was pregnant, Lauren told her sister first. She and her sister were both conceived with IVF
‘Our doula has helped me replace fear with the beauty of birth, letting go of control, accepting support, and sinking and opening into the pain because the joy is ahead,’ Lauren said
Lauren and Jason first announced that they were expecting in September, a thrilling development after years of infertility and IVF treatments started early last year
Lauren and Jason first announced that they were expecting in September, a thrilling development after years of infertility and IVF treatments started early last year.
‘PREGNANT!’ Jason wrote on Instagram at the time. ‘So many of you have prayed for us and wished us well on this 4 1/2 year journey. Our hope is that this news encourages anyone going thru IVF or any fertility struggle.’
‘It’s always tough when a doctor tells you you can’t have kids naturally and you keep running into complications, but we didn’t sit and wallow in that. We were really blessed to meet with some amazing doctors and specialists,’ Kennedy added.
‘And one time Lauren had to be rushed to the ER because of unbearable pain a few days after the egg retrieval. Not to sound cliché, but it really has brought us even closer together because we have never been through this before, and it’s been really special supporting each other.’
Kennedy said their faith helped.
‘It’s always tough when a doctor tells you you can’t have kids naturally and you keep running into complications, but we didn’t sit and wallow in that. We were really blessed to meet with some amazing doctors and specialists,’ Kennedy said
Lauren is pictured with her mom and her sister at her baby shower
Lauren and Jason pose in matching pajamas. Lauren has shared pregnancy updates on social media
‘There is an overall sense of peace because of our faith in God, and then it just comes down to our incredible friends and family who walked closely with us through it all,’ Jason said
In January 2021, they started IVF, and in March of that year, Jason discussed Lauren’s egg complications on social medi
‘There is an overall sense of peace because of our faith in God, and then it just comes down to our incredible friends and family who walked closely with us through it all,’ he said.
They also shared that Lauren’s twin sister — they were both conceived with IVF — was the first person they told they were expecting.
It had been a difficult journey to parenthood, with the couple starting to try to have a family four years after their 2014 nuptials.
In January 2021, they started IVF, and in March of that year, Jason discussed Lauren’s egg complications on social media.
‘Well this one right here gave me a scare last night,’ he posted on Instagram. ‘A trip to the ER for severe pain post egg retrieval but our doctor assured us this morning that everything will be ok.
‘She’s STRONG and will be back on her feet in no time. This is where nurse Jason steps in with that 24/7 love and care. Oh and slide 2 is bunny, she requested he stay close at all times.’
In July 2021, Lauren told People that it was a ‘blessing’ to have IVF.
‘I’m committed to this journey, and it’s a blessing, no matter what, because this could result in something so incredible,’ she said.
‘I’m committed to this journey, and it’s a blessing, no matter what, because this could result in something so incredible,’ Lauren said
Scruggs’ happy pregnancy news comes just months after the ten-year anniversary of her horrific plane propeller accident, in which she lost an eye and an arm. She is seen revealing her facial scars during an appearance on NBC in 2012
The model climbed out of a two-seater plane (similar is pictured) at Aero County Airport in McKinney and walked into the propeller
‘It’s such an amazing method of enhancing your fertility and having a sweet baby come into the world … [I’m] really just trying to make the best of it by being grateful and flipping the script and just embracing it fully.’
Scruggs’ positive attitude has helped her through trials before.
In 2011, she had climbed out of a two-seater plane at Aero County Airport in McKinney, Texas, after a flight to see Christmas lights when she walked into one of the plane’s propellers, which was still running.
She suffered a fractured skull, broken collarbone, and brain injuries, and lost her left hand. Two weeks after the tragic accident, doctors decided that they had to remove Lauren’s eye.
After the terrifying incident, she started blogging and she wrote her first book, Still Lolo: A Spinning Propeller, A Horrific Accident, and a Family’s Journey of Hope in 2012.
She also wrote a second book, Your Beautiful Heart, which was published in 2015.
She now heads up the Lauren Scruggs Kennedy Foundation, which raises money for girls and women to ‘receive cosmetic silicone coverings for their prostheses, with the hope that they will experience both physical and spiritual restoration and healing.’
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