Hilaria Baldwin, author, cohost of Mom Brain, and wife to Alec Baldwin, just shared an extremely personal post on Instagram revealing that she’s likely currently experiencing a miscarriage.

“This is what is going on now: The embryo has a heartbeat, but it isn’t strong, and the baby isn’t growing very much,” the 35-year-old mother of four wrote. “So we wait—and this is hard. So much uncertainty…but the chances are very, very small that this is a viable pregnancy.”

To share such an incredibly difficult, private moment, especially as it’s currently in the process of happening, is remarkable. “There is so much secrecy during the first trimester. This works for some, but I personally find it to be exhausting. I’m nauseous, tired, my body is changing. And I have to pretend that everything is just fine—and it truly isn’t,” she wrote. “I don’t want to have to pretend anymore.”

Many women choose to keep their pregnancy quiet until after the first trimester precisely because miscarriage is so common. Anywhere from 10 to 25 percent of all known pregnancies end in a miscarriage, according to the American Pregnancy Association. And that number doesn’t even account for miscarriages that happen before a woman even realizes she’s pregnant.

“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,” Baldwin wrote. “I think it’s important to show the truth…because my job is to help people by being real and open,” she continued. “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. I’m hoping, that by sharing this, I can contribute to raising awareness about this sensitive topic.”

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