Chrissy Teigen and John Legend shared their heartbreaking pregnancy loss news late Wednesday with an emotional message and remembrance photos taken at the hospital.

The couple lost their third child, a son they named Jack, following pregnancy complications that led to bedrest and hospitalization for excessive bleeding. Teigen shared a series of black-and-white photos documenting the gut-wrenching experience, including one that shows her holding the swaddled baby. Teigens mother, Vilailuck Teigen, posted similar photos and a video on Instagram .

While friends and followers offered an outpouring of love and support for Teigen and Legend, there were also comments questioning their decision to share such personal photos and even take them in the first place.

Why did you have a photoshoot? Im very sorry for your loss but why did you have a photoshoot? wrote one commenter.

I feel those pictures are super personal and should have kept private, wrote another.

What those commenters likely dont know is that these kinds of photos are not terribly uncommon and that taking and sharing them can play a powerful role in the healing process for bereaved parents.