22-07-2025
Christian mommy blogger with 11 children sparks backlash for bizarre miscarriage video
A Christian parenting influencer with 11 children is facing backlash after sharing a since-deleted video of her children pushing on her belly after she suffered a miscarriage.
Karissa Collins, who boasts over a million followers online, first announced her pregnancy loss last month in an emotional post.
In the post, the 41-year-old revealed that she decided to continue carrying the foetus despite miscarrying.
'I went to the ER due to a lot of bleeding over a month ago. The ER told me I was miscarrying and had a blighted ovum. (A pregnancy where the baby never forms. I've had one before with a terrible miscarriage.),' she explained.
'They also informed me that I had a large hemorrhage. I spent the next week mourning the pregnancy. I found an amazing OB that would see me a week later just to follow up on what I'd been told. I finally got to see the sono and i saw a baby. But there was no heartbeat,' she continued.
I've spent the last 3 weeks praying over this baby day and night. I just left the OB. The baby still has no heartbeat and is smaller than before. So I'm still pregnant but will miscarry soon.'
She then opened up about her decision to continue carrying the foetus.
'I opt to let my body do it on its own. It would be easier to schedule the surgery rather than walk around carrying a baby that isn't alive. But I want this baby to have a peaceful exit,' she said.
'Some things people might not know. Miscarriage isn't as simple as you bleed and it's over.'
A few days prior to the post, Collins came under fire for sharing a video of some of her younger children pushing on her stomach.
'My kids saw my stomach and they just died laughing, they were squeezing it like slime and Squishmallows. It was the funniest thing. I never wanted to forget that moment of them finding so much joy in my belly,' she explained.
She then admitted that her four-year-old daughter may have hit her stomach a little 'too hard'.
'I did say "ow" in the video, but they were not hurting me," she insisted. 'They were not hurting anything inside of me.'
Collins also drew criticism for a comment she made in the deleted video in which she compared her pregnant belly to a 'sensory toy' for her children to play with.
The Christian momfluencer, who has had a total of four miscarriages, has been attacked by followers on both TikTok and Instagram over her recent comments.
'Hi Karissa. Please understand that refusing miscarriage care is putting you at serious risk of developing sepsis. For the sake of your own health (and as a result, your family's wellbeing), please accept the medical interventions being recommended by your OB/GYN,' one fan begged.
'Maybe your body is trying to tell you ENOUGH,' wrote another.
'Holding onto a miscarriage for 6 weeks is not natural. That's why God gives us medicine. a third commented.
'You really need to stop. Your body can't handle any more babies. You need to be around for your children,' wrote a fourth.
Karissa and her husband Mandrae Collins launched their family YouTube channel in 2017.
However, she ended up finding more success on TikTok, where she currently boasts more than 800,000 followers.
The couple have previously admitted to wanting 'as many children as the Lord wants to give' them.
Collins homeschools all of her children and is a devout Christian who has served as a worship leader in multiple churches over the years.
