"I’m not a clumsy person" — Cardi B says she can't wear heels or stand up after her "freak accident" that almost caused miscarriage

I Like It rapper Cardi B recently announced her pregnancy via Instagram. A few days after announcing her pregnancy, the rapper also shared via X Spaces that she was in a freak accident on August 7, 2024. While Cardi didn't reveal much about the accident, she shared that she was hospitalized and felt paralyzed for some time.

Sharing more details of the accident in an Instagram Live on August 11, 2024, the rapper mentioned that she injured her pelvis in the accident, calling it a "clumsy" moment, and stated:

“Everything was going great, now a h*e is injured. S**t got me so f*****g tight. And the thing about it is, I’m not even a clumsy b***h. I’m not a clumsy person and I bust my a** bro.”

In her Instagram Live, Cardi B also talked about having developed a regime that involved her going to the gym at 6:00 am every morning and recording with her engineer as well.

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"I felt a weird jerk, like a pop": Cardi B describes freak accident injury

Describing her freak accident to her fans via X Spaces on August 8, 2024, Cardi B shared that she was going down the stairs when she slipped a little. She mentioned that she "practically fell," but she was trying to prevent herself from falling by holding on to the railing. The Punteria rapper said:

“My foot still slipped and I kind of busted my a**. I felt a weird jerk, like a pop, and I couldn’t get up really. I noticed that I couldn’t really walk, like I was feeling pain in my, I don’t know, in the lower of my stomach.”

Additionally, the Up rapper shared that when she woke up after attempting to sleep off the pain, she couldn't move her bottom and that she couldn't move, feeling like she was paralyzed.

In her recent Instagram Live on August 11, 2024, Cardi B shared that while this is her easiest pregnancy, it is causing her sleepless nights because her baby kicks her uncontrollably until she eats something. Moreover, the rapper also talked about being worried for her butt dropping, given she asked her fans:

“If anybody knows where I could get a pregnancy waist trainer, a pregnancy faja let me know. I need it right now cuz this a** is not dropping, I swear to f*****g God this a** is not dropping. It’s not really because of my stomach, of course, I just don’t want my a** to drop.”

Cardi B has been vocal about her pregnancy and divorce from Offset and has been sharing updates with her fans regularly via social media. Announcing her third pregnancy via Instagram on August 1, 2024, the rapper credited all of her children in the post, saying that it is easier to take "life's twists, turns, and test laying down," but her children have shown her why it is worth pushing through.

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In other news, Cardi B also announced an unnamed new album via X on July 19, 2024, wherein she told fans that she has her good and bad days but she is happy with the anticipation for her album. Moreover, the rapper promised fans that the album is coming "this year."