‘I’ll never forget, my darling girl’: Madeline West reflects on her miscarriage on the 11-year anniversary of her heartbreaking loss
Neighbours actress Madeleine West has opened up about her tragic miscarriage 11 years ago.
Posting to Instagram on Thursday, the mother of six opened up about her devastating loss in a tribute to her baby.
She uploaded an ultrasound scan and also shared a tribute she’d previously written for all women who have suffered the same loss.
Heartbreaking loss: Posting to Instagram on Thursday Madeleine West opened up about her heartbreaking loss in a touching tribute to her baby
‘I didn’t forget, my darling girl!…I never ever will,’ Madeleine captioned the post.
‘Today that little bundle of hope would have turned 11… had she not been called on to greater things before we had the chance to meet her.’
Madeleine also posted several text slides in which she paid tribute to ‘a friend’ who lost her baby, but was actually referring to herself.
Tragic loss: Madeleine shared an ultrasound photo of the baby alongside an emotional tribute dedicated to ‘a friend.’
Despite women being encouraged to wait until the end of the first trimester to share their pregnancy news, Madeleine revealed that her ‘friend’ was already ‘planning names’ and ‘plotting nursery layouts’.
But those dreams ended in heartbreak.
‘My friend bequeathed an entire lifetime of hopes and dreams to that little heartbeat on an ultrasound screen… until it stopped,’ she wrote.
Emotional tribute: Madeleine shared an ultrasound picture of the baby and in the following slides she shared an emotional tribute dedicated to ‘a friend.’
Dreams: Despite women being encouraged to wait until the end of the first trimester to share their pregnancy news Madeleine revealed that her friend was already ‘planning names’ and ‘plotting nursery layouts’
Madeleine went on to remind women that their miscarried baby will never be forgotten.
She wrote: ‘That little one will always be a part of you both, a pure and perfect bud on your family tree that never had a chance to blossom, but worthy of its place on the branch.’
Madeleine’s post has touched women everywhere, with many sharing their own heartbreaking stories in the comments section.
Helping others: Madeleine’s post has touched women everywhere with many posting their own heartbreaking miscarriage stories on the post
Sharing: The actress went on to remind her followers of the importance of talking about the pain of miscarriage
Madeleine also stressed of the importance of talking about the pain of miscarriage.
She concluded by vowing to post a tribute every year to commemorate the daughter she lost.
‘I will reprint these words to remind the world that she was here, on this day every year, for the rest of our lives,’ she wrote.
Madeleine shares six children – Phoenix, Hendrix, Xascha, Xanthe, Xalia and Margaux – with her ex-partner, celebrity chef Shannon Bennet.
Co-parents: Madeleine shares six children – Phoenix, Hendrix, Xascha, Xanthe, Xalia and Margaux – with her ex-partner, celebrity chef Shannon Bennet (left)