Binky Felstead has revealed she suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage at 12 weeks. The Made In Chelsea star - who announced she was engaged to Max Darnton last month - spoke about the miscarriage on Instagram, saying that she hesitated about whether to speak publicly about the loss.
'I’ve thought long and hard about doing this post, but I felt that if I can pass on any warmth, comfort or help to anybody in the same position - well that would be great,' Binky - who shares daughter India, three, with her ex Josh Patterson - wrote. 'It’s only fair that I share some of my “downs” as well as my “up” moments.
'Today would have been my 18 week mark, but sadly we had an early miscarriage just before 12 weeks. Not only was this heartbreaking for us, but it also came as such a shock to me.
'I hadn’t realised until then how blessed I was with having such a relatively straightforward pregnancy with India - I’ll admit I was naive enough to assume the next one would be as straightforward, but I had two early scans as I was concerned I was bleeding. They found a "very strong" heartbeat. However, on the third scan I was told "I’m afraid there’s no heartbeat".
'I was told by my doctor that 1 in 4 pregnancies miscarry (not that statistics make it any easier!) With 82% of my following being women - that means roughly 237,800 women “following” me could (or have) experienced the same, which is just so sad.'
Binky continued her post, writing about how, following her loss, she later discovered that close friends had been through the same thing. 'When speaking to a few close friends about our situation, we learned that some of them too have had miscarriages in the past,' she wrote. 'I asked them why they’ve never said anything, and they just said they felt they couldn't, or shouldn’t talk about it. Almost like it’s a taboo subject, which is heartbreaking.
'If you have been through this, I hope you are giving yourself time to mentally and physically heal and do what you need. I keep reminding myself that there was nothing I could have done, and perhaps this was nature’s way of saying that for whatever reason, this little soul wasn’t ready for the world. Sending so so much love.'
Binky finished her post by telling her followers about charity Miscarriage Association. 'I later learned that @miscarriageassociation is available to help anyone who has/is experiencing this. It’s a national charity that provides support and information for anyone who’s affected by miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, this includes both women and men. You can call their helpline or talk to them on live chat or even message them on Instagram, and they will do whatever they can to help you through.'
You can follow Miscarriage Association here, visit their website, or call their hotline on 01924 200 799.
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