Coronation Street star Sam Aston’s wife has revealed she has suffered two miscarriages in just four months.
Devastated mother-of-two Briony, 27, confirmed the heartbreaking news on Instagram on Saturday and admitted it was very “difficult” to share.
In her lengthy post, she shared a photo of her original pregnancy test and spoke about how “heartbreaking and unfair” the devastating news was.
She wrote: “It’s hard to share but to break the taboo I’m going to miscarry again for the second time in four months…”.
“It’s heartbreaking and unfair BUT I’m not looking for compassion, I feel well supported and want others to feel supported too.”
Heartbreaking: The wife of Coronation Street star Sam Aston revealed to her followers on Saturday that she suffered two miscarriages in just four months
The mother shared how she shared her two pregnancies with close friends and family and said she decided to share her miscarriage news online after hearing from other women about the loss they were struggling with.
“And that’s why I wanted to post this today because having people to talk to and getting comfort from those who have been through something similar makes a huge difference,” she continued.
“We had told close friends and family about both pregnancies because I knew I would need the support of those people if it didn’t last.”
“But I wouldn’t have been so open if I hadn’t heard about the lost babies and their stories from other women.”
Towards the end of the post, Briony thanked all the women before her who had shared their miscarriage stories.
“So thank you to all the women before me who shared their stories and talked about their babies. It makes it a lot easier to process and I don’t feel alone at all,” she added.
“In fact, I feel the opposite of being alone, I feel held and heard, and I hope that by continuing these difficult conversations about miscarriage and pregnancy loss, we open the door to others who will sadly also experience losses #1in4.”
The heartbreaking news comes a year after Sam, 30, and his wife Briony confirmed they had given birth to their second child together.
Sad news: And the devastated mum, 27, took to her Instagram page to announce the heartbreaking news to her followers
The couple – who were already parents to son Sonny, two, – confirmed Briony had given birth to a baby girl in May 2022.
In conversation with OK! The magazine said, “Our beautiful girl has arrived.”
Daisy was born at her home in Lancashire on May 10, 2022, nine days late after three hours of labour.
They later confirmed their daughter’s name was Daisy Josephine and shared the cute meaning of her name.
She told OK!: “Josephine is a reference to Sam’s brother Jo and my grandpa Joe.” “Daisy is also the French name for Marguerite and my mother’s mother’s name is Margaret so having both grandparents there was a possibility. ”
In December 2021, the couple announced their “lovely surprise” that they were expecting a younger sister for Sonny.
Sam said OK! magazine at the time: “I could imagine that we might have another boy, so it was a really nice surprise.” I was quite shocked.
Parents: The couple have a son, Sonny (pictured), and a daughter, Daisy Josephine, who was born in May 2022
He explained at length: “There are twins in Briony’s family. When we walked in I was a little nervous and said, ‘There’s definitely only one in there, right?’ He said, ‘There’s only one!’ and then told us it was a girl!’
The then-couple had no plans to have another child anytime soon, but said they were happy to have children who would be the same age.
On Instagram at the time, they shared a photo of Sonny with a plaque that read, ‘We’re adding another pumpkin to our patch!’ Spring 2022.’
Briony previously said the couple were trying “not” to conceive because Sonny was born prematurely and she feared there could be a risk of another preterm birth so soon after giving birth.