"Devastating": MKR stars' second family heartbreak
My Kitchen Rules stars Carly Saunders and Tresna Middleton have been hit with a second devastating blow for their family, just five months after the death of their daughter.
The couple conceived their first baby, Poppy Grace, through a gruelling IVF journey, before Poppy tragically passed away from a rare form of cancer just four months before her second birthday.
Now, the women are continuing to fight for their perfect family and are undergoing another round of IVF.
However, Carly and Tresna have suffered a miscarriage just weeks into the pregnancy.
The couple shared their heartbreaking news on Instagram to update their fans who were following along with their IVF journey, saying they are "devastated".
“Sadly, we know that miscarriage occurs in one in four pregnancies. It certainly doesn’t make living through one any easier,” Tresna wrote on the pair’s joint Instagram account on Wednesday.
“We had started to heal, we did a variety of health scans, we were fit and well and we felt as if Poppy was guiding us towards growing our family,” the post continued.
“So we began the (IVF) process in May and on POPPY’S 2nd BIRTHDAY we found out Carly was pregnant."
“We were over the moon and felt it was a good sign that we found out on such a special day.”
Tresna said that it had “taken a minute to gain the strength to share where we are at”.
“At the 11 week scan we failed to find the baby’s heartbeat. Watching the ultrasound machine scanning over Carly’s belly, frantically looking for a heartbeat was devastating,” she added.
“Carly underwent a curette under anaesthetic in hospital on Monday. I was also going though IVF at the same time. My cycle was cancelled the same day due to my eggs being too large to be able to collect."
“But even though we have had this set back, we will push though and continue to rise up for our precious Poppy Grace."
“We hope that one day, our daydream of a family will come true, that Poppy will have siblings and we will feel the unconditional love of children again."
“If this is your story too, we hope that your dream of a family will soon come true also.”
The post was flooded with messages of condolences from their fans, while many offered messages of support for their future family.
One person wrote, "Oh gosh, this is just so devastating to read guys. I’m so very sorry. How can life be so beautiful one minute and so unfair the next?! Wishing with everything that I’ve got that your little baby (or babies) of your dreams, are safely in your arms soon, and stay there for years to come. No couple deserves this more."
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