Briony Aston has shared the heartbreaking news that she has suffered another miscarriage.
It is the second miscarriage for the wife of Coronation Street actor Sam Aston. The 27-year-old revealed the sad news in a lengthy Instagram post, sharing her experience "in the interest of breaking the taboo".
There was also a picture with the post with a photo of a positive test and the caption "not pregnant anymore".
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The post said: "This is a difficult thing to share, but in the interest of breaking the taboo, I'm miscarrying again, the second time in four months," she wrote. She added: "It's heartbreaking and it's unfair, BUT I'm not seeking sympathy, I feel well supported and want others to feel supported too.
"And that's why I wanted to post this today, because having people you can talk to and receiving comfort from those who have been through something similar makes the world of difference.
"We'd told close friends and family about both pregnancies, because I knew that, for me, I would want support from those people if it wasn't meant to last. But I wouldn't have been so open had I not heard from other women about the babies they lost and their stories."
Sam, who has played Chesney Brown in Corrie for 20 years, married yoga teacher Briony in May 2019, and have been enjoying life as a busy family of four.
The couple already have two young children - Daisy Josephine, born in May last year, and Sonny James, two - but have hopes to expand their family. Thanking "all the women before me" who had shared their stories about talked about their losses, Briony said it made her experience easier, adding, "I don't feel alone at all.".
"In fact I feel the opposite of alone," she wrote. "I feel held and heard and I hope that by continuing these difficult conversations about miscarriage and pregnancy loss we open the door for others who will sadly experience loss too #1in4."
Her followers were quick to commend her honesty and bravery, with one writing: "Thank you for sharing! So important that we all share these stories if we feel able, because so many people feel like they’re the only one when actually this is so common. Sending love x".
Another added, "Miscarriage is one of the hardest things in life to go through but thank you for raising awareness and trying to break the taboo so that more women can be supported to feel less alone."
