AFL star Ben Brown and wife Hester suffer loss of unborn twin

North Melbourne star Ben Brown and his wife Hester have shared “bittersweet” baby news in an emotional tribute, revealing they were expecting twins but are now grappling with a heartbreaking loss.

Ben Brown and his wife Hester and their 17-month-old daughter Aila. Picture Rebecca Michael.

North Melbourne player Ben Brown and wife Hester Brown have shared an emotional tribute announcing they were pregnant with twins but have lost one to miscarriage.

The tribute posted on Instagram said twin number one was due February 2021 and twin two was ‘always in our hearts’.

Hester wrote in the tribute: “This is bittersweet to announce, but I believe that if we don’t talk about difficult things we will never come to know that we aren’t alone.”

In Hester’s tribute, she wrote that during the interrupted AFL season travelling between hubs “we didn’t get to hear a heartbeat or see our babies until there was just one to see”.

Hester shared the news on Instagram

“We are very grateful to have another beautiful baby join our family next year and we know that we are fortunate and will cherish what we have but we will also carry broken hearts for the beautiful twin who we will never hold in our arms,” she wrote.

“I know that miscarrying/vanishing twins are common. But that doesn’t take the hurt away. And I just want to extend my love and my hand to anyone who has or is going through this. You are not alone.”

The couple has one daughter, Aila, who was born in December 2018.

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