Inside Lauren Goodger's daughter Larose's first birthday celebrations

LAUREN Goodger was able to make precious memories with her baby daughter Lorena – who sadly died just minutes after being born. The former Towie star said she bathed and dressed her daughter and sang to her in the hours following her passing. Lauren, 35, was supported by Petals – a regional baby loss charity who are partnered with The Queens Hospital in Romford where she delivered Lorena.

The Only Way is Essex's Lauren Goodger has revealed the reason why her baby daughter, Lorena, passed away just after her birth. The 35-year-old, who gave birth to her second daughter with partner Charles Drury, 24, on Friday, July 8, announced the devastating news of her baby's passing two days later. Reality TV star Lauren has now opened up about her ordeal with The Sun.

REALITY TV’s Lauren Goodger says she is having a post-mortem on her baby daughter in a desperate attempt to find out exactly why she died. She lost 9lb Lorena minutes after giving birth this month despite doctors battling to save her.

Lauren Goodger has opened up about the ‘traumatic’ experience of her baby girl’s death, revealing she’s requested a post-mortem to understand how the newborn died. Earlier this month, the former Towie star announced her daughter Lorena had died despite there being no complications in pregnancy or birth. Lorena was Lauren’s second child with on/off boyfriend Charles Drury, with the pair also parents to one-year-old daughter Larose. The ex-reality star revealed she was pregnant eight months after welcoming her first-born child in July 2021. In her first interview since her baby girl’s death, Lauren, 35, said: ‘I went into hospital thinking I would come home with a baby girl but I came home with nothing.‘Lorena was a healthy baby and it was a textbook pregnancy.’ She added to The Sun: ‘This is why I am having an autopsy.

Lauren Goodger has heartbreakingly revealed how she finds comfort in her late baby daughter's teddy bear after she died shortly before birth.The 35 year old delivered her second daughter, Lorena, on 8 July, but she tragically died shortly before being born after her umbilical cord had become wrapped around her neck with two knots in it. In an exclusive interview, Lauren tells OK! that her grief hits during the night and that she sleeps with a teddy bear identical to the one Lorena also has.

Lauren Goodger has revealed the heartbreaking gesture she has planned for her baby daughter's funeral.The former TOWIE star, 35, was devastated to announce the tragic death of her baby girl Lorenna earlier this month after returning from hospital.Now, the grieving mum-of-one has revealed she is planning to give baby Lorena a teddy bear at her funeral.READ MORE: Lauren Goodger 'emotional' as she marks daughter's 1st birthday after losing newbornThe reality star told OK! magazine: "Lorena has a teddy with her now and I’ve got a matching one, which I keep with me. When I say my final goodbye to her, I’m going to swap them over.

“That is why I am having an autopsy.“I need to understand how she died for my own sanity.”Speaking from her Essex home, she told The Sun: “She looked like she was sleeping. I thought she’d wake up.”The reality TV star revealed the post-mortem was being conducted to find out how Lorena died.She explained she wanted to speak to those who have also suffered the same loss.Lauren tragically explained how she “walked in thinking I would come out with a baby girl” but “came home with nothing”.She revealed that the baby had “two knots in her cord” and her oxygen levels were restricted.The star went on to say that the experience had ended up being the “most traumatic of her life”.Lauren’s first daughter Larose, whom she shares with Charles Drury, is a healthy baby born with no complications.Her waters broke on July 6 and from that point was advised to stay at home under the watch of midwife Tamzin who also delivered Larose.Lauren, whose ex-boyfriend Jake McLean died in a crash at the start of July, released a statement on Instagram.She shared a black and white photo of her holding Lorena’s hand, alongside a touching caption.Lauren wrote: "She was the most beautiful healthy baby I’ve ever seen just like her sister @babylarose.x“Words can’t describe, as a mother, losing your baby that I carried for all these months perfectly and gave birth to for my angel to be taken from me."She was fine & healthy but I am not going into detail right now.“Just know that there was nothing wrong with her or myself she was perfect I can’t understand it she is so so beautiful Larose twin so similar.“I am broken.

Lauren Goodger has opened up about the suspected cause of her new-born daughter's tragic death after she passed away suddenly earlier this month.

Lauren Goodger has opened up about the ‘traumatic’ experience of her baby girl’s death, revealing she’s requested a post-mortem to understand how the newborn died.  Earlier this month, the former Towie star announced her daughter Lorena had died despite there being no complications in pregnancy or birth.  Lorena was Lauren’s second child with on/off boyfriend Charles Drury, with the pair also parents to one-year-old daughter Larose.

Lauren Goodger has opened up about the similarities between her one-year-old daughter Larose and newborn Lorena who tragically died just after being born. The TOWIE star has recalled how Lorena reminded her of Larose, with the siblings sharing the same hair colour and eyes, and petite features. Speaking to OK!, Lauren said: “She was just perfect.

It’s when Lauren Goodger climbs into bed at night, clutching her baby daughter Lorena’s teddy, that the grief of losing her little girl hits her hardest. During the day she wants to “put on a brave face” for her older daughter Larose, but the pain and feeling of unbearable longing are impossible to suppress. “When I get into bed in the evening, I just want Lorena there next to me,” she says.

LAUREN Goodger has bravely opened up about losing her baby daughter Lorena just minutes after she was born in a bid to help other parents enduring the same loss. In an emotional interview, Lauren said Lorena looked like she was sleeping as she cradled her.

Lauren Goodger wants a post-mortem to be carried out on her baby daughter to find out exactly why she died.On July 10, the former TOWIE star, 35, took to her Instagram to share the heart-breaking news that her newborn little girl Lorena had sadly passed away.She explained how doctors battled to save 9lb baby Lorena, but she sadly died just minutes after she was born.READ MORE: TOWIE's Lauren Goodger 'broken' as she announces tragic death of newborn baby daughterThe reality TV star told The Sun how she plans to push for a full investigation into her death as the couple comes to terms with their daughter’s loss.Lauren went on to explain that she is planning on having an autopsy to “understand medically” why the baby died for the sake of her “own sanity”.She told The Sun: “They think her oxygen may have been restricted. That is why I am having an autopsy.“I need to understand how she died for my own sanity.“They think her oxygen may have been restricted because she had two knots in her cord, but normally, babies can still get enough oxygen despite this.”Lauren, who shares one-year-old daughter Larose with her boyfriend Charles Drury, had a healthy pregnancy with no complications.She continued to describe the heart-breaking death as the most traumatic experience of her life and revealed other women have been in touch with her since she publicly shared her unimaginable loss.The reality star wants to help other parents who may be going through something similar and let them know they are not alone.As she made the heart-breaking announcement about baby Lorena earlier in the month, she wrote: “Lorena.

Lauren Goodger is having an autopsy to find out how her baby daughter Lorena died "for her own sanity". Former TOWIE original Lauren, 35, lost her little girl, Lorena, just minutes after giving birth earlier this month after ten doctors tried to save the 9lb tot. She has now revealed Lorena was born with two knots in her cord.

Lauren Goodger has bravely opened up about the heartbreak she and boyfriend Charles Drury are feeling following the loss of their baby daughter Lorena. Lauren, 35, shared the devastating news that her newborn daughter, her second child with Charles, sadly died on Friday 8 July.The couple are parents to daughter Larose, who turned one earlier this week. Now, former TOWIE star Lauren has told how she was rushed to hospital and taken to a delivery suite to give birth, and explained how the room started to fill with doctors.

Lauren Goodger has heartbreakingly spoken out after her baby daughter, Lorena, died just minutes after giving birth, explaining that "her oxygen may have been restricted because she had two knots in her cord".The 35 year old – who gave birth to her second daughter with partner Charles Drury, 24, on 8 July – announced the devastating news of her baby's passing two days later. Former The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren has now bravely opened up about the ordeal, saying it has been "the most traumatic experience" of her life.

Lauren Goodger enjoyed a very special day on Saturday, as she was joined by her friends and family to celebrate the milestone of her daughter Larose ’s first birthday, just days after celebrating the day itself at a local petting zoo. The TOWIE star looked stunning for the occasion as she sported a glamorous makeup look complete with statement eye and a chic blush pink maxi dress.

LAUREN Goodger has enjoyed a special day for her daughter LaRose's first birthday, and was all smiles as she posed next to pal Marnie Simpson. Lauren sported a glamorous makeup look and held her adorable daughter up for a photo, with the tot donning a beautiful white dress and ribbon.

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A friend of Lauren Goodger has said the reality star's daughter, Larose, has given her a "sense of purpose" after the death of her second child.Tragically, it was revealed by the The Only Way Is Essex star, 35, that her new-born, baby Lorena, had died just two days after her birth. Lauren announced the devastating news on Instagram, posting a picture of Lorena's tiny hand in hers. She captioned the heartbreaking snap, writing: "She was the most beautiful healthy baby I’ve ever seen just like her sister Larose.

Lauren Goodger said she was feeling "very emotional" as she prepared for her daughter's first birthday, just days after losing her newborn baby girl.The TOWIE star announced earlier this month that her newborn daughter - who she named Lorena - had passed away, saying that she felt "broken".Her first child, Larose, turned one this week.READ MORE: Lauren Goodger ‘overwhelmed’ with support received after death of baby daughterAs she got ready for the big day, Lauren shared a snap on Instagram of her holding baby Lorena's hand and told fans: "Just wrapped @BABYLAROSE presents and my Lorena was with me in my heart the whole time with her candle lit."Very emotional evening for Mummy, but can't wait to see my big girl in the morning."The reality star also shared clips of her living room filled with pink balloons spelling out Larose's name.Another showed the baby holding herself up on the furniture as she peered around the room.Lauren and her partner Charles had announced in January that they were expecting another baby girl.The star kept her fans on Instagram updated through her pregnancy, and on Sunday 10 July told her followers that her daughter had sadly passed away."Lorena R.I.P 08.07.22 she was the most beautiful healthy baby I've ever seen just like her sister @babylarose.x … words can't describe as a mother losing your baby that I carried for all these months perfectly and gave birth to for my angel to be taken from me," she said.Lauren, 35, said there were no pregnancy or labour complications and that the baby was fine and healthy.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.She went on: "I will never ever get over this but I will learn how to live everyday