It’s not something people talk about every day, but pregnancy loss is fairly common, especially in the first and second trimesters. These types of losses happen to celebrities, too. And recently, Demi Lovato’s sister, Madison De La Garza, announced the death of her first baby.
To recap, Madison, 22, is the Camp Rock star’s younger half sister. She is the daughter of Lovato’s mother, Dianna De La Garza, and stepfather, Eddie De La Garza. Demi, 32, also has one older sister, Dallas Lovato, 36, and an older half sister, Amber Lovato, from her dad Patrick Lovato’s previous relationship.
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On October 27, 2024, Demi Lovato’s sister Madison De La Garza shared that her baby died during an emergency C-section. Madison took to Instagram with the sad update.
“On the evening of September 27th, after an emergency C-section, Ryan and I held our little girl for the first time and last time,” the Desperate Housewives alum wrote. “Thank you, Xiomara, for making us parents to the most perfect angel in heaven. Mommy and Daddy love you sweet girl.”
Many of Madison’s close family members shared words of support in the comments.
Demi wrote: “I love you so much Xiomara. An angel in every sense of the word. I’ll be your auntie forever. 💔.”
Meanwhile, their mom commented: “They say when you meet your Grandchild for the first time, you feel a love that you can’t explain in words. I felt that love and I will feel it til the day I die. I love you my sweet granddaughter Xiomara. Thank you for making me a REAL ‘Grandma D’.🕊️.”
Big sister Dallas also shared a message in the form of a poem. She wrote:
“Baby girl Xiomara, I miss you everyday.
I’ll take good care of your mom, so you can fly away.
Watch over us and guide us and give us little signs.
One day we’ll come and see you, it just might take some time.
Not a single day will pass without you in our hearts.
I wish we got more time together before you had to depart.
So have fun in your new world, the one we cannot see.
Because every breath I take, I’ll be taking one for z ♥️.”
The outpouring of support didn’t stop there.
One Instagram user declared, “When one momma cries all the mommas cry together 😢😢so sorry.”
Someone else wrote: “Having experienced this personally, please accept my condolences. It doesn’t mean much from a stranger and being one comment in literal thousands, but having been there, I understand ❤️🩹.”
Yet another IG user shared: “May your daughter forever rest in paradise. There are no words. 💔♥️.”
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On September 5, Madison announced she was expecting her first child.
“Oh ryan, how I love you. thank you for making all of my dreams come true. ♥️ baby mitchell 10.24,” she captioned her Instagram post. The update included a photo of the parents-to-be, with Madison sporting an obvious bump, as well as photos with family.
Everyone was over the moon about the new addition.
In the comments, Madison’s boyfriend, Ryan, wrote, “I love you♥️.”
Meanwhile, Demi popped in to say, “I love you and this baby so much already!!”
Mom Dianna commented, “@angelokritikos you took some amaaazing incredible pictures for this! Love you!!!”
Our thoughts are with Madison, Ryan, and their families during this difficult time.
