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Sarah Herron - star of the US reality show The Bachelor - has revealed her baby son has died after being born at 24 weeks.
In a heartbreaking post on Instagram, Sarah revealed that little Oliver passed away in her fiancé Dylan Brown's arms on 28 January, shortly after being born.
Alongside the devasting caption, the 36-year-old posted a black and white photo of her holding Oliver and Dylan kissing her on the head.
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In the post, Sarah described Oliver as their 'IVF miracle' who had 'defied so many odds'.
Sarah wrote: "There are no words for the magnitude of loss and pain we’re experiencing.
"It’s beautiful and simultaneously tragic. He had my nose and his dad’s mouth and long fingers.
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"Oliver, our IVF miracle defied so many odds and fought through so many hard milestones to be here, but the higher powers still had other plans for the three of us."
She continued: "Our time together was short, but we are grateful for the days we had with Oliver in my belly.
"He has taught us so much about the integrity of life, love and death.
"Oliver filled our home and hearts with so much love and most importantly, optimism.
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"The stars aligned to create Baby Oliver with a deep, meaningful purpose bigger than we’ll ever understand.
"His body was small, but his legacy will always be larger than life to us."
Sarah added that Oliver had kept her company after she was recovering from a broken knee and the fact that he loved his dad's cooking.
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She concluded: "While our hearts are shattered beyond comprehension, we are comforted knowing that our son’s soul only ever knew love and will not suffer in a body that wasn’t built for this life.
"We’ll never understand the cruelty of it all, but through the darkness, Oliver remains so so bright.
"We love you so much, baby boy. You will never be replaced. You are so perfect and awesome."
Many famous faces took to the comment section of the Instagram post to offer their condolences.
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The Bachelor co-star Ashley Spivey said: "I would do anything to take away this pain for you.
"Oliver will always be with you and I know you and Dylan will keep his memory alive no matter what."
Meanwhile, former Bachelor Nation host Chris Harrison added: "God bless you all Sarah. We love you."
Callum Jones