Nadia Bartel Opens Up About IVF and Miscarriage

has revealed the heartbreaking pregnancy loss she .

The mother-of-two, 40, who shares Aston, 10 and Henley, seven, with her ex-husband Jimmy Bartel,

She explained she had a 'missed miscarriage' when she was seven weeks pregnant, saying she found the experience incredibly 'tough'.  

'I had a pregnancy loss, it's what they call a missed miscarriage in July last year. It was just the early stages of my pregnancy so I was seven weeks pregnant,' she said.

Nadia went on to reveal she underwent a dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure to remove tissue from inside her uterus.  

'Even though it was early stages I just found the whole thing so tough,' she recalled. 

'I think when you are pregnant, even if it's early days, you imagine your life with the baby... you get so attached to your pregnancy and your baby,' she continued.

'When something like that happens it's really disheartening.'

'I've gotten to the point that I feel like it is really important for me to really normalise it and just take the stigma out of talking about IVF, infertility, miscarriage,' she added.

'It's something that I know is deeply personal and I totally understand when people wouldn't want to talk about it. 

'It is really hard opening up that conversation especially when you are going through it and you're really struggling.

'It's so consuming and you're so emotional and I see so many people talk about it after they've had success. 

'But I think it's interesting to also share stories and talk about it when you're going through it.'

Nadia said one thing that helped her get through the pain of losing a baby was being able to connect with other women who had gone through the same experience.