Kara Keough shares heartbreaking tribute to son she lost in childbirth

Kara Keough has paid a heartbreaking tribute to the son she lost in childbirth on 6th April.

The Real Housewives of Orange County star shared a black and white shot of herself cuddling her son McCoy, alongside her husband Kyle Bosworth.

"You would have been 3 weeks old today. You would be 'waking up' and showing us more of you. I would be getting the hang of being a mom of two" she wrote in a heartbreaking caption to accompany the post.

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You would have been 3 weeks old today. You would be “waking up” and showing us more of you. I would be getting the hang of being a mom of two. My milk would be regulating to your schedule. Your sister would be asking questions about your belly button and you would have peed on her at least once by now. Daddy would be sending texts to his football buddies about how our giant baby boy could probably already out-lift them. We would be laughing that you never fit into newborn diapers, not even for one day. I’d be exhausted, leaking, and happy. Instead... we’re missing you. To all my fellow “instead” mamas.... thank you for reminding me that we’re not alone, and that we can survive this. He didn’t, but we have to. And we will.

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"My milk would be regulating to your schedule. Your sister would be asking questions about your belly button and you would have peed on her at least once by now. Daddy would be sending texts to his football buddies about how our giant baby boy could probably already out-lift them. We would be laughing that you never fit into newborn diapers, not even for one day. I’d be exhausted, leaking, and happy."

She added, "Instead... we're missing you. To all my fellow 'instead' mamas, thank you for reminding me that we’re not alone, and that we can survive this. He didn’t, but we have to. And we will."

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On April 6th, our son McCoy Casey Bosworth was born at 3:10am. Weighing in at 11 pounds and 4 ounces and spanning 21 inches, McCoy surprised us all with his size and strength (and overall perfection). During the course of his birth, he experienced shoulder dystocia and a compressed umbilical cord. He joined our Heavenly Father and will live forever in the hearts of his loving parents, his adoring sister, and those that received his life-saving gifts. I wrote this for the organ/tissue procurement team to read out in his honor: “Tonight, we join together to honor this little savior’s gifts of life. Through him, may others find new hope and profound healing... and may he live again through them. May his legacy shine in the form of lifetimes aplenty - lives filled with laughter, compassion, energy, love, and most of all gratitude. May it be said that McCoy Casey Bosworth left this world in a better place, for a better place.... that he made an impact... that he was an answered prayer... that he was a hero. May angels lead him in. Thank you, McCoy.” ——————————————— And Jesus said, “Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.” John 16:20 Until we see you again... We love you, McCoy.

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Keough previously wrote about donating McCoy's organs so that, "Through him, may others find new hope and profound healing… and may he live again through them."

Thousands of followers sent messages of condolences to the reality star, including fellow RHOC star Gretchen Rossi and professional soccer player Sydney Leroux Dwyer.

Charity Tommy's provides support for anyone who has experienced the loss of a baby, whether through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death.