Demi Lovato’s sister Madison De La Garza mourns the death of her first baby – NBC New York

Originally published on E! Online

Madison De La Garza is mourning the loss of her first child.

The “Desperate Housewives” alum, who is Demi Lovato’s younger sister, shared on Oct. 26 that she had a C-section last month to give birth to her and boyfriend Ryan Mitchell’s daughter, whom they named Xiomara, but that the newborn did not survive.

“On the evening of September 27, after an emergency C-section, Ryan and I held our little girl for the first and last time,” De La Garza, 22, wrote on Instagram. “Thank you, Xiomara, for making us parents to the most perfect angel in heaven. Mommy and Daddy love you, sweet girl.”

Lovato shared her sister’s message on her Instagram Stories. “RIP to my beautiful, perfect niece Xiomara,” the 32-year-old wrote. “I’m so grateful I got to hold you. I will always be your aunt. I love you so much @maddelagarza.”

Jutes, 33, the “Confident” singer’s fiancée, responded to De La Garza’s post: “I love you so much. Rest in peace, baby angel Xiomara.”

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The siblings’ older sister, Dallas Lovato, 36, shared a poem.

“Baby girl Xiomara, I miss you every day / I will take good care of your mother so you can fly away,” she wrote in the comments section. “Watch over us and guide us and give us little signals / One day we will come to see you, it just might take a while / Not a single day will pass without you in our hearts / I wish we had more time together before you had to leave.”

Dallas continued, “Have fun in your new world, the one we can’t see / ‘Cause with every breath I take one for z.”

De La Garza, who played Juanita Solis in “Desperate Housewives” as a child, had announced her pregnancy in early September and indicated she would give birth at the end of October.

“Oh Ryan, how I love you,” she wrote in a September 5 Instagram post, alongside photos of the two showing her baby bump. “Thank you for making all my dreams come true. Baby Mitchell 10.24.”

Mitchell said, “I love you,” to which his girlfriend replied, “My everything.”

De La Garza also included photos in her pregnancy announcement of her celebrating with her family, including mom Dianna De La Garza, plus Dallas and Demi, who later expressed her excitement in the comments section, writing, “I love you so much and this baby. already a lot!!”

The singer later told E! News during the screening of her Hulu documentary “Child Star.” “I am very excited for new life to come into our family. I value family and friends over success every day.”