"Even after all this time you don't come to terms with it," she said.

"You just learn to live with it."

Tracy had twin girls who were stillborn at 20 weeks.

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She found out they had died at a routine scan and then was shocked to discover she would still have to deliver them, having had no preparation for giving birth.

"I was induced on the labour ward and I was very well looked after," she said.

"The staff were brilliant and really looked after us both."

They made sure that afterwards she and her husband were given time with the twins and that the couple could stay together.

This experience is partly why she is so passionate about fundraising by the Leeds Miscarriage Support Group to create a dedicated bereavement suite at St James's Hospital for women and their familes who have lost a baby at up to 20 weeks.

Currently there is a suite for those who have gone through a stillbirth but not for those who've endured a loss earlier in the pregnancy.

More than one in five pregnancies – over a quarter of a million in the UK each year, ends in miscarriage.

"The hardest bit was coming home without them," said Tracy, 39.

"The first few weeks you are very much in shock but I was very lucky as I have a very supportive family and friends."

But Tracy also needed to talk to others who could fully understand her intense feelings of grief and found the support group a huge help.

Though she went on to have more children, Tracy has remained active in the support group which is now actively fundraising for the new suite.

Already the group has collected about £2,500 but at least £10,000 is needed for the room. Their next fundraising event is a Chocolate Ball at Elland Road on March 1 next year.

Tracy said despite going on to have more children, her losses will always be with her.

"As far as I am concerned part of me died with my girls," she said.

"That's why it's important for me to make sure there are people there for couples and families going through this tragedy, even now."

* The Leeds Miscarriage Support Group meets at the Reproductive Medicine Unit at Leeds General Infirmary on the second Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm.

* For more information, log on to: www.leeds-miscarriage-supportgroup.com