Sam Thompson pays tribute to sister Louise on her birthday after traumatic birth

MADE In Chelsea's Sam Thompson has posted a sweet tribute to his sister Louise.

It comes after the new mum experienced a traumatic birth with her first child, son Leo.

Louise's brother and his girlfriend Zara McDermott live next door to his older sibling and her fiance Ryan Libbey, 31.

They all celebrated the mum-of-one turning 32 at her uptown London home.

Sharing a cute snap of himself hugging his sister on Instagram, Sam, 29, wrote: "There was a chance not too long ago this day wouldn’t happen. And now here we are.

"Grateful for every minute I get to annoy you on this earth. Happy birthday to my sister and my best friend.

"Here’s to many more love you so much ❤️❤️❤️ ps. Take down the fence (starting a petition)."

Louise welcomed her son Leo into the world in December last year.

She revealed that she almost died giving birth and was in intensive care with her newborn for a month.

Since then the star has been sharing how she's been coping with PTSD, and at the start of the year she admitted she cried 20 times in one week.

Earlier this month she opened up about her mental health struggle, confessing she's scared of cupboards, her fridge and is afraid to look after her baby.

Most recently she shared her horror after parts of her teeth and gums went "black" after giving birth.

Louise was alarmed when she spotted "black staining" in her mouth and attended her first dental check up in months on Thursday to fix the issue.

The new mum had imagined the worst, worrying she had developed leukaemia following her traumatic labour.

She told her 1.4 million followers on Instagram: "I haven't felt mentally well enough to book long overdue check ups until now, but a long part of my anxiety is spurred on by physical health issues which need resolving.

"I've been stuck between a rock and a hard place."

She continued: "I have a lot of black staining between my teeth and my gums on my premolars and it's been stressing me out every time I look in the mirror.

"I was immobile in hospital for weeks so rarely brushed and I was also on antibiotics for over 2 months which can have an affect on your teeth too...

"But obviously I jumped to the conclusion that I have leukaemia because it can affect your mouth and your gums.

"These are some of the more minor inconveniences you have to live with when you die and miraculously come back to life."