Madeleine West shares a heartwarming tribute to her children on Mother’s Day after welcoming her seventh child at the age of 47

Madeleine West has shared a touching tribute to her seven children on Mother’s Day.

The 47-year-old former Neighbours actress posted a throwback Christmas picture of herself posing with her six eldest kids to Instagram on Sunday.

A smiling Madeleine can be seen sitting alongside Santa as she hugged one of her children.

The actress, who welcomed her seventh child only last month, used a smiley emoji to obscure the identity of each of her kids in the picture in order to protect their privacy.

The TV star—who shares Phoenix, 19, Hendrix, 16, Xascha, 14, Xanthe, 12, and twins Xalia and Margaux, 10, her ex partner Shannon Bennett added a lengthy message to her children including her newborn in the post.

‘My darlings…My magnum opus SEVEN times over!’ she began.

Madeleine West has shared a touching tribute to her seven children on Mother’s Day 

‘My crazy, cantankerous, curious, clever, chaos of children (collective noun trademarked!)

‘Thank you. The woman I’ve become, as your mum, is the best version of myself I could ever wish to be….

‘Thank you for your trust when you reach out for me. Thank you for your forgiveness when I don’t have all the answers. Thank you for the love in your eyes when you call my name,’ Madeleine said.

‘I don’t always get it right, but thank you for your patience as I try to do my best.

‘The journey has not been easy, what journey ever is?

‘It is an honour to bear witness to your trials and tribulations every day, and to witness the incredible people you are and contribute to become,’ she continued.

‘Please know I love you, now and forever, more than words can say.

‘Who knew the human heart could hold so much? And who knew that love could continue to grow, expand and flourish.

‘It is an honour to bear witness to your trials and tribulations every day, and to witness the incredible people you are and contribute to become,’ she wrote

‘I’m so blessed to be a Mother of Many (even if you lot are a lot harder to train than dragons).

‘My babies always and forever. Just call, I’m always here.’

Madeleine singed the message ‘Mama’ and included a read love heart emoji.

It comes after the actress welcomed her seventh child and shared a glimpse on her newborn in an Instagram post in April.

Alongside a truncated image of the child, the Neighbours star wrote: ‘Earthside at last… and utterly perfect’.

She did not reveal the sex or name of her new arrival at the time.

Madeleine revealed the response she received from her friends after she announced her pregnancy in January.

‘When I first reached out to my circle and revealed the big news, there was certainly a look. A bit of a stunned mullet, I would say,’ she shared.

The TV star shares Phoenix, 19, Hendrix, 16, Xascha, 14, Xanthe, 12, and twins Xalia and Margaux, 10, her ex partner Shannon Bennett

However, she added the shocked expression was soon followed by ‘wow’ as her friends asked if she was going to ‘keep’ the baby.

The controversial question also opened up a conversation about ‘geriatric pregnancies’ and the risks which come with them, which she expanded on in her interview with Stellar Magazine.

‘I strive to not see motherhood as a limitation on my capacities,’ she told the publication, but rather something that ‘adds to it exponentially’.

She went on to say while falling pregnant certainly wasn’t something she was expecting, it was a welcome surprise nonetheless.

‘I feel like this little person has come along at the best possible time when I’m so very ready,’ she said.

Madeleine went on to say she now has ‘more time, wisdom and experience’ when it comes to parenting.

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