A decorated keepsake box in pink, blue or neutral. On the box will be a handmade heart decoration in pink, blue or cream with silver embosed baby feet inside the heart and a special baby loss quote written by myself.
Two handmade teddy bears. One to keep and one to go to rest with baby x
Small envelopes with little bags inside to keep hospital tags, locks of hair etc.
A small candle with a poem on to light for their baby.
A notebook and pen.
A clay impression frame kit. A foot or hand impression in clay can be made on one side of the frame and a photo or poem can go inside the other.
A small bottle of lavender oil. For mum, a few drops of lavender essential oil in a bath is very healing and gently encourages the growth of new skin at the same time as protecting any raw areas from infection. For mum & dad, a couple of drops on a pillow at bedtime can also help with sleep.
A disposable camera, with a note, or a memory stick for those with a computer, as our hospital has a digital camera. After speaking with many bereaved parents and through our own experience, one of the biggest regrets felt later on is either not taking any pictures at all, or not taking enough.
A little note to the parents with information about the contents of their box, gentle suggestions and information on support.
Note: The letters & all contents of the keepsake boxes have been put together with the help, input and support of many bereaved parents.
This gift would have meant the absolute world to us when we lost Alexandra and it means alot to us to be able to offer this service to our hospital and give this small amount of comfort to parents at this devastating time.
Each keepsake box, including all contents costs around £20.00 As we are working locally we will be able to deliver these boxes ourselves to cut out the expensive postage costs. Our time to put them together them comes free. If you feel you can help in any way then please contact us.
A big thank you to Preemies UK who has been sending us teddies. These are knitted by a wonderful group of volunteers who give alot of their time to knitting buntings, angel wraps cardies,blankets, ventilator bonnets for hospitals as well as teddies. Please click here to find out more about the fantastic work that Preemies UK does.
Another massive thank you to Theresa who has also been knitting away and also sent us some really lovely little teddies.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. Please click on the link below if you wish to make a donation. Any donations given will go purely to the costs of materials to make these keepsake boxes and the items in them. Click here for projects that may be running in your own local area and ways you can help.
