We are aiming to raise money for Bears of Hope Australia, to purchase two cuddle cots in memory of two Angels- Chrissi and Eva. Whilst from two different families, two separate hospitals, our daughters were both born still on the 23^rd October 2015. Even as strangers we have been able to connect with one another as we move through this heartbreaking journey, gaining strength from the legacy of love our angels have left behind.  

We were both extremely lucky to be able to spend extra days with our daughters because another family in our situation had donated cuddle cots to both Figtree and Wollongong Hospitals after their own stillbirth. Unfortunately, too many hospitals don’t have a cuddle cot leaving families to spend only hours with their baby.

A Cuddle Cot is a cooling system that has been designed to fit within a small cot. This effective system allows for babies who have passed way to remain with their families so that they are not required to be cooled in mortuary environment. Cuddle Cots enable family members to travel to visit and meet the baby, siblings to meet one another and even gives parents the option of taking their baby home to lay in their own cot, in their own room or travel in their own car seat. 

It’s about giving parents choices, and reassuring them that they can spend as much time as they like with their baby, without the fear of the baby needing to be cooled in a traditionally mortuary.

We believe that every hospital should have a cuddle cot to provide families with invaluable time to spend with their precious little one.

Please help us to make an incredible difference for other families, all donations great or small are gratefully received and appreciated.

Thank you for your support.