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Many parents who have experienced the loss of their baby during pregnancy, at birth, or shortly after, find comfort in receiving the gift of an Aching Arms bear.

Each beautiful bear wears a handwritten label with the name of the baby in whose memory the bear was dedicated. The label also connects families to sources of information, support and understanding.

Many families go on to dedicate an Aching Arms bear in honour of their baby. The bear you donate will be gifted to another bereaved family which extends the arm of friendship and helps other bereaved parents to know they are not alone.

We are proud to provide Aching Arms comfort teddy bears to over 170 UK-wide NHS hospitals, hospices, funeral directors, support groups, and to families who contact us directly.

To donate a bear in memory

*Please donate £18 per bear.

*When prompted, please share the name of the baby in whose memory you are dedicating the bear.

*The baby's date of birth/anniversary/due date/special dates are optional.

*Please remember to tick the GIFT AID box, it boosts your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you and makes a big difference to our charity.

*If you are donating a bear in memory of someone else's baby, please ensure you have the parents' permission and have confirmed how they would like their baby's name to be written on the bear's label.

 

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Where is your bear?

After you have donated, we will add your baby's name to our Bear Dedication List and, when needed, a label will be lovingly handwritten and added to an Aching Arms bear by one of our wonderful volunteers. In hospital, or at home via our postal bear service, your baby's bear will be gifted to another family to help bring them some comfort and let them know they are not alone.

Unfortunately, we are unable to share the location of each individual bear after it has been gifted but please feel assured that every bear will be bringing comfort to another family.

A small number of bear recipients choose to thank Aching Arms and the family who have gifted them a bear via Aching Arms’ dedicated, private facebook group called 'Aching Arms Bears' where bear pictures and messages can be posted. You are welcome to join our group here: Aching Arms Bears

Keepsake eCard

We are able to offer a beautiful, personalised, keepsake eCard showing that you have dedicated an Aching Arms bear in your baby's name. For more details, please visit our Keepsake eCard page after you have donated your bears in memory.

How you make a difference

We rely on voluntary donations and because of your kindness and generosity we can reach the many families who sadly need us. Thank you for choosing to support Aching Arms and for helping us to help families just like yours.

We are here to help

If you have a question or need help making your donation, please get in touch with us at info@achingarms.co.uk or call on 07826 067801.

Recent Donations

Mrs Caitlyn Wood

26th October 2025

For:Parker Wood

24th October 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Emma Poole

25th October 2025

Our little Butterfly

For:Florence Celine Hufton

19th October 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mr Ben Cooper

24th October 2025

For:Rawdog &Tommy Cooper

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Maria Carleton

24th October 2025

Never forgotten, always loved. I miss you everyday, my darling girl.

For:Skye Elizabeth Morrall

24th October 2024

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Nicola Richardson

23rd October 2025

Remember you are not alone. ..please give my bear a hug from me

For:Baby T

23rd October 2020

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Rebecca Kendall

23rd October 2025

For:Douglas Phillip North

18th October 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Erika Younger

23rd October 2025

In loving memory of Lucie-Mae Peel, born asleep. We hope this bear brings you comfort at this sad time

For:Lucie-Mae Peel

30th November 2021

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Lucy Ensby

23rd October 2025

In loving memory of our baby boy, Archie Patrick McCarthy 💙 10/09/2025 - 30/09/2025 Mummy and Daddy love you more than you will ever know xxx

For:Archie Patrick McCarthy

10th September 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mr Harry Barham

21st October 2025

Keep on living for them.

For:William Barham

15th October 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Collette Goddard

21st October 2025

Forever in our hearts Frank 🩵We miss you so much. You now have a little sister, Alice to watch over too. Love you to the moon and back forever and always. Love mummy, daddy and your little sister Alice xxx

For:Frank Jake Goddard

24th October 2022

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mr Kyle Winnan

20th October 2025

For:Harper Winnan

17th October 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Ellie Lawrence

20th October 2025

In memory of our beautiful baby boy Logan Alan Lawrence born sleeping on 15.09.2025. We love and miss you so much darling🩵

For:Logan Alan Lawrence

15th September 2025

£108.00 + £27.00 Gift Aid

Miss Abigail Cooper

20th October 2025

For:Lulla-belle bambi Higgins

12th September 2025

£72.00 + £18.00 Gift Aid

Mr Mark Downes

19th October 2025

We hope this bear brings you some comfort. We are sorry for your loss

For:Baby M

19th October 2019

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mr Joshua Lea

19th October 2025

To our little bean, you were far too fabulous for this world but you will always be in our hearts. Mum and Dad Xx

For:Baby Lea

12th May 2026

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Michelle Kilmister

17th October 2025

To our twin Nieces and Cousins Autumn & Hope on your heavenly 5th birthday, Identical treasures, missed beyond measure Thought of often, never forgotten x Love always Uncle Liam, Auntie Shell, Yian & Cohen xxxx

For:Autumn & Hope Welch

21st October 2000

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Nicki Shinkins

16th October 2025

Wilby was born sleeping on August 30th 2025. A grandson we held and loved entirely.

For:Wilby Rafe Hempstead

30th August 2025

£36.00 + £9.00 Gift Aid

Mrs Fionnghuala McNeice

15th October 2025

We hope it brings you a small measure of comfort and reminds you that you are not alone. With heartfelt sympathy, Ruairí's Mummy and Daddy xx

For:Ruairí

13th May 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Beth Thomas

15th October 2025

For:Baby Thomas

1st July 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Kairen Dyson

15th October 2025

For our babies who left us too soon, forever loved and now looked after by your nana up above 🧡

For:Baby Dyson

5th January 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Bianca Haslam

15th October 2025

I am gifting you my Alice bear in hopes she brings you comfort, Alice was loved and lost but never forgotten and you should know you’ll never be alone. Keep me close keep me safe I am here to wipe away your tears ❤️

For:Alice Elizabeth Worsley

6th March 2018

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Jessica Newbolt-Jones

15th October 2025

For:Marley Dove Newbolt

1st October 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Stacie Olver

15th October 2025

You are not alone. I’m sending you so much love xXx

For:Mylei Isabelle

22nd October 2015

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Emily Osborne

15th October 2025

Love came first

For:Baby Underwood

25th May 2026

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Sue Williams

15th October 2025

Darling Chloe, forever in our hearts, thoughts and prayers.

For:Chloe Jennifer Harris

28th February 2020

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Liz Timbrell

14th October 2025

Carried for only 10 weeks, but loved forever. You will be forever our beautiful angel.

For:Poppy Timbrell

1st October 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mr Robert Bell

13th October 2025

May this little bear give you the comfort it gave me. Eli's Papa bear. X

For:Eli John Bell

11th July 2025

£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid

Mr Cc Stone

13th October 2025

In our thoughts today on what would have been your ninth birthday, as you always are. Love Nanna and Grandad.

For:Declan Charlie Stone

13th October 2016

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Sara Zakaria

13th October 2025

For:Baby S

13th October 2021

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Charlotte Homan

12th October 2025

We hope this brings comfort during this awful time. Sending so much love.

For:Arwel Homan

9th October 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Kirsty Prescott

10th October 2025

We will always ache to hold you in our arms Iris. Our hearts will always be broken. We miss you with every breath that we take. We are thinking of you each day and send extra kisses to Heaven above on your 4th Birthday. We love you baby girl - always and forever x

For:Iris Joy

£72.00 + £18.00 Gift Aid

Mrs Sharon Simpson

10th October 2025

In memory of Mason Paul Gilmour, a beautiful Angel

For:Mason Paul Gilmour

22nd September 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Suzanne Flowers

10th October 2025

This special bear is for our little girl Abbie who passed away at 23 weeks. We were given an aching arms bear at the hospital and cuddled it lots to help bring us comfort when we were struggling. We hope this bear can bring you some comfort through this hard time.

For:Abbie Flowers

6th January 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Victoria Kinnear

10th October 2025

For:Poppy

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Victoria Kinnear

10th October 2025

For:Cassian

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Rebecca Gibbons

10th October 2025

Hope this bear gives you comfort just as it did for us, at this unbelievably hard time.

For:Isabella

30th September 2021

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

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