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.
*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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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
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.
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.
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
Ms Sophie Pollitt
26th April 2024
Please cuddle this bear every night and know you are not alone! This bear is in memory of our little Isla 🤍
For:Isla Jayne Wilding
22nd April 2024
£90.00 + £22.50 Gift Aid
Miss Katie Jane Brown
For our first baby who was very loved and will never be forgotten x
For:Samuel Bish
31st January 2024
£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid
Miss Stephany Powell
Grief doesn’t last forever but love does x
For:Theodore William Gill
26th April 2023
Mrs Kate Morris
Always loved and never forgotten xx
For:Maxxie James Fisher
26th April 2000
£36.00 + £9.00 Gift Aid
Miss Samantha Drewer
25th April 2024
You are not alone
For:Baby Ivanov-Drewer
3rd November 2024
Mrs Genyfer Smith
24th April 2024
ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS
For:BABY SMITH
25th April 2018
Mrs Rachael Wigglesworth
Donated in loving memory of our daughter Isobel Frances who died aged 14 months on 9th July 2019. We hope the bear brings you comfort.
For:Isobel Frances Wigglesworth
24th April 2018
Miss Abigail Spensley
For:Ember Spensley
28th March 2024
Mrs Daliah Mannion
Born sleeping Love you Mummy and Daddy xx
For:Baby Bry
23rd April 2024
Mrs Sharon Gibbs
For:Murdo Gibbs
14th April 2023
Mrs Jemma Robinson
For:Little Hope Robinson xXxX
2nd December 2024
Miss Toni Lacey
21st April 2024
For:Jacob Lacey
21st April 2017
Mrs Michaela Napier
20th April 2024
For:Charlie Napier
25th February 2024
Dr Steven Gillespie
19th April 2024
Sending love to all those who have experienced baby loss xx
For:Bao-Bao
10th February 2024
Miss Charlene Mcmurtha
In memory of our precious angel, always in our hearts and missed so much. Our aching arms bear brought so much comfort xx
For:Enya Greenwood
2nd February 2024
Mrs Danielle Mcevoy
Thinking of you xo
For:Baby Annie McEvoy
21st February 2024
Mrs Julie Burghart
For:Milo Kirkham
15th December 2023
Mrs Tara Rowberry-Duignan
17th April 2024
In memory of our beautiful little girl Rosie, the forever missing piece of our family
For:Rosie
17th April 2020
Mrs Susan Hinton
For:Theodore Matthew
13th August 2022
Mrs Jessica Platt
For:Sonny Harrison Platt
16th March 2024
Mrs Bry Newman
16th April 2024
Sending lots of love to others family’s from ours. Having our bear given to us has given great comfort and we want to pass the same to another family.
For:Arthur Newman
15th April 2024
Miss Laura Geary
The loss we feel will never heal, but I hope you know I also know that pain and I’m sending you love and strength
For:‘Baby Geary’
11th October 2023
Mrs Zosia Charlesworth
14th April 2024
Happy Birthday Angel xx
For:Darla Charlesworth
14th April 2019
Miss Gemma Briggs
For:George Arthur Gerald Briggs
10th April 2024
Mrs Sadie Blackmore
13th April 2024
Always in our hearts xx
For:Blackmore babies xx
5th November 2023
Mrs Marie Lennon
For:Baby Lennon - December 2023
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