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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 Dawn McNae

1st July 2025

In memory of our beautiful granddaughter xxx

For:Quinn Alya Rose Abbott

19th April 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mr Gavin McNae

1st July 2025

In memory of our beautiful granddaughter XXX

For:Quinn Alya Rose Abbott

10th April 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Denise Jones

1st July 2025

Beloved granddaughter,

For:Sophie Phillips

7th August 2021

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Lynsey Carr

1st July 2025

Esta Alina High. Our perfect girl. 16.03.23 - 06.11.23. Mama and Daddy love you and miss you so much. Thank you for making us parents.

For:Esta Alina High

16th May 2023

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Tam Burford

1st July 2025

More Effie Maeve bears to bring comfort to families like Phoebe Rose brings to us. We love you Effie xxx

For:Effie Maeve Ralph

1st December 2020

£36.00 + £9.00 Gift Aid

Miss Lorraine Bannan

1st July 2025

In memory of my precious nephew Findlay Francis McMillan, loved always xx

For:Findlay Francis mcmillan

20th July 2013

£72.00 + £18.00 Gift Aid

Mrs Jessica Steel

1st July 2025

Remembering our precious boy.

For:Finlay James Steel

10th December 2020

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Patricia Redhead

1st July 2025

For:Erin Louise Cooper

11th July 2019

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Katy Scott

1st July 2025

For:Max Scott

16th June 2023

£36.00 + £9.00 Gift Aid

Mrs Cathy Bannister

1st July 2025

In memory of a beautiful silent angel named Mia. Always in my heart and in my thoughts. Sending kisses to heaven xxx

For:Mia

1st February 2019

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mr Richard Adams

1st July 2025

Remembering our beautiful niece

For:Matilda Lola Adams

13th July 2022

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Carol Clarke

1st July 2025

For:Sally Elizabeth Clarke

12th September 1987

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Rachel Hillyard

1st July 2025

For:Matilda Lola Adams

13th July 2022

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Susan Gent

1st July 2025

For:Amie Rose Rennison

20th October 2009

£36.00 + £9.00 Gift Aid

Dr Rachel Maher

1st July 2025

For:Amelia Maher-Rees

20th May 2021

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Leah Lewis

1st July 2025

My little bean that I never got to meet, I wish you would of made it all the way, I love you my angel I will never forget you

For:Leah Janet Lewis

20th February 2026

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mr Matthew Adkins

1st July 2025

I pray you find some comfort in the darkest of times.

For:Thomas Connor Adkins

4th May 2017

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Anne Simpson

1st July 2025

For:Primrose Iris Simpson

8th July 2016

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Kathryn Councill

1st July 2025

For:Sidney Councill

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Heather White

1st July 2025

For:Grayson Cole Evans

4th January 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Joanne Ainsworth

1st July 2025

Always Missed Always Loved

For:Alexander Fraser

1st July 2022

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Tessa Denny

1st July 2025

Always loved, never forgotten. Mummy and daddy love you Aiden ❤️ xx

For:Aiden John Denny

27th March 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Linda Fuller

1st July 2025

Our beautiful grandson. 16 days was never enough

For:William George Bartram

24th February 2017

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Karen Jaques

1st July 2025

To our beautiful boy Junior, we miss you every minute of everyday day. Keep twinkling for Mummy and Daddy xxx We hope our bears bring another family who has sadly experienced this terrible loss, comfort like our special bear has given us. Thank you Aching Arms for all that you do xxx

For:Junior Glen Jaques

4th December 2016

£54.00 + £13.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Nadine Abbott

1st July 2025

For:Quinn Alya Rose Abbott

10th April 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mr Kevin Cooper

1st July 2025

For:Erin Louise Cooper

11th July 2019

£36.00 + £9.00 Gift Aid

Mrs Charlotte Davis

1st July 2025

For:Edward

2nd April 2024

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Patricia07@live.co.uk Redhead

1st July 2025

For:Erin Louise Cooper

11th July 2019

£36.00 + £9.00 Gift Aid

Miss Micky Jamieson

1st July 2025

For:Nib Jamieson-Hughes

21st May 2021

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Cherylynn Thompson

1st July 2025

For:Finley George Power

9th September 2019

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Miss Kiera Delahunty

1st July 2025

For:Alyssa Marie Holroyd

22nd August 2020

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mr Adam Rutherford

1st July 2025

Rest easy our precious Evelyn Mammy and Daddy love you so much baby girl 🩷

For:Evelyn Jean Rutherford

16th June 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mr Graham Huish

1st July 2025

For:Mabel

7th April 2021

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mr Mark Stanton

30th June 2025

For:Ruben Stanton

11th May 2019

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

Mrs Selina Murphy

30th June 2025

In loving memory of our son & baby brother Devon Murphy we love you so much & you will be forever in our hearts love mam, dad & your big brothers & sister Joshua, Aidan, Cara & seán so sorry you didn’t get to meet your big brothers & sister they are so sad they didn’t get to meet you & miss you deeply. X

For:Devon Murphy

30th January 2025

£36.00 + £9.00 Gift Aid

Mrs Jade Adams

30th June 2025

To our darling baby boy, who we sadly lost at 19wks+3. Not a day goes by where I do not think of you & wish we made it to full term. I carry your bear me & you've already visited Austria, Slovakia & Ireland. Until we meet again precious. You are so loved xxxx

For:Joseph Michael Adams

23rd March 2025

£18.00 + £4.50 Gift Aid

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