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
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
Mr Ben Cooper
For:Rawdog &Tommy Cooper
Miss Maria Carleton
Never forgotten, always loved. I miss you everyday, my darling girl.
For:Skye Elizabeth Morrall
24th October 2024
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
Miss Rebecca Kendall
For:Douglas Phillip North
18th October 2025
Mrs Erika Younger
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
Miss Lucy Ensby
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
Mr Harry Barham
21st October 2025
Keep on living for them.
For:William Barham
15th October 2025
Mrs Collette Goddard
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
Mr Kyle Winnan
20th October 2025
For:Harper Winnan
17th October 2025
Mrs Ellie Lawrence
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
For:Lulla-belle bambi Higgins
12th September 2025
£72.00 + £18.00 Gift Aid
Mr Mark Downes
We hope this bear brings you some comfort. We are sorry for your loss
For:Baby M
19th October 2019
Mr Joshua Lea
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
Miss Michelle Kilmister
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
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
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
Mrs Beth Thomas
For:Baby Thomas
1st July 2025
Mrs Kairen Dyson
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
Miss Bianca Haslam
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
Mrs Jessica Newbolt-Jones
For:Marley Dove Newbolt
1st October 2025
Miss Stacie Olver
You are not alone. I’m sending you so much love xXx
For:Mylei Isabelle
22nd October 2015
Miss Emily Osborne
Love came first
For:Baby Underwood
25th May 2026
Mrs Sue Williams
Darling Chloe, forever in our hearts, thoughts and prayers.
For:Chloe Jennifer Harris
28th February 2020
Mrs Liz Timbrell
14th October 2025
Carried for only 10 weeks, but loved forever. You will be forever our beautiful angel.
For:Poppy Timbrell
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
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
Miss Sara Zakaria
For:Baby S
13th October 2021
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
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
Mrs Sharon Simpson
In memory of Mason Paul Gilmour, a beautiful Angel
For:Mason Paul Gilmour
22nd September 2025
Mrs Suzanne Flowers
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
Mrs Victoria Kinnear
For:Poppy
For:Cassian
Mrs Rebecca Gibbons
Hope this bear gives you comfort just as it did for us, at this unbelievably hard time.
For:Isabella
30th September 2021
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