Our Memory Boxes
From our experiences following Abbie’s death and the keepsakes we bought that gave us comfort, which now make up her memory box, and by researching similar projects in other areas of the country, we have put together a box of keepsakes and ideas that we hope will help parents who find themselves in this heart breaking situation.
We hope this small gift to parents will provide them with some comfort at a truly devastating time.
In addition to our baby loss memory boxes, over the years we have also provided other memory boxes to help families with bereavement, and there is more information on these other boxes below.
Our Baby and Infant loss memory boxes (pink memory box for girls and blue memory box for boys) include the following:
2 identical teddies. One to go to rest with baby and one for parents to keep close.
2 soft fleecy blankets. One to nurse baby in and one for parents to keep.
- Hand in their Heart keyring – One part for baby to hold and the other part for parents to keep close.
A candle to light for baby on anniversaries.
A small bottle of lavender oil for healing and sleep.
- A packet of forget me not seeds to plant in the garden or at baby’s grave.
Small organza bags to keep hospital tags, locks of hair, etc.
- ‘Guess How Much I Love You’ book.
A clay hand and footprint kit.
A card to write a message to baby.
An information leaflet for parents about the contents of their box, suggestions, and sources of support.
Early Loss Memory Boxes
We also provide ‘Early Loss Memory Boxes’ which include similar content to the memory boxes above, but are smaller boxes and have smaller teddies and blankets inside as well as a birth certificate.
Sibling Memory Boxes
We provide sibling memory boxes for surviving siblings. These boxes are bespoke depending on the age of the sibling. We provide them to a number of departments at Hull Royal Infirmary and Hull Women & Children’s hospital including Labour and Delivery, NICU, Paediatric A&E and Paediatric High Dependency Unit.
Children who lose a parent
Our most recent boxes came about after being approached by local hospitals to see if we could pride a memory box for children who lose a parent, Again, these boxes tend to be bespoke depending on the age and needs of the child.
