The Cuddle Cot is a cooled basinet, which helps preserve little ones so families can decide when to say their goodbyes. Many parents of lost infants don’t receive this same gift: the gift of time. Time to hold their babies for as long as they wanted. Time to tell them how much they love them and how much they will miss them for the rest of their lives. Time to swoon over their perfect toes and chunky legs. Time to grieve with them in their arms, instead of wondering when the nurse would come to take them away. Time for families to decide when to give them one final kiss.
We want to provide this gift to other parents who must cope with future unexpected losses. It is impossible to avoid the wounds that open when suffering this kind of loss, but we hope to at least give other parents the time to hold their little one for as long as they want. Allow them to make the decision when to say their final goodbye instead of when the nurse must deliver the awful news that she must take their baby. In the name of Charlie, we want to provide this comfort to other families - as we help other parents grieve the loss of their babies in the best way possible: with them in their arms.