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Baby Loss Awareness Week runs from 9 to 15 October, highlighting ways to remember babies who have died and support their families. Teddy’s Wish offers free care packages to eligible recently bereaved parents in the UK, while its founders and partner Don’t Buy Her Flowers encourage people to acknowledge the loss and keep checking in.
Baby Loss Awareness Week runs from 9 to 15 October, with Teddy’s Wish and gifting company Don’t Buy Her Flowers highlighting free care packages for eligible recently bereaved parents in the UK and encouraging friends and relatives to keep acknowledging a baby’s death after initial messages and flowers have passed. The week brings attention to families affected by pregnancy and baby loss and concludes with a candle-lighting event on 15 October.
Teddy’s Wish, a charity founded by bereaved parents Jennifer and Chris Reid, works with Don’t Buy Her Flowers to provide packages intended to offer comfort. The partnership began in 2020, after Jennifer Reid described how a simple package she received following the death of her son, Edward, had stayed with her.
The charity says its packages are available free to eligible recently bereaved parents in the UK following a stillbirth or termination for medical reasons from 24 weeks’ gestation, neonatal death or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The contents may include books about grief and baby loss, tea, biscuits and candles. Where possible, the baby’s name is included.
People who want to send a package to someone they know can buy one through Don’t Buy Her Flowers, which makes an annual donation from sales of Teddy’s Wish packages to the charity. The source report does not state how many packages are available or give figures for requests or deliveries.
Support Beyond Initial Messages
The campaign focuses on the period after the first response to a death, when cards, flowers and messages may become less frequent. Jennifer Reid said people can be unsure what to say and may avoid mentioning the loss, even though remembering the baby and recognising a parent’s grief can matter to the family.
The advice in the report is not that a gift can resolve grief. Don’t Buy Her Flowers founder Steph Douglas said a care package is a practical way to show someone they are being thought of, while noting that it cannot make grief go away. The broader message is to offer support without assuming what a bereaved person needs, and to keep checking in in the weeks, months and years that follow.
For readers, that means support need not depend on finding perfect words or sending a particular item. The report highlights listening, acknowledging the loss and remembering significant dates as ways to show care. Individual needs differ, so a personal conversation may be more helpful than presuming what will bring comfort.
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How the Partnership Began
Jennifer and Chris Reid founded Teddy’s Wish after their son, Edward Louis Reid, died from SIDS at three months old in April 2014. Jennifer said an old school friend sent her a modest package containing a book about baby loss, a candle and tea. She later approached Steph Douglas, who founded Don’t Buy Her Flowers in 2014, to develop packages informed by bereaved parents’ experiences.
Douglas said the company began after she received eight bouquets following the birth of her first child and wondered whether flowers were always the most helpful way to show care. It later began making packages for different difficult life events. The source says its work with Teddy’s Wish on packages for bereaved parents dates to 2020.
Baby Loss Awareness Week brings together people affected by pregnancy and baby loss and organisations that support them. It ends with the Wave of Light at 7 p.m. on 15 October, when families around the world light candles in memory of babies who have died.
“Sometimes simply showing that you remember and care can mean an enormous amount.”
— Jennifer Reid, co-founder of Teddy’s Wish
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Eligibility and Individual Needs
The source report gives eligibility categories for free packages but does not provide information about request volumes, current stock, delivery times or how quickly families receive them. People considering a request should check the latest details directly with Teddy’s Wish.
The report also does not suggest that every bereaved parent will want a care package or the same kind of support. Package contents are described as intended to offer comfort, but no evidence is supplied about their effects. The advice to acknowledge a loss is presented through the experiences of the charity and its partner, rather than as a claim that one response suits everyone.
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Checking In After the Week
Baby Loss Awareness Week concludes with the Wave of Light at 7 p.m. on 15 October. Those who wish to take part can light a candle in memory of babies who have died, according to the report.
Support for bereaved parents can continue after the awareness week. Friends, family and colleagues can ask how a parent would like to be supported, remember the baby by name where appropriate, and check in beyond the first days after the loss. Recently bereaved parents in the UK who meet the stated criteria can contact Teddy’s Wish for information about requesting a free package; people wishing to send one can look to Don’t Buy Her Flowers.
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Key Questions
When is Baby Loss Awareness Week?
It runs from 9 to 15 October and brings together people affected by pregnancy and baby loss and organisations that support them.
Who can request a free Teddy’s Wish package?
Teddy’s Wish says free packages are for eligible recently bereaved parents living in the UK after a stillbirth or termination for medical reasons from 24 weeks’ gestation, neonatal death or SIDS. Contact the charity for current request details.
What is included in a baby loss care package?
Packages may include books about grief and baby loss, tea, biscuits, candles and other thoughtful items. The baby’s name is included wherever possible.
How can I support someone after a baby dies?
The people behind the campaign suggest acknowledging the loss, remembering the baby and checking in over time. Ask what support the parent would welcome rather than assuming a gift or particular words are right for everyone.
What is the Wave of Light?
It is a candle-lighting event held at 7 p.m. on 15 October, the final day of Baby Loss Awareness Week, in memory of babies who have died.
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