Aching Arms is a charity that supports parents who have experienced the heartbreak of losing their baby, during pregnancy, at birth or soon after. This is incredibly important, as this type of experience can feel isolating as well as absolutely devastating. Aching Arms offer parents who go into hospital expecting to leave with their baby a beautiful comfort bear to fill their arms, and a community to support them as they grieve. Each Aching Arms bear is given as a gift from one bereaved family to another to provide comfort and let us know that we are not alone.

Before we left hospital we were gifted a bear in memory of baby Finley Maurice Connolly, who passed away on 30th August 2020. Finley's name will eventually be embroidered on our bear's foot, so that Stewie's future siblings will always keep this little boys' name alive.

One day a family going through the same heartbreak will be gifted a bear in memory of Stewie, and hopefully receive as much comfort from it as we did.

Aching Arms is one of the charities we have chosen to support in memory of Stewie. If you would like to make a donation to the charity this can be done via our donate page, or their website provides information on fundraising events and other ways to support them.