What a lovely thought and act! I can't visualize what you do with the blanket. Do you fold it up somehow? sorry if I sound kind dumb :(

bless you for heping with newborns in need this group is very dear to my heart i make the all white ones about 10 inches also and quilt hearts on them thank you for all you do for them

So thoughtful!

Wonderful, caring and thoughtful gesture. Bless you!!

Having loved, and then lose a baby at 28 weeks, this post made a lump in my throat. What a wonderful gift you give to grieving parents. They didn't have such a thing back in the day. These blankets are something I would also like to make. Thankyou for posting. I didn't know there was such a thing. Thankyou for making these as well. Your very kind.

What a beautiful, thoughtful thing to do. A valuable part of the healing process, I am sure. Years ago, this wouldn't have happened, many people suffered, it was almost as if the loss never happened. Bless you.

i am sure your efforts are greatly appreciated

amazed at your thoughtfulness, the parents will surely treasure the tiny blankets for their precious child

I'm surprised at all the comments. If anyone has had a question, I've pm-d them to answer. However, maybe others have the same question. If you're interested in doing the same for your local hospital, I'd recommend you call the labor and delivery department and ask to speak to the charge nurse, or nurse in charge that day. You can describe what you've seen here and see if they have a need for it or if there's someone else they can direct you to, so you can help.

To anyone who has lost a newborn, (no matter how far along you were in your pregnancy), I am sorry for your loss. It's not something that I feel should be hidden or tucked away. It is a terrible experience and we need to be able to grieve and move forward in some sense of regular life afterwards.

It took me a few years to figure out why I turned into such a nasty person at the end of March every year. Being Irish I loved celebrating St. Patrick's Day with my whole family. We always had a big party. Then I'd get very cranky for a few weeks after. Couldn't seem to blame it on 'that time of the month' as it never was. Finally I realized that 2 of the babies I lost were due about that time. Eureka! Since that discovery, I've not had a bad March! I cherish the children I do have and heal a little bit more every time I make a bereavement blanket for a newborn that doesn't make it. It doesn't make me sad to make these blankets.

I've personally wrapped a few babies in the blankets that I've made. Some experiences are more emotional than others, but I'm there to assist the patients and families in any way I can.

This is a beautiful gift you are giving these grieving families. Twelve years ago, we lost of daughter, born at 27 weeks. The tiny hat, gown and blanket she was placed in were a great comfort to me for a long time. They even smelled like her, may seem strange to some, but was a wonderful comfort. Bless you for tending to these heart-broken families.

Back in the days when I was child bearing age, I lost four in the second trimester. I saw the "blob" they removed and grieved privately, but I was not told whether the child would have been a boy or a girl. I was not given the option to bury any of them. That made it a lot harder to recover from the grief. I think I might be able to help with such a project as this now, but back then I probably could not have.

thank you sooo very much for letting all of us know not to use the flannel. I for one thought that, the blankets made out of the flannel would have been the best to use.. so THANK YOU!! Now do you by any chance have a pattern for the 'gown' that you made.. I would love to make some of them also..

God bless every one of you that has lost a child and everyone that is willing to make these for greving parents

Takes a special kind of courage to make these for the parents. You are special.