About us

Aching Arms is a UK-registered baby loss charity. We help bereaved families by offering comfort and support when they have experienced the heartbreaking loss of their baby - during pregnancy, at birth, or shortly after.

We offer a beautiful teddy bear to bring tangible comfort to aching arms. Each bear is dedicated in memory of a baby lost too soon and is given as a gift from one bereaved family to another to let them know they are not alone in their grief. 

We are proud to provide Aching Arms comfort teddy bears to over 160 UK-wide NHS hospitals, hospices, funeral directors, support groups, and to families who contact us directly.

Our care team host Supporting Arms, a telephone and email support service that gives families a confidential and safe space to talk to someone who understands the devastating impact of baby loss and where they will be listened to with empathy and compassion.
Please click here for our contact details: Supporting Arms

Our work includes actively campaigning to raise awareness of the life-changing and long-term impact of pregnancy and baby loss. We strongly advocate for improved bereavement care including bereaved parents' emotional and mental health needs.

We deliver an ongoing programme of awareness training for healthcare professionals and bereavement care in the workplace training for employers.

Through our nature-based Community Days we bring families together to remember their babies and create lasting memories. 

We rely on our wonderful supporters to fund our care-driven work and with your help we can make a difference to families sadly affected by baby loss.