20/10/2021

Received on 24/09/2026 for Thomas Jolly born sleeping. Thank you for our special keepsake

Thank you for the Bear of Hope that was provided to us in our support pack after we lost our beautiful son, Rafael, on 14 August 2026.

We were 21 weeks pregnant when our baby boy left us. Leaving him at the hospital and walking away without our son was the hardest thing we have ever had to do. The image of our final look at him before we closed the door and left him in that room is something we will carry with us forever.

We are so incredibly grateful for the Bears of Hope support pack, and especially for the bear. At a time when we had to leave our baby behind, the bear gave us something tangible to take home with us — something to hold, something to hug, something that reminded us of Rafael and made us feel a little less alone.

There were moments when I would hold the bear and cry, longing desperately for my baby boy and wishing I could hold him instead.

Now we have Rafael’s ashes safely held within a teddy bear, and that bear has become something incredibly precious to us. It gives us something to hold close when we miss him, something tangible that connects us to our beautiful boy.

Thank you for giving us something to take home when we had to leave our son behind. We will always be grateful for the kindness and love behind this bear, and for the reminder that we were not alone.

I lost my baby boy Alexander Andreas Pilakoutas
On the 1st of August 2025
Due to active labor and cord prolapse
I thought I was going in to welcome my baby boy and at the end of the day i got the news of no heart beat at 39 weeks and 2 weeks
Baby was born silently into world at 10:27 🐝🐝🐝forever my pip

Thank you for your donation of your Bear of Hope in honour of your beautiful little Egan. It will help us always remember our little boy Max.

I loved receiving this bear, thank you so much xx

Noah Dang Khoi Ha 28/11/2025

There are no words that can heal your heart when you lose a child. To navigate a new world you didn’t know existed, grief, loss, heartache.

When I saw the little bear donated in loving memory of your Noah, I felt that I wasn’t alone. That a mother had laid in the same bed before me, felt the same heartbreak and cried the same tears.

Thank you for giving me hope that one day I might recover. And that the memory of our sweet little baby will give another family hope.
I will cherish the little bear and the memory of Noah for all of my days x

Thank you so much for the bear that’s been donated, it made this process feel seen. I had a very traumatic and painful miscarriage at 11 weeks. This is my second loss this year, the first one being an ectopic pregnancy. I did not receive a pregnancy loss bag at that time. Her name was Harper Kate… we weren’t going to name this baby as it felt like too much. However after receiving our bear we have decided to name her brother, Theodore Arden due to your kindness. Once we are back on our feet we will be donating a bear to a family ourselves. I feel seen, heard and supported through bears of hope and I pray for all other families, couples and single parents going through similar experiences. Thank you so much for helping us honour our baby.

We want to thank the Heenan family for their precious bear for little Theo.

We lost our little one at only 7 weeks of pregnancy, after trying for 7 months. Our little “Tadpole” who we had not yet named and whose sex was not identified yet stopped growing due to a subchorionic hematoma.

Mum and Dad loved our little “Tadpole” so much already and we didn’t know how much it could hurt.

We will treasure Theo’s bear and take comfort knowing we are not alone in our grief.

Thank you once again Heenan family and Bears of Hope.

My baby girl Elara Faye was born 20.12.2025 at 20 weeks and 3 days old due to TFMR from spontaneous Potters Syndrome. She was the result of my partner and I’s 9th embryo transfer. We miss her everyday xxx

I lost my son Marshall in January 2026. I felt alone and that no one understood what I was going through. It meant so much to me to receive this bear. To know that there are other families out there like mine who have been through such a devastating loss. I hold a special place in my heart for Blair and her family and I thank them for such a special gift that helped me see a bit of light in my darkest time.