Through our experiences in our own miscarriages, we realized that the handling and burial of a miscarried baby often
brings with it some special challenges. Specifically, the miscarried baby’s skeletal system is not
fully developed, and so the baby does not retain his/her natural form after birth. The miscarried baby’s
skin may be sticky to the touch.
If still in the womb, the baby would
be peacefully floating in his/her own amniotic fluid. Our bottles allow the baby to be suspended in
a natural state, in water. In our own experience, our miscarried baby did not look exactly as we expected
from the baby development pictures. When place in a jar with saline water, our baby returned to his natural beautiful
state. This change in appearamce allowed our other children and family members to view the baby. Also, the
clear bottle allows the baby to be photographed.
Placing our baby, in the bottle, and partially wraping the bottle with a blanket allowed us to cuddle and rock our baby without
worrying about skin breakdown. After being suspended in water, our baby's appearance was improved,even
when we occationally removed him from the water.
We carefully selected bottles
for our various caskets according to the baby's age and size. This is why we ask the baby's age/trimester. Although
recommended, use of the bottle is totally optional. We will include the bottle and you can make your own decision.
At this point, we only have bottles fitting babies up to 24 weeks.