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 the natural state of 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 a combination of distilled and saline water, our baby returned to his natural beautiful state.  This change in appearance 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 wrapping 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 occasionally 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 21 weeks.