Bridal dresses transformed into heavenly angel gowns for tiny babies gone too soon

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When a Lanarkshire couple’s premature baby daughter was delivered stillborn, and her twin sister lived for only four hours, there were only hospital blankets in which to wrap their little bodies as they lay cradled in their parents’ arms.The new-born clothes Lauren and Ian had bought in excited anticipation of their twins’ arrival would have swamped their tiny, doll-like bodies.Yet, Lauren’s motherly instincts made her yearn for something more cosy and comforting for the baby girls she’d lost.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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It was cosy, but you want their wee bodies to have something more comfortable.“We didn’t have any clothing to fit them.” Thanks to cuddle cots – special cooling mattresses – Lauren and Ian were able to spend two precious days in the hospital with their baby girls.

The cuddle cots gave the couple the gift of time, during which they could make prints of their daughters’ tiny hands and feet.Heartbroken, Lauren decided to channel her grief into doing something positive for other