Mom Loses Son After He’s Diagnosed with Terminal Condition. Then This Device Gave Her the ‘Gift of Time’ to Grieve – PEOPLE Magazine

“Emily Rollinson, who has been sharing her experience using the CuddleCot on her TikTok, tells PEOPLE the device let her process her grief on her own terms. By Hannah Sacks

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At her 12-week pregnancy scan, Emily Rollinson was told that her baby had a terminal condition.

Although she was devastated, Rollinson decided to continue her pregnancy, opting to let her son, whom she named Dexter, decide when he wanted to die. She ended up being induced at 38 weeks, and while Dexter was alive at the beginning of the induction, he unfortunately passed away two hours before he was born.

“When he arrived, I spent 24 hours in the bereavement suite in my hospital,” Rollinson, who has been sharing her journey on her TikTok, tells PEOPLE. “I had hand and footprints taken and gave Dexter his only bath.”

“I had photos taken by a charity, and my family came to meet him,” she continues. “After 24 hours, I went home and Dexter came with me. The funeral home collected him from the hospital and delivered him home.”

“CuddleCots provide families of stillborn babies the gift of time, which is the most precious thing in this situation,” she adds. “CuddleCots are used worldwide and commonly donated to hospitals by parents who have used [them] and understand the importance to families.”

Rollinson says using the CuddleCot wasn’t just beneficial for her – the extra time allowed her older daughter a chance to understand what was happening with her brother.

“My daughter was 2 and 3 months when Dexter was born,” says Rollinson. “She loved him from the moment she met him and talks about him all the time. I was advised by many professionals that allowing her to be part of the grieving process was the best thing to do.”

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Emily Rollinson with baby Dexter

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