When a baby or young child dies suddenly and unexpectedly, families need compassionate, empathetic, specialist support. The Lullaby Trust offers specialist bereavement support for families following the sudden and unexpected death of a baby or young child.
If you are a professional supporting a family after such a death, you can refer them to our bereavement support team using our referral form.
Before making a referral, please read the information below to ensure our support is appropriate for the family you are working with.
If you are seeking bereavement support for yourself, please contact us at [email protected], or call us for free on 0808 802 6868 for support and information.
If you have any questions about whether our support may be suitable before making a referral, please contact us at [email protected], or call us for free on 0808 802 6868, where a member of our bereavement support team will be happy to help.
The Lullaby Trust supports any adult (18+) following the sudden and unexpected death of a baby or young child up to the age of 3 – 4 years.
Our support is available to:
Support can be accessed at any time following the death, whether it was recent or many years ago.
We do not provide counselling or therapeutic support.
I wasn’t aware that The Lullaby Trust also offers bereavement support for professionals who have experienced the death of a baby in their work. That kind of support is so important. These events can stay with you for years, and sometimes resurface when you go through big life changes, like becoming a parent yourself. But it’s important to recognise when it’s impacting your day-to-day life.
At The Lullaby Trust, we offer bereavement support in a variety of ways, helping people access support in the way that feels most helpful to them.
We offer peer befriending support for adult family members whose baby or young child (up to age 4) died suddenly and unexpectedly. We aim to match people with a befriender who's had a similar experience, such as a bereaved mother to a bereaved mother. Please note: this is not a counselling service.
Our support team offer a safe and confidential listening space. Our support line is available on freephone 0808 802 6868, Monday to Friday 10:00am – 2:00pm and weekends and public holidays: 6:00pm to 10:00pm. Befrienders answer calls to our support line during weekends and bank holidays.
We provide support and information via email at [email protected]. Families can share as much or as little as they feel comfortable and can talk to us for as long as they'd like. We send an email from time to time to let the person know we are thinking of them and our support is ongoing.
Our webchat and WhatsApp support services operate Monday-Friday 10:00am - 12:00pm and connect bereaved families directly to the bereavement support team, where they can talk to us via instant messaging.
Our bereavement support groups on Facebook offer families the opportunity to connect with other bereaved families. Membership is open to anyone who has experienced the death of a baby or young child and would find it helpful to connect with others who understand their experience.
We offer regional family days for the whole family. Family days are a lovely opportunity to make new memories together in honour of the little one they are remembering and meet other bereaved families in their area.
We also have a wealth of information and guidance for anyone following the death of a baby or young child.
This group is for newly bereaved parents, by invitation only. The group meets weekly for five weeks, allowing bereaved parents to connect to others at a similar stage, learn about grief, common feelings and ways of coping.
If you are seeking bereavement support for yourself, please contact us at [email protected], or call us for free on 0808 802 6868 for support and information.
The Care of Next Infant (CONI) programme supports bereaved families before and after the birth of their new baby, giving hundreds of families peace of mind and support.
Helen lives in south-west London with her partner Gareth, her three-year-old Aerith, and their cat Bella. The Lullaby Trust’s resources support her in her work as a nurse, and as a mother.
