- Carter-James Wilson died in hospital just 16 hours after he was born
- His mother Becki spent three days with her son thanks to ‘cuddle cot’
- Temperature controlled blanket gives grieving mums more time with babies
- Becki is now raising money for more cuddle cots for hospitals
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A woman who got to spend three days ‘being a mum’ to her newborn son after he passed away has told what an incredible difference it made to her having the extra time to say goodbye.
Carter-James Wilson died at Wythenshawe Hospital just 16 hours after he was born.
Mother Becki Wilson, from Edgeley, Stockport, was told 15 weeks into her pregnancy that her baby boy may not live long after birth, and was even offered a late termination at 25 weeks.
Carter-James was put in a cuddle cot, a little blanket that goes into a cot to keep the baby at an appropriate temperature so families can spend more time with them after their death
The 26-year-old said: ‘At first they told me he may not last in the womb, then as I got further into my pregnancy they said he could be severely deformed.
‘They offered me the late termination and I refused – my baby was kicking, he was moving and his heart was healthy. I couldn’t physically see the problem and wanted to give him the best chance I could.’
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After Carter-James was born, he was put onto an oxygen machine and at first responded well. Sadly, as the night went on, the baby began to struggle and started to reject the treatment.
Becki has praised the hospital staff for their support through the difficult time.
Carter-James Wilson died just 16 hours after he was born and hear his mother Becki reveals the comfort she found in being able to keep him with her three days after he passed on
Carter-James was put onto an oxygen machine (pictured) and at first responded well. Sadly, as the night went on, the baby began to struggle and started to reject the treatment
She continued: ‘The staff were amazing, we knew it was time and they let all the family in to see him, and let me say when.
‘Saying goodbye and parting with our beautiful boy was one of the hardest things we’ve ever had to do.’
After he died, Becki was given a ‘cuddle cot’, which is a little blanket that goes into a cot to keep the baby at an appropriate temperature so families can spend more time with them.
Becki said: ‘I got to stay with my son for three days. I got to dress him, got to wash him and got to stare at him for hours like any other mother would.
Becki was able to change and wash Carter James, spending quality time with her son for a short but what she describes as ‘the most magical’ moment of her life
‘Being able to do that made a dramatic difference. I felt like I was able to be a mum to him, and that’s something I’ll never forget.
‘I’m eternally gratefully to them for helping to make my boy’s 16 hours and some time after the most magical of my life.’
Becki says there was a family who lost a baby after her who wanted a cuddle cot, but there wasn’t one available. She said it hit her ‘like a tonne of bricks’ that they weren’t able to spend time with the child the way she had done with Carter-James and launched a campaign to buy more cots so no family would be without.
So far, With Love Carter James has raised almost £400. Becki’s auntie Cheryl Wilson, 39, says the response in just a few days has ‘exceeded all expectations’.
Two future charity events are now in the planning, and the family hope if the campaign takes off, to be able to supply cuddle cots and other vital equipment to hospitals across Greater Manchester.
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