Few things are more exciting than the birth of your child. You spend months planning for the event, working together on a birth plan and anticipate bringing home a sleepy, snuggly bundle of joy. For one in nine families in the UK, this plan ends with their child needing emergency treatment in a special medical care unit, either due to premature delivery or due to serious illness at birth; a terrifying and emotional experience. This is where Pop 'N' Grow comes in.

Theo & Alby were born 11 weeks early. Weighing just 2lb 5oz and 1lb 13oz; they were too small to wear 'normal' baby clothes.
Pop 'N' Grow sent us two TLC packs which contained specially designed vests, hats and sleepsuits that the boys were able to wear despite the cannulas, breathing equipment, monitoring equipment wires and everything else they had to wear on their body.

It meant such a lot to us to be able to dress our children whilst they were in their incubators, and helped to make us feel like 'normal parents' in such an awful situation.

Pop 'N' Grow provide this service for free and we would like to give something back to them to say thank you. This is why we are asking people to consider donating to this amazing charity in lieu of birthday presents for Theo & Alby.

It's sometimes hard to believe that a small amount of money can make a real difference in the lives of those it's donated to.

Pop 'N' Grow are able to do a LOT with very little money.

£1.99 puts a premmie friendly hat on a tiny head
£2.99 dresses a tiny premmie in an incubator vest
£4.30 means a parent can dress their premmie in a romper
£4.50 gives a child undergoing medical treatment a special sleepsuit
£6.99 donates a romper to a child in intensive care
£8.00 modifies clothing for children with additional needs.

For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you could be changing the world for families under enormous physical, mental, emotional and financial strain.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.