Then, whilst perusing one of the sewing sites on Facebook I came across a news feed and felt that this was a project I could easily contribute to Mater Mothers besides I have lots of scraps.
This is from their website:
"The simple act of holding your baby whenever you want is something mums in Mater Mothers' Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU) can’t always do. Soft fabric ‘Cuddle Hearts’, linking mum and baby, fill a gap when the two can’t be together.
The fabric hearts are simply two heart shaped pieces of material (soft cotton or flannelette) sewn together. One fabric heart is given to the mother and placed on her chest to pick up her scent, with the other heart placed close to the baby for the same reason. The hearts are then swapped so mother and baby are left with each other’s scented heart.
The program has been introduced to help a mother’s milk come in when she is apart from her baby, while the scent of the mother also has a calming effect on the baby."
I've seen they've updated their instructions since I've seen them, but have asked that people send what they have made anyway.
