This is Part 2 of our conversation with Crystal Webster.

If you missed Part 1, catch our earlier conversation with Crystal on Meaningful Ways Nurses Can Help Parents Create Memories Before Saying Goodbye to Their Baby.

Crystal Webster is the founder of Sharing Solace, and her expertise comes from the hardest classroom there is: personal loss. Today we’re breaking down some exceptional products out there that you probably haven’t heard of. These are excellent options to be informed about so you can offer them as suggestions to bereaved families while they are in your care.

Bookmark this newsletter or print it out–we have a lot of nurses who print out our newsletters every week to add to there education binders.

This isn't a sponsored feature — we're sharing her story and insights because they're genuinely some of the most useful bereavement resources we've come across.

This is the part Crystal geeks out on. Here's her go-to list of products most healthcare professionals — and families — have simply never heard of:

Trappist Caskets – beautiful wooden caskets handmade by Trappist monks. These caskets can be donated to the family; the monks just ask for some information about the child and that you pay the shipping cost to your location.

Cherokee Child Caskets – a paid, higher-end option with real customization (colors, fabrics, even Minnie Mouse or puppy dog prints) for families who want something special.

LoveUrns – Crystal's favorite urns for children, shaped like hearts, angels, butterflies, and stars, in sizes small enough for babies.

Memory of a Lifetime – memory box and shadow-box urns, letting families keep remains and keepsakes together in one display.

AllStitchEmbroidery Supplies – personalizable stuffed animals. A funeral director once used one creatively to help a family carry their baby's remains through airport security while traveling home.

Holy Land Wood and Stone – memorial tokens split between baby and family, so a piece stays with each.

Caring Cradle – a cooling unit hospitals and funeral homes use to gently present an infant, since embalming very young babies is difficult.

A few of these products aren't sold directly to the public — they're only accessible through a funeral home or through Crystal herself at Sharing Solace. That makes her a valuable go-between: a funeral home working with Crystal can source options they might not otherwise know existed, and a family that doesn't want to work with a funeral home at all still has a path to these same products through her.

If you’d like to inquire about any of these products with Crystal, feel free to reach out to her at [email protected].

If you haven't already, catch our earlier conversation with Crystal on how nurses can start building relationships with local funeral homes today: The Warm Handoff: Preparing Families for What Comes After the Hospital.

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These boxes were born out of our own personal losses, including Jay’s (CEO) 15 years of experience working in labor and delivery as a CRNA and witnessing time and again how the hospital experience can profoundly shape a family’s grief journey, for better or for worse.

Until next week,

Trina and Jay
Co-founders of Forget Me Not