When a Lanarkshire couple’s premature baby daughter was delivered stillborn, and her twin sister lived for only four hours, there were only hospital blankets in which to wrap their little bodies as they lay cradled in their parents’ arms.
The new-born clothes Lauren and Ian had bought in excited anticipation of their twins’ arrival would have swamped their tiny, doll-like bodies.
Yet, Lauren’s motherly instincts made her yearn for something more cosy and comforting for the baby girls she’d lost.