If your baby was cremated, and it is possible to collect the ashes, you will have time to decide what to do with them.
There are various options for burying, immersing or scattering your baby’s ashes:
- The crematorium could bury or scatter the ashes in a special place in the crematorium grounds. The crematorium will have regulations about this.
- You could choose to scatter the ashes in a place that is special to you such as woodland or in your own garden, though before you decide, consider whether you might move home in the future.
- You could choose to scatter or immerse them in water as long as the urn you use is biodegradable. You might like to scatter flowers or petals as well. Phone your Local Environment Agency office to make sure that the site you are thinking of falls within their guidance.
- If you want to keep the ashes, you could store them in an urn or another container of your choosing. There are also frames that have a compartment at the back to hold ashes behind the photograph.
- You could also choose to have jewellery made from ashes.