HEARTBROKEN parents who have been told their baby will die shortly after birth are looking for help to purchase a cuddle cot to spend precious moments with their child.

Daniel Thompson and Georgina Wills, from Newton-le-Willows, were devastated when they were informed at a scan on January 10 that their baby would be born with Exencephaly.

This is a type of disorder where the brain is located outside of the skull.

Babies with the condition that are not stillborn will usually die within a few hours or days after birth.

However, the pair hope to purchase a cuddle cot before their due date in July, which will act as a cooling system to preserve the baby, giving them time to grieve and create memories with their child.

Dad-of-four Daniel, who works in the YMCA, said: “We knew we wanted to continue with the pregnancy despite the news because we want to meet our baby and have a chance to say goodbye.

“Rather than it being taken from us straight away we hope that having this cuddle cot could mean we make memories with our baby.

“Most parents are planning for life with their baby, but we are planning for the end.

“We just want to spend a short amount of time with our baby to remember when it is no longer with us.”

Some hospitals, such as Great Ormond Street, do have a supply of these cots, however there is no guarantee Daniel and Georgina would have access to one for their newborn.

Daniel and Georgina aim to donate the cuddle cot, which costs £1,690, to others in similar positions after they have used it for their baby.

Daniel, 30, added: “We have recently been sent a box from US-firm Prenatal Partners for Life, with items such as a blanket to use with the baby which can be kept afterwards to remember the baby.

“We hope to make similar boxes to send to a hospice in the area to help other families in a similar situation to us in the future – all in memory of our baby.”

To donate visit justgiving.com/crowdfunding/babythompson.