A mum who lost her baby at 22 weeks pregnant has placed scores of stunning postbox toppers in North Baddesly and around Hampshire to let other bereaved parents know they are not alone.

Charlotte Davies fell pregnant with her childhood sweetheart Stuart four years after getting married.

But 22 weeks into her pregnancy what should have been a wonderful moment turned to despair when Charlotte and Stuart's little boy Jacob was stillborn due to genetic abnormalities.

Charlotte, who was 26, said: “He was tiny but beyond perfect with the tiniest button nose and big feet like his Daddy.

“The day he was born was so many mixed emotions - absolute despair at losing our gorgeous boy, but also full of so much love as we got to hold, read and sing to our firstborn child.”

Charlotte and Stuart were childhood sweethearts and have been together since they were just 14 years old.

After going through such a difficult experience, Charlotte decided to reach out to Southampton Sands.

The group is part of the Sands UK-wide network, and offers emotional support and practical help to bereaved parents affected by the death of a baby.

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The now 30-year-old added: "We reached out to the Southampton Sands - and were inundated with support from other parents who had been through the same heart-breaking experience we had.

"We instantly realised we weren’t alone and that in itself provided so much comfort to us."

After volunteering with Sands, Charlotte had the idea of to ask North Baddesley Women's Institute to create a postbox topper to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week.

"They were so kind and more than willing to help and created two," she said.

Charlotte has since been spurred on to go further afield to contact other people who knit toppers in surrounding towns and villages.

"I was able to get the contact of a lady in Chandlers Ford who often knits toppers in the Asda Superstore and also got the contact for a lady in Romsey who organises various toppers and bollard covers in that area.

"I was lucky enough that, despite a short timeframe, all of these wonderful women were excited and eager to help the cause.

"It’s resulted in four incredible post box toppers in our local area, as well as two bollard covers outside of Romsey library which were created by their resident Knit and Natter group."