Family whose son was stillborn raising money for Cuddle Cots to help other families

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A local couple is making a difference for other families who are dealing with pregnancy and loss. They are doing this at Mercy Health Anderson Hospital with what's called a Cuddle Cot. These are used in something we don't talk about much: a stillbirth. Lear and Megan McCoy are now raising funds to provide these Cuddle Cots for other families. The McCoys lost their baby, Shane. They said he was stillborn at 39 weeks after an otherwise healthy pregnancy. Megan said they heard his heartbeat during a regular appointment, but the next day, she said he wasn't moving much. She went straight to the doctor and they said his heart wasn't beating. You are never prepared to lose a baby at birth, so the McCoys now have raised funds to present others grieving a loss at birth to provide the Cuddle Cots, which is like a bassinet lined with a waterbed mattress. It's designed to keep the infant cool and slow down the natural changes the infant goes through after a stillbirth. The McCoys also work with another program called Ashlie's Embrace to fund getting Cuddle Cots for families.