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Can’t recommend these perfect little Ollies more! My waters broke at 16 weeks and these Ollies are the first thing I bought for baby knowing the chances of going to NICU is pretty high post birth for us as we are likely going to have a little perfect premie. They are so beautifully made from the literal softest most plush material and just feel so amazing I can’t even explain! Sharne is also just an absolutely wonderful human who cares so much about making a difference for medical mamas and you can tell in the quality of the octopus and also just from her beautiful encouraging messages. I’m so grateful this page came up on my Instagram at the right time! 🤍

I purchased Ollie while my little one was in the NICU. Although we only received it once we got back home I still love it so much. It’s super cute and my little one reaches for it even now. Thank you! 💚

Firstly, Sharne pours so much love into each and every order. Her messages alone got me through some pretty dark days in the NICU. We purchased 2 mini Ollie’s for our twins. Perfect quality and the softest touch touch! These are going to be used, loved and treasured for years to come. Highly recommend xx

I ordered the octopus , as my daughter was due to have her first baby and had know idea what was happening, I wanted her bub to her always with them no matter what.

I brought this for my daughters tiny baby this has been a complete life saver he loves it so much 🩵 Thanku so much for being able to provide such an amazing little octopus for our little Grayson we will be forever thankful xx

Wow! It was so special receiving this teddy, and gifting it to our baby for her first birthday. To have a little teddy friend for her with a matching scar is priceless.
The teddy was created with love, care, and skill. Thank you Sharne for preparing the bear so quickly and sending it in time for our baby’s birthday.

Sharne created a personalised order for us after the loss of our baby. She has been so kind and empathetic with all of our communications just to get things perfect for our baby doll. As soon as he arrived I was speechless, I cannot thank Sharne enough! And to be able to have the feeling of holding a doll again that was the same size and measurements of our son 💙

My son was born at 30 weeks and we were in NICU & SCBU for a few weeks until he came home on the neonatal early discharge program with the nasal gastric tube. I wish that I had found this store sooner so I could have got him the octopus when he was in hospital, but better late then never!! My son grabbed onto the octopus as soon as I gave it to him and is loving the tentacles!! I can’t wait to receive my birthweight doll so I can reminisce how small he was when he was born.

Sharne, you are absolutely incredible. I bought 3 of these beautiful dolls from you and I’m honestly lost for words (also shed quite a few tears).I had caesareans for all 3 of my children and I hold a lot of trauma from all 3 experiences. Holding my newborns is really such a blur to me as there was a lot going on and I’ve never really taken time to heal from it. Holding these beautiful dolls has helped heal part of that for me and I’ll be forever grateful to you for being able to be apart of my journey in doing that. Thank you💗

I received my mini Ollie today for my baby due in June and my 2yr old has taken it as her own so I have to order more for bub. It’s so soft and the perfect size for her to hold and cuddle, I love that it’s hand made and it’s clearly made with love. She was a Premmie and spent time in special care and I wish I knew these were around back then. Thank you Sharne xx

After finding out at 20 weeks pregnant my baby had a congential heart defect, that he would need surgery and would be in the nicu straight after birth I decided to buy a mini Ollie, I snuggled with the mini Ollie 2 nights before his birth and while in labour and then it went with him to nicu and has been with him from nicu to picu after his surgery, Hugo is now almost 4 weeks old, and his mini Ollie is still by his side why he is still recovering

I searched far and wide for a handmade birth weight doll for my prem born daughters for years and Darne Creations has produced just what I was after with their Hold Me Again dolls.
Myself and my daughters love them and they will be cherished for years to come.
The quality and make is simply stunning, as is the communication we had.
Cannot rate them higher!

I just wanted to say a big thank you for our Ollie octopus for our son Reef born at 34 weeks. I ordered it days out from Christmas and it was sent that day and arrived just in time. We opened it on Christmas Day and the letter you had with it from your children was just beautiful. It brought a tear to my eyes.

I Would highly recommend these beautiful octopuses for anyone with their baby in NICU. I’ve had so many comments on how beautiful they are.

Thank you so much for making our Christmas so special. Xo

When my daughter was born 2 years ago I searched everywhere for something exactly like this as I’d read about the calming affects when you can’t be beside Bub and ended up buying an expensive branded octopus that didn’t replicate the umbilical cord well at all. While I didn’t need it for a medical reason I wanted to try it to help while I was driving and can’t be beside her to help comfort her all the time. Darne Creations mini Ollie is absolutely gorgeous and perfect size for in the car! And so much cheaper than the branded one I had previously brought and this one is hand made! The top quality and abundance of love that you can tell as soon as you pick it up that goes into Sharne’s makes it just perfect.
It would make the best baby shower present even if not for a medical baby!
Absolutely love mine!

Such a beautiful NICU Octopus! I haven’t found any others as nice! Very soft & a bit bigger than I was expecting! Love it so much! Can’t wait to gift it to my sister for her baby 💗🌸