Funerals for Babies and Children

‘Dew Evaporates
And all our world is dew…so dear, So fresh, so fleeting’ Issa Kobayashi

Your child’s funeral or memorial is your final, tender act of parenting. Planning this farewell during a time of immense grief is challenging, but also incredibly special. You’ll need help, resources, people to care for your basic needs, and also someone to present you with your options in a most and gentle way. The Last Hurrah Team are able to serve you in a compassionate, slow, yet proactive way at this very sad time.

We offer assistance to families who cannot easily afford a funeral like wholesale prices on coffins and other special care for families dealing with the loss of a baby or child. We can cater for infant and child burial, natural burial or shrouded cremation, bringing your child home for a time, and more. We also have a small but beautiful selection of baby and child cremation urns.

Memorials for lost babies and children in Japan.

Memorials for lost babies and children in Japan.

Funerals for Stillborn Babies

If your baby is born still, we can source a ‘cold cuddle cot’ so that you can take your baby home for a precious time, and have a safe and secure place for your angel baby to stay when you’re not holding them.

Birth Support for Miscarriage or Pregnancy Loss

Kimba is a trained birth attendant, who completed her studies with birth doyenne Rhea Dempsey. She is able to sit with and assist a birthing person who is labouring to birth a child who has died, offering support as both a birth doula and a deathcare professional.

Funerals for Children

We’re able to support you through the whole heartwrenching process of arranging a funeral for your child, offering practical and emotional support as well as working tirelessly to ensure your vision for the perfect farewell becomes a reality. We can assist you with choosing burial or cremation for your child, finding the perfect venue to hold the funeral, and ensuring that the day reflects your child’s beautiful uniqueness.

For more information please check out our blog post: FUNERALS FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN: A CLEAR GUIDE ON WHAT TO DO

So Long Sweetheart - Baby/Child Cremation Offering

$1200.00 (GST inc)

We want to offer something simple and affordable that offers a gentle, simple, and compassionate farewell for your little one.

Includes:

  • Continuity of Care with Kimba, a trained birth attendant and death doula throughout your arrangement;

  • Gentle mortuary care, washing and dressing

  • Simple coffin (for children over 90cm there is an additional charge for a larger coffin - prices vary based on your preference)

  • All transfers of your child

  • Cremation at Fawkner Memorial Park

  • All paperwork and legal documents completed by us

  • Memorial Tree planting

  • NB: For babies over one year of age, cremation costs rise. The cremation surcharge for babies and children over 1 year old is $240

    Extra Costs

  • Vigil in our serene-plant-filled space $550

  • Home-vigil with cuddle cot from $750 for 24 hours

Circle of Love – Family Vigil and Cremation Offering         

$2000.00 (GST inc)

  •      Continuity of Care with Kimba, a trained birth attendant and death doula throughout your arrangement; 24/7 help and support

  •      Gentle mortuary care, washing and dressing.

  •      Wicker coffin, organic cotton blanket and handmade animal toy for your babe or as a keepsake

  •      Vigil at our beautiful plant-filled facility for 2 hours with family and friends

  •      Set of digital fingerprints for jewellery or keepsakes

  •      All transfers of your child

  •      Cremation at Fawkner Memorial Park

  •      All paperwork and legal documents completed by us.

  •      Memorial Tree planting

*Excluding Burial charges if applicable

NB: For babies over one year of age, cremation costs rise. The cremation surcharge for babies and children over 1 year old is $240

Extra Costs

  • Vigil in our serene-plant-filled space $550

  • Home-vigil with cuddle cot $750 (extra call-out charges may apply)

Funeral Service for a Baby or Child (up to 12 years old)

$4000.00 (Incl GST)

Saying goodbye to your child is of course an unthinkable and heart wrenching task, but we would love to help you gather family and community for a beautiful big celebration of life that includes all the things your child loved in their life.


Includes:

  • Continuity of Care with our incredible team throughout your arrangement and planning with 24/7 help and support

  • Gentle mortuary care, washing and dressing

  • All transfers of your child

  • A full funeral service with Kimba as your celebrant (includes hearse transfer, bespoke funeral ceremony and up to two additional Last Hurrah crew there on the day)

  • Online invitation and memorial card

  • Cremation at our local facility

  • All paperwork and legal documents completed by us

  • Memorial Tree planting

    Extra elements available:

    • Vigil at our facility (Up to 2 hours) $550

    • Vigil at your home (up to 24 hours) $750

      (24 hours-48 hours) $1300

Baby and Child Burial Options

We would be honoured to assist you in laying your precious child to rest, and our team offers experienced, compassionate and open-hearted help so you can do this in a way that feels right.


Additional Grave-side Service with Funeral Ceremony (see above)

$750

Includes:

  • A heart-felt graveside service in addition to your funeral ceremony with Kimba as your celebrant (includes hearse transfer, and an additional funeral director on the day)

    NB: If your child’s burial happens on a different day to your initial funeral, a fee of $500 applies.

Brief Graveside-only Service

$2200

Includes:

  • Continuity of Care with our incredible team throughout your arrangement and planning with 24/7 help and support

  • Gentle mortuary care, washing and dressing

  • All transfers of your child

  • A heart-felt graveside service with Kimba as your celebrant (includes hearse transfer, bespoke funeral ceremony and an additional funeral director on the day)

  • Online invitation and memorial card

  • All paperwork and legal documents completed by us

  • Memorial Tree planting

    Extra elements available:

    • Vigil at our facility (Up to 2 hours) $550

    • Vigil at your home (up to 24 hours) $750

      (24 hours-48 hours) $1300

Baby and Child Coffin Options

We understand this such a heart wrenching decision to make, but also one that some families spend a lot of time considering. There are many options and we’re here to help you. Our core values are offering things that are affordable, cosy and sustainable.

Angel Box

Many pre-term stillborn babes will be placed in an Angel Box at the hospital, and this is a perfectly good and cosy option for your babe to be cremated or buried in. We can also provide an angel box if needed.

Wicker Basket

This option is included in all our funeral and vigil packages, with the addition of a soft cotton blanket and knitted toy. Some families also choose to add this coffin to the cremation package. The cost for this is $249 as an additional option. This coffin comes in a few different sizes from pre-term to full-term babe.

Wicker Casker (Child - 150cm)

We personally designed this beautiful casket because there was nothing available for older children, or for people who wanted to fill their child’s casket with toys or keepsakes. Crafted in Indonesia in a sustainable and fair factory we have personally visited and created a partnership with.

Sanctuary Casket

This solid Alder casket comes in baby and toddler sizes, and is a more traditional option for those who like it old-skool. Prices from $1200-$1600 depending on size.