SwaddleKeeper with Newborn Head Support

Generations of parents have learned that keeping a newborn baby tightly wrapped in a blanket provides the child a warm and comfortable environment. Combined with gentle rocking or swaying, the swaddling helps a newborn feel safe and relaxed.

Swaddling a newborn is effective, but the technique requires practice and patience. While teaching a childbirth-education class at Hood River Hospital, registered nurse Kim Stolte found herself thinking that there must be an easier way. She looked around the room and said, “We need to design an easier swaddling blanket.” A few expectant mothers expressed interest immediately. Having been taught to sew by her mother, Stolte combined her years of research and experience in raising her own three children with the aid of members of the class, and the SwaddleKeeper was born.