Angelman Today November / December edition 2013 | Page 19

“Oh no, this can’t
be happening!”
was the thought than ran through
our minds when our triplets were
toddlers and going through a phase
of taking off their sleepers and
diapers. With another daughter
only twenty-two months older, a
dog, and a busy household, we did
not want to be spending our days
changing sheets and cleaning
messes! Instead, we tried to find a
solution to keeping our children
clothed at naptime and throughout
the night. We found no solutions
that we thought were safe and
practical and that was how the idea
of the Little Keeper Sleepers was
born.
Some parents refer to the Little
Keeper Sleepers as “sanity
savers”, “life savers” and “the
reason they can sleep again”.
We just know they help people,
and we’re happy to be a part of
that.
After many design changes, we
finally concluded that we needed
the features of a non-stretchable
neck and two snap closure
systems; one that covers the zipper
and one that completely prevents
the zipper from being pulled down
by the child. This makes removal
extremely difficult for children,
yet easy for caregivers to get on
and off. We chose a 100% soft
interlock cotton that would be
comfortable, and a neutral color
that could be worn by both boys
and girls.
As we started selling on-line,
customers started asking us for
larger sizes. They would tell us
their stories about how their
children with Autism, Angelman
Syndrome, Asperger’s and other
special needs also did the behavior
of “brown parties”, and lots of
other interesting ways of
describing it! We truly listen to our
customer feedback.

Parents were desperate for something
to keep their child’s sleepers on at
night. We discovered that these
sleepers were incredibly helpful to
parents who have children with
special needs. As a result, we have
expanded from the single version of
the Little Keeper Sleeper with long
sleeve/long pants to now include
sleepers with short sleeves, sleepers
with footies, three different color
choices and sizes up to 11/12, which
will fit a child over five feet tall! Our
business not only has expanded with
the sleepers, but we also created a bib
that toddlers cannot take off using the
same concept as the sleepers. The Zip
Bibs feature a cute bear, are unisex
and are primarily for babies &
toddlers.

Although we only sell the sleepers &
bibs via our website at this time, they
have been shipped to almost every
continent (come on, Antarctica!) Sleep
consultants as well as hospitals have
contacted us to use these with their
patients. We have been involved in
blog giveaways and fundraisers,
including the FAST Gala for
Angelman Syndrome.
What we love the most is hearing from
many of our customers after they have
had the sleepers for a
while. Comments such as, “It’s the
ONLY sleeper my grandson cannot
get out of. THANK YOU for making
our lives a little easier!!”, “What a
wonderful blessing your sleepers have
been. They are soft & comfortable,
and my daughter keeps them on all
night, and we are all getting a good
night’s rest”. The reduction in the
amount of laundry has been a nice
bonus, too!”

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