Elliot is about ready to be potty trained and we are so excited for him except that we CANNOT find any training pants anywhere to fit his tiny tushy! Elliot is a whopping 22 pounds! He wears 18 months size clothes but all his pants fall down around his ankles. His waist is more the size of a 12 month old. So we check around to see if other preemie parents are having this same trouble. It turns out they are and some of them have even asked me if we make training pant long before we experienced the problem for ourselves. SO...
We are getting ready to role out a brand new product! We are so excited!!!
Training Pants for Preemie Toddlers!
Preemie Mom's are having such a hard time finding training pants to fit these tiny tushies. But we need your help! You can be a part of our R&D team by testing a pair of training pants at cost. So for $3.00 (plus shipping) all you have to do is send us your Toddler's measurements. To get the pants you need to send us an e-mail with the measurements of your toddler's Tiny Tushy. We will send you back instructions on how you will be able to order the training pants on our website. After you get your training pants all we need is your feedback.
Here are the measurements we need -
* waist
* upper thigh (where the leg hole would go)
* girth (from navel to lower back)
* weight
* height
* birth weight and number of weeks early
Your toddler MUST have been a preemie to qualify for this offer. Preemie is defined here as being more than 6 weeks early. Your toddler MUST also be between the ages 18 months and 3 1/2 years old and be in the early stages of potty training AND you have had difficulty in finding training pants to fit. If training pants that are currently on the market fit your toddler you DO NOT qualify. This market test is ONLY for those who cannot find training pants that fit. If your toddler can wear a size 18 months around the waist or larger you will not qualify. Please give me a brief explanation of how frustrated you have been by this problem and what your experience has been.
This offer will be on a first come - first serve basis and will be extended to the first 25 people who contact me and meet ALL the above qualifications.
Thanks for your help and input!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Dressing Your Preemie in the NICU
I got a message today from a former customer on a message board I belong to and it reminded me of why we make Preemie Tees. Some days the days are long or we would rather be doing other things and posts like this help me to keep going when the going is tough. I have included her post and my response plus a few other customer comments over the past two years. I think it is really important for everyone to realize that this small act of dressing preemies has far reaching effects - tiny acts produce great big miracles!
I also purchased some clothes for Mia while she was in the NICU from preemietees.com. I looked at alot of different places and I chose preemietees because I could customize her clothes--snaps or velcro; front or side opening, etc...--and there are a TON of fabrics to choose from. The different options were great because she could wear clothes with all the wires, IVs, etc.
I also liked the fact that they are made for micro-preemies. Mia didn't fit into the preemie sizes from Wal-Mart or Babies R'Us until about a month after she came home!
The clothes I bought at preemietees were the first things I purchased after she was born and it helped me feel like I was doing something normal--buying clothes and dressing my child in something that was from home-not the hospital! I felt like I was doing this extraordinary thing in the midst of feeling (at times) very helpless. It wasn't until I washed and took the clothes in and dressed her that I realized the impact it had on me. I would recommend (if the hospital and Drs. are OK with it) buying clothes for your LO. It seems so small and sometimes silly, but it really was empowering.
Kelly
Hi Kelly!
Thank you for that sweet and heartfelt endorsement! I found all the things you said to be identical to what we experienced with Elliot. My daughter Brooke was so scared of him. I knew she had to bond with him to save his life! After some praying and thinking it occurred to me that if she dressed him it might help. What happened after that was nothing short of a miracle. Just dressing him made him seem more like her baby and the walls came down and she fell in love with him. It literally changed everything. Last year I learned from one of the March of Dimes studies that they found that dressing a preemie in the NICU helped mothers to bond with their babies significantly. They are proving what you and I already know...it helps to dress a baby in the NICU! This is why we do what we do!
Thank you for sharing your story with me.
Debbie
Other Customer Comments:
I just wanted to tell you that we are very satisfied with the clothes we ordered for our daughter, Alexa. She was 1 lb 4oz at birth (26 weeker) so we have had a very difficult time finding clothing for her that was not super expensive. Your clothing was absolutely perfect for her. I have told all the other NICU Moms about yout site, so I am sure you will be hearing from them too! Thank you for giving preemie parents like us quality, affordable clothing for our tiny miracles!
Sincerely,
Heather P.
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I just wanted to tell you how wonderful I think you company is and I look forward to getting to the place where I can order something for my daughter Kariana to wear. She was born on October 13,2006 weighing 1 lb 7.7 oz & 12 3/4 inches born @ 25.4 weeks. I found your site looking for the same thing your daughter felt, some way to make this, the worst experience in my life, back into what it was intended to be, the most joyous! Thank you for your commitment and for sharing your story with other parents like me, I now have more hope. God Bless You.
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I wanted to see how your company was growing, so I \"googled\" to find you. I am thrilled with the progress you have made. I believe it is a great service to those of us who only want the best for our preemies - to be able to dress them, and treat them as \"normally\" as possible. It will help many moms out there be able to care for their child a bit sooner - make them feel like they can be the Mom, not the nurse. Way to go!
Kristin
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Debbie,thank you so much for the preemietees,they fit cooper really good and look so cute on him as well.The nurses in the nicu always comment on how easy they are to put on him especially because he likes to fight when he is being changed! It also makes it easier on me and his dad now we have have a little more"hands on time with him". again thank for doing what you do to make parents with preemie's in the nicu a little more tolerable.
Jamie,Jason and baby cooper!!
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Hi ... as a former NICU mom .. thanks for selling clothes that aren't so expensive that the average person cant afford them! I had such a hard time finding my daughter things ... and so wanted her to be in her clothes and not naked all the time because nothing would fit yet. If I have another preemie ... I will be back to shop!
Jennifer
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Hi Debbie,
I ordered several outfits from your website for my beautiful daughter, Madison. She is a 24 weeker and weighed 1 lb. 9 oz. at birth. Her nurses love her clothes and likes to tell me that she is the best dressed kid in the NICU.
Thank you for providing clothing for these tiny ones… I was very distraught to find that the preemie clothing available in stores was way too big. By chance I found your website…Being able to dress my child in cute clothing really does make me feel a little bit more like a "real Mom" to her. I hope you will continue to provide clothing options for these little sweethearts.
Sincerely,
Casey
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These are just a few of the hundreds of comments I get from parents! I hope you enjoy them. If you have ordered Preemie Tees feel free to add any comments of your own!
I also purchased some clothes for Mia while she was in the NICU from preemietees.com. I looked at alot of different places and I chose preemietees because I could customize her clothes--snaps or velcro; front or side opening, etc...--and there are a TON of fabrics to choose from. The different options were great because she could wear clothes with all the wires, IVs, etc.
I also liked the fact that they are made for micro-preemies. Mia didn't fit into the preemie sizes from Wal-Mart or Babies R'Us until about a month after she came home!
The clothes I bought at preemietees were the first things I purchased after she was born and it helped me feel like I was doing something normal--buying clothes and dressing my child in something that was from home-not the hospital! I felt like I was doing this extraordinary thing in the midst of feeling (at times) very helpless. It wasn't until I washed and took the clothes in and dressed her that I realized the impact it had on me. I would recommend (if the hospital and Drs. are OK with it) buying clothes for your LO. It seems so small and sometimes silly, but it really was empowering.
Kelly
Hi Kelly!
Thank you for that sweet and heartfelt endorsement! I found all the things you said to be identical to what we experienced with Elliot. My daughter Brooke was so scared of him. I knew she had to bond with him to save his life! After some praying and thinking it occurred to me that if she dressed him it might help. What happened after that was nothing short of a miracle. Just dressing him made him seem more like her baby and the walls came down and she fell in love with him. It literally changed everything. Last year I learned from one of the March of Dimes studies that they found that dressing a preemie in the NICU helped mothers to bond with their babies significantly. They are proving what you and I already know...it helps to dress a baby in the NICU! This is why we do what we do!
Thank you for sharing your story with me.
Debbie
Other Customer Comments:
I just wanted to tell you that we are very satisfied with the clothes we ordered for our daughter, Alexa. She was 1 lb 4oz at birth (26 weeker) so we have had a very difficult time finding clothing for her that was not super expensive. Your clothing was absolutely perfect for her. I have told all the other NICU Moms about yout site, so I am sure you will be hearing from them too! Thank you for giving preemie parents like us quality, affordable clothing for our tiny miracles!
Sincerely,
Heather P.
--------------------------------
I just wanted to tell you how wonderful I think you company is and I look forward to getting to the place where I can order something for my daughter Kariana to wear. She was born on October 13,2006 weighing 1 lb 7.7 oz & 12 3/4 inches born @ 25.4 weeks. I found your site looking for the same thing your daughter felt, some way to make this, the worst experience in my life, back into what it was intended to be, the most joyous! Thank you for your commitment and for sharing your story with other parents like me, I now have more hope. God Bless You.
-------------------------------
I wanted to see how your company was growing, so I \"googled\" to find you. I am thrilled with the progress you have made. I believe it is a great service to those of us who only want the best for our preemies - to be able to dress them, and treat them as \"normally\" as possible. It will help many moms out there be able to care for their child a bit sooner - make them feel like they can be the Mom, not the nurse. Way to go!
Kristin
-----------------------------
Debbie,thank you so much for the preemietees,they fit cooper really good and look so cute on him as well.The nurses in the nicu always comment on how easy they are to put on him especially because he likes to fight when he is being changed! It also makes it easier on me and his dad now we have have a little more"hands on time with him". again thank for doing what you do to make parents with preemie's in the nicu a little more tolerable.
Jamie,Jason and baby cooper!!
----------------------------
Hi ... as a former NICU mom .. thanks for selling clothes that aren't so expensive that the average person cant afford them! I had such a hard time finding my daughter things ... and so wanted her to be in her clothes and not naked all the time because nothing would fit yet. If I have another preemie ... I will be back to shop!
Jennifer
--------------------------
Hi Debbie,
I ordered several outfits from your website for my beautiful daughter, Madison. She is a 24 weeker and weighed 1 lb. 9 oz. at birth. Her nurses love her clothes and likes to tell me that she is the best dressed kid in the NICU.
Thank you for providing clothing for these tiny ones… I was very distraught to find that the preemie clothing available in stores was way too big. By chance I found your website…Being able to dress my child in cute clothing really does make me feel a little bit more like a "real Mom" to her. I hope you will continue to provide clothing options for these little sweethearts.
Sincerely,
Casey
-----------------------------
These are just a few of the hundreds of comments I get from parents! I hope you enjoy them. If you have ordered Preemie Tees feel free to add any comments of your own!
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Elliot's Preemie Tees Price Comparisons
At Elliot's Preemie Tees, we strive to give you the best deal possible on clothes for your preemie. Below, you can find a comparison between our average competitor's prices and our prices.
| Item | Elliot’s Preemie Tees | Compare Us To Other Preemie Stores* |
|---|---|---|
| IV Tee | 5.99 | 7.99 |
| IV Body Tee | 8.99 | 9.99 |
| IV Gown | 11.99 | 13.95 |
| Tees | 4.99 | 6.95 |
| Body Tee | 5.99 | 9.50 |
| Gown | 10.99 | 24.95 |
| Hat | 2.99 | 3.95 |
| Bib | 1.99 | 4.99 |
| Layette | 17.99 | 27.95 |
| IV Layette | 17.99 | 25.95 |
| Shirt Set | 10.99 | 12.95 |
| Dresses | 9.99 | 15.00 |
| Diaper Cover | 3.99 | 6.95 |
We have said that we have the lowest prices anywhere on the internet for NICU Clothes for Preemies. Recently we set out to prove our position by gathering data on 5 of our biggest competitors. So that we do not draw negative attention to any of these companies individually who, I believe, are working to provide more choices to preemie parents, I decided to do a generic comparison. We took the prices of comparable items from each of these companies and averaged them together. So these prices are an average of the total prices of the 5 companies. In every case but one, the items we used for comparisons started out higher than Preemie Tees™. The only price we found lower than Preemie Tees™ was a hat for $1.99. It is a single knot hat and of not very good quality, but if you contact me I will tell you where to find this hat.
I was surprised, to say the least, that not much has changed in the 3 years since I looked for clothes for Elliot. I don't spend time looking at what my competitors are doing. This is the first time I have really taken a serious look since Elliot was born. So this was shocking to me to see that these teeny tiny clothes are still so very expensive. But please, don't take my word for it! Do your own comparisons! You will discover what our thousands of customers already know - We have the lowest prices and the best quality NICU Preemie Clothes on the market!
Introducing Evelyn Janet Cardon
It has been several months since I have added to this blog. We have been very busy since Christmas time. We have had many significant events in the past few months and it has been a whirlwind living life so the reporting of it has suffered. But now that things are starting to calm down and I have a chance to breathe I want to report on several things that have happened over the past few months.
First I would like to introduce to you my new granddaughter - Evelyn Janet Cardon! She arrived on January 7, 2008. She was a full-term baby, and for that we are deeply grateful! She weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. and she was 19 inches. And she has red hair just like her Mom! Here is her first picture with her beautiful Mommy and my daughter Brooke!
Brooke helps me with the sewing of the Preemie Tees. She does all of the entering in the orders in our bookkeeping program. Then she irons on all the interfacing where the snaps go. She sews the pattern pieces together, snips the threads and marks all the Tees for snaps. So you can see she has a significant role in our company. So, when Evelyn was born we had a major hiccup in production. So we decided to shut down our advertising to slow our sales way down until Brooke could come back and help us. During the two months of Brooke's recovery from a C-section. During that time I got to love and hold my sweet little granddaughter.
Evie is now almost 3 months old and she weighs 11 pounds! That is just crazy because Elliot is almost 3 years old and he weighs 22 pounds. We think she is going to pass him up before too long. Here is a picture of both of them on Easter. Brooke made the cute little dress for Evie and I made the tie for Elliot.
First I would like to introduce to you my new granddaughter - Evelyn Janet Cardon! She arrived on January 7, 2008. She was a full-term baby, and for that we are deeply grateful! She weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. and she was 19 inches. And she has red hair just like her Mom! Here is her first picture with her beautiful Mommy and my daughter Brooke!
Brooke helps me with the sewing of the Preemie Tees. She does all of the entering in the orders in our bookkeeping program. Then she irons on all the interfacing where the snaps go. She sews the pattern pieces together, snips the threads and marks all the Tees for snaps. So you can see she has a significant role in our company. So, when Evelyn was born we had a major hiccup in production. So we decided to shut down our advertising to slow our sales way down until Brooke could come back and help us. During the two months of Brooke's recovery from a C-section. During that time I got to love and hold my sweet little granddaughter.Evie is now almost 3 months old and she weighs 11 pounds! That is just crazy because Elliot is almost 3 years old and he weighs 22 pounds. We think she is going to pass him up before too long. Here is a picture of both of them on Easter. Brooke made the cute little dress for Evie and I made the tie for Elliot.
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