My son Adrian, otherwise known as Baby Deedee, was born in September of 2008. It was love at first sight! An active, healthy little boy… but boy was it a challenge to get him to sleep.
My instinct told me that if he felt cozy and secure, he would sleep better. His nursery was a little cooler than the rest of the house, so I envisioned a sleep sack in a cocoon-like shape, with a soft cotton exterior and filled with light, breathable, plush duvet quilting. After all, if Mommy and Daddy felt more comfortable sleeping in a duvet, surely Baby Deedee would too.
I searched and searched, and couldn’t find any comfy, well-designed versions that matched my vision. So I designed my own. Nine months later, baby deedee sleep nests were born!
The original Baby Deedee, and his new baby brother Mateo, sleep soundly in their sleep nests, and so do I, knowing that they are warm, cozy and safe in their cribs. I worry less about SIDS because there are no loose blankets to be kicked about during the night. For those nights when Baby Deedee, and more recently, Mateo, fell asleep in my arms, the shoulder snap design made it easy to slip them in the sleep nest, without waking them.
I hope that the baby deedee sleep nest will become part of your baby’s sleep time routine as it has for us! Feel free to contact me with your comments or to share your story, any time at dominique@babydeedee.com
Sincerely,
Dominique de Bourgknecht
Mom and founder of baby deedee
Dominique de Bourgknecht
Inspired by the need for a cozy sleep solution for her infant son, and let’s be honest, more sleep for her too, Dominique left behind a successful career in finance to launch baby deedee in 2008.
Dominique lives with her husband David, 2 year old son, Adrian, 6 month old son, Mateo, and cat Pacha, in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
In her very limited free time, Dominique enjoys cooking, especially foods her 2 littlest boys surely will not eat, International travel, and yes, sleep.
