My son Adrian, otherwise known as Baby Deedee, was born in 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 (now almost 5) and his baby brother
Mateo (almost 3), slept soundly in their sleep nests, and so did I,
knowing that they were warm, cozy and safe in their cribs.
I worried less about SIDS because there were 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.
The original sleep nest was followed by the lighter weight
sleep nest lite for the spring and summer months
and the oversized toddler sleep quilt which Mateo
loves so much he won’t let us wash! As my babies
grow older, I continue to
strive to design well made
and practical products that
will make parents lives just
a little bit easier.
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, 5 year old son, Adrian, 3 year 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.
