The 'Heavenly Hold' For Your Baby
When a parent has a new child, they want to hold that child close as much as possible. The problem is we need our hands to do other things as well. That is what makes baby carriers so great. As parents we also want to make sure we’re comfortable with the carrier, how we wear it and how long it can be worn without creating any discomfort.
Amber Stevens runs a baby-wearing online store which sells baby carriers. With a variety to choose from, parents can find the style they like best to purchase.
With her online store, Heavenly Hold, Amber recently shared with me her story on how she was inspired to start her own business.
What is Heavenly Hold?
Heavenly Hold Baby Carriers is an online babywearing store. Follow up: What is babywearing? According to wikipedia: Babywearing is the practice of wearing or carrying a baby or child in a sling or other form of carrier. Babywearing is far from new and has been practised for many years around the world. In the industrialized world babywearing has gained popularity, partly under influence of advocates of attachment parenting, however, not all parents who babywear consider themselves attachment parents. Babywearing is a form of baby transport.When did you launch your online store? February 2008What was your inspiration for your store? The inspiration for the store was my daughter, Kaelin. I got a DVT (blood clot) in my leg 9 days after she was born and had another hospital stay. When I got home, I couldn’t walk and was in bed for a month. Kaelin was in bed next to me the whole time. She got really used to being so close to me. When I was able to get some mobility, she constantly wanted me to hold and carry her. I quickly got a sore neck and back from doing this. A friend shared her carrier with me and my fussy daughter was instantly soothed and quiet and my back and neck were instantly relieved! For the name? The name heavenly hold describes how I felt when I tried on my first carrier with my daughter.
What sorts of things did you need to do before you could launch Heavenly Hold?
I researched other babywearing shops and talked to other women who had online businesses. I went to my local Women’s Business Center for a free consultation with an advisor and got some help.
How do you decide on what you will and will not sell within your store?
I talk to the product designers about their product, I try out different carriers, and I try to see what the buzz is about the particular product, online.
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