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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As States Begin Banning Toxic Flame Retardants from Children’s Products, DoubleBlessings.com Continues Manufacturing Without Toxins SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21, 2012 -- New York became the first state to ban the flame retardant chemical TCEP from baby products, shown to cause cancer and reproductive harm. This year, with legislation on the table that would ban TCEP and TDCPP, commonly used carcinogenic flame retardants from baby products, Washington state will likely follow (http://tinyurl.com/8y55zda). DoubleBlessings.com (http://www.doubleblessings.com), the manufacturer of EZ-2-Nurse Twins and San Diego Bebe® Nursing Pillows, who went toxin-free last year, enthusiastically applauds the move. DoubleBlessings.com designer, inventor and mompreneur Sandy Clark was determined to find alternative eco-friendly materials that were void of chemicals. Although foam baby products were required by law to contain fire retardants, Clark (a mother of twins herself) focused on producing the healthiest nursing pillow with the most features in the market. After two years of research, she found a baby-safe, foam-free, non-toxic alternative. Adding extra features to her existing design and sourcing deluxe fabrics, she launched the San Diego Bebe® Nursing Pillow line in 2010. Duke University Environmental Chemist Dr. Heather Stapleton conducted a 2011 research study of an array of baby products containing polyurethane foam, finding toxic flame retardants in 85% of the items. Her research has prompted the proposal of the Washington state bill, known as the Toxic-Free Kids Act (http://watoxics.org/files/hidden-hazards-in-the-nursery). Dr. Stapleton is also a new mom and used the San Diego Bebe® Nursing Pillow after the birth of her first child last fall. “It’s wonderful to find a nursing pillow on the market that is not treated with chemical flame retardant additives in the filling material,” Dr. Stapleton stated. “The San Diego Bebe® Nursing Pillow is not only a very supportive pillow with amazing features for discreet nursing, [it] is also free of flame retardant chemicals that have been shown to cause adverse health effects. I applaud the manufacturers for taking steps to produce high-quality products that meet the same flammability standards without using chemicals.” “We all expect the products we buy for our babies to be safe. Health-conscious parents who don’t want their infants breathing latent fumes while breastfeeding now have a superior foam-free choice”, says Clark. DoubleBlessings.com offers two versions of its hypo-allergenic nursing pillows made with non-toxic Eco*Loft: the San Diego Bebe® Nursing Pillow for a single baby and the San Diego Bebe® Twin Nursing Pillow for simultaneous nursing of twins.
About DoubleBlessings.com DoubleBlessings.com’s EZ-2-Nurse Twins Nursing Pillow™ has been the #1 selling twin nursing pillow since 1995, helping millions of mothers breastfeed their babies. San Diego Bebe® Nursing Pillows (http://www.sandiegobebe.com) are a patent-pending deluxe line of eco-friendly nursing pillows offering privacy for health-conscious mothers. Available nationwide and in Canada, Europe, the UK and Australia, San Diego Bebe® Nursing Pillows have won numerous awards, including the Creative Child® Seal of Excellence and a National Parenting Center® Award. Contact: Sandy Clark # # # FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego ‘Mompreneur’ Weathers Economic Storm Through Reinvention SAN DIEGO, Nov 1, 2011 – Small businesses were hit hard when the economy took a nosedive. But one mom-owned company is making it through with a combination of passion, experience and a willingness to adapt to less-than-ideal circumstances. DoubleBlessings.com (http://www.doubleblessings.com) has completely reinvented itself, thanks to owner Sandy Clark’s refusal to give up. Clark, a “mompreneur” from San Diego, had just begun nursing her twins when she started DoubleBlessings.com in 1995. Her mission at the time was simply to empower new mothers of twins to breastfeed their own “double blessings.” It was a labor of love for Clark, who wanted to give back to the nursing community that had helped her successfully breastfeed her own twins. Clark’s first product was the patented EZ-2-Nurse Twins™ Nursing Pillow, which has since helped countless mothers make the choice to nurse their twins. But in 2009, faced with a slowdown in sales and watching other small businesses closing up shop at an alarming rate, Clark knew she needed to think outside the box if she wanted to keep her passion alive in the new economic reality. She was already watching every dollar that went into production, marketing and overhead. The daunting task ahead of her: deliver an even better product while staying competitively priced. Clark Googled new manufacturers. She networked and asked for help. She sourced healthier materials and higher quality fabrics, negotiated better pricing, and committed to eliminating chemicals. In short, drew upon every bit of experience she had gained in the past 16 years to change everything. She added more features, changed factories, insisted on more involvement from her factory representative and greater expertise from her suppliers. She expanded her product line, adding a singleton nursing pillow with the twin-pillow features that had benefited so many families. “I redesigned, retooled, reconsidered, and repackaged,” Clark said. “Then I re-launched my existing website into a new store platform. I even renamed my product.” The resulting deluxe privacy nursing pillows, San Diego Bebe® and San Diego Bebe® Twin Nursing Pillows, are made of hypoallergenic, non-toxic Eco*Loft®, a recyclable material free of fire-retardant chemicals. San Diego Bebe® nursing pillows feature a unique, built-in Privacy Cover™ to provide complete discretion for mom and baby while nursing. Clark started her business the year her twins were born; today, they’re preparing for college. It seems only fitting that as her children begin a new chapter in their lives, Clark’s company does the same. About DoubleBlessings.com San Diego Bebe® Nursing Pillows (http://www.sandiegobebe.com) are a patent-pending line of eco-friendly nursing pillows offering privacy for health-conscious mothers. Available nationwide and in Canada, Europe, the UK and Australia, San Diego Bebe® Nursing Pillows have won numerous awards, including the Creative Child® Seal of Excellence and a National Parenting Center® Award. DoubleBlessings.com also offers hundreds of other high-quality baby products. Learn more at http://www.doubleblessings.com. Contact: Sandy Clark # # #
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego Bebe™ Eco-Nursing Pillow has Earned the Coveted Parent-Tested Parent-Approved™ (PTPA) Seal of Approval
Consumers looking for high-quality products and services can rest assured when they see the PTPA Winner’s Seal; it is evidence of product excellence as evaluated by unbiased parent consumers. Double Blessings’ San Diego Bebe was among many entries from across North America competing to earn the PTPA™ Seal. Because independent parent volunteers evaluate these products in their own homes, PTPA winners are chosen based on merit and consumer experience – not on commercial considerations. As a result, the PTPA Media™ Seal has quickly gained recognition as an international leader in certifying consumer products for quality, effectiveness and value. Their CEO, Sharon Vinderine has appeared on over 40 morning shows as a reliable source for the latest and greatest in family products. The media and parents alike trust the collective opinion that PTPA Media represents. About PTPA Media Inc. PTPA Media provides an objective framework for appraising and promoting new products designed to enrich family living. The company's mission is to marry innovative companies with discerning consumers, to improve consumer access to quality products and services for their families and homes. PTPA Media contact information: Double Blessings is celebrating its ‘Sweet 16’ years in business with the launch of a brand-new green product: San Diego Bebe (http://www.sandiegobebe.com), a patent-pending line of eco-nursing pillows designed for health- and earth-conscious mothers and their babies. Contact: Sandy Clark # # #
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Double Blessings™ Celebrates Sweet 16 Years in Business with Launch of San Diego Bebe™ Eco-Nursing Pillows "About a year ago, we set out to change the way we manufacture products with a focus on using more environmentally friendly, healthy and safe materials," Clark, a mother of twins, explained. "We wanted to go green for a new generation of eco-minded mothers, not because it was the PC thing to do, but because it was the right thing to do -- the only thing to do." Clark knows that parents are seeking out safe, healthy and green alternatives for everything from diapers and baby food, to car seats and clothing, so she went to work researching products and materials. After countless discussions with leading doctors, engineers, manufacturers and product developers, the DoubleBlessings.com team found the holy grail of baby-safe materials: A hypo-allergenic, non-toxic, odor-free, glue-free, foam-free, lead-free, Phthalate-free, fully recyclable material that is non-flammable without the use of fire-retardant chemical additives. The resulting San Diego Bebe Eco-Nursing Pillow allows a mother to comfortably nurse her baby in private. Another version, the San Diego Bebe Twin, is larger than the San Diego Bebe, allowing simultaneous nursing of twins. San Diego Bebe was inspired by a young mother Clark witnessed unsuccessfully breastfeeding her baby under a blanket at a San Diego beach one day. As the mother struggled to keep the blanket across her shoulder while her baby wailed from heat and hunger, Clark resolved then to design a product that would help resolve this mom's struggle for privacy while nursing. San Diego Bebe was then born. "Watching that mother and baby on the beach, I thought, why should discretion be so difficult?" said Clark. "My primary goal over the years has been to promote the womanly art of breastfeeding. Providing privacy during the intimate, God-given act of breastfeeding a baby would further encourage that." To that end, San Diego Bebe has a built-in Privacy Cover, providing complete discretion during nursing. The cover's lightweight mesh construction provides continuous airflow, keeping mom and baby comfortable. San Diego Bebe's signature Comfort Bolster wraps around the outside of the pillow for added security. Like the EZ-2-Nurse Twins pillow before it, San Diego Bebe has an angled top surface and detachable back pillow for optimal support and comfort. It is available in a variety of chic new colors and plush new fabrics. Clark will introduce San Diego Bebe at the All Baby & Child Kids Expo, the world's largest juvenile trade show, October 10-13, 2010, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Learn more at http://www.doubleblessings.com and http://www.sandiegobebe.com. Contact: Sandy Clark # # #
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