My wife and I learned of the halo with its unique - almost flesh-like - consistency in the NICU of the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo Utah, where our babies were born this summer. The "halo" feels as if it's made from some kind of food product, but one that somehow does not decompose. It's so soft and dense that it feels as if it will rip itself apart under its own weight when handled, but it remains elastic and completely intact so far after months of handling in our home. As a new material, it's on par with the memory foams and strange gels recently put on the market to serve other purposes. It's perfect to cradle a premature infant's tiny, delicate and precious head. It's a great device for its intended purpose. The babies were cared-for in the NICU for approximately a month, where they first rested on these aptly named "halos".

The four came home at different times. Of course, the girls beat the boy's home by several days. Certain additional small items were sent home with us, too, including extra "binkies" and thermometers, etc. In truth, that night, the only thing I was really interested in packing into my shoulder bag to take home with me was these "Preemie Halos". I eyed the little donut cushions with some envy, wishing I could convince the staff to let me have at least one of them for home. Of course, I didn't take any of them. I was told by the nurses that they are an expensive, new and a hard-to-obtain commodity, and that they must remain in the hospital for other infants' use. I assumed from that, like other hospital devices, they could not be purchased at all by private individuals. How fortunate for us that my resourceful, Ukrainian wife soon thereafter found out how to get in touch with the manufacturer and we were sent one of the clever inventions for each one of our FOUR newborns.

How kind of them to send us one of there clever inventions for each one of our newborns!. I sincerely appreciate your gift to us and gesture of kindness to the babies. I wish you well in the undertaking to market and profit from this invention. I hope that your success makes possible similar gestures to new parents, whether they have one, or four or even more preemies to care for, once they exit the NICU. Good fortune awaits those who show kindness to little miracle babies like mine. They're something special to all who come into contact with them. Good luck to you and to all your colleagues.

Best Regards,
E.B.

P.S. The "Preemie Baby Halo” also serves a purpose now in feeding, just as it served to prevent head injury during sleep time, when the babies were smaller. Now it prevents their active little bodies from slipping on an inclined feeding surface

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