Snoedel®
The unique handmade sleeping and bonding aid.
Reviewed April 23, 2002, in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette.
And, mentioned in the book the no-cry sleep solution
by Elizabeth Pantley
The Snoedel® (a Dutch term, pronounced Snoodle, meaning Snuggle) blanket, is a unique doll like sleeping and bonding aid. The Snoedel enables the parent to start a relationship with the baby even before birth. By keeping the Snoedel close to a parent's skin, the parents scent is absorbed through the special wool and all natural fabrics used in creating the doll. Then when the baby is born, the Snoedel is given to the newborn, thus having the scent, therefore the feeling, that mom or dad is always near.
Snoedels are handcrafted in the United States using only the finest natural raw materials. The wool that is used for the head is pure, cleaned, combed and more absorbent. The fabric used for the original Snoedel is 100% cotton flannel and comes in 4 different patterns. Snoedels can be washed, dried and sterilized if the need arises.
Snoedels do not have any faces because the infants are to imagine their parents faces in them. Just another reason that Snoedels have become so important to many families.
All Snoedels are made by caring women, mostly mothers themselves, who give great attention to detail and the quality of their work. We are proud to say that every Snoedel is made with love.
