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The Zaky® is the award-winning bonding, therapeutic, and
positioning pillow, ergonomically designed to help the baby
feel comfortable and protected while assisting parents and
their children feel closer to each other.
It is a soft but weighed pillow, partially filled - so that
it conforms to the baby's body - that imitates the look,
feel, weight, scent, and warmth of the parents’ hand and
forearm. It assures proper positioning, helps with pain
management and sleep, provides a sense of protection, and
assists with the physical and psychological development of
the child.
It is arguably the most loving and useful gift for infants
(baby shower presents, healthy, premature or ill babies),
toddlers, and special needs children of any age, size, or
medical condition.
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Purpose of the Zaky; how and why the Zaky works: |
The Zaky(R) is all about making the baby and parents comfortable
while letting the baby know that is loved and that you care for
him/her 24/7, so that s/he develops a sense of security that allows
good sleep patterns, and sound development. These are the main
reasons why the Zaky is
effective and why every premature and term baby should have their
own:
It is all about feeling safe, loved, and protected: When
moms are pregnant, babies get four basic needs met from the womb:
oxygen (breathing), warmth, nutrition, and protection. The
lack of at least one of the first three is life threatening.
At birth, babies that cannot do the first three on their own, they
will get assistance from a machine (life support): if the baby
cannot breath he is hooked up to a ventilator, if he cannot get warm
he is placed in an incubator, and if he cannot eat he would have an
IV or a feeding tube. Lack of PROTECTION, however, is not
life-threatening but it is extremely important for his development.
Protection, when not given by the womb, comes best from the touch,
voice, boundaries, warmth, and scent given by the mother and father.
No matter the size of the baby, he cannot comfort or position
himself at birth, nor he is able to feel protected on his own –
Contrary to popular believe, a baby is unable to "manipulate" the
parents - sometimes all the baby needs is a hug and a touch that
means "you are not alone".
When the baby is not being held, The Zaky simulates the hands by
weighing 500 grams, while providing boundaries, comfort, a soothing
hand,allowing the baby to feel and a sense of protection 24/7.
Babies need a hand to sleep. Babies
are used to being cozy in the womb. When they are born, babies sleep
better if they are held or with a hand placed on top of them; the
problem is that if they are not in a deep sleep, most wake up when
they are placed back down or when the hand is
removed. This is because there is no place more comfortable
and safe than someone’s arms (sense of protection). Babies
likeboundaries and the scent of a loved one, and the Zaky provides
both in a beautiful and successful way.
While awake, babies need to move without feeling stressed. In
the third trimester of pregnancy the baby kicks,moves, and stretches
and these develop the muscles and joints to prepare him/her to move
in gravity. When a baby is born (early or full-term), he still
wants and needs to move – however,if he moves there is no womb to
bring him back to the fetal position, so he feels unprotected and
gets stressed (or even worse, some can associate movement with
stress) – so he starts crying and won’t stop until he is
repositioned, touched or held (so he feels protected) – The Zaky
works by giving the baby boundaries, the scent and warmth of the
parents, and a comfortable position creating the perfect environment
for him while he is awake, and the perfect environment to fall and
stay asleep.
Babies need your loving touch even when you are not there -
Have you noticed when toddlers feel scared or hurt,they run to their
mothers/fathers? And, often her love and kiss will dissipate the
pain and fear. Your baby is no different. Your baby feels much
better if he knows that you are there, or if he feels your presence.
It is also important for his development and sense of security.
It is proven that babies sleep better with the Zaky.
As an adult, you can’t sleep when you are stressed - babies are no
different - they rest better when they feel protected and
comfortable,however, you cannot hold him or swaddle restraining his
movement 24/7, so give your baby a pair of Zakys that feel and, if
possible, smell like you, until is time to hold him again!
When you are busy or away, The Zaky simulates your presence and
helps you bond with your
child. Moreover, it has been successfully used as a bonding
and a non-medicinal pain management aid since 2001 in Neonatal
Intensive Care Units. When you are not there, leave a scented
Zaky to assure him that he is not alone.
Babies need help transitioning between environments – The
Zaky provides a “security blanket” for babies when they are moved to
different environments. Again, it gives a sense of protection
when everything else is changing: the lighting, the noise, the
scents, the temperature, etc. The Zaky is transportable and very
versatile. It also helps the baby stay calm when it taken care by
someone other than the parents. Mothers say they feel more
comfortable at work if they leave the Zaky with the baby when the
maternity leave expires.
Your baby needs his mother and father 24/7 - A
baby learn his mother’s scent through the amniotic fluid when in the
womb; he could hear your voice and your heartbeat. You provided
warmth, breathing, nutrition,and protection. If each parent scents
the Zaky by sleeping with it on the chest or placing it behind the
neck for a couple of hours, the baby recognizes the scent of mom and
starts learning the scent of dad facilitating early bonding and the
comfort to fall asleep. If the baby has colic, can’t sleep, or needs
extra comfort, warm the Zakys by placing them in the dryer for a
couple of minutes then place them on the baby. Some parents choose
the Pink Zaky to be scented by mom, and the blue Zaky to be scented
by dad.
All these without compromising safety - The
Zaky was invented by a PhD in ergonomics and human factors
engineering and the mother of a premature baby. It was researched by
3 years, and every element of the Zaky was very carefully chosen as
they are used with babies that weigh as little as 450 grams. It is
flexible and it is anti-allergenic, anti-pilling, anti-fungal, fully
washable, can be warmed only to a safe temperature, and it is safe
to use with babies that can touch a blanket. The Zaky has a total of
3 reinforced seams, one for the outer layer, and two for the lining
bag that holds the filling.
Your baby is definitely in good hands with the Zaky!
The Zaky saves you money by replacing many other products:
Why buy one product for each purpose if the Zaky covers them all?
Here is what you could buy if you have a product for each purpose:
- positioning or nesting
- bonding aid
- therapeutic hold
- a safety positioning product for the car seat, stroller, etc
- a other transitional item that, in cases, are unsafe for the baby
(i.e, beany babies(R)
and other stuffed animals are for children 3 years or more
- a products that can be warmed for comfort (i.e, colic babies,
etc.)
- a pillow for positioning the baby while breast-feeding laying
down
- a positioning aid for infant massage
And the Zaky is an extension of you - you are involved with your
baby even when someone else is caring for him/her. The Zaky has been featured
in Health and Medical Reports, magazines, and other important
publications. Moreover, it has won over 10 awards for
its unique design, purpose, and usefulness.
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Your baby needs you - get your arms around him!!
“Being
loved matters--
and, more, that it matters who loves us and whom we love in return.
It’s not just a matter of the warm body holding the bottle. It
is not object love at all; we love specific people and we
need them to love us back.
And in the case of the child’s tie to the mother, it matters that
the mother loves that baby and that the baby knows it”
-- Deborah Blum on Attachment Theory
