Passport Baby Founder Melissa Atherholt, Mother of three and commercial real estate professional in Washington, DC, wanted to offer kindersacks nine years ago when her cousin, living in Germany, introduced her to the product. However, full-time work and Motherhood left no time for a new venture. But, it was Motherhood that gave her the inspiration to create the company in late 2000. She learned how inferior and potentially dangerous traditional blankets can be for infants.
Atherholt's two month old daughter pulled the crib blanket up over her head, and although it was frightening at the time, she didn't realize just how dangerous it could have been until she started researching for Passport Baby. Then, when her daughter turned two year's old, she would cry 2-3 times each night just because she was cold from kicking off her covers! Kindersacks solve both of these problems. The research continued...
She discovered that virtually 99% of children in Germany and Holland alone use kindersacks every time they go to sleep and European SIDS groups endorse the concept of baby sleeping bags. Several European countries are at the top of the list for lowest SIDS rates in the world!
As her two children grew and began to play together, Atherholt found herself with more time - enough to locate the very best manufacturer, hire patent attorneys, register trademarks, research applicable laws, etc. So, Passport Baby was born.
Atherholt flew to Europe, negotiated exclusivity from the leading manufacturer, and now Kindersacks are available for everyone. We feel certain that Kindersacks and our other innovative products will soon become nursery essentials!
