When I was expecting my first child in 2011, I closed my painting business to stay home. My plan was to open an etsy shop with handmade items. While I did make and sell a variety of items for several years, my sewing knowledge came in handy when my son was 3 months old...
His skin on his face and head began to ooze and crack. I woke in the middle of the night to find my baby scratching his face and bleeding. I felt like I was in the middle of a bad dream. We sought the help of our pediatrician and a dermatologist and none of their answers were satisfying. The general answer was to treat it with steroids. With my knowledge of natural health, I knew this was not a healing or lasting solution.
I prayed out to the Lord and during church service one Sunday morning, and he gave me a design idea. I went home and made a very basic version and put them on my son before his nap. I watched him carefully as new moms do... they stayed on, he was unable to remove them, he was not hindered with movement, and he was unable to open his wounds. I was so pleased! He continued to wear them when sleeping and while in the rear facing car seat until we were able to get his immune response to calm down and his skin to heal. Every time we dressed him up for bed, my husband would say "Let's get your 'Napwings' on".... that's where the name came from.
Over the years I would make a pair for a friend in need, however, I did not put them in my Etsy shop until 2019... I was in as season of transition and I asked the Lord what I should do... It was then that he told me "It's time for Napwings". I developed a better product, a logo and made them available. Since then, I have shipped over 1000 Napwings.
I invented Napwings out of a season of severe eczema with my first born. Since getting them into the market place, I am blessed and humbled to be able to help other moms in the same storm.