CuddlePea Product Information

How CuddlePea Came To Be

When we learned that Project Sweet Peas needed a bonding doll for NICU families, we undertook research and product development as a charitable project. Thanks to Shine, a working Mom and our retail partner in China, we found the resources to produce CuddlePea affordably and to US standards. Together, Sandbox Medical and Project Sweet Peas donate CuddlePea bonding dolls to hundreds of NICU parents across the US.

Project Sweet Peas is a non-profit organization coordinated by volunteers who, through personal experiences, have become passionate about providing support to families of premature or sick infants and to those affected by pregnancy and infant loss. Project Sweet Peas supports the cultural, spiritual, emotional, and financial needs of families as they endure life in the NICU.

Providing the comforting scent of Mom
when skin-to-skin contact isn’t possible
CuddlePea readily absorbs the mother’s scent with contact directly against the skin.

When CuddlePea is placed with baby, the familiar scent of Mom
helps to continue the bonding process started in the womb.

CuddlePea provides the “scent-connection” until skin-to-skin contact and
breastfeeding are possible.

Ideal for NICU babies and hospitalized newborns

Perfectly proportioned for even the tiniest babies

Arms and hat are easy to grasp and cuddle

Soft and pliable

Lightweight, only .05 oz.

100% cotton fabric with polyester fiber filling

Bright colors to easily find in bedding

Easy to clean, dries quickly

For hospital and home use

THE FAMILIAR SCENT OF MOM - Why It’s Important¹

A baby’s sense of smell develops in the womb, where amniotic fluid surrounds baby with Mom’s unique scent. At birth, infants are attracted to the mother's smell.^2,3,4,5,6 Familiarity with their mother’s scent in the womb may encourage babies to breast-feed at birth.⁴

Parental bonding and familiarity with Mom‘s scent for breast-feeding are reasons to offer bonding dolls to preemies and hospitalized babies while separated from their mothers. Bonding dolls also help address the emotional need of NICU parents to provide comfort for their babies.

CuddlePea is a simple, affordable, cuddly, cute solution!


CuddlePea Product Sheet

Hospitals: How to order CuddlePea®

Item # Description Quantity

CP190225 CuddlePea Bonding Doll Box of 25

Order Direct from Us:
Call: 781.826.6905 or 877.396.1551
Fax: 781.826.8210
Email: orders@sandboxmedical.com
Contact us for Samples, Evaluation Kits & Quotes.

Order From A Distributor:

Cardinal

Claflin

Medline

Owens and Minor

Professional Medical Inc (promedsupply.com)

Seneca

Shared Services

Meets US Consumer Product Safety Commission guidelines.
Meets ASTM F963-17 Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety.
Dimensions: 11” x 8.25”.
Weight: 0.05 oz.
For babies 0 months +.

Use only under adult supervision.

Cleaning
Spot clean with warm water or hand wash. Do not use bleach. Air dry. After washing, cuddle and sleep with CuddlePea again so it reabsorbs your scent.

Instructions For Use

In The Hospital
CuddlePea readily absorbs Mom’s scent. Cuddle with CuddlePea bonding doll directly against your skin for 12 hours or longer, so it absorbs and retains your scent. Then, while holding your baby, introduce CuddlePea, or place it near your baby in the incubator, under your caregiver’s supervision. The scent will help your baby associate CuddlePea with you, providing a sense of familiarity and comfort.

At Home
Follow the instructions above. Consider using CuddlePea to help soothe your baby when in a stroller, car seat, at daycare or whenever you can’t be right next to your little one. Never leave baby unattended while using.

Designed in the US by SandBox Medical. Manufactured according to US standards in China for SandBox Medical. (Test results available upon request.)

1. Chemical communication and mother-infant recognition. Commun Integr Biol. 2009 May-Jun; 2(3): 279–281. doi: 10.4161/cib.2.3.8227,© 2009 Landes Bioscience

2. Marlier L, Schaal B, Soussignan R. Neonatal responsiveness to the odor of amniotic and lacteal fluids: a test of perinatal chemosensory continuity. Child Dev. 1998 Jun;69(3):611–623.

3. Varendi H, Porter RH, Winberg J. Attractiveness of amniotic fluid odor: evidence of prenatal learning? Acta Paediatr 1996; 85: 1223–7

4. Varendi H, Porter RH. Breast odour as the only maternal stimulus elicits crawling towards the odour source. Acta Pædiatr 2000; 90: 372–375. Stockholm. ISSN 0803-5253

5. Infant Bonding and Attachment to the Caregiver: Insights from Basic and Clinical Science Regina Sullivan, PhD

6. Volatile signals during pregnancy: a possible chemical basis for mother-infant recognition. J Chem Ecol. 2009 Jan;35(1):131-9. doi: 10.1007/s10886-008-9573-5. Epub 2008
Dec 10. Stefano Vaglio 1 , Pamela Minicozzi, Elisabetta Bonometti, Giorgio Mello, Brunetto Chiarelli

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