How the Bamboobies Began...

Breastfeeding is beautiful, natural and the healthiest choice for mothers and babies...but it's not always easy!

Bamboobies pursing pads were the very first bamboobies products and were created with love from one mom to many others. Bamboobies began as a solution to a personal problem: I was very 'leaky' and couldn't find a pad that didn't leak or show through my shirt. I struggled postpartum and wanted to help other mothers in this amazing time of alchemy and transition with community support and, also, significantly better products. I was upset that cold, rough cotton washable pads that showed through my shirt were all that were available. I got curious about if the super-soft bamboo and waterproof fabrics used in cloth diapers could be adapted to make luxury nursing pads - a simple luxury I felt all new mothers deserved.

The Original Bamboo Velour Nursing Pads Are Born - softer, milk-proof and less visible

It was 2009 when the funny name "bamboobies" popped into my head after I put a square of bamboo fabric into my bra and was amazed that the bamboo rayon velour didn't get cold and clammy when wet like cotton did! The combination of the words was just light enough to have fun with an otherwise serious subject - win/win. The ultra-thin heart shaped bamboobies nursing pads were eventually patented and loved by mothers across the country and world. The heart design is less visible through clothing and *love.*

I had an entrepreneurial business background, a creative urge and a sense of mission that couldn't be stopped. What began as a singular idea quickly blossomed... After creating ultra-thin and overnight bamboobies nursing pads as well as eco-friendly disposable pads and certified organic nipple balm, I began to address other pregnancy and nursing issues I personally had when my next child was born. I developed a stylish shawl that doubles was a nursing cover alternative, created mastitis prevention remedies, pumping solutions and super-soft breathable bamboo rayon apparel basics. 

Growth of Community, Product Line, Store Distribution and an Amazing Team

We grew our product line and an amazing team, moved out of the basement and gained more distribution through partners like Target, Walmart, Whole Foods, Safeway and Kroger, Babies 'R Us etc. Bamboobies could be found almost everywhere across the US and abroad. More importantly, we developed a growing, vocal base of mothers that loved and raved about how our products helped them. They began gifting bamboobies products to pregnant friends so that a growing group of women became even better prepared for what can be tough first postpartum days...

Two Transitions of Ownership - A Story of Hope and Fate

In 2018, I sold bamboobies to a larger, private equity-backed company in the hopes that more funding could help the brand grow more quickly and that I could take some time off to be with my growing kids. The time off turned out to be an amazing blessing, but I really missed the community of mothers and employees I had developed and the purpose-driven lifestyle.

So... when in late 2024 the company called asking if I wanted to buy the brand back to run it again, I jumped at the chance. I am now assembling a team and working to support new mothers again in what feels like a fated second transition.

I hope to have your support in community building and supporting other mothers of all ages and stages. Let's do this.