Color-Changing Suit Tells Parents When Baby Is Under The Weather

When babies are fussy, it would help to be a mindSimilar to typical footed onesies, the Babyglow suit is
reader. When they cry, they might be tired, hungry,available in pink, blue and light green. When a baby's
need a diaper changed, or at worst, getting sick.temperature goes above the 98.6 mark, the suit
Unfortunately, they can't explain to us that their ear orchanges from whatever color it is to white. This alerts
throat hurts, or that they feel hot, but a very high feverparents that a temperature change has taken place.
can spike quickly and a temperature can be veryThe inventor, and mothers weighing in on the blogs,
dangerous to a baby. Their bodies heat up much moreclaim that it's a great idea because it's very difficult to
quickly than an adult's. Of course, this new Babyglowtake a baby's temperature, so this Babyglow suit
baby suit could save parents the aggravation andallows them to easily sense a temperature change.
maybe a trip to the emergency room, too."Mothers are going to find these invaluable," said
The Babyglow suit uses pigments within the fabric thatEbejer. "Heat is invisible. The suit changes that and
changes the color of the suit to alert a parent that themakes it visible. It communicates to the mother where
baby's temperature has changed. Invented by ana baby can't." Ebejer has worked for many years, and
individual inventor in the UK, Chris Ebejer, the Babyglowhe has said that he spent over $1 million to get this
uses ink-pigment with heat-sensitive molecules. He'sproduct to market. "It has taken over my life, but I'm
worked for over six years with scientists to embedvery passionate about it. I believe that this is a product
these pigments into a cotton fabric.that will save lives.