Disembodied hands to keep infant feeling secure

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Disembodied hands to keep infant feeling secure

Behold the Zaky Infact Pillow. "Zaky -- It's Like Leaving a Part of You with Your Baby." It's $38.95 at the Pregnancy Store.
The Zaky is also great when you have to leave your baby with someone else -- at your baby’s daycare facility, when he stays with a babysitter, or goes to visit his grandparents. The Zaky will provide a constant and familiar support giving your baby a sense of security. The Zaky also assists the caregivers on positioning your baby and your baby will feel and smell mom.

If you haven’t given birth yet, the Zaky is great to bring to the hospital when your baby is born. Scent it with your own scent beforehand to help your baby when he/she is in the bassinet next to you or give it to the nurse when your baby is taken to the hospital’s nursery. This way you give your baby “your hand” with your scent, and the nurse can use it to support and position your baby. Also, because your baby smells and feels something constant from birth, the Zaky helps the transition to going home.
http://www.pregnancystore.com/zaky.htm

That's just creepy!!


*cue Addams Family theme tune*

i suppose it's good in theory.......not so sure about in actuality though

This is creepy, and on some level, morally wrong. Can you imagine how the baby would feel when he/she found out that the hand holding him is really an inanimate object?

That kind of thing wouldn't have worked at all for my niece. From the day she was born she's been a mover and a shaker, no disembodied hand could ever keep her still.

Not to mention what happens if the baby uses those for teething? You'd never be able to hold him without gloves because he'd try biting whatever hands are holding him.

maybe they could change the name????? how about soft touch or handy hands or something less morbid.