Sun.Star Cebu

Safe and sound

- BY MONICA R. LOPEZ

Halo products were officially introduced to the Cebuano market and parenting community last May 20 in Birdseed located at Axis Entertainm­ent Center, N. Escario St., Cebu City. That day also included a discussion on the brand and its products along with a short talk on the brand’s advocacy.

A company created and dedicated to developing products to ensure the health and safety of babies, Halo Innovation­s was founded by Bill Schmid in 1994 after he and his wife lost their first born to Sudden in 1991. The company is best known for its award-winning Halo Sleepsack, a wearable blanket that serves as a safer alternativ­e to loose blankets which keeps babies warm throughout the night, among other benefits. This product comes with customized sizes like the Halo Sleepsack Swaddle for infants, Halo Early Walker for toddlers and Halo Big Kids for pre-schoolers.

Halo Philippine­s is the authorized distributo­r of the award-winning Halo Sleepsack and Halo Sleepsack Swaddle in the country and is owned by Ives Lim-Esteban since 2013. In Cebu City, Halo Philippine­s’ sub-distributo­rship is run by partners and high school friends Maria Carmen “Chuchu” Tormis-Abayon and

Halo sleepsacks are available at the following stores in Cebu: Mothercare, Rainbow Tots, Bao Bao Babies, Rustan’s and Modern Mama. Alexa Marie Lelis-Daño. Infant Death Syndrome

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