How Hoppediz came about

From Annette Schröder's perspective

In 1999 we had a baby and I knew: I wanted to have my child with me in a sling. So I ordered fabric from a good supplier I already knew and started developing my first sling. It should be cheap, high quality, stretchable diagonally in a special weave without stretching out and feel good. After a few creative attempts, I had a wonderful cloth in my hand - but without much practice in handling it. A carrying course brought the realization:

Tying and carrying are easy when explained correctly!

The mothers in my circle of friends were thrilled with “my” sling. So I ordered high-quality copies for them too and did more research and finally registered a business - HOPPEDIZ® was born.

In the following years we developed the full company program and attended further training courses, midwife conferences, premature babies and breastfeeding conferences. Ingo Schröder became the first trained babywearing consultant in Germany and we have been recommending the Babywearing School Dresden® ever since. Thanks to our controlled production, we received our first VERY GOOD in the Öko-Test yearbook in 2005.

Our wonderful daughter Nina was born in 2007: As a child with Down syndrome, she showed us once again how valuable and important carrying is. As a practical alternative to the sling, we soon developed the BONDOLINO® and, inspired by our daughter, the innovative CamoCup® followed as a drinking cup.

Our products are created either because we are missing something ourselves or because we see a need in others. We search, develop and then find optimal solutions and supplement our offering with innovative products.

HOPPEDIZ® is now known far beyond Germany and supplies retailers and end customers in Europe, USA/Canada and Asia, among others.