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True Cuddles chats with mompreneur Tracy Tremble, founder of Dressed to Deliver, the most unique birthing gown on the market designed to look and feel like a dress. Does the idea of wearing a hospital gown on your child’s birth-day put a smile on your face? Do you think of hospital gowns for sick people and not women having a baby? Tracey explains that not only can you look and feel fabulous on the day you deliver, you can wear the gown as a dress long before you give birth, or as a nursing or lounging gown in the weeks after your baby is born. Now that’s genius!

Read more to find out how this fabulous new product launched (in 2011!) and is succeeding in the marketplace.

1. Tell us a little about yourself.- Initially, people who meet me might describe me as quiet, but that’s because sometimes I just like to sit back and take it all in! I’m quite the opposite. I am an outgoing mom to two children (and three Australian Shepards!), wife to an amazing man, a physiotherapist, marathon runner, philanthropist for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, and since 2011, the founder of Dressed to Deliver.

2. How did you come up with the idea for your business?- The idea behind Dressed to Deliver was born ten years before I took the plunge and started the company. My passion is physiotherapy, and it was at my first physiotherapy job at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto that I came up with my birthing gown design. At the time I was dating my now husband and was horrified at the thought of possibly wearing a hospital gown for the birth of any potential children we may have. Ten years later (at my husband’s encouragement) I put my design into action, and here we are!

3. What makes your product unique?- Our birthing gown is the most unique on the market. That’s because it’s elegant enough to be worn as a dress in the weeks leading up to delivery, on the day you deliver, and as a nursing gown in the weeks following the birth of your baby. Our gown is available in six sizes to ensure the right fit for every pregnant woman. We are also proud that our products are made in Canada.

4. What’s your favourite quote?- “Don’t worry about things you can’t control.” My mom was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when I was 16. She and this disease have taught me the importance of pursuing your dreams and living life to the fullest.

5. What do you love about being a mom and a mompreneur?- Being my own boss, which means having the time and flexibility to be with my children. My family is the greatest joy of my life.

6. If you had to describe your business in less than 15 words, how would you do it?- A company committed to enhancing the way women experience birth.

7. What is your inspiration for your product?- I am passionate about helping women feel and look their best on one of the most important days of their life…the day they deliver. I believe that when you look good, you feel good, and I hope that translates to women feeling confident and empowered during their birthing experience.

8. What are three items you always have in your purse?- Organic chapstick, lip gloss, tissue

9. Describe your biggest success.- Running the 2004 Boston Marathon…the 5th hottest (84 degrees) in the 105 year history of the race. I really struggled the first nine miles and was focusing on staying with the runners in front of me. Finally, at mile 10 I “tricked” myself into thinking, “only 16 miles to go, one mile at a time”. That was the turning point. I raised $6,000 for MS leading up to the marathon, so that kept me going too!

10. Tell us about your typical ‘work’ day.- No day is typical around here! I juggle my business’ (I also have a home-based physiotherapy practice) around my family’s schedule.

11. How do you juggle it all?- An entrepreneurial husband with a somewhat flexible schedule and a live-out nanny three days a week make it all possible. Some people think my life is crazy busy, I think it’s just my life. I have a balance and it works for me!

12. What are the most rewarding and challenging aspects about being a mompreneur?- Most rewarding: being able to schedule my work around my family life; Most challenging: not checking email every five minutes!

13. What keeps you motivated?- I’ve always had an internal drive, so I don’t think I can say that there is any one thing that keeps me motivated. As for my next big goal…break my half marathon time of 1:37.

14. What is your guilty pleasure?- I love chocolate. Travel is something I have done a lot of as well. I love experiencing the history and culture of other countries. ..there is no better learning experience than seeing it with your own eyes.

15. What does your “go-to outfit” consist of in your closet?- True Religion jeans (yes I splurged once!)…they fit like a glove and you don’t need to pull them up everytime you bend over, and a warm but stylish fleece (I’m wearing a Bench one right now…so cozy).

16. Name a product that you cant live without for your baby or child?- Cloud B Twlight plush toy…it transforms into a starry night…easing a child’s fear of the dark. Both my children have one. When they wake at night and are scarred, they turn the toy on and fall back asleep (which means my sleep is uninterrupted!). The starry night goes off within a half hour. It’s a win-win situation!

17. What advice would you give to someone considering becoming a mompreneur and what is the most valuable lesson you have learned as a mom?- Keep your head up when the going gets tough. There will be a lot of highs and lows in the first year. ..it’s a year full of learning. Time and patience pays off! My most valuable mom lesson…live in the moment. When you are with your children, be present, I mean really present. This time is precious and you want to experience it to the fullest, without distraction.

Contact Dressed to Deliver:

Website: www.dressedtodeliver.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/Dressed2Deliver

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dressed-to-Deliver-Birthing-Gowns/191769534176448#!/pages/Dressed-to-Deliver-Birthing-Gowns/191769534176448

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