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The ComfyLiftBed™ (Patent Pending) is the #1 solution for nighttime relief of Sleeping Disorders for children over 15 lbs.

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Julia finds relief at last!

Julia's Pillow/Bed

A pillow that helps alleviate the night-time symptoms of Acid Reflux, GERD, Sleep Apnea, Lung Diseases, and Snoring in young children.

Inspiration From The Smallest Among Us
With The Greatest of Needs

Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them;
For of such is the kingdom of God.
Jesus -- Mark 10:14b

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Dear Sirs,
I saw your ad on the Internet. Our 3 yr old daughter has GERD as well as a lung disease. We are wondering if you have any of your reflux pillows that would fit a very small 3yr old. Our daughter is too old to be strapped down all night. Any help you can give us concerning this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,

Tony and Jennifer

This was an e-mail we received on July 2, 2004, from the parents of a young girl named Julia. Inspired to help this young girl, we began researching, designing, testing, and producing a new pillow for toddlers that suffer from GERD and Acid Reflux Disease. After a couple of weeks, we came up with the Comfort Lift Pillow® ComfyLiftBed™ (Patent Pending). Shortly afterwards, we received the following reports:

... Julia had her movie on in the room. A few minutes later I told my husband it was too quiet in there she must be up to something. I was right......but not in the way I had expected.....she had crawled up into the pillow and pulled her blankets up around her and fell asleep...

... Thought I would share the fact that for the first time since Julia has been sick she slept in her own bed...

... Julia is doing very well at this time... The last pH probe test showed no significant reflux!!! Hurray!!! No more Prevacid. Tony and I both think the wedge pillow/bed is a major factor in that...

...Any parent I hear from with a child suffering GERD I tell about the pillow bed. It works plain and simple, and I tell them since using the pillow she has been off all medicines for reflux. Many are surprised how something so simple works so well. I can not thank you enough for making such a positive change in our daughter's health... April 6, 2007

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Comfort Lift Pillow® ComfyLiftBed™

We were happy to help! We also discovered many interesting facts while researching sleep disorders and children.

With regard to Acid Reflux, we reviewed a study by Jacinta M. Tobin, Phillip McCloud, and Donald J. S. Cameron entitled "Posture and Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux: A Case for Left Lateral Positioning." Their studied found that sleeping position does have a role in the frequency of reflux episodes. Children that sleep on their backs are more likely to have more episodes and more severe reflux symptoms. Children that sleep on their stomach or left side have a lower frequency of episodes. However, it is not recommended that children sleep on their stomach due to concerns about SIDS. The ideal sleeping position is for the child to sleep on his or her left side, and our ComfyLiftBed™ is well suited for this purpose. The side barriers make excellent cushions for a child to lean up against while sleeping on his or her side. The study also noted that young children with poor control of their upper bodies will negate the effects of sleeping on an incline by slumping to one side. This poor posturing causes increased pressure on the child's midsection, thus increasing the likelihood of reflux.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has written that children who have frequent snoring, loud or noisy breathing, and/or sleep apnea scored lower on intelligence, memory, and standard cognitive tests than other children their age. The research also showed behavioral problems resulting from sleep disorders.

These studies raised concerns in two areas. The first, as mentioned above, has to do with breathing disorders that result in a lower supply of oxygen to the brain. A person's brain does not fully develop until late childhood, and breathing disorders deprive the brain of the oxygen necessary to maximize brain functions.

The second area has to do with loss of sleep in general. Constant lack of quality sleep, similar to cases like Julia's were a child experiences repeated waking due to Acid Reflux symptoms, significantly reduces cognitive abilities. NIH studies showed that loss of just a few hours of sleep a night each day for a week have effects similar to going without sleep for three consecutive days. Under these cirumstances a person feels normal, but his or her cognitive abilities are impaired causing slower reaction times and a diminished ability to multi-task (maintain a train of thought while performing an action).

Making sure your children are properly rested is a MUST if you wish to ensure healthy mental development. With the Comfort Lift Pillow® ComfyLiftBed™ (Patent Pending), you can help your child maintain proper sleep positioning to alleviate GERD and Acid Reflux symptoms. Acid reflux symptoms are now being diagnosed and treated more often in children (Study by Cheryl Ridder no longer available online ). We are also conducting studies to determine whether or not the Comfort Lift Pillow® ComfyLiftBed™ (Patent Pending) alleviates the many sleep-related breathing disorders that our other products are effective in treating.

The head-wedge elevation was uniquely designed with a counter-foot-wedge that holds the child in place all night. The Comfort Lift Pillow® ComfyLiftBed™ (Patent Pending) is designed with the growing child in mind, using a foot-adjusting feature to account for growth of the child. This feature makes the Comfort Lift Pillow® ComfyLiftBed™ (Patent Pending) a long-term form of treatment for your child's sleep-related disorders.

New Testimonials
"Your bed is a gift from God."

...Our son Luke is now 11 months old and has been suffering from acid reflux since he was born. He has been diagnosed failure to thrive and was 9 lbs 12.5 oz when he was born. He is only 18 lbs 5 oz now.

...I came across the ad for your comfort lift pillow bed on a website and decided to order the bed in hopes that we would not have to put him back on any medication. Mr. Rubio, your bed design is a life saver for Luke and our whole family. The first night we put him to sleep he slept for 8 hours straight...

...We thank the Good Lord above for answering our prayers. We are so thankful to you for this bed design. No matter how he turns around in bed he is still elevated and is sleeping comfortably and it is no longer a struggle to put him to sleep. We showed our pediatrician the bed from the flyer and she posted it in her office to show her other patients because she knows how hard it has been for us...

Sincerely,

Eric and Elaine Goodrich
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"I wish I could come hug all of you!"

...We purchased your pillow within the past month and you've saved our lives. My son Adam is 14 months old and suffers from: Failure to thrive, Severe Anthropophagi Reflux, and Severe Gastro esophageal Reflux...

...He absolutely amazed us! From night 1 he puts himself to bed. Unbelievable!! He sleeps ALL night, in an "uphill" position, and then during the day when he's had enough with playing he simply crawls in his room and climbs right in and is asleep in 2 minutes...

...I honestly hadn't slept more than 2-3 hours a night since March until your miraculous bed came. That's 2 1/2 months-now. I and my four year old can get 7-8 hours of completely uninterrupted sleep. As for Adam he sleeps usually 10 hours and the pump never alarms because he's so comfortable and not having the GERD pain because of the design of the bed. Oh I could run through the streets screaming with joy. I've emailed pictures of him in the bed to so many people just bragging about it...

Sincerely,

Melanie LaVoie

Adam getting some quality rest.

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The ComfyLiftBed™ is designed to have an elevated head rest that raises the upper body of the sleeper. This elevation will keep stomach acid out of the esophagus, as well as assist in breathing. We have also included a 3" wedge to prop the top portion of the pillow up higher in cases where children have more severe symptoms or require higher elevation. Since children tend to roll off of the side of the pillow, a side barrier on each side of the pillow has been added along with mini-wedges in each side to create a concave design that will cradle the child in the center of the pillow. Many sleepers will slide down the pillow as well. To correct this, foot rests have been added. Higher elevation (all 3) foot rests are for younger children. As the child grows, the foot rest wedges may be removed to allow the child to stretch out, therefore providing a more comfortable sleeping position. The ComfyLiftBed™ will be sold with waterproof pad covers for younger children.

Advantages of the ComfyLiftBed™

  • There is no need to strap down your child. Your child is able to move freely and change sleeping positions for natural, restful sleep.
  • You child does not slide off of the elevated mattress. The built-in counter-leg support allows all-night elevated positioning.
  • It is the only available Toddler Bed designed to help with sleep disorders, Acid Reflux, and respiratory difficulties in the Nation!
  • With comfort in mind, the ComfyLiftBed™ is constructed using the most advanced materials to ensure maximum comfort for your child.
  • The ComfyLiftBed™ is easy to install in a crib or left free standing on the floor.

NOTE: Depending on the depth of your child's crib, removal of the crib's mattress is necessary when used with infants. We also recommend the use of a Crib Tent (pictured below) or similar device to ensure that your child cannot fall out of his or her crib.

Additionally, special care must be made to protect the bottom of the ComfyLiftBed™ if it is placed directly on a crib's spring mattress-holder, such as placing cardboard beneath the pillow to prevent damage to the foam pillow or pillow cover.

If your child is of crawling/walking age and you are not using a Crib Tent, we recommend that the ComfyLiftBed™ be placed as close to the floor as possible.Adam in his bed.
Shown on floor without Bed Frame

This ComfyLiftBed™ has a patent pending. At this time, we are accepting special orders for the pillow by phone at 361-767-1888 or use our easy on-line ordering.

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Can Positional Therapy Pillows LLC products be covered by my Special Disability or Medicaid coverage?

Two basic requirements are necessary:
1) A Letter of Medical Necessity; and
2) A prescription from a doctor specifying the specific bed model.

About Letters of Necessity:

In a letter of medical necessity, it must be clear that a Positional Therapy Pillow product addresses special needs that our product specifically provides. The key is to emphasize the clinical needs of the patient. It must be pointed (describe what has already been tried and how it has not worked) out how his or her needs are not being met by his or her current treatment and pillow/mattress. Once the shortcomings of the current bed or therapies have been detailed, a Positional Therapy Pillow/mattress product can be prescribed in answer to the particular needs.

A Basic Outline for a Letter of Necessity

1. Introduce the patient and how long she or he has been in the care of the doctor or facility. Describe his or her condition and detail the special needs that are a consequence of the condition (i.e. lack of sleep; inability to maintain semi-upright position on wedge pillow or inclined bed; the need to be in a semi-upright position to avoid choking, sore throat, tooth decay; a child's lack of control in using a wedge pillow designed for an adult etc.).

2. Recommend the Positional Therapy Pillow/mattress product that addresses each of the concerns-with specific requirements such as lumbar support, recessed shoulder rests to increase breathing capacity, the ability to side sleep. And or the inability of a child to roll over the side-wedges while sleeping, the use of counter wedges needed to sustain child in elevated position preventing child from rolling down mattress.

3. The imperative that the specific needs be addressed, and prescribe the appropriate model with the Doctors signature of prescription of pillow/mattress model with brand name.

About Medicaid - Use HCPCS code Miscellaneous Code E1399

WHICH PILLOW IS RIGHT FOR YOUR CHILD?

The ComfyLiftBed™ is now available in 3 sizes for children of all ages. Click on the pillow names for images of the pillow.

  • Infant Size - Designed for newborns, but can be used for children up to 5 years old. This model is the smaller Toddler Size with an additional pillow that reduces the concave area of the pillow. This miniature pillow holds newborns more snuggly than the Toddler Size and may be removed when the child gains control of his or her upper body and may sleep on the Toddler Size without slumping to either side. This model is 28"W x 48"L x 18"H, and fits in most cribs and toddler bed frames.
  • Toddler Size - Designed for children from 15 lbs up to 5 years old that may sleep on an incline without slumping to either side. Children that can sit up on their own without wobbling are usually fit to use this pillow. This model is 28"W x 48"L x 18"H, and fits in most cribs and toddler bed frames.
  • Adolescent Size - Designed for children over 5 years old and may be used until the child is up to 5 feet tall. This model is 32"W x 72"L x 18"H, and fits on a twin bed frame.


    • The bed is designed to have an elevated head rest to raise the upper body, side barriers made from mini-wedges create a concave design that cradles the child. Foot rests prevent sliding down, and may be removed as the child grows. Sold with cotton sheet and waterproof pad for younger children. Free standing or fits in standard baby cribs.

    		  

    Available in Three Standard Sizes

     

    Size

    M.S.R.P.

    Special Wholesale Pricing

    		 Limited time
     

    Infant (for newborns to 5 yrs)

    		 $1150.95 $599.95 479.95
     

    Toddler (for 15lbs to 5 yrs)

    		$985.65 $499.95 379.95
     

    Adolescent (for +5 years)

    $1182.25

    $699.95

    		 599.95


    The Tots in Mind Cozy Crib Tent offers peace of mind for you and your infant or active toddler. Their patented and safety tested design helps prevent injuries from crib falls and unattended wandering, while keeping children and their belongings in the crib and unwanted visitors, such as the family pet, out.

    		  

    Available in One Standard Size

    Item
    M.S.R.P.
    Special Wholesale Pricing

    Cozy Crib Tent™

    $249.95

    $99.95
    Prices shown are for U.S. customers only.
    For international orders, please call +1-361-767-1888

     

    Available in One Standard Size

     

    		 M.S.R.P. Special Wholesale Pricing
    ComfyLiftBed� Sheet

    $75.00

    $29.95

    Adolescent size crib sheet

    $100.00

    $39.95

    + $7.00 Shipping & Handling
       

     
    How Does the ComfyLiftBed™ Compare to Other Devices?
     
    ComfyLiftBed™
    Hammocks
    Wedges with Straps
     
    Materials
    Firm Wedge covered in
    Super Soft Foam
    for additional comfort
    Frame, Padding,
    and Cloth
    Firm Wedge
     
    Adjustability
    Head and Foot elevation
    adjustable with wedges
    Multiple settings
    determined by cloth
    for hammock
    Only 1 Elevation
     

    Child Mobility
    While Maintaining
    Elevation
    Open design allows
    child to find a natural
    sleeping position
    Swaddling by cloth
    normally restricts the
    movement of the child
    Movement is restricted
    by strapping the child
    in one position
     
    Useful Life
    All children up to 48"
    Children under 36" and
    under 59 lbs.
    Children up to 30 lbs.
     
    Portability
    2 Foot wedges may be
    stacked separately and
    used as a flat 6" wedge
    pillow when traveling
    Frame and hammock
    may be disassembled
    depending on product
    One size wedge
     
    Noise
    Quiet, no moving parts
    Springs may cause
    noise while in use
    Quiet, no moving parts
     

    Please note that we did not include price in our comparison. This exclusion was made for several reasons. The most pertinent reason for the exclusion is that it is our firm belief that the value of good health should never be expressed in monetary terms. The comparison above should be ample evidence that our product is not similar to other products, nor are their products similar to ours. The products described above are only tools to help your child sleep well at night, and they all have their distinct advantages and disadvantages.

    We want all of the parents that visit our site to recognize the total value of the product that we offer. The net value of anything is the benefits it provides less its costs. A child that sleeps well without interruption due to discomfort or symptoms of medical conditions will be a more energetic and healthy child. The child's parents will benefit because they too will receive a better night's rest.


    Example of 15lb baby in ComfyLiftBed™

    Healthier children translate into fewer trips to the doctor's office and a need for fewer medications in the future. These benefits reduce the future costs of missed time at work and prescription or OTC medications. If you are the parent of a child whose doctor thinks that he or she will outgrow Acid Reflux Disease, it is not practical for you to purchase our pillow that is designed for use over a long period of time. If your child has reflux symptoms related to other conditions that will require long-term treatment, it will be more beneficial to buy a product such as ours that will help your child for a longer period of time. It is our hope that parents will make their choice of sleep aids based upon the benefits they hope to receive, not the monetary cost of the sleep aid. While the monetary cost should be a short-term consideration, it should never outweigh the benefit of good health.

    Our mission here is to help the most helpless among us - the children. All children deserve the highest quality of life and healthcare possible. We offer the ComfyLiftBed™ as a functional aid. Its purpose is to relieve acid reflux symptoms while your child sleeps. It is not a cure by itself, but a part of the overall treatment for reflux.

    DISCLAIMER: All writings are purely the opinion of this author, and although meant to offer help and guidance,
    should not be considered as medical advice or in lieu of the recommendations of an attending physician or other health care professional.
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