Hi!  My name is Zhiming Fan and I am the owner of SilkSation LLC and the creater of SilkSac.  I developed SilkSac after I gave birth to my first child.  I was experiencing restless nights as I have constant fear that my son will be a victim of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).  To help eliminating that fear, I did a lot of research on SIDS prevention, and I tried what I could to follow SIDS prevention suggestions from American SIDS Institute. 

What I did was not to have loose blankets, pillows, and stuff animals in my baby's crib.  I used a wearable blanket, also called a baby sleep sack by Carter’s during the first few months, found it very useful.  I slept a lot better after using it.  But the problem is the one layer of fleece material was not warm enough for winter time, and also the Carter’s one sized sleep sack was getting too small as my son was getting bigger.  That’s when I started looking around for a bigger baby sleep bag.  The other popular sleep sack that I could find online was by Halo Innovations, called Halo Sleepsack.  But again, this sleepsack is only made of one layer of fleece material, too warm for summer, but not warm enough for winter.  Then I found the Grobag, the most popular baby sleeping bag in Europe.  I like it very much, but it is only available in Europe, unless I want to pay for expensive international shipping.  That’s when I decided to make my own sleep sack because fortunately my mother-in-law can sew.  When I was purchasing the material, I used 100% cotton fabric because it is more durable and breathable.  I also didn’t like the polyester filling because 1. it is a flammable material, 2. it is not natural, and 3.  it is not as soft as I would like, so I can’t imagine my son being comfortable in it.  At that time, my creativity came into play.  I had a silk comforter that my mother bought for me when she was in China.  I decided to use the silk filling for Ethan’s sleep sack. 

You may not know what a silk comforter is.  It is basically a comforter filled with silk floss instead of polyester filling.  The silk comforter is just incredibally soft and comforting.  I felt in love with it the first time I used it.  But as much as I loved it, I wanted my son to have the best.  So I cut out the cotton cover, exposed the silk floss inside the comforter, and my mother-in-law made two sleeping bags for Ethan using the silk floss fillings.  Later on I named this silk filled baby sleeping bag SilkSac.  Ethan slept so well in the SilkSac because he was wrapped in silk.  Also because the fact that silk filled bedding is good year round, so I just used the two sleeping bags year round until Ethan grew out of them.    

When I bring this idea to other mothers, they loved the idea too.  And they wish I can make more for them.  That’s when I started looking into making the SilkSac.  SilkSac has since been improved to include a removable cover so the silk batting inside can be preserved.  The SilkSac has been so well received that so many parents come back to buy the bigger size for their child, and even buy for their friends who are expecting. 

Through this website, I hope new parents can get educated about why they should use a baby sleeping bag for their babies, how the SilkSac is different and more advantages than other baby sleeping bags, and why they should purchase SilkSac.  I understand that new baby means more spendings, tighter budet.  But at the same time, I also know that parents always want the best for their baby.  That's why my goal is to provide new parents a very affordable, yet an excellent product that every parent love to have for their precious baby. 

I continue to improve my products, and explore new and innovative products, so if you have any great ideas or suggestions, don't hesitate to email me.