How to dress your baby when he suffers from a disability at birth? Faced with the difficulty of finding suitable clothes for her 15-month-old eldest daughter with clubfoot, Angélique Maurat, a 29-year-old Toulouse native launched the Atypik’Baby brand in mid-February, intended for children aged one to 24. months with a disability.
It was at seven months of pregnancy that this nurse’s aide in the cerebrovascular neurology department at the University Hospital of Purpan learned of the malposition of one of her daughter Mandy’s feet. Two weeks after giving birth, one of her baby’s legs is in a cast. “A month later, the doctors informed me that she had congenital equine varus clubfeet, that is to say that her feet are turned inwards, says Angélique Maurat.
“Splints were fitted to both of my daughter’s legs until she was six months old. It’s difficult to take such news and in addition, we have difficulties on a daily basis because no clothing is suitable. “To dress her little one, the young mother is forced to cut the bottom of the pajamas, too narrow to let the plasters pass. Lacking practical everyday clothes, she then decided to create her own brand.
His clothes can open more widely at the calves, the pants are stretchy to accommodate a club foot and the pajamas have a pocket opening to pass a gastric tube in case of gastrostomy. La Toulousaine creates the patterns, buys the 100% French fabrics and entrusts the making to a seamstress. Atypik’Baby’s clothes are sold between 27 and 39 euros throughout France via Instagram and soon a website. La Toulousaine is currently launching its second collection.