The Jacob's Adder Story

The baby kick counter bracelet was invented in 2004 by first time mum-to-be, Caroline Baker. Like many modern women, Caroline worked right up to the week before her baby was due. Working in a busy office attending meetings and working with clients, Caroline found that she would often lose count of the number of kicks she had felt from her unborn baby each day. This meant that around mid-afternoon, Caroline would start to worry about whether her baby was doing fine.

Taking her kick chart in the back of her hand-held notes to work was awkward, and walking around with a post-it note tallying up the counts didn't work either. This is why Caroline came up with a simple bracelet that is also a counting device.

The bracelet is made up a band with numbers on and a cursor. By moving the cursor on each time she felt her baby kick, she had an instant tally on her wrist without having to think about it. During meetings it was easy to discreetly move the cursor on. This relaxed and informal way of counting kicks meant that Caroline was always sure of how active she had felt her baby to be, thus reducing the stress.

After her son was born, Caroline incorporated an L and R onto the band so that she could alternate sides to breastfeed from successfully.

After many months, Caroline finally perfected the design and registered for a patent. In January 2006, the local media picked up on the fantastic idea with Caroline being interviewed on BBC radio and TV.

To add to her media success, Caroline was on "Mothers of Invention" on the 5 O'clock show with Richard Hammond on ITV.

The company name is Jacob's Adder as the bracelet adds up for you and Caroline son is called Jacob