Worry eater

The Topponcino: the Montessori baby mattress that helps your baby feel secure and gently adapt to the world around them

Inspired by the Montessori philosophy, the Topponcino supports your baby from their very first days of life.
With its soft, oval shape, this small mattress provides a comforting sense of familiarity by preserving warmth, scent, and reassuring sensations during transitions between arms, rooms, or environments.

Why parents love it :
Makes transitions from bed to arms smoother
Helps reduce startle reflexes and unwanted wake-ups when moving baby
Provides a familiar and comforting sensory reference for your little one

The Ilado difference
GOTS-certified organic cotton
Removable cover, machine washable at 30°C (86°F)
Suitable from birth (dimensions: 70 x 35 cm / 27.5 x 13.8 in)
Handcrafted in Portugal

Montessori tip
Sleep with your Topponcino for a few days before your baby arrives. It will absorb your scent and become a familiar, reassuring comfort for your baby from their very first moments in the world. 

Our Baby Cocoon is inspired by the tradition of swaddling, practiced for thousands of years by mothers around the world.
It gently hugs your baby, providing a feeling of snugness and reassurance. By recreating the comfort and securi of the womb, it gives your little one a sense of calm and well-being, which promotes sleep.

The Baby Cocoon is crafted with the utmost care in our workshop in Portugal. This knitted cocoon is made of superfine Merino yarn is perfectly suited for delicate baby skin.
It is renowned for its soness, suppleness, strength, temperature-regulating and antibacterial properties, and easy maintenance.

One size 0-6 months.
100% soft, supple & temperature-regulating Merino wool.
Hand-washable or machine-washable on the wool setting, at 30°.

This soft muslin cloth is made from 4 layers of GOTS-certified organic cotton gauze. The fabric has been hand printed by artisans using an ancestral technique. Designed with 100% natural dyes extracted from plants and fruits, to respect your baby’s sensitive skin and the planet.

The ILADO Worry Eater Cuddly Toy encourages children to express their worries  and to let go of them in a fun and healthy way:
- Before going to bed, have your child tell you about his or her fears, sorrows or nightmares and then write them down on a slip of paper.
- Together, place it into the Worry Eater's mouth and tie the ribbons while saying these magic words: “My Doudou, I entrust to you this little sorrow, which thanks to you, Abracadabra, will be gone tomorrow. Thank you and good night”.
- The next morning, the slip of paper will have magically vanished, taking your child's worries with it.

This ritual can also be performed during the day to help your little one identify and let go of his or her negative feelings, sadness or anger.

This cuddly toy is inspired by a traditional Guatemalan legend: when children are scared or have nightmares, they tell their fears to worry dolls before putting them under their pillow. In the morning, when the child wakes up, the worries are gone.