As a business owner, you are always looking for additional ways to add revenue and boost your boutique; following trends and keeping a positive presence is what keeps families coming back with each pregnancy. 

Ensuring that every familiy leaves their appointment with a keepsake from their experience is always the best way to bridge a permanent connection. A heartbeat recorded while in utero helps bond and comfort families, but there are other ways to utilize a recording keepsake that your clients may enjoy! 

Recording Heartbeats Out of the Womb

You have probably witnessed sibling jealousy at some point during your scans. While a big sibling may be excited to bring home the baby's heartbeat to snuggle with, some siblings don't understand why their heartbeat isn't recorded to play at home.

You may have also witnessed a mother unable to share the appointment with a deployed partner. Perhaps a grandparent visiting from afar has joined an appointment.

These situations are common and can be an opportunity to help families stay connected, celebrate siblings, and even include generational memories and keepsakes. It's simple to use your equipment to hear the heartbeat of anyone, from a newborn baby to a puppy! Thinking outside of the box and providing recordings of out-of-the-womb heartbeats will increase your profit margin and give another reason for rave reviews.

Additional Recordings Can Include:

Newborn Babies

Maybe parents didn't know they could have recorded their baby's heartbeat in utero and would love to still have the keepsake.

Big Sibling

It isn't fair to only have the recording from the newest pregnancy/sibling, make sure big siblings feel special and bring home their own recoring in their favorite Animal or Pillow!

Mommy

Don't overlook recording a mother's heartbeat. It can be a gift to her own parents, a comfort for an older sibling, or a gift to send to a deployed partner. She can also record a sweet message instead of her heartbeat.

Military Parent

If a military parent is present at an appointment, suggest their heartbeat be recorded for each child to have and snuggle with when they are away. It can be a great comfort even for the mother to hear. (Again, a sweet message could also be recorded.)

Grandparents

Whether near or far, a grandparent holds a special place in the family, and recording their heartbeat can be a treasure children and grandchildren will love.

It only takes an extra few minutes to add another heartbeat recording into an appointment, and a family may be grateful for the unexpected keepsake.