Twenty-plus years ago, we invented and sold Fombles: 10 beaded bracelets with an O-ring to help count ten strong baby kicks per day.
Fomble stood for FOetal Movement BraceLEt.
When Prima Baby & Pregnancy magazine published a positive article, we looked into advertising costs – these were outrageous. Unless we expanded to other countries, Fombles would remain a side gig.
We applied for a U.S. patent, but a bracelet with marker for rhythm based contraception was patented a few months earlier. Not the same idea, but too similar.
That was the end… until “now” and the fombles app.