Diddi and Bea's Creation - A Note From Our Founder

It started with a side kick. Something I had been doing for over 20 years. It was a quiet very early morning in the pristine gym at my office. I always tried to get there first so I could exercise without an audience. That kick wasn’t notably higher or stronger than thousands of others I had executed over the years. But this morning, that kick caused a sharp pain in the right side of my groin. I immediately lay down on the floor. It took about 3 weeks for the bulge to appear that made it clear I had an inguinal hernia. One surgery to fix that ended up with 2 more to fix the first surgery. A year and a half after the original injury I finally started to feel better.

I continued to improve with the help of pelvic floor therapy, acupuncture, yoga and a different lifestyle. My clothing choices made a difference in my level of comfort, I could wear loose flowy wide leg pants and skirts or dresses. This was an easy fix but there was a constant problem with underwear. All the styles available to me caused pain because they pulled in my hip crease and waist. Just because something can stretch doesn’t mean it won’t bind. The nylon seamless heat pressed pairs have an edge that felt like hard plastic digging into me. 

My mother taught me to sew, and it was a hobby I had kept up with over the years and now it was time to figure out if my problem could be solved. It took months but eventually I found a design that worked for me, I made some for friends and asked for feedback. I also made many pairs to give out to fellow patients at my pelvic floor therapy office.

It became clear that my design was a product that women need. While some might not ever, there are some that can’t live without a product like mine. It is not spoken about often, just like most will be amazed to learn that 1 in 9 women have endometriosis. I never expected to become an entrepreneur, but I am enjoying starting a new venture after such a difficult time in my life and the thought that I might make a woman who is struggling have just a little bit better day – that keeps me going through all the hard lessons learned while starting up.