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Like a lot of mothers, Cameron Drumright was more confident about her ability to handle life after the birth of her second baby than she was after the first.
So even with toddler Carter and newborn Maddox requiring her attention, Drumright, a Wichita attorney, found time during her second maternity leave two summers ago to put a plan in motion.
"Everybody has an idea or something they thought of before but have never taken time to run with," Drumright said. "Then you end up seeing that product in the market later and it's like, 'Dang it, why didn't I do that?' "
Motivated by her pregnancy experiences of transporting urine samples to doctor visits in brown paper bags, Drumright designed the Tinkle Tote, a stylish alternative and the first product for Pouch People, an online business she launched in October.
After tinkering with various prototypes, Drumright settled on a Tinkle Tote she offers for $15.99. Customers can choose from five fabric styles, including Drumright's best-selling Purple Passion.
While the product is clearly more stylish than a paper bag, Drumright also believes it's more discreet.
"I think that's the dead giveaway of, 'Hello, I'm pregnant,'" Drumright said of the brown-bag method of carrying urine collection cups.
"My husband (Greg) and I would always wait until after the first trimester to tell our family and friends.
"We walked into the doctor's office for a first visit and some of our friends were also in there. They saw the paper bag and were like, 'Oh, congratulations.'"
Drumright enlisted the help of a friend to help sew her prototypes. A local manufacturer helped her create an inventory of approximately 1,000 Tinkle Totes that she hopes to market and sell through local doctors and in gift shops in addition to her Web site.
Pouch People's trademark slogan is "Cool products for haute moms and kids." Drumright is working on a second product called the Puzzle Pouch, which kids can use to transport wooden puzzle pieces.
For now, though, Drumright's new business is peddling Tinkle Totes. Lots of them.
"I've got them all over the place," Drumright said. "Carter will pick one up and say, 'I really love the Tinkle Tote.' I'm not sure many 3 1/2-year-olds run around saying that."
