She was frustrated at how complicated her children 's baby grows were to do up . So , Melanie Chiknagi came up with an alternative - to create her own range of 'parent-friendly ' suits . The mother-of-two , a former commercial property surveyor from London , developed a new design of baby grow that does not include traditional leg poppers , which she found 'difficult ' to use . Instead , her design , dubbed the Picklesuit , features plastic zips on each leg , with concealed flaps to protect the infant 's limbs . It also includes wide arms and non-slip soles from size ' 6 months ' up . Creative mother : Melanie Chiknagi ( pictured with her son , Samson , dressed in a Picklesuit ) has developed a new design of baby grow that does not include traditional leg poppers , which she found 'difficult ' to do up . Innovative : Instead , her design , dubbed the Picklesuit , features plastic-moulded zips on each leg ( pictured ) , with concealed flaps to protect the infant 's limbs . The suit also includes wide arms and non-slip soles . 'Easy-to-use ' : While the suit ( pictured ) can be fully opened 'so that it is easy to dress little ones ' , its zips also allow parents to undress only their child 's lower half during nappy changes , Mrs Chiknagi told DailyMail.com . While the suit can be fully opened 'so that it is easy to dress little ones ' , its zips also allow parents to undress only their child 's lower half during nappy changes , Mrs Chiknagi told DailyMail.com . 'The design means that the baby 's top half stays nice and warm , ' she said . 'It 's an innovative baby grow that is easy , practical , and hassle-free to put on , take off , and open for nappy changes . ' And despite Mrs Chiknagi having launched her Picklesuit range only last year , it has already become a great success with British parents , with many deeming it an 'easy-to-use ' and 'thoughtful ' innovation . The mother said she was first inspired to create the Picklesuit - which is now available in three star designs ( red-and-white , grey and white ) - after struggling to do up her baby son Samson 's baby grow . 'Our second child was born and we still could n't do up his baby grows , ' said Mrs Chiknagi , who lives with her son , daughter , Matilda , and husband , Pascal , in an old Victorian house in the capital . 'Frustrated at the fiddly design on most , Pascal and I decided to design our own , parent-friendly one . We replaced leg poppers with a zip up each leg . Then we fitted a fabric flap inside the YKK zips . Contrast : 'The design means that the baby 's top half stays nice and warm , ' she said . Left , a red-and-white star version of the Picklesuit with zips on the legs , compared to a normal baby grow with leg poppers , right . Son : The mother said she was first inspired to create the Picklesuit - now available in three star designs ( red-and-white , grey and white ) - after struggling to do up her baby son Samson 's ( pictured today ) baby grow . 'This ensures the zips never have any contact with baby 's ' legs and will not pinch the skin when done up . ' She added : The Picklesuit took us a year to design , and getting this flap right was laborious . ' Another flap on the baby grow 's front 'prevents the baby from playing with the zips , and means that when a parent is carrying their child , the zips wo n't dig into the carrier 's skin ' , said Mrs Chignaki . The Picklesuit , which is produced in a British factory that Mrs Chiknagi visits on an almost daily basis , was perfected after 'many , many prototypes ' , all of which the mother tried out on her two children . 'The result is the easiest , most straightforward babygrow to put on - even in the middle of the night , she said . 'Parenthood is hard enough without having to struggle with complicated clothes . Mother-of-two : Mrs Chiknagi ( left and right , with Samson ) lives with her son , daughter , Matilda , and husband , Pascal , in an old Victorian house in the capital . She monitors her firm and customer 's orders from home . Success : Despite Mrs Chiknagi having launched her Picklesuit range only last year , it has already become a great success with British parents , with many deeming it a 'thoughtful ' innovation . Above , her firm 's website . 'We hope that the practical Picklesuit will help to make life just that little bit easier . ' Although she replaced leg zips with poppers , Mrs Chiknagi decided to keep poppers on her baby grow 's front to enable parents to fully open it if they wish - or keep it shut during nappy changes . Mrs Chiknagi monitors her business , Picklebee , and customer 's orders from her family home . She also creates other 'fun , practical ' products for infants , including silicon bibs and reusable food pouches . She recently exhibited her work to great acclaim at The Baby Show at ExCel London . On her website , Mrs Chiknagi reveals she named her baby grow design the Picklesuit because she affectionately calls her children 'pickles ' . For more information , visit : www.picklebeelimited.co.uk .
Melanie Chiknagi struggled to do up leg poppers on her son 's baby grow . So , she developed new ' easy - to - wear ' design featuring concealed zips instead . Design , dubbed Picklesuit , also incorporates concealed flaps under the zips . Allows parents to wear only child 's lower half during nappy periods . Picklesuit , available in star patterns , has been a favorite with children already .