For the days when only a robe will do.
Plush, wrap-around, warm. Hidden arm zippers on both sleeves. One patient wore it through an unexpected ER visit - EMTs unzipped both sleeves for blood pressure and IV without her opening the robe. Some days the most generous thing you can give yourself is something that feels like home.
Your nurse opens the sleeve. You stay wrapped.
Zippers on both inner arms. They get access. You keep the warmth and the coverage. You never have to open the robe.
It's a robe. In a clinical setting. That matters.
Wearing a robe during infusion changes something. You're in your own comfort, not a paper gown, not a hoodie you're trying to keep warm in. Your own space, even here.
Three ways to wear it
One robe. Every day.
Most robes just sit on a hook. This one goes with you.
At the treatment center
Wrap it on over whatever you walked in wearing. Dual sleeve zippers open fully so your nurse has clean access. You stay warm the entire session.
Infusion - chemo - dialysis - hospital stay
For home treatments
Already in the robe when your nurse arrives. The line goes in, you stay settled. No getting changed, no leaving your spot on the couch.
Home infusion - visiting nurses
Every other day
Weekends, rest days, mornings. The robe you reach for first - softer on the inside than most are on either side. No treatment required.
Rest days - mornings - weekends
Made for the hard days. Good enough for all the others.
FAQs
How do the sleeve zippers work?
Each sleeve has two zippers, so you have full control over the opening. Unzip from the top for upper arm access, unzip from the bottom for wrist access, or open the full length for your nurse to work freely. When you have an active line running, you can close the sleeve around it so you stay covered and comfortable throughout treatment. Both sleeves work independently.
How is this different from the IV Zip Hoodie?
The IV Robe is a wrap-style garment with a belt tie, so it goes on over anything without pulling over your head. The sleeve access zippers work the same way - with the same dual-zipper design on each arm for full control. If you want maximum warmth and the softest, plush blanket-like fabric and the easiest possible on and off, the robe is the one.
Can I wear it over a hospital gown or pajamas?
Yes - that is exactly what it is designed for. The wrap front and belt tie mean it layers over whatever you are already wearing without any undressing.
Does it look like medical clothing?
Not at all. It looks like a well-made luxury robe. The access zippers are color-matched to the fabric and sit flush when closed. Nothing about it looks clinical.
Is it only for treatment days?
No. The plush blanket fabric makes it just as comfortable at home on the couch, on rest days, or anywhere you want that level of warmth. A lot of our customers tell us they never want to take it off.
Is it true it is softer on the inside?
Yes. The inner lining is plusher than the outer shell - the opposite of most robes. The outside looks polished. The inside feels like your favorite throw blanket.
What is it made of and how do I care for it?
100% polyester plush - which is why it stays soft wash after wash. Turn inside out, machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low or hang dry (preferable).
Is this item MRI or CT scan safe?
No. This garment contains metal hardware and should be removed before entering an MRI or CT scan environment. If you need a scan-safe option, the IV Scan Hoodie is designed specifically for that - metal-free Velcro openings, same infusion access.
About:
BeWell makes premium products for those suffering from chronic illnesses.
We want to make your life a little easier. Living a life with a chronic illness is best described with one word, unpredictable. Our products are designed to make the unpredictable easier to deal with.
At the heart of BeWell is a fellow Crohnie:
"Hi! I am Amanda the founder of BeWell and I wanted to take the time to tell you a little bit about my Crohn's story and how BeWell was started.
I grew up with constant stomach aches and pain my whole life until I finally was taken into the hospital in the ER when I was 17 during my senior year.
That is when I was taken to Hershey Medical Center and I was there for a week, part of that in the ICU, and they were trying to figure out what's wrong with me. After that hospital stay, I had an endoscopy and colonoscopy where they said it looks like Crohn's disease.
After that hospital stay, I proceeded to take my medication, watch my diet, and it was probably over five years later until my next hospitalization, which was after a very stressful event in my life, along with also probably being on a smaller amount of medication than what was prescribed, thinking that I felt okay. After that week in the hospital, I probably had another five year or so time frame where I was not hospitalized.
I was managing my symptoms in remission until my most recent hospitalization in February 2022. This was my shortest stay, it was less than a week. I've always been sent into the hospital with nausea, vomiting, pain in my stomach, change and bowel habits, so those were the things that I had to look out for my symptoms when I know something's wrong. After this most recent hospitalization I have been symptom free again and this time I'm not planning to lessen my medication.
After my most recent hospitalization, I was put on a restrictive diet. While in that hospital, I was also very cold and there was a nurse shortage and I felt really bad asking nurses for more blankets. I started thinking about how a Crohn's store doesn't exist and while in the hospital I designed my own IBD journal because I needed a way to not only track my symptoms, but I wanted a place to actually list good food and bad food for me with my restricted diet. So the IBD Journal from BeWell was born!
Also in the hospital, I had the idea that it'd be great to have an IV zip hoodie where it could open in the front, it could open on the sleeves with easy access to my arms so that IVs could stay in and I could also be a little warmer than I was.
After having this idea for these products, I was thinking to myself what other products would make a Crohn's store because I wasn't aware of anything like that existing and how it would have been so nice to have the products that I just created if I had them 20 years ago when I was first diagnosed and the stress that probably would have been relieved to have these products.
Also I left the hospital without a name for this idea but after working on designing the products and getting them manufactured I was thinking about the name. It came to me that my GI doctor who whenever I see him instead of saying goodbye when I leave him he says be well!
That's where the name came from, in honor of my doctor who's been taking care of me for the past so many years and his message is also motivational and so when I see it on my products I think to everyone should be well and we should have lives that are easier by having these products that help us with IBD.
That is my current story. It started when I was 17, 20 years later, three hospitalizations over five colonoscopies. I'm still trying to figure out what works for me. Thank you for reading my story."
