Our Story

 

Hi! I'm Jennalee Hutchinson, and I'm so glad you're here! I am a wife to Joey, and a mommy to three wonderful little boys. Weston is the oldest, Reed is the middle, and Hayes is the baby. Weston and Hayes were both born prematurely and spent time in the NICU. When we brought Hayes home from the hospital it was the middle of November. The very beginning of cold and flu season. People were sick all around us. RSV was being talked about constantly, and I was afraid. I didn't want my baby that just went through breathing treatments in the hospital, and was on a ventilator for a week to catch anything. I wanted to stay home until he was a year old and knew he would be stronger. But that wasn't reality. Reality was having two older siblings that were in school and surrounded by germs. Reality meant I had to find something that would help us stay healthy, while living our lives at the same time. 

 

Then someone introduced me to elderberry syrup. "Try it! It seriously works!" I was skeptical at first because I had never heard of it as something to boost immune systems. Then Weston came home with a cold. I was terrified. I separated the boys as much as I could, but I needed something more. I needed to be able to DO something for the boys. So I made my first batch of elderberry syrup. Weston went from having a full blown cold (coughing, runny nose, fever), to FINE in just over a day. WHAT?! I was in disbelief. Could it really have been the elderberry syrup? I wasn't sure. 

 

About a month went by and Reed came home with a sore throat. Again nervous about the baby catching anything, I whipped up another batch of elderberry syrup. The next day Reed was fine. I was a believer. I started making regular batches of syrup and made sure we all took a tablespoon (or teaspoon) a day. The crazy part? We didn't get sick again. Friends were sick, family was sick, but we didn't get sick. It was amazing. 

 

So I started to make it for friends and family too. Because when something is this amazing and is changing everything for you, you share it! Once friends and family started experiencing the amazing benefits of this syrup, it was clear that we needed to get this into the hands of anyone who wanted it. 

 

3 Little Bears Elderberry Co was started. To share this magic syrup and help others experience the health that we were experiencing. 

 

We are so honored to be able to serve you all in this way. We KNOW that this syrup works. We believe in it, and we never miss a day. Thank you for finding us, and for getting to know our little family. We are so glad you are here!