Natural Nursery Blog

Free UK postage on all orders over £25 – reduced from our normal free postage on orders over £75.

Now you can buy a lovely Calin Bleu sling, or a Medela breastpump or a baby lambskin or even treat yourself to a new nursing bra, all without having to pay postage.

No codes to remember, no coupons to collect, just place your order as normal and as long as it is over £25 and you are in the UK, your order will be delivered free of charge.

Offer valid until end of September, while stocks last.

New mothers in Shetland will soon be able to benefit from breastfeeding support thanks to a new initiative from the Breastfeeding Network (BfN) in conjunction with NHS Shetland.

The BfN is a UK-wide charity which runs breastfeeding drop-in centres across the country and a national helpline, and offers mother-to-mother support before and after birth.

It is joining forces with NHS Shetland to train volunteers to give support and advice to new mothers in the isles.

Tutor Mary Kennedy will be in Shetland soon to recruit volunteers. She has trained helpers in Midlothian and Dunoon where she works for NHS Highland as a health visitor.

She said:“Mothers may be thinking about breastfeeding and want a bit of help to make up their minds. Coming to one of our drop-in groups, while they are pregnant, can help them see what it is really like and they get the chance to ask other mums the big questions that have been bothering them.”

You can read more about this at: http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/07/27/new-mothers-offered-extra-help-with-breastfeeding

For your breastfeeding aids don’t forget to look on The Natural Nursery website.

Waterproof nappy covers are an essential component of a 2-part nappy system.  Personally, I have always preferred hook and loop or Velcro fastening nappy wraps but we have had lots of customers request popper fastenings.

As a result, we have taken delivery of a big box full of Mother-ease Airflow nappy wraps, in all sizes, in white and the lovely eco-theme patterns.

Air flow wraps are part of the multi-award winning range of real nappies from Motherease and they will work with Mother Ease onesize nappies, Sandys etc as well as with pre fold nappies and terry squares.

The nappy covers are made from polyester with a thin waterproof layer bonded to the back, making them easy to care for and non-crackly.

Many parents find that the popper fastening gives them a better fit and that older babies and toddlers are unable to undo the poppers, making nappy removing incidents less likely.

The Motherease wraps are in stock now, starting at £9.25 per wrap.

The Natural Nursery is delighted to be an authorised distributor of the Book of Green Eco-directory 2010 and we will pop a free copy in with every order received through our website this week.

Book of Green provides readers with hundreds of eco-friendly companies in this year’s paperback. From architects, body & skincare and cleaning products to homeware, organic baby products to reusable nappies, microgeneration and sustainable tourism as well as offers and articles.

The Natural Nursery is featured for the second year running (on page 45 if you would like to check when you get your free copy) and your book will come with a special discount code for you to use on your next order with us, or you can be kind and pass it on to a friend.

A new study conducted Wilkinet has shown that mothers who were breastfed themselves as a baby are more than twice as likely to breastfeed their own babies.

Another key influence seems to be the use of a baby carrier or baby sling: the study showed that 51% of mothers who carried their baby, breastfed exclusively.

You can read more about this study on our website – http://www.naturalnursery.co.uk/Babies-born-in-2010-can-thank-Grandma-for-being-Breastfed-16-w.asp

We would love to hear from mothers who found that using a baby sling helped them to breastfeed – you can post a comment here or email us at info@naturalnursery.co.uk.

We will pop a little thank you in the post to the most inspiring story next week.

Did anyone else spot the lovely picture of beautiful crawling babies all sporting yummy washable nappies on the cover of the Observer Magazine this weekend?  It was actually to feature a story about sperm donation but it was still wonderful to see such a high profile cover with cloth nappies.

The story – http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/27/jennie-withers-co-parents-fertility

Sorry, I can’t find the cover online so here is a slightly random image of the disana knitted nappy for you instead.

We always try to offer the best possible customer service, help and advise to our customers. So it’s really nice when we hear back from them.

Thank you very much for your service. When I return to the UK I shall be using you.

Should you need quotes or excellent customer feedback please do not hesitate to contact me.

Refer a friend to www.naturalnursery.co.uk and they will receive a 10% discount off their first order – Simply quote “FRIEND”

We have had another lovely e-mail from a customer that we would like to share:

Thank you very much.  I have received my order today, and am very happy with all of products and the excellent service I received.  And the gift of nappy bags was much appreciated.
 
I will certainly recommend naturalnursery.co.uk to friends, and will be back myself.

Spend over £40 on any order (excluding postage) and receive a free gift.

We are very fortunate to have such lovely customers so when they give us feed back we like to share it. This is a lovely e-mail that we have from one of our customers:

Dear The Natural Nursery,
Just a quick note to say Thank You! I received my parcel this morning, the day after I placed the order. I am very please with my purchases, the speed of delivery and the packaging.

 My items arived in excellent condition. The product prices were the best I could find and with free delivery and 10% off my first order, I am a very happy customer.

Thank you for the free samples and the 10% off code for my next purchase. I’ll be sure to come back and use it and recommend The Natural Nursery to my friends and family.

Don’t forget as it is Breastfeeding Awareness Week this week we are offering  a 10% discount on all our breastfeeding related products until 27/06/10. www.naturalnursery.co.uk

A group of scientists has written to the European Food Safety Authority asking for the use of BPA to be limited.

Many scientists believe that exposure to BPA (a chemical used in many plastics) could cause developmental problems in developing babies yet some well known UK retailers were selling potentially dangerous baby bottles as recently as April this year.

At The Natural Nursery, all our baby bottles are BPA free, including the glass baby bottle and the breastmilk bottle.

We believe that it is important to give your baby the best start in life so on the times when you want to give expressed breastmilk, make sure you choose a BPA free baby bottle.

Wikipedia has some information on BPA – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A including the following:

Studies by the CDC found bisphenol A in the urine of 95% of adults sampled in 1988–1994^[120] and in 93% of children and adults tested in 2003–04.^[121] Infants fed with liquid formula are among the most exposed, and those fed formula from polycarbonate bottles can consume up to 13 micrograms of bisphenol A per kg of body weight per day (?g/kg/day; see table below).^[122