An easy guide to slings


slings

You have decided to use slings with your baby but you’re not sure where to start. You’ve come to the right place: our easy guide to slings will present the various types of slings so you can choose which one will suit you and your baby best.

Ring Slings are the [...]

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The best way to prepare for breastfeeding


Breastfeeding advice

New mums hear it over and over: ‘Breast is best‘. Yet few of us are familiar with breastfeeding before our baby is born. We might not have had other nursing mothers around us to learn from.

Trust yourself. Remember that nature has planned for women to feed their babies. The [...]

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New baby gifts: some ideas for twins


A customer emailed us asking for ideas to give parents who just had twins. Shopping new baby gifts is always fun, shopping for twins is doubly fun! Here are some ideas of what I would get. What about you? If you had twins, what would you have loved to received (apart from the [...]

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Things to do with the kids: a recycled hobby horse


Home made hobby horse

It’s raining, kids are bored, they seem to be bored with the mountain of toys in their bedroom, what shall we do?

I regularly buy new small toys or plan activities in advance so I can turn a boring day into magical fun within minutes. Sometimes, you just [...]

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It’s your pregnancy, take the time to enjoy it.


Once the little blue line appears it seems that the whole world goes upside down.

As a new mum, you’re taken in in a whirlwind of events and emotions. Strangers and relatives alike give you advice on pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding (or not) and child-rearing. Their advice is often more driven by their own [...]

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10 tips to make baby bath time fun


organic baby shampoo

Children can get nervous about bath time at times. It doesn’t have to be that way, bath time shouldn’t be a chore for mum or a tense moment for baby. It can be a relaxing moment for everyone, full of giggle and laughter.

Here are our top 10 tips [...]

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Washing cloth nappies in 5 easy steps


Cloth Nappies

People say that using cloth nappies is cumbersome and takes time. That might have been true for the generation of our grand parents but cloth nappies have come a long way since then. Over the last ten years, cloth nappies companies – most of them founded by mothers – have [...]

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Baby carriers make travelling so easy


baby carriers

If you’re planning to travel with your baby or toddler, get into ‘babywearing’ without loosing a moment. Baby carriers make travelling so much easier.

Your baby will be able to nap whenever he needs and wherever you are. He will be able to snuggle his face in your chest or [...]

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When nipples shields can help breastfeeding


Using nipple shields can help breastfeeding

When my son was born, I was so happy and really looked forward to being a new mum. In hospital, breastfeeding went well. The nurses would help me latch my son on to me correctly.

When we arrived home, it became much harder as William couldn’t [...]

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Why I love organic baby clothing!


organic baby clothing

I had heard about the Frugi (then cut4cloth) organic baby clothing range when my baby was little. It wasn’t until I visited the Natural Nursery shop that was then in Bristol that I had a chance to actually see and touch the clothes.

The organic baby clothing was amazing: [...]

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