More Evidence for Exclusive Breastfeeding for Six Months


The BBC have reported:

Exclusive breastfeeding for six months wards off baby infections, further evidence suggests.

Regardless of other factors, such as good healthcare and vaccination programmes, breastfeeding still gives babies a boost, say Greek researchers.

They say it is the composition of breast milk that helps babies fight infections.

The full article [...]

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Sustainable, ethical and healthy food for hospitals and schools


Good food is essential to everyone and we can all help to make choices to ensure that our children get a healthy balanced diet, but what about those meals we can’t control?

School dinners, meals in hospitals etc? 

The Fairtrade Foundation is supporting the Sustainable Food Bill that has been introduced to Parliament [...]

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Cossham Birth Centre moves a step nearer completion


Cossham Birth Centre (CBC), now under construction on the Cossham Hospital site in Kingswood, has full participation and commitment from BCB Steering Group and a BCB Supporter is now actively involved in the Arts Project for the birth centre.

 The publicity campaign continues to build with the Autumn 2010 edition of NBT’s Your [...]

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Bristol – Birth Centre update


Midwife-led birth unit at St. Michael’s? – Please show your support

Birth Centre Bristol has recently been working at senior midwifery and obstetrician level at St. Michael’s Hospital and with the CEO at NHS Bristol to encourage a midwife-led birth unit on the St Michael’s Hospital site. Such a unit has been on [...]

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Award Nomination


I was delighted to receive notification today that we have been nominated by one of our lovely customers for The Good Web Guide of the Year Award. 

We are all very flattered by this nomination and full credit goes to our lovely team here who work so hard making [...]

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Daddy Cool – help for new and expecant dads


The highly talented Gaby Jeffs and the Magneto Films Team have been nominated for yet another award, this time for the Daddy Cool video produced for the NCT. 

The DVD follows three dads on their journey through pregnancy, birth and early parenthood, with lots of tips and information from other dads and [...]

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Green Baby Hairbrush – Goat


This is another lovely review from a green parent, this time it’s a review for the Green Baby Hairbrush (Goat):

Wooden handled brushes made from natural bristles We bought this hairbrush for our daughter and it is now being used for our twin boys. It is so soft yet smoothes out any little [...]

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Customer Review – Usbourne Books


We have some lovely childrens books and a very kind customer has reviewed the Usbourne Books:

We were given a “That’s not my Pony” Usbourne touchy feely book when our daughter turned one. It was literally her favourite book, one which she read every night after we had. She could interact with the [...]

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3 Reasons to Love the Ergo Baby Carrier


The Ergo Baby Carrier is by far our most popular baby sling but what makes is such a big hit with us and our customers?

The Ergo is Comfortable

I tried many slings in my baby wearing days and the Ergo was by far the most comfortable for extended periods of baby carrying. [...]

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Customer Review – Calin Bleu Baby Wrap, Fleece


This is another lovely customer review for the Calin Bleu Baby Wrap Fleece:

I bought this sling for my son Jude. I was a pram addict but since being introduced to wraps I am converted. Jude was warm, snuggled in and very well supported and I loved having my beautiful boy so close [...]

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