My recommendations for great things to buy for your new baby, by age. Everything from comprehensive product reviews to top ten lists, with links to items on Amazon and other websites. All products reviewed are owned and used by my baby and me.
It is hot hot hot this week and time to ensure our little ones are comfortable and protected from the heat and sun. Temperatures of 35+ would often shut us inside. However with restrictions on meeting small groups inside we are more likely to be out in the hot weather in order to achieve (some) …
Baby clothes are super cute but don’t be a sucker for marketing! Do your bit for the environment and your purse-strings and start sharing your baby clothes (and toys/baby care things)! The expense and waste of baby clothes According to a UK study, first-time parents are spending an average of £10,000 on a baby for …
We live in a 3 storey house and, while blessed with space, this can have downsides including running up and down the stairs constantly to change nappies! I was pregnant for what felt like forever and in the 42nd week I was desperately bored! I decided to use my time to create a little nappy …
Baby-wearing is all the rage at the moment with many benefits for both parent and child. A few of these include improved bonding, reduced chance of flat-heat syndrome and hands-free holding. Using a carrier or sling can even reduce the incidence of postnatal depression. However, baby-wearing can so easily go wrong if you’re not quite …
Here I review the best products I have bought (or received) for our baby from birth to 3 months old. It has taken a lot of thought to compile this list. We have so many wonderful things for Isaac and have seen some lovely toys and items bought for other babies too. However, I have …
I have found one of the trickiest parts about caring for a newborn (despite the sleepless nights!) is keeping their tiny nails short and blunt. I never realised the damage a baby can do to themselves with their super sharp claws. Imagine an angry cat in a fight over milk and you have my baby …
Perhaps nappy disposal is a strange thing to blog about but, when you’re changing them around 8-10 times a day, nappy waste can become quite the topic of conversation! Here I detail our journey towards the perfect nappy disposal solution! I’m afraid as a family we have not been perfectly environmentally-friendly as we have not …
From as early as birth onward tummy time is one of the most important activities for babies to develop core strength and balance. This is in preparation for rolling over and eventually crawling. It can also help to prevent head-flattening which can happen if a baby is laid on their backs for too long at …
A short and sweet little blog post today – a review of the wonderful sleeping bags designed by the Gro-Company. One of the things I worried about when pregnant was what to put my baby in for a safe and comfortable night’s sleep. Everyone seems to have different ideas – blanket? swaddle? warm bodysuit? sleeping …
Keeping on top of sterilising As detailed in my previous post, I am an exclusive expresser meaning I need to use a breast pump and bottles to feed my hungry little milk monster! All part of the “fun” in the early days was establishing a routine with sterilising that didn’t make me want to pull …
