When you spend your life seeking out the best gadgets and lifehacks to make life easier, it's inevitable that the urge to splurge on more tech rears it head when you become a parent. As a first-time mum to a five-month-old boy, I was keen to see what tools I could find to make becoming a parent a … [Read more...]
The NCT doesn’t do a postnatal course, but if they did, this is what they should teach new parents
WARNING: DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN’T HAD A BABY YET* Picture the scene. You’ve had your baby. You’re slowly recovering from the fact that the NCT poster birth you’d been expecting was not As Advertised. Your private area feels like it’s been in a road traffic accident. It’s starting to dawn on … [Read more...]
gNappies – Reusable nappies for parents in a hurry
With my first baby I was a guilt-ridden eco-worrier, dutifully using the Bambino Mios to help reduce my carbon guilt at my selfish decision to increase the burden on the planet with yet another human. This time around, I got the resuables ready to go and there they have stayed. But then I got … [Read more...]
The low down on baby food processors
With more parents making the decision to make their own baby food, it's no wonder that companies are cashing in. Making your own baby food can have a multitude of health benefits, as well as being cheaper than tinned and jarred options. But do you really know where to start? Once you've got … [Read more...]
Crochet Mario and Luigi baby rattles
These excellent baby rattles have been crocheted with love by Mama24boyz (or "Melanie Blake" if you prefer a real name), a prolific pattern creator. She's made all kinds of geek fare, including crochet Spongebob and Power Puff Girl patterns. The Mario and Luigi crochet baby rattle pattern gets … [Read more...]
Free Futurama crochet baby bootie pattern
Free craft pattern alert! In the world of adult cartoons Futurama tends to get sidelined for the classic tales from The Simpsons, or the cult status of Family Guy and American Dad. Particularly in the UK. It's an offbeat humour that doesn't rely on cultural references like Family Guy, but goes … [Read more...]
Tomy Digital Plus Baby Monitor — Review
As I write this, my infant is upstairs screaming her head off while her dad sings a made-up nursery rhyme to the tune of Epona's song from Zelda. And thanks to the Tomy Digital Plus Baby Monitor I can hear it all perfectly. Tomy spent a long time researching and developing this baby monitor. … [Read more...]
How to make reusable microfibre baby wipes
Call me a total nerdlinger, but I can't resist a microfibre cloth (aka e-cloths). And being something of an eco-bore, I'm trying to assuage my guilt about procreating (possibly the single worst thing we can all do for the environment) by reducing the little one's huge carbon footprint. You can … [Read more...]
Review: LeapFrog Advanced Digital Baby Monitor
There's nothing quite like having constant access to every grunt, squeak and snore your baby makes, and this LeapFrog Advanced Digital Baby Monitor (£58.79) is specifically designed for that very purpose. It also keeps track of the room temperature in the nursery, plays digital lullabies and … [Read more...]
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