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Father's Day is This Sunday!
By Laura Lee Davies on 10/06/2008 05:05:39
New dads, old dads, grandads, dads-to-be – they all need a bit of recognition once in a while, just like us mums do…
Here on ThinkBaby we always like to make a fuss of Mother's Day even if you're still a mum-to-be, so it seems only fair to champion Father's Day, too. This year it's on Sunday June 15 - this coming weekend! There isn't much time but you can still
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What ThinkBaby Babies Think of Reusables
By Laura Lee Davies on 05/05/2009 13:43:22
Find out how our ThinkBaby mums and baby testers got on when they ditched disposables and tried cloth nappies
and daughter, 10-week-old Alyssa, got on.Click here to see how mum Melony got on when she gave them a try with her daughters, 20-month-old Isla and her four-month-old Annabelle.Click here to see what happened when mum Heidee gave them a try with her 4-week-old
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Vintage chic and eco fashion from Nixie
By Laura Lee Davies on 09/05/2006 09:30:00
Nixie are a great little company design beaufitul clothes from reused fabrics and recycled wool.
We bang on enough on this site about reuseable nappies, but what about reuseable clothes?OK, we know the value of hand-me-downs - not just because they recycle and they save money, but also because you can mix and match old and new without your
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New Cot Death Awareness Campaign Hits Hard
By Laura Lee Davies on 22/12/2008 10:42:17
The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths has launched a powerful short film to get the important message of safe sleeping to new parents
to encourage young mums to find out more about how they can keep their baby safe when napping or sleeping - day or night. The aim is to encourage people to forward the link to the film to friends and family, to get the message of 'cot death' and the importance
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Amoralia bras for breastfeeding
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/05/2007 01:01:09
Just because you're making milk, doesn't mean you have to feel like a Jersey cow! Amoralia make stylish bras for special mums.
statement. The online pregnancy and new-mother underwear company are determined that you shouldn't 'make do' with scruffy old undies or bras that don't fit well just because you're expecting a baby or you're breastfeeding. Instead, their designs are all
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Ladybird Campaign to Get Dads Reading!
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/06/2008 01:47:25
Reading Dads is a new initiative to encourage more fathers to read to their babies and toddlers
, Schools and Families and Ladybird are working closely with the National Year of Reading.The aim is to highlight the gap between mums and dads and to celebrate the simple pleasure of reading or just sharing a picture book with their children. The project
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The Kidsleep 'picture clock'
By Laura Lee Davies on 11/05/2006 09:00:00
A perfect visual way to help toddlers get used to going back to bed in the night.
to write about the Kidsleep device that's now available in the UK after doing really well in Europe.Setting a normal alarm clock isn't much good for most young children. For a start, few can tell the time before they're five years old! Also, it doesn
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Poll results: challenges for new mums
By Laura Lee Davies on 20/04/2006 11:11:30
Lack of sleep, breastfeeding, recovering from the birth - what are the biggest challenges to a new mother?
of recovering from the birth (especially if you had to have a caesarian) and experiences like breastfeeding can present real up-hill struggles for many new mums.Perhaps not surprisingly, the lack of sleep was by far the biggest challenge cited by voters. More
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Great car seat covers from Concord
By Laura Lee Davies on 03/05/2006 10:45:00
Unlike the usual options which blend in with dull car interiors, Concord's child car seats are glamourous and exotic!
of Trooperettes aways for the weekend.The Marrakesh- a plush, exotic design which has a north African shimmer about it - is luxurious and quite feminine without being necessarily unsuitable for a boy. It will no doubt appeal to the inner hippy in some mums
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Jooki's chic changing bags
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/02/2007 04:03:44
If you can allow yourself to one little luxury when your baby is born, the Jooki soft leather changing bags are a special treat.
ahead.The rise of the baby changing bag – something rarely heard of as little as five or six years ago – has surely been down to that surge of interest from women looking for a nifty something to brighten their new-mum days. Bags that match your buggy
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