Baby Stuff

Review: Yippydada Bella Baby changing bag

Before Christmas I was delighted to win a competition for a bag of my choice from the Yippydada changing bag range. With the several weddings we are going to this year with two small people in tow in mind, I opted to go for this Bella baby changing bag in black (the same bag is also available in a stunning bright postbox red).

Review: Pink Lining Poppins Bag Blue Butterflies

Ad disclosure: This product was sent to me free of charge by Pink Lining to be reviewed. However, as per my PR info disclaimer, this review is my unbiased honest opinion of the product.

Product: Poppins Bag Blue Butterflies

Price: £65.00

Age Range: 0+ (it’s a changing bag but will make a great all purpose bag after you’re done with nappies!)

Manufacturer’s Description: This is a bag for the Fashionista Mummy who wants the best. A bag that does what it needs to without compromising on aesthetics! It is slightly longer than our other changing bags to give you extra room for all your baby essentials. This bag has a large zip pocket across the front for all mummy things such as a pen holder, key fob, pouch pocket for a mobile and lots of space for other essentials. The bag comes with an adjustable shoulder strap and is long enough to fit over any pram/buggy handle bars.

Rating:  (5/5 stars)

Poppins Bag – Blue Butterflies

Review: When they saw my Wednesday Wishlist post about pretty changing bags and my resulting feelings of outright jealously whenever I saw fellow mothers walking around with gorgeous designer changing bags, Pink Lining got in touch and (incredibly generously) offered me one of their Poppins Bags to review.

I have been using the bag for nearly a month now, as I wanted to give it a good trial period before writing my review. I was initially delighted with how attractive and spacious the bag seemed, and, as we have used it over the past weeks, we have been equally delighted with how practical it is. We have taken it to an NCT sale, to town, around Crufts, to my breastfeeding buddies training, and to Wales and back – basically we have used it a LOT in the last month and it has never disappointed in that time.

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Review: Victoria the Slinglady

Product: Wrap Slings from Victoria the Slinglady

Price: £15.00 to £25.00

Age Range: Newborn to Toddler

Manufacturer’s Description: This business was started from me making my own carrier, being on a budget i just could not afford a branded carrier. A few friends saw my carrier asked me to make them one and it went from there. There are many families who really wanted to have the experience of having their little one close but a low income they just couldn’t afford to. There are now 2 of slinglady myself and Nikki I make the Stretch plain and the panels and Nikki makes the Smith-firm and the patterned stretch. We want to show it is possible to sell beautiful and most importantly safe wrap slings at a price families on a budget could afford.

Rating:   (5/5 stars)

Review: I bought my first wrap sling before Georgie was born, after looking at the different types of carriers and deciding that I wanted to go down the wrap sling route – they just looked so much more comfortable for both Mum & baby than the carriers which are a giant confusion of straps and buckles!

Front facing to see the Irish Sea!

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Review: GUMIGEM Teething Necklaces

Product: GUMIGEM Teething Necklaces

Price: £10.00 to £12.50 (keep reading for a discount code!)

Age Range: teething age+

Manufacturer’s Description: GUMIGE­M ­® is proud to introduce its range of fantastic necklaces that are designed to look amazing, whilst helping your baby through the teething process. GUMIGEM® pendants are made of baby safe (non toxic) silicone – like most other ‘conventional’ teething products. GUMIGEM® look like hard stone or Murano glass, but are actually soft and flexible like teething rings so ideal for sore gums…. read more

Rating: (5/5 stars)

Candy Confusion Disc Pendant

Review: My sister gave me my heart-shaped GUMIGEM necklace for my birthday back in July, and I loved it instantly! One of the things I have discovered since having a baby is they love to grab things and put them into their mouths – and it only gets worse when they start teething! These fab necklaces allow you to wear jewellery (and pretty fab looking jewellery at that!), and not have to worry when your child grabs it and has a chew!

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Review: Hauck Dream ‘n’ Play Travel Cot

Product: Hauck Dream ‘n’ Play Travel Cot*

Price: £49.99 (RRP) – but usually much lower when you shop around!

Age Range: newborn+, max 14kgs

Manufacturer’s Description: The Hauck Dream and Play Travel Cot is easy to set up, collapse and fold up into its travel bag with carry handle. It comes with a 60 x 120 mattress that is made from 100% easy car nylon making it comfortable and washable, along with its airy mesh sides with sturdy feet to hold it up

Rating:      (3/5 stars)

Review: We bought our travel cot way back before Georgie was born, when we saw it on sale in Tesco. Hauck do a number of travel cots, all based on the same design – and you can usually find one on sale somewhere on the internet! We actually have the Winnie the Pooh one which comes with a bar with dangley toys over the top, which Georgie loves to watch.

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Review: Fisher-Price Aquarium Bath Centre

We bought this bath from the Mothercare sale, using vouchers that my old work colleagues gave me when I went on maternity leave. At the price we paid it cost about £10 more than the Mothercare branded bath sets, which we considered worth paying because of the safety features of this well designed & adaptive bath.

Review: VTech Lullaby Light-Up Lamb

This lamb has to be one of the best toys I have bought for Georgie so far, and certainly one of her favourites! I bought when she was about 3 months old, and she quickly got the hang of whacking the big button on the front to start/change the music, an accomplishment that always leaves her with a proud smile on her face!

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