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Jan 19 2015

GIVEAWAY: Win a pair of tickets to The Baby Show ExCel London 2015 (20th-22nd Feb) with Rubi & Boris

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I always get excited when I start seeing Baby Show related tweets and Facebook statuses flying around my timeline, and as the ExCel leg is right upon us, I’m already at fever pitch.

I love everything about it - from the deals, to networking with upcoming brands, to checking out what’s new on the baby scene. Whether you’re having a baby soon, or already have one crawling around your ankles on a daily basis, you’ll find everything you need to help you enjoy the experience of having children.

Rubi and Boris

Well to celebrate that they’re exhibiting at their first ever Baby Show, my friends at Rubi & Boris have two tickets up for grabs for 1 lucky winner!

I’m beyond excited they’re going to be there to showcase their amazing bodysuits. There is simply nothing to dislike with these nifty little suits - they take all the stress out of dressing baby, are simply invaluable for people with limited movement in their arms, and look far cuter than their round-neck over-the-head cousins.

  • Genius front fastening bodysuit making dressing less of a faff
  • Poppers on the bum for quick changes
  • Organic softer than soft cotton
  • Generously sized
  • They come in the sweetest gift bags
  • VERY fairly priced from £9.50

Bodysuits

Here’s my beautiful daughter, Heidi modelling hers some months ago. If you’d like to read my full review, click here.

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So if you’re free on the 20th - 22nd February 2015 and can get into London for the day, I’d urge you to attend the show. As well as Rubi & Boris, there are hundreds of popular brands to see, excellent facilities and a busy main stage with celebrity guest speakers. You’ll see the latest innovations in baby and toddler products, get to try out all the biggest names in prams and pushchairs and bag some essential baby bits at impossibly good prices. It really is an awesome day out for all the family.

Fancy it? Well enter below for your chance to win a pair of tickets. You can take your mum, partner or best friend (children go free) and get stuck into the experience.

Oh, and if you do win my comp (or are heading into London for the show anyway), get over to Rubi & Boris’ stall on N30. I happen to know they’ve got some fun ideas in mind for their first ever show so their stand is going to be extra special!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

T&C’s – a.k.a – the boring bit!
      • Only 1 option is mandatory (leave me a comment) – the rest only improve your chances of winning so just complete as many as you feel like
      • UK entrants only – you must be over 18 too (sorry)
      • The winners will be contacted by email and must respond within 3 days of having been emailed (I’ll try all known avenues to contact them) or a new winner will be drawn
      • When the giveaway is closed, Rafflecopter will select the winner completely at random
      • The winners name will be published on this site
      • There is no cash alternative
      • Travel to, and other expenses at the event are not included

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Jan 30 2014

Countdown to The Baby Show (February 21-23 at London ExCel) and a Chance to Win Tickets!

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Well if you didn’t know it already, I’m The Baby Show Blogger for 2014′s ExCel leg in February (21-23). I’ve been busy sharing my pregnancy journey on their blog and am hugely excited about the upcoming show.

We’ve been Baby Show regulars for the past few years now. I love seeing new products and brands before anyone else, and get enough of the special show prices. The facilities are always so amazing - Tommee Tippee never fail to create the perfect breastfeeding area away from the melee of the main exhibition, and who better than Fisher Price to kit out and sponsor the crèche area??? The result is a buzzing shopping environment that caters for busy mums and dads, whilst still providing everything you need to help deal with toddler meltdowns and newborn accidents. The changing area is always clean and tidy with staff on hand to dish out the nappies and wipes, and there’s always plenty of places to sit down, rest and take stock.

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This year, I’ve got an extra special reason for attending. Aside from our blog partnership, we have a little girl growing all-too-quickly inside of me, and we’re incredibly unprepared! There are soooo many things we need, that I simply can not wait to hit the stalls!

Here are the brands I can’t wait to take a closer look at:

BabaBing!

I’m really looking forward to getting up close and personal with the sleek and minimalist LoBo Plum Bouncer and weighing up how the Noah highchair compares to the Stokke Tripp Trapp. I love the look and design of these products and am really excited at the prospect of having a good old play.

BabyBing

Bebecar

For traditional prams Bebecar are the Rolls Royce of baby wheels. I can’t get enough of their vintage style and simply need to test drive one!

BebecarPrams

iCandy

As I’ve been helpfully informed that I’ll need a twin pushchair for my two babies (I have my Facebook readers to thank for this - it seems I had my head in the clouds and was over-estimating Dexter’s walking abilities). So I’ve been eying up the Peach Blossom 2 (in stylish and gender neutral Silver Mint) for awhile now. It’s the only twin I’ve seen that looks compact enough that I won’t be barging the elderly off the path and into oncoming traffic!

iCandy Peach Blossom 2

Masiel Bebe

Ooooh these dresses are too pretty for words. They’re exactly the traditional / nautical / Spanish twist I want to dress Mini Madam in. I’m seriously looking forward to going all gooey-eyed at them

Nappy Cakes by Betty

A humble little nappy cake business that deserves to be far bigger. Betty so lovingly makes these impressive nappy cakes and they look to be something incredibly special. She thinks of EVERYTHING - from an exhaustive list of ‘ingredients’ to leaflets on Strep B (an illness that I have firsthand experience of through Dexter). Can’t wait to see these pieces of art for myself!

Nappy Cakes by Betty

Oyster Baby Slings - Slumber-Roo

Oooohhh let me at them!!! So gorgeous, so simple, and exactly the way I’m hoping to carry my little madam when she arrives in April.

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Of course, I’m also looking forward to seeing my friends BRITAX (and BOB), and Tommee Tippee, Cuddledry, Funky Giraffe Bibs and Pumpkin Patch. These are the brands I trust the most and never fail to disappoint me. This year (aside from those mentioned above) Chicco and Cheeky Rascals are also key sponsors so expect generously proportioned stalls for these guys and an abundance of products to browse, staff to advice you, and fabulous offers especially for the show.

Fancy a discount on your ticket?

If you haven’t got your ticket yet - I have a code that means you can save some pennies on the price. You can bag yours for a tiny £11.95 (on-the-door price is £20) and put your savings towards all that wonderful shopping instead! Simply enter code BC001 (or click HERE) at the checkout to receive your discount.

And of course I have a giveaway for you!

Or if you’re feeling really lucky, I have 2 pairs of tickets to giveaway! This means two of you (and your partners or a friend or relative) can go free! Entry is via rafflecopter and I’ve made it incredibly easy to improve your chances! This closes on February 12th though so best to hurry and enter!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

T&C’s – a.k.a – the boring bit!
    • Only 1 option is mandatory (leave me a comment) – the rest only improve your chances of winning so just complete as many as you feel like
    • UK entrants only – you must be over 18 too (sorry)
    • The winners will be contacted by email and must respond within 1 week of having been emailed (I’ll try all known avenues to contact them) or a new winner will be drawn
    • When the giveaway is closed, Rafflecopter will select the winner completely at random
    • The winners name will be published on this site

Win competitions at ThePrizeFinder.com

Feb 25 2013

Tommee Tippee - Unveiling the Perfect Prep Machine

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Craig, Dexter and headed to the London ExCel for the Baby Show this weekend. As well as an opportunity to stay in a posh hotel as a belated Valentine’s treat, we were there for a major product launch by Tommee Tippee. Their latest offering has been shrouded in such intense secrecy we’ve all been gossiping about what it could be.

All we had been given prior to the event was a teeny clue: “What can you do in two minutes?”
- I won’t tell you some of my other half’s cheeky guesses…

Well you won’t believe what these guys have gone and done… they’ve created the bottle-feeding mother’s must-have gadget! A machine to prepare the perfect bottle for baby in just 2 minutes - The Perfect Prep machine!

PERFECT PREP MACHINE (2)

Let’s face it - those nice guys from the NHS haven’t made things easy for us poor bottle-feeding mummies. The recommended advice is to pre-boil a kettle, fill a pre-sterilised bottle with this newly boiled water up to your required level (risking burning yourself), bring it to body temperature (to simulate breast milk), then add your powder… for every feed. In the early days I remember physically blowing on the water in desperate (and fruitless) attempt to cool it for Dexter.

As if all this wasn’t enough of a faff - doing it at midnight, 3am, 6am etc, under such intense sleep deprivation… it’s easy to look for shortcuts that would make your midwife cringe.

Well NO MORE.

The Perfect Prep machine is designed to make preparing bottles that little bit easier. Night-time hell feeding is now made simpler and you no longer have to spend 30 minutes placating a hungry crying baby before you can show them a teat. The Perfect Prep machine filters tap water, delivers a ‘hot shot’ (72 degrees) to kill bacteria, dispenses the correct amount of water per scoop of formula and ensures this dissolves quickly. You’re left with a perfect bottle to offer baby in just two minutes. Result.

PERFECT PREP ICONS FRONT OF PACK (2)

It’s so simple to use. You simply fill the machine with tap water and it’ll filter the water for you. You then set the correct feed in fluid ounces and machine will prepare your feed. It’ll hold enough water for 6 large bot bots and has handy warning alerts to let you know when to change the filter or de-scale. The filter also lasts for 3 months and is only £8.99 for a replacement.

You could even keep the machine in the bedroom to avoid negotiating the wooden hill (stairs) during the night. It’s so quiet you’re unlikely to wake up your other half and you won’t have to brave a freezing cold kitchen at an ungodly time in the night. This *might* even mean you could find yourself back in your bed in just 20 minutes.

You have to give Tommee Tippee extra ponts for making the machine compatible with most bottles too. You can adjust the height of the bottle stand to accommodate the heights of most brands and, given Tommee Tippee bottles are one of the widest on the market, widths too. They’ve really thought of everything.

So, will this product work for us? Well for Dexter we already have a good (albeit not recommended) system in place. At the moment we bulk-sterilise and fill with freshly boiled water. This means all we have to do is tip in the formula and shake. We don’t serve at body temperature as Dexter is used to having his at room temperature. As Dexie sleeps through the night we’re also through the worst of it and no longer have to worry about night-feeds.

For the next baby however, this will be invaluable. Although, I’m hoping this time around I’ll be able to breastfeed (with Dexter this wasn’t possible), when the time comes to wean him / her onto bottles - this will be a godsend. I won’t have to ask family and friends for tv box sets as baby shower presents (to ease the pain of middle-of-the-night feeds)!

Unfortunately you will have to wait until the first week of May to get your hands on one. But you can pre-order now from ether Babies R Us or Amazon.

If you are wanting to buy one I can offer you a fantastic 33% off a pre-order through Amazon, just use the code 9DIC8VIU expires 3rd March 2013. This makes the machine an amazing £66.66!

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