I didn’t have a baby shower for Heidi. I was feeling so fat and blotted by the end of my pregnancy that I didn’t dare go out or see my friends until she finally arrived. I know (for many) it’s not healthy to squirrel yourself away, but I doubt I could have squeezed through the door if I’d wanted to, and the last thing I felt like doing was being surrounded by a cloud of baby pink when Heidi was being so stubborn.

I had a shower (of sorts) for Dex, but this was just family and friends. The gift that sticks out the most by far was a cute little wicker basket crammed full of essentials that I hadn’t even been aware I had needed. Of course, I’d done the whole ‘first-timer’ thing and stocked up the nursery with too many outfits and teddies, but I wasn’t quite up to speed with some of the less cute bits and pieces… gripe water, dummy clips, breast pads, nipple creams… It’s so nice when someone in-the-know steps in and pre-empts your naivety.

In fact, handpicked gift baskets are always likely to score you brownie points if you’re en route to a baby shower anytime soon. But of course it’s not easy to find the time to pop these together.

This is where family run business UK Baby Box come in.

UK Baby Box offer unique baby boxes and baskets at affordable prices and take all the faff out of picking something special that will make the mum-to-be smile . Each box contains handpicked items for babies aged birth to one year. What’s more, you can create-your-own or pick from set boxes, and there’s free UK shipping to boot.

As a celebration of their launch, they’ve given me a unique baby gift box to giveaway to one of my readers. If you’re expecting a baby boy, or know someone about to pop with one, this might be the perfect giveaway for you.

In this cute little box are the following:

Entry for this competition is (as always) via rafflecopter so best of luck guys!

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