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

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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!

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Darlo ethical baby clothes: Helping malnourished children worldwide

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I spotted Darlo on Twitter a few weeks ago and felt instantly compelled to get in touch. I love ethical, fairtrade and organic baby products - especially when they’re sensibly priced and accessible to parents with less means. All too often we see brands on a mission to save the environment, the poor and the disaster-stricken, yet charging £20 for a body cream, or £30 for a sleepsuit - as much as we believe in the cause, it’s simply not feasible to remortgage the house to help.

Darlo’s mission is to help malnourished children globally. Right now their core focus is India, and with every product purchased from their adorable baby clothes collection they’ll provide at LEAST one whole week’s worth of meals for a child in India. It’s simple, affordable and there’s no guilt-tripping going on here; just a very cute range of colourful organic baby lounge-wear with a conscience.

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From vests, to sleepsuits, to adorable jogging bottoms, they have everything baby needs to chill out at home or snuggle up in bed. The muted palette is perfect for trendy boys and girls, and every skin tone. I plumped for coral and mint for Heidi and think she looks absolutely adorable.

At the moment, most styles are available in 0-3 months or 3-6 months, but the clothes are VERY generously sized. At 7 months, Heidi’s 3-6 month outfit still has plenty of growing room. Here she is modelling a pair of comfies (an organic cotton vest, pair of joggers, and a dribble catcher bib £29.99 - vest and joggers also sold separately for £11.99 and 13.99 respectively).

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These have washed beautifully at 30 degrees and are exactly as soft as you would expect from an organic brand. Regular readers will know just how sensitive poor Heidi’s skin is, so given there are no nasty pesticides or chemicals used in Darlo’s clothes, it’s the perfect outfit to whack her in if she’s experiencing a flare up - it soothes her irritated skin and stops her itching.

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There are also no inside labels to chafe her skin, and the branding on the neck of her vest and on her butt is super cute. There are faux pockets and a sweet drawstring waist on the joggers too; lovely little details that epitomise the love and care that have gone into each dinky outfit.

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The pure cotton is produced by cotton farmers in India so brings in wages for the impoverished, who in turn, receive a fair wage and work in clean and safe factories. Darlo are also keen to stress that absolutely no child labour is used in any part of production process. This project isn’t about lining pockets, it’s about bringing hope to those in need.

With Christmas coming up, Band Aid in full flow, the ebola epidemic claiming lives, and Children in Need tugging at our heart strings, sometimes you just need to take a step back and realise how lucky you are. I promised myself I wasn’t going to rave on about the cause, so I’ll leave it at that. But if you are a grandparent, parent, aunty or uncle who’s been tasked with buying sleepwear this Christmas, do pop over to Darlo and consider a purchase.

To find out more, you can say hello on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram - they’re a really nice bunch and would really appreciate your support.

 

 

 


Genius Front-fastening Bodysuits from Rubi and Boris

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Sometimes in this line of work you stumble across products you can’t help but get excited about. Most are pretty simple ideas that solve a real problem - simple to the extent that you can’t help but wonder why no one has thought of it before.

Picture this. Your newborn baby hates being dressed. They can’t stand that split second you whip their vests off their head and they get a face full of fabric.

So maybe this isn’t you. Maybe instead you’re disabled and find it tricky to dress your baby. This is certainly the case for my mum who has had a stroke and has lost the use of one arm. Although she’s perfectly able to look after my children, physically she does struggle with basic tasks. If Heidi has an accident and soaks through her vest, she’ll find it almost impossible to strip her down and re-dress her. Heidi will be tugged about and have a huge tantrum as she can’t see the world around her for cloth.

Enter something so simple, so obvious and so well designed - Genius front-fastening bodysuits from Rubi and Boris! indexH Genius Front fastening Bodysuits from Rubi and Boris

This works in a similiar way to a wrap dress. Baby’s arms go in, you secure it from within by some poppers, and again on the outside. There’s plenty of give in the fabric and it’s very generously sized - this means your Rubi and Boris bodysuit will have a longer ‘drawer-life’ than the usual over-the-head little number.

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I also loved that it arrived in a great little drawstring pouch making it an ideal baby shower gift. This serves as a neat little introduction to the goodies inside as it’s made from the same super soft organic cotton.

The cheeky name Rubi and Boris has a cute little back-story. Rubi (creator and designer) nicknamed husband Nizar ‘Boris’ many years ago. Rubi decided that if her dream of creating a childrens’ brand came to fruition, Rubi and Boris would be a little homage to their partnership. Eight years and two beautiful children later, that vision has become a reality.

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Of course, although Rubi and Boris bodysuits are front-fastening, there’s also a gusset opening for when you team it with a pair of trousers, a skirt or a pullover dress. This means bum changes are still a walk in the park with no faffing around with outer garments. I’m a big fan of the contrasting stitching too which gives it that extra pop of colour.

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Perhaps my favourite thing about these is the v-neck design. Poor Heidi dribbles a fair bit - especially now she insists on holding her own bottle. This has led to a few patches of eczema under her chin where her bib has left some fabric exposed on a round-necked vest. With these bodysuits, the v-neck ensures her bibs can do the job they’re meant to and keep wetness away from her skin.

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It’s also great to see that Rubi and Boris have managed to do the impossible and combine organic cotton and low prices. I happen to think £11.50 for one of these is great value for money. AND they do twin-packs. Great stuff.

It’s also nice to see that sleeveless bodysuits have made a comeback as these are so practical for wearing under dresses and PJs in the winter months.

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Of course I want to see more but I’m unsure where they’ll go from here. They have such a niche product that it’ll be hard to extend the range in an innovative way to complement this - I’d definitely recommend focusing on these bodysuits before venturing into trousers, tees and the like. They’ve tried to play around with colourways and designs but I’d definitely like to see some vibrant fabric that won’t show up little accidents so readily. One thing is for sure, I’m excited to see what they come up with next!

You can buy for yourself on rubiandboris.com or say hi on FB and Twitter.

 

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