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NOD POD – the baby blanket with legs

The softest baby blanket London Mums have ever come across with a twist. The blanket does have legs and a hood too so baby is always wrapped properly. How wonderful! One of our favourite gifts for baby and mum. The Nod Pod’s simple and versatile design keeps your little one warm and cosy whether they are in a baby carrier, car seat or a pushchair, easily accommodating straps or zips without…
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Quality and durable kids' essentials chosen by mum

Kiddyriffic, one of London Mums favourite brands, sells unique toys, furniture and accessories of the finest quality to provide for the needs of your child. Here at Kiddyriffic, we seek to combine fun with practicality. Founded by a mumpreneur, we know how hard it is to come by good quality, durable children’s essentials and seek to provide just this! Whilst we stock traditional toys and…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogFashion & Beauty

Affordable kids' fashion: Keeping your kids cosy in the cold

Kids fashion expert Nicole Frost shares her top tips on affordable ways to wrap up warm this winter. Half-Pint Chic Founder Nicole Frost knows only too well how contending with the British weather and growing children can mean clothes need to be adaptable and interchangeable. Nicole set up members-only website Half-Pint Chic when she struggled to find good quality clothes for her twin girls.
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Baby & ToddlersBlogPregnancy & Birth

Precious Babies - being a mum after fertility problems...

Whenever you’re in a large group of mums and children in London, the chances are that at least one of those mums had some problems trying to get pregnant, and at least one of those children was conceived with medical help. One in every six adults will experience fertility problems – and given that many of those will go on to get pregnant, the end result is quite a lot of London babies! …
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Baby Swimming: More Than Just a Badge

Leading swimming expert Laura Molloy explains why swimming is a vital lifesaving skill. Founder of Swimbabes and qualified Swim Instructor Laura Molloy has been teaching babies and toddlers to swim for the last ten years. She believes every baby should learn to swim so that they are equipped with vital survival skills that will aide them if they ever find themselves in a life threatening situation…
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MINE! Best book to teach toddlers sharing skills

MINE! is one of London Mum’s favourite books and very useful as it provides a light-hearted look at the thorny toddler issue of sharing from award-winning illustrator Rachel Bright. You can purchase the book via www.puffin.co.uk A little bit about this book: Funny Bunny is the most favourite toy of twins, Frankie and Fifi. Wherever they go, Funny Bunny goes too but when it comes to…
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Baby Gear That is Both Fashionable and Functional

Nuna is a collection of smart baby gear created by Dutch designers. It was founded by a father of two who wanted to combine style with functionality, but could not find products that fit his needs. He traveled to the Netherlands and found a passionate, young product team in Amsterdam – a hotbed of smart design – and created Nuna. The Nuna line blends style with the reality of having kids, and…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogParenting Skills

Brush up on your burns first aid skills in time for Bonfire night with FREE First aid training for all parents!

81% of parents in the UK don’t have the knowledge required to administer basic first aid to a baby or a child although one in four will have to deal with an emergency first aid situation. A new online training campaign has just been launched to help improve parents’ first aid skills. New research* by Tesco Baby & Toddler Club also reveals that 72% of parents wouldn’t feel confident in…
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Are we more safety conscious than our parents? A new survey reveals a change in attitude

If you think back to when you were a young child, can you remember your mum’s approach to safety? A new study by the UK home safety brand Lindam has revealed that nearly eight in ten mums believe their own mums were not overly safety conscious when they were children. But despite this, nearly 30% would still trust her over their mother-in-law when it comes to their babies’ safety. As a child…
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Parents under too much pressure to ‘perform’ - comments on Unicef report findings

A recent report from Unicef has found that British parents place more value on material goods than spending time as a family. The research, which compares parenting in our country to other countries across the Europe, suggests that that shelves stacked high with the latest toys and gadgets is one of the most important things to parents in this country – not their child’s happiness. As a…
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