20 of our favourite homemade baby shower ideas!

If you’re thinking of throwing a baby shower party (for yourself or for a friend), you’ll be pleased to hear that it doesn’t need to cost the earth! We’ve scoured Pinterest to find fabulous homemade baby shower ideas to inspire you – here are 20 of our favourites!

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9 cute homemade baby shower decorations

Decorations are one of the most important parts of the baby shower.  They tie the theme together and get everybody in the mood for festivities.  Here are 9 fab ideas and a little inspiration for making your own:

homemade baby shower door wreath handmade baby shower table decorations handmake decorations like this paper rosette

Left - This pretty pink homemade door wreath will welcome visitors to your baby shower!  Center - This handmade table decoration is cute and simple idea, but very effective – this would work for a range of themes and with any colour you like.  Right - We just adore these paper rosettes – they look easy to make and the’ll brighten up the room! Continue reading

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16 ways to indulge mum after giving birth & 4 things NOT to do!

Everything is ready, bags are packed and the time has come.  It’s nearly time to welcome your new little bundle of joy into the world!  You and daddy-to-be await new baby’s arrival.  Then after a very emotional and possibly very long labour (or more intensive procedures) your beautiful baba is here.  It’s likely that you’re in awe of this amazing person you’ve created.

So dads, today we’re written an article full of tips compiled by our lovely Facebook friends to help you make those first few days even easier for mum after birth.  (If you’re not a dad-to-be, you might like to forward this post onto one now!) Here are 16 tried and tested ways to indulge mum after giving birth – and a couple of ideas thrown in that you should avoid!

tips for mummys who've just given birth!

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10 ways to get your children involved with their new baby sibling

How to get siblings involved with a new babyA new addition to the family can be really exciting, but it’s just as important not to forget younger family members and include them in the excitement too, especially if they are going to be a big brother or sister.

Luckily, throughout the pregnancy it’s easy to get children involved in a variety of different ways, here are some of 10 of our favourite ideas: Continue reading

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Foods to avoid during pregnancy

Pregnancy is exciting, and we bet you couldn’t wait to meet your bundle of joy from the day you found out you were expecting. But sadly, there’s a downside to being with child too: unfortunately, you’ll have to forsake some delicious foods and drinks for the whole nine months too… Whoa!

For those of you not up-to-speed on the current foods to avoid during pregnancy, because lets face it they change every year, here’s an updated and current list for you:

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Top ten things to do this autumn with baby

Autumn is here now, there’s no denying it, the boots have got to come out! The nights are drawing in and the days are distinctly chillier to say the least, but that doesn’t mean we have to hibernate with our babies until next spring!  We still need things to entertain us and to keep baby happy.

Autumn tips for baby

We can help you with a few ideas!  Here are our top ten Autumnal ideas for mum and baby!

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