Hello Baby Direct
November 7th, 2008Syndicated from http://www.hellobabydirect.co.uk .
- Why so casual about swine flu? - Back in the days before parenthood, when SARS was the exotic epidemic of the day, I relegated nasty flus to that sealed file in my consciousness marked Other People’s Business. Well, it didn’t take long for swine flu to hit home – or, at least, our gentrified corner of east London. My neighbour got the [...]
- Whoozit! Baby toys from Manhattan Toy now on HelloBaby - We have recently added some interesting toddler toys to the site, intended for babies from birth to 12 months or thereabouts. Manhattan Toy are as the name suggests an American toy manufacturer, and whilst their toys are undoubtedly fun, they do seek to improve cognitive and motor skills with interesting textures, shapes, sounds and mirrors, [...]
- Love books and reading? Tidy-books are for you! - I love books and reading, at home as a child there were always books around the house. My parents taught me to read long before I went to school, and later in my childhood I was an habitue of the excellent local town library. If no book was available I would read the back of [...]
- Grieving for the grieving - It is unfathomable, the loss of a young child. Unfathomable because the fortunate among us will never get close to the vile experience. And even if we were able to truly empathise, the horror would be too great to bear. So we dance around it, sharing the news over tea; feeling pangs of guilt as [...]
- Mum-dating for Dummies - This week our blogger scopes out the mum-dating scene. Pull! Two phone numbers in a single trip to the market – one after a ‘Come here often?’ chat in the coffee queue. The other by the yoga instructor handing out flyers at the exit. It’s a relief to know I’ve still got it. At least where the neighbourhood [...]
- The Hazard of Socket Safety Covers - Hello Baby has been following the discussion surrounding the safety and usage of Socket Covers which are designed to make 13A UK mains sockets safe from prying and inquisitive toddlers. Hello Baby now believes the products to be unsafe and has stopped selling them. The picture above shows that the covers may be used to [...]
- Nobody does “mum” better than Mum - This week our guest blogger tries not to blame her husband for trying. I was offered the morning off this weekend, and I have to say, I find it a mixed blessing. Handing over your daily grind to another, less experienced partner comes with its pitfalls – for you, for them, for the children, for the [...]
- Hello Baby Joins the Online Video Revolution - From now on Hello Baby is starting to incorporate video into our website. We believe that video helps to give our customers a much better impression of our products and is clearly the future of online retailing The videos are hosted on YouTube and created by my ever resourceful father.
- MeloBaby - An ingenious new Nappy Wallet and Changing Mat. - I remain surprised and delighted by human ingenuity; we have just listed a new product, about which I am rather enthusiastic, because it is an ingenious design. The Melobaby Nappy Wallet and Changing Mat is from Australia, to quote the manufacturers ‘the MELOBABY is a stylish, compact and functional nappy wallet for sophisticated parents on [...]
- The caffeine quandary - So here’s the thing: I like coffee. Not enough to bring Starbucks back into the black – that would push me over the edge. But a latte or two in the morning is the thing. Without a double shot in the AM, I am rather like a senile old lady trying to herd her cats [...]
