We have just added the Infantino Triple Comfort Three in One baby carrier, it is a 3-in-1 face in, face out and hip soft carrier with Breathe Mesh material for maximum air circulation when baby is being carried.

Infantino Triple Comfort 3-in-1 Baby rider.

We are finding that baby cariers like these are increasingly popular as an alternative, or in addition to, a light baby pushchair in crowded urban environments and rough terrain.

You can see all our Infantino baby Carriers here.

To our exist range of Saplings Nursery Furniture we have added the Saplings Ellie & Charlotte Cribs, Maria Folding Cot, Kirsty and Amanda Cot Beds and Warwick Junior bed:

Saplings Warwick Junior Bed.

The Warwick Junior Bed from Saplings Hinstock nursery furniture range is made from solid oak, and has a stylish chunky design which will suit any contemporary nursery. It comes complete with safety bed rails.

What is popular right now from Saplings?

Among our existing range of Saplings furniture this Desk and Chair Set has been very popular:

Saplings Kid's Desk and Chair set.

This Saplings Desk and Chair set is ideal for toddlers and has a lift up top to store pens, pencils and toys inside.

Our full range of Saplings Baby Nursery Furniture including Cribs, Cots, Cotbeds, Junior Beds, Kids Wardrobes and Toy Boxes can be seen here.

You’ll remember Linus from Peanuts clutching his security blanket, clearly this has lots of basis in reality. One mother, Julie, noticed though that her babies likes the tag quite as much as the blanket, she expanded on this and added colour and interesting designs to the blankets, Taggies were born.

Taggies soft toys give baby not only warmth and comfort, but also enjoyment when playing with the intriguing tags. Taggies are great as baby begins to unwind for nap or bed time, and they will lull themselves to sleep, whilst clenching, twisting, and feeling the tags that are so much fun.

Those little hands grasp and investigate those little tags non-stop! Not just meant for babies, Taggies soft toys are terrific naptime buddies that gives your little one a comforting rest time experience anywhere.

Older children love Taggies soft toys too. The older kids can take them in the car for long trips, or with them to watch a sports event when its chilly outside.

Crib Taggies ABC baby comfort blanket.

To the original security blankets were added matching Taggies baby pillows.

Taggies ABC Pillow

Taggies ABC Pillow, matches the Taggies blanket wonderfully.

Taggies don’t just come in ABC designs.

Little Taggies Colours Reflections

Little Taggies Colours Reflections, – they are too, see how the quadrants mirror each other. See the Video on this one.

Taggies are just the thing to buy for the baby in your life, a Big Taggie or a Crib Taggie for your child’s cot, a take along Taggie for the pram, a Little Taggie and a Taggies Pillow for babies nursery.  You can see all our  Taggies here.

Some practical advice on habituating your Baby to a Car seat, I gleaned this from a friend last night and thought I should share it. His daughter had happily doze for many journeys in her carry cot, but would not settle in a new car seat.

Britax First Class Plus Group 0+, 1 Baby Car Seat.

His wife’s suggestion was to move the Car Seat into the lounge prop it up and make it the child’s seat whilst watching children’s TV.  After a couple of days she could not be easily persuaded to leave the seat. Put the Car Seat in the car for the next trip and the child happily sat in it. Simple!

In the past I’ve written about my love of books and reading, the good news is that HelloBaby is now stocking a range of children’s Books.

Once There Was a Boy Boxed set, three book boxed set.

What has been proving popular so far is the Once There Was a Boy Boxed set, three book boxed set.  The award-winning picture books: ‘How to Catch a Star’, ‘Lost and Found‘ and ‘The Way Back Home’ by Oliver Jeffers are now presented in a beautiful hardback slipcase edition. These books are are intended for the under five years old child.

The Dog who could dig is for a slightly older age group.

The Dog Who Could Dig, I just love the cover illustration!

The Dog Who Could Dig, I just love the cover illustration!  Digger is a very determined dog. He has started looking for the bone that he buried and he just won’t stop digging. Deeper and deeper he goes, unearthing all sorts of extraordinary things – an old shoe, a coal-miner, and even an underground train. But he’s also getting hungrier and hungrier – will Digger ever find something to chew on for his dinner?

Written by Jonathon Long and Illustrated by Paul Korky.

A finally for the new parent:-

The Baby Manual from Haynes, presented in the same style as their car manuals.

If you know a dad to be who just won’t come out from under the car bonnet this might be just the thing.   This best-selling practical manual on baby care is written specifically for men, covering all Baby shapes, models and sizes. Dr. Ian Banks combines his medical expertise with his experience as a father of four to produce this informative book.

It covers all stages of infant development, from conception to birth and on to 2 years old. Hints, tips and advice from real-life fathers and medical professionals, fault finding charts (what a great idea!) , serious illustrations and a look at the lighter side with Jim Campbell’s cartoons are provided. It is now in full colour and is updated to include the latest opinions on breastfeeding, immunisation (including the MMR controversy) and paternity leave. There is even a section on how to change a real nappy.

You can find all our baby books here.

The OneLife Birth & Beyond Baby Nappy Hamper is a product we have long sold it, provides all the real nappies you will need for your baby’s first year.

OneLife Birth & Beyond Baby Nappy Hamper

OneLife Birth & Beyond Baby Nappy Hamper, which includes: 16 x nappies 8 x nappy boosters 4 x Size 0/XS covers 3 x Size 1 covers 3 x Size 2 covers All in a complementary hamper. This all offers a really attractive discount to the prices of all these separately, and might make a welcome gift for parents to be. Real nappies are of course considerably more environmentally friendly that the alternative disposable nappies, and many councils offer incentives in both advice, training and voucher schemes to promote real nappies. You can read more about this at the Real Nappies for London website, which details a voucher scheme (which HelloBaby naturally supports)  to provide help with the cost of nappies. Schemes supporting real nappies exist throughout the UK, this is a not altogether comprehensive list, you would be advised to look at your local council website to find out more. OneLife have  neat system for their nappies, which uses poppers for closing and size adjustment. The one size washable nappy has poppers for adjusting the size as your baby grows.  The OneLife baby nappy has soft binding around the legs and waist and an attachable nappy booster to ensure comfort for your baby.  The nappy and booster are used with a Onelife waterproof nappy cover to prevent any leakage . Onelife cotton nappies should last the whole of your baby’s time in nappies from birth to potty. They are made from soft unbleached cotton combed terry. You can see all the OneLife products including nappy sanitiser, nappy buckets and flushable nappy liners here, and all our very wide range of reusable nappies, baby changing bags and mats here

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New HelloBaby Website

I was reminded about  this product whilst doing preparatory work for our website redesign, more on this later!

BTW unsure about how to use reusable nappies, well get help from your council or voluntary bodies, but we now have the manual!

Newly listed this week on Hellobaby the  Britax B-LITE Lightweight Stroller, Britax B-SMART 3 and 4 wheeled pushchairs and B-DUAL tandem pram and all their accessories: rain covers, carry cots and cosytoes.

The B-Lite is an attractive Lightweight Stroller:

Britax B-LITE Baby Stroller in Venetian Red.

The lightweight and compact B-LITE stroller from Britax is ideal when travelling by public transport ( jetting off to the Maldives anyone?), or for a shopping trip with your Baby. It folds quickly and easily, has an automatic fold lock and with its lightweight aluminium chassis the B-Lite is easy to carry. The B-LITE is suitable for use from birth and has a lay-flat position for your newborn baby.

The Britax B-Lite Stroller/ Buggy is also available in Neon Black.

The B-Smart Push Chair comes in both a three and a four wheel version and is compatible with Britax Car seats.

This is the Britax B-Smart 3 Push Chair in Aurora Green.

The B-SMART  pushchair from Britax easily converts from a pram to a pushchair and is suitable from birth with lay-flat position, which is generally considered the healthiest way to transport your newborn baby. The B-SMART has a lightweight aluminium chassis and puncture resistant tyres giving you maximum versatility and style wherever you go. Its compact folded size means it fits neatly in the boot of the car. The B-SMART pushchairs are also compatible with the BABY-SAFE Sleeper (Group 0 Baby Car seat, the range of BABY-SAFE infant carriers/Car Seats and the B-SMART carrycot.

The B-Dual is a useful Tandem push chair:

The Britax B-DUAL Tandem pushchair in NeonBlack with both seats fitted.

This NEW B-DUAL 4 wheeler from Britaxis an intelligent modular Travel System which offers flexible and versatile travel options for two children, from birth to toddler. The B-DUAL easily converts from a pram to a pushchair and is suitable from birth with its lay-flat position – the healthiest way to transport your newborn baby. It has a lightweight aluminium chassis and puncture resistant tyres providing maximum versatility and style wherever you go. The compact folded size of this pushchair will fit in the boot of the car. The B-Dual tandem pushchairs are also compatible with the BABY-SAFE Sleeper, the range of BABY-SAFE infant carriers and the B-SMART carrycot.

We also have a full range of Britax Kid’s Car Seats.

We do of course also have all the fine range Britax car seats here, you can see our full range of Britax Car seats, carrycots, strollers and push chairs here.

I have previously written about Little Tikes products on Hellobaby,  the Ride on Toy Cars and Play Houses, now we have added even more of these excellent Little Tikes kid’s products.

Particularly attractive is the Thomas and Friends Train Bed.

Thomas The Tank Engine Junior Bed

With this Thomas & Friends Train Bed from Little Tikes Children will take a fun ride to dreamland with their best friend Thomas the Tank Engine! Special recesses hold books and small items, plus there is a storage chest in the front and even a track for the miniatures to run on along the edge of the bed.  Age suitability is 18 Months to five years.

Now you’ve got the bed get the Books to match.

Little Tikes Zebra Rockn Scoot

This Zebra Rockn Scoot is a clever idea use as both a rocker and a scooter.

This Zebra Rockn Scoot from Little Tikes is a clever idea as a toddler activity toy, use as both a rocker and a scooter. It is a soft padded Zebra which changes from rocker to a ride-on as baby grows. Smooth rocking action or remove the base to scoot around. Machine washable fabric cover. What is not to like about a  Zebra?

Our full Little Tikes range is here.

What to do about protecting yourself and your baby from insect pests, midges, mosquitoes and Horseflies? One August a few years ago we took a camping holiday in the Scottish Highlands, generally a great times and the pictures are lovely.

Eilean Donan Castle looks lovely, mind the wee biting things.

However what the pictures don’t show are choking clouds of midges, mosquitoes and  Horseflies the size of fledgling Jumbo Jets.

During July and August 2007 as a result of a wet summer NHS Direct was deluged (not my pun, several newspaper article at the time, with the worst offender being the Independent) with inquiries about insect bites especially mosquitoes, mostly about discomfort and more serious allergic reactions, Bee stings being potentially the most serious of these. We can help we have a selection of pushchair, car seat andcot insect nets.

One comfort is that Malaria was eradicated in the UK a century ago. Not so abroad, if you are travelling to foreign parts some places have a high prevlance of Malaria, Denge fever, and other insect borne diseases, you can check about specific circumstances in countries you are visiting here or alternatively here.

Don’t  worry too much, enjoy your holidays.

HelloBaby first listed the Norton range a few months ago times move on and now we have now colourways in stock, for the Norton Le Mans and Misano Kid’s Cars seats.

The Norton Le Mans is a Group 0+/1/2 Car seat

This is the Norton Le Mans Group 0/1/2 Car Seat in Topaz.

This is the Norton Le Mans Group 0+/1/2 Car Seat in Topaz, gorgeous colour isn’t it?

The Le Mans is suitable from birth to approximately seven years. It can be fitted forward (Group 0 +) and rearward (Group 1/2) facing, so you can keep an eye on your little one. What make it simple to install is its easy-routing system so that the seatbelt fitting is made easy for you. The Le Mans slimline base will fit most cars and its 4- position recline will help keep baby as comfortable, and safe as possible, on the journey. There is extra cushioning for baby to lean on and help support your baby whilst travelling, and an easily extendable headrest to help this Le Mans Car Seat seat grow with your child later.

The Norton Misano is a Group 2/3 Car seat.

Norton Misano Group 2/3 Car seat in Quartz

This is the Norton Misano Group 2/3 Car seat in Quartz, all the Misano car in the current 2010 range are named after semi precious gemstones. The fantastic new Misano IsoFix car seat from Norton which is suitable for children aged 3-12 years approximately (or 15kg to 36kg). With an integrated IsoFix fitting system you can be sure that your child will be as safe as houses, and it also has added safety features such as the added support, an adjustable headrest (extend as you child grows) and side impact protection.

You can see the complete range of Norton Car Seats here.

We also have a car seat buying guide here. This guide briefly explains the current regulations and the age (and more importantly weight) appropriateness of the car seat groups.