Recent Articles in Products & equipment

Sound Asleep Pillow
Nov 23, 2010

The Sound Asleep Pillow can be used with your own iPod or mp3 player. Listen to your music or radio as you drift off to sleep. Louise Pollard put it to the test.

Graco Nautilus car seat
Nov 20, 2010

Baby Dylan had outgrown his first car seat so parents Phil and Naomi Wilce were delighted to try out the Graco Nautilus car seat – as was Dylan judging from his happy face in the photo!

Halo non-bio laundry detergent and Halo proactive sports wash
Nov 1, 2010

Some of the Parenting Without Tears panel have been testing out a new detergent which has been scientifically proven to kill hospital bugs and bacteria such as MRSA and C-Difficile.

Splash About baby wetsuit
Oct 26, 2010

Not all swimming pools are heated to a temperature comfortable for babies. Swimbabes stocks wetsuits for babies to keep them warm in cooler water. Harriet Coates seems happy in her Extra Warm Baby Wetsuit by Splash About.

Cuddledry baby apron towel
Oct 20, 2010

The days of struggling to lift a slippery baby out of the bath and into a towel are over thanks to the Cuddledry baby apron towel as Olivia Coates discovered when she tried one out on baby Harriet.

Mamas & Papas YoYo highchair
Oct 15, 2010

A highchair which takes your infant through to toddlerhood and beyond, the YoYo from Mamas & Papas makes a stylish addition to any dining-room. Harriet has been comfortably ensconced at mealtimes, writes Anne Coates.

yoomi – UK's first self-warming bottle
Oct 6, 2010

Bring your expressed breast milk up to temperature in just 60 seconds with yoomi.

Lansinoh Electric Breast Pump
Oct 4, 2010

We all know that breast is best but what if you are going back to work or in the case of Olivia Coates, full-time study? The Lansinoh Electric Breast Pump comes into its own for working mums who want to continue with breastfeeding and supplying breast milk in a bottle.

Give your skin the treatment with NouriFusion by Herbalife
Sep 29, 2010

Cleanse, tone and moisurise, then add a weekly mask for a healthy skin routine. Anne Coates tried out the NouriFusion Mulitviatmin Cleanser, Multivitamin Toner and Mulitvitamin Moisturiser plus the Clarifying Mask from the NouriFusion range.

Morrck Splasha
Sep 28, 2010

Is it a dressing gown, is it a towel or a beach cover up? The Morrck Splasha fulfills all these roles perfectly, writes Alex Bell whose daughter Pippa loved it at first sight.

SnoozeShade
Sep 25, 2010

A great new piece of equipment that protects babies and toddlers from the sun and also gives them a dark environment to allow them to sleep.

Tippitoes Doorway Bouncer
Sep 14, 2010

A doorway bouncer was one of Olivia's favourite toys and the Tippitoes version has been a great success for her daughter Harriet as Anne Coates reports.