Products & equipment

The Nest Rock & Bounce Cradle from Mamas & Papas is a great piece of equipment for baby Harriet, writes Anne Coates.

Have baby – will travel and you will probably need a travel cot. The Tippitoes Cirrus Travel Cot is just the thing for holidays and visiting. Anne Coates tried one out for baby Harriet. 

The perfect answer to keeping a baby or toddler warm and safefly strapped in a car seat, buggy or supermarket trolley infant seats – the Morrck Baby Hoodie. Baby Harriet came home from hospital in her new wrap.

During Real Nappy Week, a new concept in reusable nappies – the Flip. Olivia Coates tried out the Flip on baby Harriet.

Shape up and tone your upper arms in six minutes a day? Anne Coates was happy to take up the Shake Weight challenge.

Anne Coates and Alex Bell try out two products from B&Q's summer range: the Fun Stripe Parasol and the Windbreak.

Harriet Elliot is pregnant with her third baby so we thought she was due for a treat – and she loved tryng out mum-to-be organics Rich Tummy Cream, Stretch Mark Oil and Bath Soak.

Picnics are great family events – for all ages! And what better way to pack up all the goodies than in the latest polka dot picnic/cool bags range from Lakeland. Anne and Olivia Coates were eager to take a look for Parenting Without Tears – even if they have to wait for sun and warm weather to use them!

Nominated as a finalist in Australia for the Marie Claire Best Beauty Product along with Dior, Mac and Elizabeth Arden foundations, Inika Liquid Mineral Foundation was a winner for Anne Coates.

Having moved into an upstairs flat, Olivia Coates found her vacuum cleaner was impossible to use on the steep stairs - so the Dusbuster Flexi from Balck & Decker was  a great solution.

Julia Bairstow has been trying out an anti-ageing serum from Lancome - with good effect.

Forget the tumble-dryer and let your washing blow in the breeze the green way using EcoForce's new recycled peg basket, & pegs and washing line. Plus if you sign up to Parenting Without Tears for an annual membership you'll receive a "goody bag" of EcoForce products worth £15.

A new concept from Waterly Bottom Products means that potty-training is more comfortable for little bottoms and more hygienic for parent and toddler. Nicole Burroughs introduces daughter Eva to the Pourty Potty.

The restorative and protective properties of emu oil have been used by indigneous Autralians for centuries and recent medical research has illustrated the health benefits. Pregnancy can often wreak havoc on skin sensitivity as Olivia Coates discovered so she was happy to try out OP Therapy – Body Hydrator with Emu Oil.

Leading swimwear brand  has launched body-shaping swimwear – Speedo Sculpture Shapeline – that's the next best thing to a made to measure swimsuit.

Baby equipment can tend to take over your home so Olivia Coates was keen to try out an new baby bath – FlexiBath – which folds flat for storage and can be used from birth to four years.

Innovative and stylish feeding products from Tomy that are ergonomically designed and PBA free.

A new range of Palmer's Body Butters –  Coconut Milk, Shea, Olive and Cocoa – has hit the shelves and has been tested out by four of the Parenting Without Tears team - with excellent results!