Both my daughters are big eaters and took to the whole food thing easily; they happily fed themselves from a young age and I didn’t have to engage in trickery to get them to chow down heartily. Lucky me, right!?

That’s not to say that they didn’t have their moments – children love to play with food and my girls are no different. It’s all part of the fun!

One of the worst habits my eldest daughter worked herself into was biting down on her spoon, and banging it against her teeth when she put it into her mouth. She was out of baby cutlery at this point and I had vision of her precious teeth shattering into pieces leaving her with a snaggle smile and a horrible trip to the dentist.

So I think silicone cutlery is brilliant!

Oogaa does a fabulous range of silicone feeding products that do not support the growth of fungus, mould or bacteria; are odourless and tasteless, microwave safe, dishwasher safe, heat resistant and freezer safe. Silicone doesn’t corrode and stains are easily removed with hot soapy water.

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Being pregnant can be a wonderful experience, yet it can also be exhausting. Anything that can make life easier for pregnant women is always a good thing, and that’s why we are especially proud of our new Facebook app.

We offer expecting mum’s a nifty solution on how to plan the perfect baby shower. The Sudocrem ‘Plan your baby shower’ app is available on the Sudocrem Facebook page right now.

So if you were stressing about how to plan the perfect baby shower, fret no more.

The baby shower app allows you to set up your event in minutes, even allowing for some personal selections such as –

• Select a theme for your baby shower
• Add items you would love to receive at your baby shower (no unwanted gifts here!)
• Send invites to your friends with RSVP’s.
• Track who will be attending

• Attendees can also leave messages on your personal baby shower planner, maybe even detailing what gift they plan to get.

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Peace of mind is something all parents seek, the safety of children is paramount…always. There are so many products available to help parents and this applies to baby monitors too.

We wanted to highlight the new Digital video monitor from Tommee Tippee, which comes with a sensor pad and lots of intelligent and useful features.

The Digital Sound, Movement and Vision Monitor lets you keep an eye and an ear on your baby’s every move. Thanks to the infrared night vision, the video quality is excellent even in the dark. The sound quality is reassuringly impressive too with FHSS digital technology for interference-free monitoring.

The unique sensor pad is designed to sit under the baby’s cot mattress, and if no movement is detected for 20 seconds an alarm sounds. Together with the monitor, this is a great way to keep tabs on your little one.

Tommee Tippee have pretty much thought of everything here, as you can see from the features listed below. There is also a very useful pager to locate the parent unit if it’s misplaced…If you are one of those that is always on the hunt for your keys, this is something you might relate to!

Features of the Closer to Nature Digital Video Monitor include;

Infrared night vision camera

Movement sensor pad

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Mums need to be connected and these days, being connected is a term that can be applied to many things. Although they are not a necessity, having a smartphone can be a really useful aid for mums (um…angry birds?!)

Yes, there are some great of-all-ages apps that might give you a moment’s peace and quiet when you really need it. But this is not the main reason for owning a smartphone.

Every Mum needs to keep in touch with her children. The new Motorola RAZR i White is one smartphone that has some features that really work for Mum’s everywhere.

The phone has an instant launch 8MP camera with multi-shot mode that lets you take up to 10 pictures in less than a second –you need never miss a moment.

It has a 4.3inch edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass display screen. This is highly damage resistant and provides a really good viewing experience, perfect for video calls.

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Anyone who has had the joy of owning or feeding a small child will know that mealtimes are messy. I have a one-year-old and anything within a two metre radius of her high chair has some or other form of food splatter on it.

My eldest daughter was the neatest eater ever but her younger sister is a feeding fiend – she flaps her arms about, spoon in hand, like she is conducting an orchestra. Bibs and plastic covers are no match for my little fanatic – all I can say is that the walls in my rented house are going to have to be repainted.

If you, like me, are contemplating ways to somehow curb the mess of your messy eater, Messy-me.com has just been awarded a Silver Website Award from Mumpreneur UK.

The brand offers parents a stylish way to avoid chaos at mealtimes – and before you fob this off in an ‘I’ve heard it all before huff’, let me tell you about  a little fabric called oil cloth.

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