What should you buy for your baby? When you’re expecting, be prepared to engage in psychological warfare with companies trying to convince you that you absolutely must buy all of their products in order for you to properly care for your child. Very little of this is actually completely necessary, so with these baby buying guides so we want to help you work out what you should prioritise. (Note: We’re not giving you guides on how to buy a baby – just in case that isn’t clear.)
I get asked for links to things on Instagram a lot and I always like helping people out, but it made me think that maybe there were a load of people who wanted to ask but were too shy, or wanted to find it for themselves, so I’ve started putting the links to things that I talk about and post about in the Paula’s Projects Shop! All of the links here are affiliate links to the stores that stock these…
There are a vast variety of things that you will want or need as a parent, from clothes and toys to feeding equipment and blankets, the list seems endless. That being said, I decided to compose a list of a few safety essentials that my husband and I ended up with and would recommend to others. Every baby is different and where some people only require the bear minimum of baby proofing, there are other parents whose children get into…
It all happened relatively fast. One minute I was talking to my sister about Isabelle really not sleeping well in her room, the next thing I knew we were in the midst of moving Isabelle out of the tiny baby room and into daddy’s big office, in an attempt to see if it helped her sleeping. Swaperoo fun! I am definitely a woman on a mission when it comes to my projects, and this was certainly a big one. No….
It seems that in the past few years each summer has been getting hotter with even longer heatwaves, but it might be that a summer with children or being pregnant just makes you more aware of it. A few weeks ago, the Met Office reported that the temperature had reached 33.9 degrees Celsius, making it not only the hottest day of the year so far, but also the hottest June day since 1976! With hundreds of Brits racing to the…
There are a plethora of baby sites dedicated to all the things you “need” for your newborn, but the reality is that as long as your baby is fed, clean and loved with a roof over his head then anything else is just a bonus. That being said, there are some things which can make that first year a heck of a lot easier, so what do you really need to buy for your baby? I’ve compiled a list…