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Coast is our cool and durable carrycot/pushchair travel system which features stylish detailing and premium marl fabrics. Coast is fully accessorised with a co-ordinating deeply padded footmuff and super practical pram bag.
Upgrade your daily strolls with Zest, our everyday pushchair offering style and comfort for both parents and babies.
Our handmade Oberon doll's pram is a beautiful gift for any child. It comes in a high gloss white finish with beautiful hand-painted fine line detail, chrome spoked wheels and fully adjustable hood.
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Everything you need with your Reef pram including a First Bed Folding Carrycot, Dream i-Size infant carrier, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
For everyday strolls with a one hand fold
Dune, our contemporary and compact urban travel system proves there’s no need to compromise when it comes to style and functionality.
Tide is our new multi-terrain pushchair with an overnight sleeping approved carrycot, reversible multi-recline pushchair seat and effortless freestanding fold.
Coast is our cool and durable carrycot/pushchair travel system which features stylish detailing and premium marl fabrics. Coast is fully accessorised with a co-ordinating deeply padded footmuff and super practical pram bag.
Suburban, stylish, sustainable – Reef is our multi-terrain travel system offering the ultimate in baby comfort no matter where your adventures take you.
Introducing the all new Wave, our future-proof travel system that’s designed especially for growing families.
Everything you need with your Dune pram including a First Bed Folding Carrycot, Motion All Size 360 car seat, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Everything you need with your Dune pram including a Newborn Pod, Dream i-Size infant carrier, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Our lightest, most compact multi-terrain pushchair, Tide is made for exploring. Includes Accessory pack with a changing rucksack, footmuff, phone holder and cup holder.
Everything you need with your Reef pram including a First Bed Folding Carrycot, Dream i-Size infant carrier, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Everything you need with your Reef pram including a First Bed Folding Carrycot, Motion All Size 360 car seat, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Everything you need with your Wave pram including Motion All Size 360 & base, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
For everyday strolls with a one hand fold
Special edition auto-folding super stroller.
Self-folding for effortless strolling
Suitable from newborn to toddler, Pop is the ultimate everyday pushchair offering a smooth and comfortable ride for baby and added peace-of-mind for parents.
Upgrade your daily strolls with Zest, our everyday pushchair offering style and comfort for both parents and babies.
Add a TrueFit™ Classic Mattress for only £50!
Add Muslin Swaddles worth £45 for FREE!
190 pocket-sprung mattress
Dual-sided 190 pocket-sprung mattress
Dual-sided 220 pocket-sprung mattress
For safe sleep, easy feeds and close comfort
Special edition one-pop travel cot, co-sleeper and playpen.
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Special edition 360° rotating, all stage car seat.
Add a TrueFit™ Classic Mattress for only £50!
Add Muslin Swaddles worth £45 for FREE!
Upgrade your daily strolls with Zest, our everyday pushchair offering style and comfort for both parents and babies.
Makes mealtimes fun
For everyday strolls with a one hand fold
Add Muslin Swaddles worth £45 for FREE!
Suitable from newborn to toddler, Pop is the ultimate everyday pushchair offering a smooth and comfortable ride for baby and added peace-of-mind for parents.
The place for parents to be
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For everyday strolls with a one hand fold
Add Muslin Swaddles worth £45 for FREE!
Suitable from newborn to toddler, Pop is the ultimate everyday pushchair offering a smooth and comfortable ride for baby and added peace-of-mind for parents.
The place for parents to be
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Coast is our cool and durable carrycot/pushchair travel system which features stylish detailing and premium marl fabrics. Coast is fully accessorised with a co-ordinating deeply padded footmuff and super practical pram bag.
Tide is our new multi-terrain pushchair with an overnight sleeping approved carrycot, reversible multi-recline pushchair seat and effortless freestanding fold.
Introducing the all new Wave, our future-proof travel system that’s designed especially for growing families.
Suburban, stylish, sustainable – Reef is our multi-terrain travel system offering the ultimate in baby comfort no matter where your adventures take you.
Dune, our contemporary and compact urban travel system proves there’s no need to compromise when it comes to style and functionality.
Add an award-winning Dream i-Size Infant Carrier & Base with your Coast pushchair, designed for everyday strolls
Our lightest, most compact multi-terrain pushchair, Tide is made for exploring. Includes Accessory pack with a changing rucksack, footmuff, phone holder and cup holder.
Our lightest, most compact multi-terrain pushchair, Tide is made for exploring. With 4-wheel suspens...
Our lightest, most compact multi-terrain pushchair, Tide is made for exploring. With 4-wheel suspens...
Everything you need with your Wave pram including Dream i-Size infant carrier & base, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Turn your Wave pram into a Travel System with an award-winning Dream i-Size infant carrier
Everything you need with your Reef pram including a First Bed Folding Carrycot, Dream i-Size infant carrier, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Reef, our multi-terrain travel system offering the ultimate in baby comfort no matter where your adventures take you with its freestanding fold, first bed folding carrycot and off road wheels with a travel pack
Everything you need with your Dune pram including a First Bed Folding Carrycot, Dream i-Size infant carrier, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Combine your Dune pram with a Newborn Pod and an award-winning Dream i-Size infant carrier and Travel pack.
Everything you need with your Dune pram including a Compact Folding Carrycot, Dream i-Size infant carrier, changing bag, footmuff, phone holder and snack tray
Combine your Dune pram with a Compact Folding Carrycot and an award-winning Dream i-Size infant carrier
For everyday strolls with a one hand fold
Suitable from newborn to toddler, Pop is the ultimate everyday pushchair offering a smooth and comfortable ride for baby and added peace-of-mind for parents.
Upgrade your daily strolls with Zest, our everyday pushchair offering style and comfort for both parents and babies.
Makes mealtimes fun
Eat&Play is the 4-in-1 highchair and play table that does it all. Transforming effortlessly from...
For snacking, weaning and playtime
Start you little one's weaning journey
Awarded the safest infant carrier for your newborn by ADAC, when used with the Dream i-Size base
The only 360° rotating car seat you need, suitable from birth to approx. 12 years
The multi-stage car seat, growing with your child from 15 months to approx. 12 years of age
Our high-back booster seat from 4 to 12 years old, approved to the latest R129/03 safety standard
Simple and beautiful, the Bromley nursery furniture collection offers the perfect canvas for creatin...
Create the best nursery for your little one to nap, play and grow with the Bromley Oak 3-piece nurse...
Special edition auto-folding super stroller.
Special edition 360° rotating, all stage car seat.
Special edition one-pop travel cot, co-sleeper and playpen.
It’s 4am and something isn’t right. Did you wet the bed? What’s that pain in your lower back? Is the baby moving? Is the longest nine months now coming to an end? No matter how many antenatal classes you’ve attended, or how good your antenatal care was, all this information goes out of the window as soon as you think you’re going into labour. Take a breath. Relax.
Unless the pains are coming thick and fast it’s time to call your midwife – you’ll find their number in your maternity notes. The midwives would preferably like to speak to you, but if that’s not possible your partner can help. The midwives will advise you to start timing things – what time your waters broke, how many pains in ten minutes and how long they last. If the midwives are happy with their assessment over the phone, they will ask you to call back when the pains become more regular.
This is the time to prepare yourself mentally for the birth of your child – take a shower, have a light meal, and get some rest.
There are plenty of sources telling you what to bring and what not to bring, but women walk into hospital from the street every day and manage to deliver their babies without their organised birthing bag. Some women even deliver their babies on the way to the hospital!
However, if you’re anything like me and want systematic planning here’s are a few tips for what to take to with you.
Something to wear – what you choose to wear for the birth of your baby is your choice. Many women wear their own clothes or decide to birth naked, although the reality is that most women will give birth in a hospital gown. These tend to be loose-fitting, comfortable, light, and washable. After you deliver your baby, you may not feel like strutting out of the hospital in your Sunday best (hats off if you do!), so choose some comfortable, loose-fitting clothes for the postnatal period.
Something to eat – a maternity unit will be able to provide you with meals at regular mealtimes, but you may choose to bring your own snacks and drinks prior to labour. Women have told me that bringing their own reusable water bottle with a straw from home was useful and gave their partners some sense of purpose during the labour. When you’re in active labour your midwife will advise you not to eat, so a light meal beforehand along with energy drinks will help to keep your energy levels up.
Something for your comfort – all maternity units and hospitals are well-equipped to look after you during your labour journey but bringing some small home comforts can help you to relax more during the process. Labour can be a long process, particularly the first stages, which might be even longer if you’ve been recommended an induction. Some women choose to bring their own pillow, which saves using the ‘one size fits all’ hospital pillows. Other women I have met have brought their own shower products and perfume to help them feel more human. A relaxing music playlist of your choice is also recommended, although make sure this is midwife approved. I recall one December a couple were adamant that their baby was born to Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You, which was repeated many, many times!
Something for baby – when your baby is born you and your partner should try, where possible, to have skin-to-skin contact. This helps your baby to maintain its body temperature and helps with bonding. However, there will be times when you or the baby are sleeping and so the baby will need a babygrow. Babies also lose warmth from their head and so should wear a hat at birth. You will also have to have a nappy at the ready when your baby is born.
Something for your midwife – although appreciated, it is absolutely not necessary to get a gift for your midwife or doctor. Many healthcare workers use cards and thank you letters to help them progress in their careers, so your midwife will remember you best if you send them a card with the cutest newborn photos!
As with many aspects of life, parts of labour do not always go to plan. If you do not have time to retrieve your birthing bag or forget something you deem essential, I guarantee the hospital or birthing unit will have everything you need. You may not be able to have all of the home comforts that you imagined, but your labour will still be as you imagined it to be.
Dr Tony Fordham is a Specialist Registrar in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. After graduating with a medical degree from the University of Liverpool he began Paediatric Surgical training, but realised his real passion was women's health and maternity care so switched to the Obstetrics and Gynaecology programme.
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