Teething Bling - The fashionable teether

Mia is now seven months old and teething,  she loves to bite on everything and anything including my slipper (its like having a puppy), as you can imagine I have bought all the teething rings imaginable, we have spent so much money on them but they either get lost or end up in the bottom of the toy box. In fact I found my little munchkin found my bracelet to be the most appealing teether something I wasn't  best pleased with as it cost a small fortune! That's why I was so happy when the fantastic Teething Bling from Smart Mum UK asked me to review their teething bangle, its such a simple idea but so effective.

When my parcel arrived it felt like all my birthdays had come at once I couldn't wait to get it open and when I did, I couldn't believe how beautiful the packaging was, the bangle came in a lovely organza bag. My first thought was, what a beautiful gift this would make for a baby shower or new mum. I tried it on immediately and was very happy to find it stayed on my small wrists (I made my other half try it on to check it fits a larger wrist too and no problems either). I was happy to see that although it is made from a baby friendly silicone like the ones most teethers are made from it didn't look cheap or plastically at all, I have actually been asked numerous times where I got my nice bangle from and people are amazed when I tell them its a teething ring in disguise.

                                                                 

Most importantly what does Mia make of mummy's new bling - well she loves it the first thing she did was wrap her gums around it, then she discovered it comes off my wrist which has two advantages - she can chew for as long as she wants then i can pop it back on and she can hold it while feeding which stops her from nipping me one disadvantage is the she can hit thing with it including my head but the giggle she gives me makes up for that. the bangle is the perfect size for little hands and gums even if they are attached to a mischievous munchkin. 

The bangle I received is the sugar plum one and I think the colour is fab however there are tons of colours in the range, you could get one for every outfit, they also do a range of matching pendants and the price is good too at just £12.95 for a pendant and £8.95 for a bangle, these are fantastic value and make an ideal gift.

check out the complete range here http://www.smartmumuk.com/

Mam Nipple Shields

I always wanted to breastfeed but for many reasons this didn't happen with Abby so as you can imagine I was determined to make it work with Mia but after 10 days the pain in my nipples was excruciating, I had been to a breastfeeding support group and spoken to my midwife but nothing seemed to help, then I discovered nipple shields and the relief was amazing. However I did find them rather big and the teats had a very plastic feel to them but they helped me through the first few weeks, that's when Mam asked me to review there nipple shields, I found these much better as they were smaller so Mia was still able to get the feel of my breast and the silk teat felt much more like a nipple. The shields also come in a handy box that can be sterilised with the shields, I found this good to take to bed for night feeds. The nipple shields come in two sizes, size 1 and size 2 I tried both and found size 2 to be far too big but size 1 just right. Remember when choosing the size of your nipple shield it is your nipple size and not your breast size don't just think because you have a generous bust you will need the bigger shield and vice versa. Overall I found the Mam nipple shields to be a godsend and enabled me to carry on breastfeeding comfortably until I was able to feed without there help, however I still keep them close to hand especially when Mia is feeding a bit too vigorously during teething.

I must point out a few things:
Always get help from your midwife, health visitor or a breastfeeding support group.
Nipple shields may reduce your milk supply (I didn't find this)
Try and wean baby off nipple shields as soon as you can when you have healed or the pain from feeding has stopped.

The Munchkins first review - A musical cot mobile from Mabyland

Courtesy of mummynews we were asked to review a cot mobile from Mabyland heres how we got on

The mobile is attractively packaged and easy to set up, it took me about 2 minutes. The mobile will fit on all cots however I tried it on my daughters swinging crib and found it too heavy as it weighed one side down. The mobile features 4 characters kitty, bunny, doggy and teddy, as they are brightly coloured and will suit either a girl or boys room, they attracted my daughters attention and made her giggle as they went round. The rotation is optional as there is a switch on the side of the mechanism to allow you to have it turning or not, I found the rotation soothed my daughter and sent her to sleep. The rotation and the sound is operated via a wind-up mechanism so doesn’t require batteries, however this does mean it doesn’t last long and can need to be wound a few times before baby is asleep. The music is row row row your boat which is a familiar tune to most mummies, daddies and babies and is a slow soothing sound. This is a great buy for the price £22.99 and I found delivery fast and easy, it would make a fantastic gift especially if people are keeping babies sex a surprise. My daughter enjoys having this on her cot and I enjoy how easy it is to get her to sleep.

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Hello from two little munchkins and me

Hi my name is Joanna and I'm Mummy to two gorgeous little girls, Abigail Eleanor (Abby) nearly 10 and Amelia Elizabeth  (Mia) 5 months. I am on maternity leave at the moment but life is soon about to change as I go back to work very soon and leave daddy in charge! as we are a one income family with hugely different interests money can be tight, in my blog i will not only share my experiences of being a mummy to my two little girls (ok one not so little but still my baby) i will share my tips on the best products i have found for them and the best prices around, it helps that my partner is rather savy when it comes to buying anything if we can save 10p we will.

If you are a company who has a product you think will meet the munchkins aproval and would like us to review it please email me on jolenenoted@hotmail.com