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THE BEST NEW BABY AND MUM GIFTS BY STEPH DOUGLAS OF DON’T BUY HER FLOWERS
Steph Douglas is the founder of the ingenious brand Don’t Buy Her Flowers – a gifting service for new mums and anyone who deserves a little TLC. Believing that new mums really need looking after (she describes being a new mum as “bloody brutal!”), who better than Steph to give her top new baby and mum present suggestions. She tells us the best gifts she’s received since she’s had baby number three below…
FEELING THE LOVE
An update on our work with Refugee Support Europe LOVE is all around and we’re certainly feeling it as we approach Valentine’s Day. We’re proud to report that we’ve had another really successful season with our Selfish Mother collaboration and we were able to donate nearly £2000 to Refugee Support Europe at the end of last year.
FEATURED STOCKIST : DREAMS OF CUTENESS
We are super pleased this Thanksgiving week to have a little insight into one of our US stockists, the lovely Bianca Morales of Dreams of Cuteness! Using a business model built on the idea of giving something back instead of purely on profit, former attorney Bianca, created the supremely loveable concept of Bebox. A collection of perfectly curated essentials for newborn babies, buy this gorgeous box and Dreams of Cuteness will give a box to a family in need. A simple and heart warming idea that we love. We managed to pin down Bianca to find out more.
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO HAVE TWINS WITH AMBER LOK OF @LEIALAUREN
Amber and Peter Lok are proud parents to MoMo twin girls Leia and Lauren. Monoamniotic-Monochorionic twins share the same amniotic sack and are always identical. The family live in Singapore and share their daily adventures on their Instagram page @leialauren, if you don’t already follow them go and check them out. We chatted to Amber to find out what life is like with twins. Find out more below…
JOURNEY INTO MOTHERHOOD WITH REFUGEE MUM, RAGIDA
"Ragida said she wanted to make the journey while pregnant because her baby would be safer inside her and she was afraid that he would die if she was holding him..." Read about refugee mum, Ragida's inspiring journey into motherhood and help us support these incredibly brave people.
MY JOURNEY INTO MOTHERHOOD WITH AMBER & KIRSTY OF MEET THE WILDES
Amber and Kirsty Wilde live in London with their two sets of twins, Balthazar and Lysander, and Embla and Olympia. Their award-winning blog tells their modern love story about raising children as a same-sex couple. Find out more...
JOURNEY INTO MOTHERHOOD WITH MICHELLE COTTLE OF DEAR ORLA
Part of our Journeys into Motherhood series, in support of our Selfish Mother collaboration raising money for Refugee Support Europe, this time we talk to Clinical Psychologist and Dear Orla blogger, Michelle Cottle. Michelle started writing her blog after Orla heartbreakingly came into the world stillborn. She began writing a letter to her every day, as a way to keep her memory alive. Find out more below…
MY JOURNEY INTO MOTHERHOOD WITH IZZY JUDD
The second in our series of interviews about motherhood, this time we caught up with Izzy Judd, wife to McFly drummer Harry Judd and mama to Lola and new baby Kit. Having been told by doctors that, due to Izzy's polycystic ovarian syndrome, they would have difficulty in starting a family - and after two years of trying - Izzy and Harry turned to IVF. Izzy has recently shared her journey in her heartfelt memoir Dare to Dream. In support of our collaboration with Selfish Mother, in aid of Refugee Support Europe, Izzy talked to us about her book and what her IVF journey to conceive Lola was like Read her story below…
MY JOURNEY INTO MOTHERHOOD WITH KELLY MINDELL OF STUDIO DIY
Our collaboration with Selfish Mother in aid of Refugee Support Europe is back for another season! To highlight the importance of supporting new mothers everywhere, we have asked some of our favourite influencers and bloggers to share their journeys into motherhood with us. First up is the lovely Kelly Mindell of Studio DIY. Kelly became a mom for the first time 6 months ago when she and her husband Jeff adopted their son, the adorable Arlo. Kelly, Jeff and Arlo live in California, where the couple run their creative lifestyle company Studio DIY.
MY JOURNEY INTO MOTHERHOOD WITH SUSIE VERRILL
Becoming a mum in her twenties, Susie Verrill shares her motherhood story in support of our Selfish Mother collaboration, which raises money for Refugee Support Europe. 'What surprised you about motherhood?SV: "How absolutely shattered you are, how heart achingly wonderful watching someone else experience things can be, how loud baby farts are..."
WHEN ONE BECOMES TWO - GETTING READY FOR THE SECOND BABY WITH REBECCA RAYNHAM
This Little Bird blogger and musician Rebecca Raynham lives in a little village with her husband Dan and their two-year-old son, Alfred. The couple are expecting their second baby, a girl, in November. We caught up with her to find out how she’s feeling about baby number two. What her second pregnancy has been like so far, how she feels about Alfred becoming a big brother and how she thinks things will change. Read our interview below to find out more…
LONDON WITH KIDS | A CITY GUIDE BY ELLIE CROMPTON OF THE MUMDAY TIMES
As part of our series of family city guides, we asked Ellie Crompton, journalist and founder of The Mumday Times to share the places that she loves taking her little ones in the city. The mama-of-three is based in North London.
