March 3, 2016
For some of us, Mothering Sunday means posies of flowers and chocolates. For others it’s home-made cards, and toast in bed that tastes just perfect despite all the burnt bits, because it comes with love from a little one. It’s a welcome tradition, but where did it all begin? Celebrations of mothers can be found as far back as Ancient Greece and beyond, but in more recent times many festivities have been entwined with Christianity. In the UK, Mothering Sunday is celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent. Traditionally, apprentices and servants working in big houses were given this Sunday...
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March 2, 2016
We are always looking for recommendations for first books for babies, and it's never too early to start reading with your baby - we asked designer and mother Rebecca Kiff to tell us Alfred's favourite books now that he is almost ONE:Rebecca tells us: Alfred's top five baby books are;- The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)- Farm (Xavier Deneux)- My First Touch-and-Feel Words Book (Xavier Deneux)- Busy Baby Friends (Sara Gillingham)- Baby Lit Moby Dick Love watching him potter about in his @gnappiesuk ? is it too soon for another? ?? #ithinkimightbeserious #mad A photo posted by Rebecca Raynham (@rebecca_kiff) on Feb...
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February 2, 2016
We are excited to introduce to you our very special I love you more gPants. As you may know, we are enthusiastic supporters of Every Mother Counts, who we work together with to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for mothers around the world. What makes this new gPant so special? We collaborated with EMC on the design, including their brand colours and the playful “I love you more” sentiment, which is a hint at the light-hearted game we all play with our babies—“No, I love you more.” Perfect timing for Valentine’s Day! This is our second design collaboration with EMC;...
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January 11, 2016
Preparing your pet to meet your new Baby Many of you have talked with fondness of the love your child has for their pet – we asked one soon-to-be-new Mama, how she is preparing her ‘fur baby’ for the arrival of their first ‘real baby’! Victoria from Cherry Vintage Home tells us about her journey: Preparing our Dog […]
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January 5, 2016
The journey of becoming a parent is the biggest transformation we go through in our lives. So let’s talk about it. We’ve partnered with Sacred Pregnancy to celebrate this big change. Check out Kim’s video below to learn more about Sacred Pregnancy and what you can do to bring more intention to your journey. […]
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December 3, 2015
Giving Thanks: Gratitude for Finding Our Tribe Being a new parent can feel especially isolating. Babies are beautiful and wonderful and all, but they’re not big talkers, at least not early on. Thanks to social media, new parents can now connect with one another virtually to help with the isolation. But being social on social media and finding […]
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