Mama Gear

Brenda writes…

You should check out the clearance sale section from Isabella Oliver, if you are looking for some stylish party wear this xmas.

I particularly like the Duo Swing Dress. It is a reversible dress that comes in two tones, available in two different colours tones as well. It has an optional sash, a dipped back hem and is an easy and comfortable fit. Available in sizes 0-6.

Price is £55 was £110.

Brenda writes…

Crave Maternity have lots of fabulous offers on their maternity clothing range. They will help you dress with style and elegance through your pregnancy.

The Velvet Trim Top is a gorgeous empire line style of evening top. It gently gathers under the bust to give a easy to wear style, is longer at the front and is easy and comfortable to wear.

Available in black or midnight colours and available in sizes 8 to 14.

Was £49 now £29.50.

Brenda writes…

This is a great book devised to help yummy mummy’s keep fit and healthy before, during, and after pregnancy.

It is an A5 handbook with 128 pages filled with top tips, and lots of safe and fun ball exercises. It comes with a free DVD called “A simple guide to Pelvic Floor & Core Exercise”.

Look out for the review on this book, on our sister site Mama to be Goodies, coming soon.

£2 from each book sold is being donated to BBC’s Children in Need campaign. They have set a target of £20,000 to reach before Christmas to donate to this wonderful charity.

Available to buy from Birthball-Handbook for £11.49 including postage and packaging.

Brenda writes…

Last week we featured some of the sale goodies at Fun Mum. This week I am again going to highlight a couple of the goodies in the under £20 section. They also have a good selection in their under £10 section, well worth a look.

For November they are also offering you a 3 for 2 deal, where you will get the cheapest item bought free.

Carpenter Jeans

These are a great pair of jeans to chuck on whilst hanging out at home. Big and baggy in style, they offer you comfortable ease of wearing with an elasticated ribbed waist band and handy big front pockets. Price was £39 now £19.50.

Asymetrical Neck Top

This is a delightful looking top. It is a sleeveless, asymetrical smock top, with a quirky neckline and a longer than average body length. Available in sizes xs to xxl. Price was £24.95 now £12.48.

Brenda writes…

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be highlighting budget Christmas toys under £10. Here are my first few finds:

56 Piece Train Set

This is a fantastically budget priced train set. It includes a wooden track, toy train, multi coloured carriages, and lots of other fab accessories, to ensure hours of fun, all for a very reasonable £10 from Tesco Direct. Suitable from age 3 years.

Wooden Activity Cube

Again this is a great bargain buy from Tesco Direct. Suitable from 18 months. Measurements for the cube are 35.8 x 20.1 x 20.1 cm. It has many different activities to keep your toddler amused. All this for £10.

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Brenda writes…

We love this support cushion. So I was very impressed to see the fantastic special offer that Vive La Maternity are offering, when you purchase a Dream Genii from them.

This fabulous support cushion has a unique shape which encourages you to sleep on your left side. It has been designed to aid a restful night of sleep, whilst you are in the uncomfortable stage of pregnancy. Once your baby is here, it can then be used as a feeding support.

The special offer includes a designer cover worth £22.50, and a free breastfeeding nightdress worth £14.99. Price for all this is £39.99. RRP is £45.

Also do not forget Vive La Maternity are offering you a discount of 15% off all stock, when you enter the voucher code EZKF5A3XA4. Valid until the 17th November 2008.

Pampers Baby Wipes Refill packs of 72. Normally £2.39 each and now 3 for £4. These are the ’sensitive’ and the Baby Fresh ‘naturals’. Both are alcohol free.

Huggies Pull Ups 12 and 14 packs of extra large and large for both boys and girls are 2 for £8. They are normally £4.98 each.

Sainsbury’s Eco Nappy in varying sizes are also 2 for £8. They’re normally £4.99 each and have varying amounts of nappies in each ranging from 30-38. They also have mini packs for newborns on offer which are 2 for £4.50 instead of £2.99 each for packs of 28.

Check out all of Sainsbury’s current baby offers. They do sell online but you can’t link to individual product pages, probably because they change all the time.

I was checking the offers at Morrisons and they have packs of Morrisons Newborn Nappies sizes 2-6 on offer with 2 46 packs for £7. They’re normally £3.97 each. I remember reading somewhere that as ‘own label’ nappies go, these are quite good!

They also have Simple Baby Wipes reduced from £1.38 to £1 for 80 packs. Bargain!

Morrisons don’t sell online but you can check their baby offers.

Brenda writes…

I do not know why, but I love finding maternity clothes at bargain prices for you. So I was pleased to see that Crave Maternity are having a mid season sale with certain items reduced by 50%. Here are a couple of my hot picks.

Essential Shawl Collar Bolero

This open fronted Bolero style top, would look great teamed with a vest and jeans or even over the staple black party dress. Made from a mix of cotton, polymaide and elastane. It is available in sizes small, medium or large. Was £49 now £24.50.

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Brenda writes…

I go through phases of being an exercise junkie or not. At the moment I am doing very little exercise, but when I was pregnant with my third I did and I had one of these pregnancy balls. Should you be thinking about getting one, then check out Blooming Marvellous, where the Miracle Box Pregnancy Ball is on special offer at the moment.

Included in this pack is the pregnancy ball, pump and 3 exercise wall charts which help guide you through the exercises safely.

The ball comes in two sizes; medium or large. The great thing about this, is you can continue using it after you have your baby.

Check out the Miracle Box Pregnancy Ball here, price £19.99. Was £29.50.