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Natural U is the brainchild of Baby BuBu friend – Catherine Matthias. We just love her products especially her beeswax range. This is what Catherine has to say:

'I use beeswax as a base in all my skincare. Beeswax contains Vitamin A which renews the skin cells! It is also antibacterial and antiallergenic. Did you know that Thosands of years ago the egyptians used beeswax for wound healing. Aren't bees amazing? Beeswax is well known for its healing properties.

My best seller is the All Purpose Cream which is fantastic for dry irritated skin and can be used anywhere on the body. I personally used to suffer with very dry cracked painful skin on my hands and found nothing was working for me. Having gone through a range of different creams. The results were found to be minimal. After intensive and extensive research for two and a half years into essential oils, base oils, waxes etc. We came up with our 1st formula which is now known as 'The All Purpose Cream'  I found that this really soothed and put the moisture back into my hands– Amazing! – I suffered terribly with dry, sore hands for so long!

After the fantastic feedback from our friends and families, we decided at that point to get our formulas tested by a toxicologist and share our gorgeous skin care range with the world! And so, Natural U was born.

There are many more gorgeous ingredients that we mix with the beeswax and they all have fantastic benefits!

For more info about me, benefits of the ingredients I use and my other products please see www.natural-u.co.uk

I am now looking to go completely organic, extending my range and am in the process of making my current formulas even more luxurious!’ 

If you would like win the great All Purpose Cream from Natural-U just email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your contact details. The winner will be selected at random on Friday 4^th March. GOOD LUCK!

We have a Baby BuBu Breastfeeding Cover in Classic Black to give away. Classic Black is currently our best selling style - it goes with everything! Remember the Baby BuBu Breastfeeding Cover gives you the freedom to breastfeed anywhere. Nursing in public needn't be a challenge, now you can breastfeed with confidence. Baby BuBu Nursing Covers are made from high quality 100% cotton ,the rigid neckline ensures that eye contact can be maintained with baby, whilst providing privacy for you and your baby. The Baby BuBu Classic Colours collection boasts a range of subtle shades guaranteed to compliment any outfit. Plus all Baby BuBu products are made in the UK - better for the environment and for British enterprise.

To enter this fab competition simply send your contact details to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The winner will be selected at random on Friday 25th February.

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I love this great blog post from Geraldine at Let's Breastfeed!

Whilst breastfeeding is gaining momentum, breastfeeding rates in the UK are still very fragile. Mums are constantly bombarded with benefits of breastfeeding from peers, childbirth education courses, the press, the Government, to the point where many are too afraid to openly say:’But I don’t want to breastfeed.’

Why are mums bombarded with all this information? Well, because the benefits of breastfeeding are really something special and we want to encourage mums to give breastfeeding a chance, in spite of the negative association of cracked nipples, mastitis and so on.

However, when mums do breast feed, lot of the hard work and time mums have invested in breastfeeding, seems to go down the tubes. Not by their own doing, but thanks to the flippant remarks and direct attacks on mums who dare to breastfeed in public!

There aren’t many mums who are able to breast feed much beyond the 2 week mark without cracked nipples, mastitis or readmission to hospital due to dehydration. Many feel that they can’t continue and move onto bottle feeding with a heavy heart. For the mums who get through the first 2-3 weeks and manage to find their feet, more trouble is on the horizon.

Going into the big wide world seems so daunting for some new mums that many don’t leave the house for weeks. The question I am asked frequently is how to breastfeed in public discreetly. The answer is: “Through your ‘T’ shirt!” or that it is nigh on impossible, especially when trying to feed a little friend of the 3 month old age range.

Sure there are many cover ups you can invest in such as a nursing poncho, but surely it would be easier to educate the general public that breastfeeding is the norm and should they have the audacity to verbally abuse breastfeeding mums, it is evidence of their small mindedness and ignorance. If you don’t like – don’t look!

Sadly some clients feel too battered after these verbal assaults to breast feed in public and resort to bottle feeding EBM, only to be attacked by the ‘Pro-breast feeders’ and ‘feminists’. Seriously – as a new breastfeeding mum, how do you win?

Long story short – to the general public…just leave mums alone. If they want your opinion, good or bad, they will ask for it.

To somebody in Government – grow a spine and enforce on the spot fines to companies or establishments where mums are attacked. Put your weight behind this and prove your support for breastfeeding mums!

Primark – you are first on my hit list!

To celebrate the launch of the Ruby and GINGER collection at Baby BuBu, we are giving away a Nappy Purse in the gorgeous Wallpaper design. We love this great new product!

The Nappy Purse can be used on its own – a handy, velcro strap allows it to be fixed on to a pushchair or pram – or is neat enough to be stashed in an existing handbag – keeping all your babies nappy changing requirements safe and easy to find in one, hygienic place. With enough room for three nappies, baby wipes – an original Ruby and GINGER hard-wearing plastic case comes free to keep them in – and nappy bags, each purse includes a discreet storage pocket for keeping your stuff safe too.  It can easily accommodate a credit card, lipstick or even a mobile phone, making sure you really are prepared for anything.

So whether it’s a mums’ lunch, that last-minute dash to the shops or just a trip out to the park, your Ruby and GINGER nappy purse will make sure you always have everything at hand – there just when you need it.

Available in four printed Ruby and GINGER exclusive fabrics – berries, funky flower, wallpaper and camouflage – the modern designs have something to suit every taste. And at £12 it makes a great treat for yourself or a perfect present for a mum-to-be.

Ruby and GINGER have developed a number of brand new products in beautiful designs. Take a look at the collection at Baby BuBu.

To win this marvellous Nappy Purse simply email your contact details to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the subject I Love Ruby and GINGER.

The winner will be notified by email.

Good luck!