The top five Blue Almonds products The Bump Class couldn’t live without
As part of Blue Almonds’ partnership with The Bump Class, and our mutual focus on educating parents, Managing Director Camilla Stewart came to Blue Almonds and picked out The Bump Class’ top five must-haves for new parents.
Quilted Toiletry bag - Carrousel (Théophile & Patachou)
Camilla recommends this roomy pouch to keep essentials in - such as a nappy, change of clothes and dummy. Its perfect size means you can chuck it under the buggy when you go out and about on shorter journeys, so you are not lugging around a full sized changing bag every time.
- Blue Almonds says: To put inside your essentials pouch we recommend the Liberty Print dummy set from BIBS and a clean bodysuit from our ‘days of the week’ sets for boys and girls.
Padded vanity basket - Carrousel (Théophile & Patachou)
The Bump Class recommends this handy caddy to keep all your essentials for breastfeeding and changing. You can pick it up and carry it around the house so you have everything you need, where you need it.
- Blue Almonds says: A pack of muslin cloths like this Aden + Anais ‘jungle’ pack, some ultra-gentle baby wipes, such as those from Kit & Kin or Waterwipes, a good quality, organic nappy cream like the ‘soft as moonlight’ baby nappy cream from from Little Butterfly London, plus your nipple cream and nappies of choice.
Light Sleeping Bag “Twinkle” (Aden + Anais)
After six weeks or whenever your baby starts to roll, we recommend you switch from swaddle to a sleeping bag. This lightweight one from Aden + Anais are perfect for the summer months, when you want something on your baby to signify that it’s time to go to sleep, but you don’t want them to overheat.
- Blue Almonds says: Different thicknesses of sleeping bag are available for different seasons - much like your own duvet. One great option for colder times of the year is the Jollein sleeping bag with removable sleeves. Transform it from a tog 3 (for cold winter days) to a tog 2 for chilly spring or autumn nights simply by removing the sleeves.
Night Light (Little Lights)
Having a little night light like this in your baby’s nursery is really useful for those middle of the night sleepy feeds. You don’t want to turn the big lights on or the baby might think it’s day time, but having something like this means you won’t trip over things and can still see your baby.
- Blue Almonds says: There is a Little Lights Night Light to fit all nursery themes, and the multi-functional options make it a nursery necessity. The brightest mode can be used for reading bead-time stories, while the dimmest mode can be left on all night for reassurance. They come with a remote control and can also be programmed to switch off after a set period of time.
Swim jumpsuit (Liewood) and Summer hat in Navy (Paz Rodriguez)
Babies under 6months old are not supposed to use sunscreen, so how can you keep them protected during the summer months? A swimming onesie is a great way to keep them protected, as well as a generous sized sun-hat - which, when worn while breastfeeding, can also cover more of Mum. So two benefits!
- Blue Almonds says: For long days at the beach, we recommend a long-sleeved swimsuit such as the baby girls swimsuit - peach, or the baby boys swimsuit set in green crab. For when they are old enough to wear sunscreen, we highly recommend a good quality organic sun cream like Baie Botanique baby sunscreen
