Elegant gift for new baby girl from Tiffany & Co.

As I stood at the counter at Tiffany & Co. in Manhattan last year, I immediately fell in love with the sterling silver Barbell baby rattle. There is something somewhat magical about just being in the beautiful store on 5th Avenue - my gorgeous husband had just bought me a bracelet for my birthday, which was on that actual day we were there, and you couldn't help but feel a little like Audrey Hepburn..

If you were to receive this as a baby shower present, or as a gift for the birth of a new baby, I can guarantee you would feel that same hint of enchantment, starting from the mere sight of the signature blue box wrapped in white satin ribbon...

You can view this gorgeous rattle online at Tiffany & Co. or go in store and feel the magic...

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BabyCenter - A great resource website for mums & mums-to-be

When I was pregnant with Gigi, someone sent me the link to the US based website, www.babycenter.com and I am still registered with them for updates on both my girls. You get weekly update emails, for example: "Your 18 month old: Week 4" filled with lots of progress milestones, handy tips & hints and a great community forum to share advice with other mums. I went through a tough time mid pregnancy with Lulu and it was through conversing with other mums-to-be who were going through the same issues as me, that was extremely comforting and reassuring. It is particularly great to get the pregnancy weekly updates as they have pictures of what your growing baby could be looking like at certain times of the pregnancy, roughly how big it is etc and my hubby used to love the little weekly update I would give him, for example "hey, guess what, the little peanut has fingerprints on it's fingers now!" They have a local link in Australia now too. One of the best resource websites I have found - I would definitely refer it to my pregnant friends.

BabyBoxes - A Beautiful Gift for a New Baby

I am a very big fan of prepared baby gift boxes for a new arrival and I have sent many from different companies in the past. Some come with cute little flower arrangements of singlets rolled into rosebuds, or nappies rolled into a "nappy cake". None, however, compare to the one I received from babyboxes when Lulu was born. For starters, the gorgeous gift box itself is perfect as a baby keepsake box - I keep all Lulu's cards in it. Secondly, the gifts are very practical - muslin wraps, soft 100% cotton baby singlets, a bodysuit, beanie, baby socks etc. The little toy puppy is very soft and gentle on the baby's skin - Lulu will still sometimes sleep with hers. But most of all, my favourite item in Lulu's gift box was the little slogan singlet that read "Little Sis" - soooo adorable! You can get variations such as "Milk Rocks" or "Daddy Dressed me Today" - very cute! The boxes themselves have different colour themes to choose from. The other bonus from the particular package that I received is the Mummy gifts - the goats milk & vanilla soap was so luxurious on the skin in the shower, like nothing I have ever used before; the lavender milk spray - very relaxing & pampering for new mummy's; and you can't go past Lindt chocolates for a nice finishing touch. I would definitely recommend checking out all the great gift variations on the babyboxes website.
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Celebrity Tots Style Watch #1 - Violet Affleck

Stepping out in Brentwood, California with mum-to-be Jennifer Garner, gorgeous little Violet Affleck, daughter of actor Ben, wears cute little pink canvas Superga Sneakers - click here for stockist in the US.

My Child Magazine

This is one of my favourite magazines that I subscribe to - My Child. It is a quarterly publication and they always have well written, interesting & varied articles on pregnancy, children, health & general lifestyle subjects related to all members of the family. From conception up to about the first 5 years of your little ones' life, My Child is a breath of fresh air in the market full of baby & parenting magazines. With a generous mix of factual articles written by experts to real life stories as told by everyday people, along with a great array of informative new product features, the magazine has something for everyone.

Powerbirth Yoga for Pregnant Women

In the quest to find an alternative to pain medication during labour, following a fast and furious first experience, I was referred by a friend to a Powerbirth Yoga class. With over 15 years experience as a yoga practitioner, Corinne's Powerbirth program was very beneficial to me in terms of relaxation & mind centering techniques and as a result, I had a much better birth experience the second time around, both physically and emotionally. Also, after suffering bad carpal tunnel syndrome and a lack of energy after my first pregnancy, I found the second time around I was much more energetic, flexible and more importantly, ailment free after the birth.