From the moment we hold our newborns in our arms. We make a promise to them that we will always be there for them, keep them safe and healthy. That we will do the best we can for them, which is why I have teamed up with Aqua Wipes Plastic Free and Biodegradable Baby Wipes to bring you an amazing giveaway.
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About Aqua Wipes
After their daughter began having problems with eczema when she was very young. Starting in small patches and then spreading over her whole body. The makers of Aqua Wipes, faced many appointments with consultants and dermatologist. Which resulted in their daughter having to sleep each night in an impregnated bandaged body suit, in a bid to ease the itching, pain and discomfort.
As parents, it is heartbreaking to see our children suffer, especially at such a young age. Having to keep chemicals to a bare minimum, they started to check labels. This resulted in finding that wipes contain 15 or more chemicals, and this was the one product that was in contact with her skin.
How Aqua Wipes Came To Life
After a lot of research, from a team that had years of experience in skincare product formulation. They were able to create Aqua Wipes a revolutionary natural, eco-friendly baby wipe. The wipes are
- 100% Biodegradable
- 100% Compostable
- Plastic-Free
- Free from Parabens, Perfume, SLS, SLES, Alcohol, Chlorine, Phthalate and Lanolin Free
- Contain 99.6% Purified Water with Organic Aloe Vera
- Registered with the Vegan Society
- Paediatrician Tested
- Suitable for newborns
- Two-year shelf life (from date of manufacture)
- Can be used up to 6 months after opening
- Used by the NHS
- Multi Award-Winning
The Aqua Wipe Range
My Thoughts on Aqua Wipes
As a Mum and a Nanny, the safety of my children and grandchildren is important to me. When my children were young, we did not have these wipes. I know these will be gratefully received and used on my granddaughters.
It shows we do not need fancy fragrances, with products ladened with chemicals. When I was young our parents used to take a wet flannel in a bag. A babies skin is so delicate, we need to look at what we are using. I have tried the wipes and they do everything a fancy wipe does, except it is a lot kinder to the skin.
The Giveaway
The team at Aqua Wipes are giving one of my readers the chance to win a selection of their products.
- A box of travel wipes (12 packs of 12 wipes)
- 2 x 64’s (standard packs)
- A box of Gentle Eyelid wipes
- And a rubber duck for bathtime
To enter see below, making sure you read the Terms and Conditions and enter ALL the mandatory sections.
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I found white noise helpful for baby falling asleep.
Get some sleep when your baby sleeps. You will need it.
Talking to other people x
Having friends and family support was so crucial to keep me sane!
Plenty of wet wipes is essential.
It was different with each child, obviously my first I needed so much support as I had no idea what I was doing, but with the others not so much, just plenty of wipes and clean clothes for baby!
Having people to help was essential to give yourself a little ‘me time’
I found the help from my own Mother invaluable, and also making time to meet up with other Mums and Babies
Advice from 2nd time mums.
Having no family and no friends with babies, I found the internet to be a great help. No matter the time of day there was always somebody with a friendly ear to listen and give wise helpful advice.
Support from family
I took up people’s offers of help. If people wanted to look after the baby, I would use the time to cook or catch a nap.
White Noise was the best to help get my baby to sleep
A cold water steriliser over a hot electric/microwave one!
Batch cooking helped , as did being prepared and having nappy changing stuff & a couple changes of clothes together in one place within easy reach
Having a few pram bags packed at a time so I could just grab one when needed without having to worry about refilling it as soon as I got home.
trust your instincts if it doesn’t feel right to leave your baby to cry then don’t pick her up!
A few of my mates batch cooked for me and put the meals in to Tupperware for me to freeze. Lifesaver as I was a single mum from day dot and we went in to lockdown 3 weeks after my girl was born and I had no one then!
had to be having my partner around to help
Having support around you in the first few weeks
Family and friends who offered to help and their guidance
My husband and sister were a great help
Just concentrating on the essentials and not trying to be perfect
I found the most helpful thing was taking time out for myself when baby was sleeping, leaving the housework and allowing myself ten minutes.
Groups baby and mummy ones kept me social and meeting new people
Asking for help which I didn’t do with my first born.
Couldn’t manage without wipes / I use them for everything 💕💕
Support from family around
I found mums forums helped with advice and support.
My husband loved being a hands on Dad,
I found friends and family to be a great help. Their advice was amazing. x
Having the support of my family being around
I had a c-section and found a picker-upper / grabber stick to be very helpful. As well as not having to bend down, I could reach a lot of things while sitting holding my sleeping baby.
I found the baby monitor and breathing monitor under the cot mattress reassuring
I found speaking to other mums so helpful! They all gave me advice, told me about their experiences and made me feel less alone!
advice from other mums and dads is extremely helpful
Batch cooking and freezing meals for us when baby was newborn. Then batch cooking nutritious baby food once weaning.
I think not putting too much pressure on yourself to ‘do everything’, is the biggest piece of advice I can give. Take it all one step at a time 🙂
Theyre not tiny for long
I found pre-made meals very helpful, I didn’t always have time to cook from scratch so being able to grab something from the freezer and put straight in the oven was handy.
My husband was an amazing help, taking it in turns to do the night feeds.
not sure yet, baby is due in sept
Local new mummy groups are great
my mum being around
The baby monitor because it really gave me peace of mind
I found the premade meals i did when pregnant in the freezer handy
Having my sister and mum around was great, they helped me get enough sleep!
Advice from both mummys seems to help alot during first months
My friend who was really good at rocking my daughter to sleep when |I needed a break!
Peace and quiet to breastfeed and bond, no distractions x
Having a husband and family to help and give advice but not take over!
I found sleeping when my twins slept really essential.
I’m expecting my first baby in a few weeks but I think having my mum nearby to help with cleaning, cooking etc. will be very helpful once my partner goes back to work!
I think just takign time and not beating yourself up if you have one night out of routine
Asking for help! Something I was afraid to do incase people thought I wasn’t a good enough Mum
Our little one is ten months old and he is our fifth but still learning
A supporting partner and family
batch cooking, huge help in the early days
routine, taking advice and accepting help!
Ask for and accept help if you need it, and just relax
Help holding baby for a while so I could make dinner and clean! I was breastfeeding so felt like I had baby attached to me constantly and it was very hard for a long time in all honesty.
Having my mum just up the road and on the other end of the phone, at any time to offer support and help when needed.
Definitely disposable nappies but I then swapped to the new recyclable ones that you could wash.
Establish a routine and don’t worry about the housework!
Establishing a routine was good for me.
I found all the local new mum groups very helpful x
i havent had children but my freinds tell me you need to be prepared!
I found meals in the freezer a great help when I had a newborn.
My family were the best help I could possibly need.
I was really struggling and had nobody to help me, then a lady my husband knew who was a mum of five came to see me and in that afternoon gave me more practical advice than anyone else.
Don’t rush and do the housework, it can wait.
keeping my fingers crossed 🤞
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My parents were a godsend (and nappies, lots and lots of nappies).
Advice from friends who had a baby recently was really helpful
Plastic-Free wipes sounds great.
Helpfully parents
Having family willing to look after the baby once a week at night so I could get one decent night’s sleep.
patience and a good routine
Muslins, wet wipes, & lots of nappies in stock!
I wasn’t afraid to ask for help from family, when I was exhausted from lack of sleep
When I had a newborn the most useful thing was getting breastfeeding help. Without them teaching me I don’t think I would have ever got my son to latch right. Breastfeeding shouldn’t hurt for a long period of time and I never knew that it’s not just the nipple that goes into their mouth but the breast itself as well. After receiving help breastfeeding was a lot easier and a lot less painful
The support of people who knew what they were doing around me!
I don’t have children but I would love to enter so that I can send them to the families that need them in Ukraine
i found having a changing mat and all the accessories needed in a box to hand upstairs and downstairs handy
Taking each sleepless night a day at a time. They do end eventually!
Asking for help when I was exhausted and overwhelmed.
Wipes that came out of the packet one at a time, not 40 at once. Or worse still, packets you can’t open, mid-poonami!
A swing chair so you get a minute and they love it.
I found muslin cloths and swaddles much more helpful than I imagined.
I found it was helpful to go for long walks with my baby was a newborn
When I just had the one child, the advice “sleep when your baby sleeps” is so important!
With my twins, their bouncy chairs were invaluable!
A 12v car kettle and a bowl for an emergence clean-up when we were out and about.
To remember that the newborn stage doesn’t last forever – it felt so long while I was in it though. People saying it’s just a short part of their lives was so true.
I found it useful talking to other mums who had babies as they had more experience then me
I found my mother in law to be a great help