Branberry's New Checkerboard Blankets

My regular blog readers will know that I am a big fan of Branberry blankets. So I am excited when they add a new design to their range (which does not happen often).

Introducing Branberry’s Checkerboard Blanket. This is the first of 8 styles to hatch in the coming weeks from Branberry.

Branberry blankets are:
70% Pure Combed Cotton
30% Fine Merino Wool
Machine Washable and Dryable
Made in Australia

This new design is available from June 2009

Happy Mother's Day!

A Happy Mother's Day to all Mums.

I hope that you have a wonderfully spoilt day with your family.

Safety 1st High-Def Digital Monitor

Safety 1st has released a new high-def digital monitor. It uses digitally enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) technology. The monitor provides a crystal clear sound with no interference up to 1600 feet so you can immediately tell the difference between a sigh and a whimper.

The Safety 1st High-Def Digital Monitor guarantees your privacy and security by using the 1.9GHz radio band reserved for DECT frequency so the rest of the street won’t be listening to you and your baby.

It features a modern design and matches the up to date technology of the unit with flush fitting buttons and ascending light bars to indicate connection and strength of signal to reassure parents.

The parent’s unit can run on batteries and has a belt clip for hands free portability. The long range of the monitor means you have the house and garden covered. Audio and visual cues indicate low batteries, sound levels and out of range.

A pager button on the baby’s unit lets you call in assistance for those messy number twos and comes in handy if you have misplaced the parent’s unit.

The only downside is that dads have been seen running round the house crying “Beam me up, Scotty” into the parent’s unit reliving childhood memories.

Available from Target, Kmart & leading Independent Specialty Stores nationally.
RRP $139.00.

Features:
Sound lights
Pager button
Link indicator
Out of range/low battery indicators
Portable parent unit with belt clip for cordless or plug-in power options
Up to 1600 ft. range
DECT 6.0 Technology

Gender Prediction Pregnancy Test

If you are a parent-to-be who cant wait to find out the sex of your baby, then here is a product for you.

IntelliGender, a gender prediction test bridges the curiosity gap between conception to ultrasound scan. It is a simple-to-use urine test that provides immediate gender results in the privacy and comfort of the home. Within ten minutes, the IntelliGender gender prediction test indicates whether the baby will be a boy or a girl.

The test can be taken as early as eight weeks all the way to the end of your 34th week. The test is easy to take and provides quick results in just 10 minutes...amazing.

Features :
Simple Urine Test
Can be used as early as 8th week of pregnancy
Results within 10mins
Lab results show 90% accuracy
Read and follow instructions provided carefully

Intelligender is available in Australia from Metro Mum and costs $95.00

Media and the message they send

Today I want to write about something that has caught my eye and has disturbed me.

I receive a regular e-mail post from Madison magazine and in the e-mail they sent yesterday Madison was advertising "Make friends with your Mother". A great article topic, however the image they included with it (see pic above) is totally inappropriate - a "Mum" who looks anorexic and a beautiful young girl in her underwear and skimpy little undies!

I thought that the media was more aware about the images they include and the massage they are sending (particularly to their young readers).
There are so many beautiful images available of Mums and children, why did Madison need to use such a terrible and inappropriate picture?