At Mum & You, we know that the first 1000 days of your child’s life are the most important in terms of development. Interacting and reading to your little ones is so important for their language development, and it…
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Happy International Women’s Day to all the brilliant women that are reading this! Every year on 8th March, International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration of the achievements of women. A reminder to challenge gender stereotypes, call out…
Who doesn’t love a surprise in the post? Last week, we brought you a roundup of 7 of our favourite dad-approved subscription boxes. During the last two years, subscription and gift boxes became a safe and efficient way to…
Giggling so hard you pee? We’re Guilty. The kids are in bed. We have a short window between “me” time and our own bedtime, and sometimes all we want to do is flop onto the sofa with a cup…
Festivals are a go! Who says you have to leave the wild festival weekends behind you when you become parents? We couldn’t be happier about the return of our favourite festivals this year, and family-friendly festivals are quickly becoming…
At Mum & You, we have an utterly wonderful community of customers, some who are recent and some who have been loyal to us since our launch four years ago. It’s been a fast-paced journey over the last four…
This March, we’re celebrating Mum & More month. We know that becoming a mum can change your world entirely and whilst that’s often an incredible change, many of us feel lost or forget who we are. As part of…
This March, we’re celebrating Mum & More month. We know that becoming a mum can change your world entirely and whilst that’s often an incredible change, many of us feel lost or forget who we are. As part of…
Bums deserve better. Today’s guest star Peachy Bum has found a new love. After years of being in a committed relationship with Toilet Roll, Peachy Bum has found a new flame in a flushable moist toilet tissue that is…
A new year welcomes in a season of change. It’s the perfect time to reset and make little changes that’ll benefit you in the long run. Some people make lots of resolutions, some people make one or two. some…
At Mum & You, we’re big on mums supporting mums. Christmastime is a busy and often overwhelming period for us. There’s always so much to do and simply not enough time to do it, and if you’re a mum,…
Giving a thoughtful gift at Christmas is one of life’s little pleasures. When it comes to presents, picking out the perfect gift can be a stressful and time-consuming job. Shopping can feel overwhelming at the best of times, but…
Yesterday afternoon our CEO Rajiv Chandra was interviewed on BBC News with presenter Jane Hill during a segment on wipes pollution and microplastics. Discussions about wet wipes being a big contributor to plastic pollution have been ongoing for many years…
What do unicorns and perfect mums have in common? They don’t exist! Introducing our brand new campaign, #thisismotherhood. At Mum & You, we believe that there is no way to be a perfect mum, but a million ways to be a…
You’re nearing the end of your first trimester, and suddenly, you must have pickles. But not just any pickles, specifically huge pickled gherkins. And when you’re standing in the checkout queue at Sainsbury’s, you think to yourself nothing –…
Autumn has officially arrived, which means bidding adieu to long, warm summer evenings and welcoming cozy nights in. Of course, more nights in means having to think of creative ways to keep the little ones occupied! Halloween often coincides…
Prepping for the arrival of your little one is a fun time but can also be a little stressful. There are countless of things we need to prepare in advance and no matter how many lists we make, it…
We are incredibly proud to share with you that our Baby Shower Skincare Bundle for Mums-to-be has won silver in the Dadsnet Product Awards 2021! Over the last 2 months, dad judges at Dadsnet have been scoring and voting…
Choosing a name for your baby is something most parents-to-be will spend time thinking about long before the arrival of their bundle of joy – and there are a lot of things to consider. You may choose names with…
Mum & You are a team of mums, so we know exactly how it feels the first time you need to change a little baby’s nappy when you have never done it before! That’s why we’ve put together this…
The beginning of May is Maternal Mental Health week, organised by The Perinatal Mental Health Partnership. Motherhood is hard at anytime but over the last year, Covid 19 has brought some unique issues for all mums. Dr Lindsay McMillan,…
World Breastfeeding Week World Breastfeeding Week is an opportunity for Mums to come together and share advice, guidance and their own experiences of breastfeeding with other women around the world. Breastfeeding is a personal choice. What’s important is that…
If you’ve just had a baby – the chances are you’re more sleep-deprived than you’ve ever been in your life. If you’ve had kids for a while, then feeling tired is probably your version of normal – and while…
Water retention or fluid retention can be a pesky and uncomfortable pregnancy symptom. From puffy, swollen ankles to heavy legs and itchy feet, excess water can find plenty of ways to make pregnancy even more challenging, but fortunately, there…
This week is #LonelinessAwarenessWeek and it feels like the perfect moment to shine a light on the topic, specifically in relation to motherhood. A little bit of a taboo subject, loneliness is seldom addressed or prepared for with the…
Whether you call them battle scars, tiger stripes or love lines, stretch marks are the result of the magnificent work our bodies do when growing our babies. But that’s not to say that preventing pregnancy stretch marks isn’t something…
It’s #weaningweek2020 and it’s got us mums chatting about how we weaned our little ones onto food. Between us we’re a lovely mix of cultures with Indian, Spanish, French and American to name but a few! There’s a few…
Our friend over at Jessie Bakes has just celebrated her second baby’s arrival, so to celebrate, we asked her to share some new-mum expertise. Jessie designs recipes and gifts for breastfeeding mums, helping you to reach for something other…
We asked a wonderful group of mums if they felt happy with their post-natal bodies and if they’d like to celebrate what they’d been through to bring their babies into the world. Several said yes, but when one mum…