I cannot believe that it has already been a week since The Baby Show

I had such a wonderful day with my sister and Ami, from Beebies Baby Store

Even though we left home while it was still dark and were inside Olympia by 9am

I still felt like the day was rushed

I am definitely going to stay overnight for the Excel Show in February

And have some special mummy and daughter time with Bea

The Baby Show Olympia is enormous

I am certain that I did not manage to see half of the exhibitors there

I am going to Excel with more of a plan

And an actual list that I can tick off through the day

I prefer Excel as a venue

So I really cannot wait to go

Between then and now I am going to be telling you about some of the brands and products

That were at Olympia and will also be at Excel

I am going to start by telling you about my day

Who and what I saw

And what I came away with

The first person we bumped into at the show

Was Emily from BundleBean

It was great to see her

And I bought Bea a red star BundleBean

To use over the festive period

The BundleBean is great for keeping little ones warm and dry

In a buggy but also when you are wearing them

The red stars are perfect for Christmas

Remind me of Tilda

And go beautifully with my Morrck Maternity and Beyond coat

After catching up with Emily and giving her cuddles with Bea

We headed to the iCandy press event

This was a show round of their stand

I have never owned or reviewed an iCandy product

Or had much to do with them at all really

But I wanted to support them as they work closely with The Lullaby Trust

And donate some of their profits from certain products to helping families like mine

And fighting SIDS

iCandy have recently introduced a luxury range of changing bags

Including one named after my idol, Emilia Fox

I have had the honour of meeting Emilia

And telling her Tilda’s story

She was every bit as lovely as I hoped she would be

She is an ambassador for The Lullaby Trust

Which makes me love her even more

The Emilia bag from iCandy is stunning

And for every bag that is sold

iCandy will donate £10 to The Lullaby Trust

As well as bags and obviously buggies iCandy have also just launched

A range of luxury baby blankets

Stunning colours in a range of materials and designs

iCandy also launched an all terrain pram at The Baby Show

The Peach All Terrain

This looks like a fantastic pram

For country dwellers like us

It has wonderful chunky wheels

I love that the carry cot has feet

So that it does not have to be placed on the floor

And gives increased ventilation

A clever safe sleep idea from iCandy as well as a pretty pram!

Walking round the show with Bea was wonderful

So many people wanted to say hello and have a cuddle

One cuddle I really wanted Bea to have

Was one from Elizabeth, the CEO of Count The Kicks

This lady, this charity, held my hand through my rainbow pregnancy

They had travelled the path before me

And they showed me the way

I will always be grateful for that

And I was so proud to see Elizabeth holding Bea

As part of my duties as Official Blogger for The Baby Show

I watched and tweeted from the Mums Know Best debate

While I was busy tweeting

Bea enjoyed a snuggle with Melanie

From Photography For Little People

We are hoping to meet up again

To talk about the services that Mel’s company is able to offer

For sunshines, angels and rainbows like mine

After the debate we stopped by the Babyopathy stand

To see the launch of their book

Baby Care the Natural Way

I am really looking forward to reading it

And sharing my thoughts on it with you, here

I did not manage to see all the people I wanted to see at the show

I did see Funky Giraffe Bibs

Where I bought 6 bandana bibs for £10

I also bought three pairs of Dotty Fish shoes

Esther and William adore theirs

And wear them as slippers

One of the brands I most wanted to see was Baby Rug

I was excited to try their new baby carrier

The Suppori Sling

My sister and I both came away from the show with a Suppori

We were able to test them at the show with our babies

And talk to the ladies at Baby Rug about them

The Suppori is an innovative baby carrier from Japan

Your baby straddles the side of your body

As in a hip carry

The sling covers your shoulder

And baby’s back and hips

There are no rings, buckles or ties

It is one piece of breathable material

That holds your baby in close to you

It can even be worn in the sea or swimming pool

And it folds small enough to fit in your pocket

I am looking forward to lots of babywearing with Suppori

So smitten was I with the Suppori that I forgot to ask about and look at

The Baby Rug

One thing I did not forget to do

Was have my biannual drool over the Stokke stand

You can read all about that here

We really did have a lovely day at the show

The Ooba was our chariot of choice

And we got lots of admiring glances

And many compliments throughout the show

I did not see another Ooba there

So we felt very special indeed

By 4.00pm we were starting to flag

And Baby Bea was exhausted

It was time to get across London

And for us to head home

I hope that you enjoyed The Baby Show if you were there last weekend

I would love to hear of your highlights

I will be busy getting ready for Excel now

Bringing you all the news of what will be new

And what will be on offer at the show

I hope you will continue to follow our journey

And perhaps we will meet at Excel