Two in five parents believe that buggy wrist straps should be legal requirement in the UK
Inventor of pram safety strap ‘BuggyTug’, Di Mayze has been talking to parents to hear their views on buggy safety and whether a wrist strap should be made a legal requirement on all buggies and prams sold in the UK, as is the case in Australia. The resulting feedback from parents is loud and clear – they would definitely like to see more safety measures when it comes to the security of a child in …

Name of Business:   Laughing Lamb Creations
Your Name and Age:  Jenny McLaughlan and I’m 35

New mothers complain their brains have turned to mush — but new research shows that a woman’s grey matter actually increases after having children. It would seem that way for these five mothers, who turned ­everyday dilemmas into ­multi-million-pound businesses.
Sara Murray turned every parents’ nightmare – a lost child – into a £4million business called Buddi.  The Buddi is tiny and can be clipped on to a padded bracelet or popped into a zipped-up pocket. The device pinpoints exactly where the child is. To track them, you ring a 24-hour …

About Me and CARES (child aviation restraint)
I am Louise Stoll,   Grandmother  “of a certain age”.  I am American, married, with 5 grown children, and nine beautiful grandchildren 2 – 15 years old.

As more bright mums and dads experience ‘eureka’ moments whilst raising their children, the baby product sector is undergoing something of a revolution with parents bringing their practical inventions to market. 

A UK-first baby sleep product – SnoozeShade – launches in national
retailers this week. Surrey mother, Cara Sayer (38) invented the product, a
removable blackout shade which attaches to prams to help babies to sleep for as long as they need while out and about, to make her own life easier and hopes it will help parents in the same way. It is a safe and secure alternative to the common sight of prams draped with blankets.

Tiny Feet Designs is a successful graphic design business that specialises in bespoke personalised stationery.

For most new mums, the question of if and when they go back to work is a big one. Many of us don’t have a choice, and it can heart-wrenching to leave our newfound bundles of joy in someone else’s care while we go to a place we would rather not be, working in a job we’d rather not be doing. Caroline Ashworth explains how she overcame this dilemma by setting up her own business so she could take new baby Alfie to work with her. 

Read about how some ordinary folk got their bright ideas on the market in the Daily Mail. You can find out more about mumpreneur Rachel Bloom and her invention, Hug-a-Bump here. I trialled the maternity support belt Rachel devised during my recent pregnancy, and can say how well made and comfortable it is – a great invention Rachel.