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A very relieved mum has given in the back of her sisters car, just meters from the entrance to the maternity hospital in St Helier.Aided by her husband Gemma Slatter gave birth to a 6lb 15oz girl, while her 18 month year old was also in the car. It appears that the contractions came on quickly and waiting for other relatives to come and look after the couples other children resulted in a dash for the hospital but not quite making the maturity unit.Concerns have been raised by local people that this could happen again if the local maturity unit...

Pregnancy and having a new baby is exciting but it can also be stressful. It put physical strain on the mother and emotional pressure to both parents. There will always a nagging doubt as the whether you are ready for the responsibility that parenthood brings. Adding to the new financial responsibility that the new parents are facing, they are also facing so many choices in the market. They are bombarded with conflicting messages of what to buy for their new addition, from the hundreds of choice of car seat to all singing all-dancing baby monitors.The priority for every new parent...

While pregnant we get little chance to party and neither do we want to, especially in the latter stages. A quiet night in with our feet up seems the perfect tonic as big bumps don’t balance well on the dance floor. We do, however miss the social gatherings of our friends and our friends miss us too.There seems to be a shift in close relationships if one friend becomes pregnant before the others consider conception, yet by taking a leaf out of the American’s book we can ensure everyone feels a part of this imminent bundle of joy.If you have...

We are very excited to launch the French Version of our website www.funkygiraffe.fr. The first sales has gone through to a lady near Strasbourg so it looks like it is all working well. We have always been a  bit of a fan of France and love going there, and on a trip to Paris my son was wearing his Funky Giraffe Bandana Bib and it drew lots of comments so it was always on my mind to do. When last year a French mother who had brought our bibs for her daughter approached us to see if we could work together to sell...

We are really pleased to start sharing the first pictures of the Christmas Bandana bibs from Funky Giraffe. We have a whole set so this is just the first. We know that some of our customers are very organised to like to get their Christmas gifts sorted out early so we are busy making these at the moment and will have them out in plenty of time for Christmas. These make perfect gifts for babies first christmas.