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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has started a consultation regarding the possible treatments for certain diseases caused by defects in a certain part of genetic material past from mother to child (called the mitochondria).Genetic defects can cause problems such as muscle weakness, blindness, heart failure, and in rare cases it can be fatal, though in many cases there are no symptoms.The treatment means that the possibly defective genetic material is replaced by a donor, although it is a very small amount of material it would mean that the child would have genes from three different people (the father, the mother and the donor). More details of the treatment can be...

Nurseries in Denmark have come up with a novel idea of encouraging parents to have more babies. They are offering a 2-hour free childcare so parents get the chance to spend time together, with the idea that they will hopefully use that time to pre-create.The shortage of young children in Denmark is putting local nurseries’ future in danger. Dorte Nyman from Grasshopper Kindergarten explained that the lack of new babies has resulted to lower demand for nursery placement, and they are facing a cut in government funding. With no funding and reduced income, nurseries will have to cut staff numbers,...

It’s amazing that almost from birth our babies exude their own personality; even without the power of speech they can make us laugh, keep us company and show us unlimited amounts of affection.As they become mobile they start developing their own tastes and habits along with some quirks that are often difficult to deal with.Baby SpidermanMany quirks revolve around clothes, as some toddlers will become attached to a favourite bodysuit or playsuit never wanting to change into a clean one. One nephew of mine spent three months in a Spiderman outfit as his parents removed and washed the outfit as...

According to the BBC website, HRH the Duke of Cambridge (or Prince William if you prefer or Flight lieutenant Wales) would like to have two babies with his wife Kate Middleton, I do hope he has consulted her on the matter.Anyway (I am afraid to say) in what I see as a flagrant publicity stunt is has been decided to design two Kate and Will’s Baby bibs in the event that they have them (we held a vote, I lost), we will design them now so the design is ready for when they are. Even Royal Babies dribble and they...

Having learned the lesson from the rather late arrival of the Christmas range of Funky Giraffe Bandana bibs, we have been busy designing our new range early this year. We are having a photo shoot next week and hope to have the range of Funky Giraffe Christmas and Halloween bandana bibs up on the website in a few weeks time. We hope that you will really like them!!Being for babies our Halloween Bandana bibs are fun and not scary.We have lots more designs being worked on both for our bandana bibs and for other babies accessories, but we always welcome...