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I don’t regularly post about a charity, the reason being that there are so many good causes out there, how can you choose to “plug” one over another? This story however touched me on a personal level and as such I’d ask you to please read through if nothing else.

Claire Willis, of Snugbaby, is holding a charity raffle to raise money for SANDS, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity, in memory of Mia, a beautiful baby girl, who was sadly born asleep on 26th March 2011. Claire’s cousin had a completely normal pregnancy, until she and her husband were given the devastating news that their baby girl had died just a few days before her due date, and as yet have been given no reason for their loss.

Whilst at hospital they were informed of SANDS, a national charity established by bereaved parents in 1981. SANDS rely completely on donations; there is no government funding. They have 3 core aims, to:
– Support anyone affected by the death of a baby
– To work in partnership with health professionals to improve the quality of care and services offered to bereaved families
– To promote research and changes in practice that could help to reduce the loss of babies’ lives.

Mia’s parents are aiming to raise £10,000 to donate to SANDS, and Claire would really like to be able to do something to help them to achieve their target. The raffle is being held at Claire’s personal blog, and tickets are available to buy now, with the draw taking place on Friday 17^th June.

If you are unable to buy tickets, please help to to spread the word (by tweeting, blogging, sharing on Facebook or telling your friends) so that together we can help to support SANDS, and those affected by the loss of a baby.

Back in 2005 we miscarried. It was an awful, heartbreaking experience that I will never forget. How anyone can go full term and be ready to welcome their child into the world and then find that it has gone horribly wrong, and still keep going is beyond me. The work that SANDS do is invaluable in these situations to many grieving parents. If you can support them, please do.

Nicki x

When you have a little one, your first concern obviously is keeping them safe,well, healthy & happy. One thing I don’t take chances with is cleanliness, particularly Taylor’s bottles etc. I had never had a microwave steriliser before, always favouring the larger electrical ones, but when my electrical unit went to the big scrapheap in the sky I jumped at the chance to test one out!

I’ve not been disappointed!

This steriliser holds four bottles and all accessories, is easy to load, use and store. Simply wash your bottles as you usually would, pour 200ml of tap water into the bottom of the steriliser (use a bottle to measure), load up and in 4-8 minutes, depending on the wattage of the microwave, you are done! According to instructions the bottles stay sterile for 24 hours if the lid in unopened, and you should leave the steriliser for *three minutes to cool before opening to avoid steam scalds.

The big advantage this product has for me is the ease of storage. Compact & lightweight, it needn’t take up any room on your kitchen worktop. I store mine in the microwave, or on top when it is in use. Additional benefits include being easy to clean, no electric cables etc so you can quite literally pop it into the sink, and no need to descale, ever! Being smaller, it is perfect to take for trips away.

The steriliser came with a **small Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature bottle, a soother and tongs for easy removal of teats, and everything is BPA free.

I am perfectly happy with this steriliser, it is the best and certainly the most easy to use and clean that I have ever had and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

You can purchase the steriliser from retailers such as Tescos, Boots, Mothercare (etc) and direct from the Tommee Tippee website (where at the time of posting it is on offer for just £12!)

*I leave mine for 5 mins as I find it still quite hot to handle after 3mins

**This is perfect for cool water drinks when your baby takes more at each feed than these 5oz bottles hold.

Tommee Tippee were kind enough to send me a microwave steriliser to test and review. This is where their input ended. The review findings are my own and in no way influenced by TT.

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