Tommee Tippee Microwave Steriliser #review

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.

Funky Bandana Bibs! #Review

Thumbs up from Taylor!

When we were asked to review a baby bib, we agreed because Taylor could do with a new bib, so why not? I can’t say as I was overly excited (it’s a bib!) but when THIS arrived I was tickled pink! This is no ordinary bib, the camouflage jersey baby bib from Beauty & The Bib is ideal for dribblepots like Taylor, whose clothes are constantly having to be changed as soaked and whose neck gets sore from constant drooling.

The product: This bandana bib came backed  in a soft cotton terry towelling with interlining and it is surprisingly absorbent! It fastens with a velcro closure and is suitable from very small babes to larger dribblepots, ie teethers!

Care: This is the clincher for me. I have had some lovely baby stuff in the past which to be honest hasn’t survived the wash test but this has sailed through it. Thrown in with other items it has been colourfast, retained both it’s shape and it’s softness and is tumble-drier safe (no plastic backing to shrivel up!).

Findings: Not only is this bandana bib functional – it also looks fantastic and I will be buying more. This pale blue spotty one is most definitely on the list! For keeping your wee one clean & dry with the added bonus of looking most funky – this item is a must-have for us, and perfect as a gift. These bibs retail at £8 and come in an organza gift bag with ribbon tie.

What do you mean you have to take it off??

And of course, Taylor loves it, so what more can I say?

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