How do I know if my baby is warm enough?

Newborn babies are tiny and so difficult to keep warm, and it’s winter! Until babies are 12 months old they can’t fully self-regulate their own temperatures – they are unable to shiver and have limited sweat glands – so you must keep them warm. The problem is that babies don’t have the same priorities as you do; they move around and squirm and throw off the blankets! So how can you keep them warm this winter?

How long can your child use the Boori Sleigh cot bed for?

When choosing a cot and looking at costs, it’s not unusual for parents to think, ‘How long will my baby really need this cot for? A year, two years? And what then – will I need to buy a child’s bed, and then an adult bed when they get big enough?’ Parenthood is an expensive journey, with the average family spending £10,261 in the first year of a child’s life alone, according to insurer LV. Some parents dread buying the most expensive items of necessary baby items such as prams and cots.

How to deal with pregnancy photos

Some pregnant women love having their photos taken, documenting each new stage in their baby’s development with a bump shot that they share with their friends on Facebook and Twitter. The pregnant body has been praised and worshipped using sculpture and imagery throughout the ages, from Raphael’s ‘Portrait of a Pregnant Woman’ to the Damien Hirst’s recent controversial ‘Verity’ statue. However, not everyone wants to see their bump immortalised.

The cutest Christmas outfits for your newborn

Having a Christmas baby? Lucky you! The shops are full of Christmas-themed baby outfits for your little one to sparkle and shine in on their very first Christmas day, and for all those Christmas outings to family and friends. Here are our favourites…

Who won our big Boori competition?

It has been a thrilling few months for Boori, which has seen 1,304 entrants into our competition to win a Boori Sleigh cot bed and mattress. The competition was run through popular baby magazine Baby London. This week we revealed the winner: Holly Boyd from London.

Holly, who has a newborn baby, chose the heritage teak cot bed to match her other nursery furniture. Holly said, “This is fantastic news, I am still in shock. Thank you so much.” She added, “It really is a wonderful cot bed that we never imagined we would be able to have. Apart from my cub this is the best birthday present ever!”

In the past we’ve given away a Boori toy box, Waterstones’ baby book vouchers and various other treats. If you love competitions and fancy your chances at winning Boori baby furniture and goodies, then follow us on Twitter and Facebook to keep up to date with our news and events.

Planning your baby’s birth

It’s never too soon to start planning the important details about your baby’s birth – it will put your mind at rest knowing the ‘where’, ‘how’ and ‘who’ early on in pregnancy. We’ve outlined a few of the things you’ll need to consider.

Embarrassing pregnancy moments

Yes pregnancy is magical and beautiful – and so worth the 9 months of changes happening to your body and the pain of labour. But as any pregnant woman knows – pregnancy can come with some very embarrassing side-effects! Here at the Boori office we’ve suffered dizzy spells, fainting, gas, vomiting, baby kicks that made us double over – all at the office! We’ve also heard unfortunate stories about untimely bladder leaks…