We had tickets booked for the Sunday and so we all got up at about 5.30am and had our brekkies etc so that we could walk to the train station and get the 8:15 train to London. Bit of a busmans holiday for Chance, but he didn't seem to mind too much! It was quite a cold and crisp morning, so the walk to the station was brisk but lovely at that time in the morning.
We managed to negotiate the tube trains really well - I took the baby sling because I thought lil Kez might be a bit frightened by the noisy trains, but I needn't have worried. She sat quite happily in her sling watching the world go by whilst daddy wrestled with the pushchair! chuckle.
We were at the baby centre at Earls Court by about 10:30, so managed to get quite a few early freebies. Ching ching! :D
We had a thoroughly lovely day there and came away with quite a lot of freebies, as you can see when I unpacked everything at the other end!It was well worth going, especially as I had my eye on a few things that Kez needed anyway, and the people selling the bits and bobs were at the babyshow with certain % off, so we even had a bargain in the bits that we bought.
In fact, it's well worth going on the last day and staying until the last hurrah, as the people on the stalls are so desperate to get rid of all their freebies that they're practically shoving them into your lap as you go past!
For Kezia I bought a lovely swimming cozzie which is made of neoprene (same stuff w
etsuits are made of) I'd seen these online and lots of parents had recommended them to me and then, lo and behold, the people who make them had a stall at the show, so I was able to speak them about which of their products would suit us best - and we got quite a big saving for buying there and then instead of purchasing it online which was an added bonus!We also got an original print by a children's illustrator who does lots of kiddies books. It's numbered and
signed and we thought it would lovely in her nursery. The artists details are on the back and he also sells online, so we though we might get some more for her upcoming birthdays nearer the time as he does loads of lovely bits and bobs. :DI also fed m
y cloth nappy addiction whilst we were there and we bought some Itti Bitti nappies to try out. They are absolutely gorgeous! They have boosters and liners that are secured inside by the cunning use of poppers and they have a completely waterproof fleece outer lining to them, so you don't need to put a wrap or anything over the top of it all. The idea with getting these wraps was for when people babysit lil Kez, as they can change her nappy without worrying about using the terry nappies. The fasten just like disposable nappies and so far, touch wood, they have been lovely to use and pretty bombproof. :DWe had so much stuff to bring back at the end of the day that I had to carry Kez all the way home whilst Chance took control of a seriously overloaded pushchair and we both had to act like pack mules! chuckle. Well worth it though. Definitely worth the price of admission. :D
