June 2009

The Archives

• General

  Hello Kitty!

  06.30.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Ok, so what I’m about to wite about is not ground breaking or earth shattering but it certainly tickled my funny bone!
  According to an article in The Telegraph a new hospital has opened in Taiwan which is completely ‘Hello Kitty’ themed, with the aim of easing the stress of childbirth with images of the cartoon [...]

• General

  All About Us

  06.25.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Recently, I’ve been getting a lot of  emails asking how Funkybump began and what the history behind it is so I thought I’d give a run down of our humble beginnings today.
  In 2004 my husband and I were working for a major telecommunications company, me in telesales (sorry to anyone I plagued with sales calls) [...]

• Celebrity Pregnancies

  Celebrities in the Family Way

  06.23.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Not that long ago I did an article about new arrivals in the world of show biz so I thought, what better way to follow up than let you know who is expecting their little bundle of joy in the coming months.
  Heidi Klum is expecting her fourth child with husband, Seal, in October and [...]

• Other Maternity Companies

  La Redoute Special Offer

  06.17.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I’ve just received word from La Redoute that they have just released a special offer for new customers.
  From today, new customers can receive £10 off their first orderwhen they spend over £20 using the offer code 2588. As usual, terms and conditions do apply to the offer –
  ‘The Discount is not valid on La [...]

• Health

  Swine Flu Fatality

  06.16.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Sun newspaper today reports that the baby born to tragic swine flu victim, Jacqui Fleming, has also died but he did not die from swine flu.
  Baby Jack was born three months premature, induced as a result of his mothers deteriorating condition.
  Our hearts go out to Jacqui’s partner and other two children at this time.
  For [...]

• Our Maternity Fashion

  Best Buys This Week.

  06.09.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Today I thought I’d have a look at what exactly is top on our customers maternity clothing shopping list and, not surprisingly, dresses take first place. But just which dress is catching everyones eye at the moment?
  Well, for regular readers of this blog you will remember that not so long ago I said that the [...]

• Celebrity Pregnancies

  Celebrity Update

  06.04.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Congratulations to Tess Daly and Vernon Kay on the arrival of their second daughter.
  Tess gave birth on 31st May to Amber Isabella at a London hospital and the little mite weighed in at 7lb 15oz. Reports say that Tess is determined to concentrate on the new arrival for the next couple of months before embarking [...]

• Other Maternity Companies

  Meet Mama Cocoon

  06.02.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  It’s been a while since I featured an alternative maternity company and, as luck would have it, just as I sat down to do just that I got an email through from a company by the name of Mama Cocoon, found at www.mamacocoon.com. Now it’s not to say that I feature every company that contacts [...]