Online and in the shops: Vitamin D intake

* Nappy happy Pampers has come up with two new product innovations.

Pampers ‘new baby’ comes with a colour-changing wetness indicator, alerting parents when it’s time to check baby’s nappy. And Pampers ‘active fit’, its driest and best-fitting nappy, now has a quilted backsheet to make it softer, so that baby stays dry and comfortable when on the move. Pampers cost from €5 per pack. For more information about the best nappy for each stage of your baby’s development, and to try out their new play-tips tool, visit www.pampers.ie

* New showroom Cork-based online retailer, Bumps’n’Babies, recently opened a new showroom just outside Carrignabhfear village, 20 minutes from Cork City, where customers can view their maternity, nursing, and children’s clothing ranges. New in store for 2013 are communion dresses from Stardust, with prices from €160 to €200. To make an appointment to visit the showroom, call 085-8193469 or see www.bumpsnbabies.ie

* Feeding supplement The leaves of the Malunggay tree have been described as nature’s own galactagogues, helping to increase breast-milk production. Irish breast-feeding website, Onceborn, recommends Go-Lacta, a natural supplement made from Malunggay leaves, which contains vitamins A and C, calcium, potassium, iron and protein and can be taken from the 35th week of pregnancy, and while breast-feeding, to increase milk supply. Go-Lacta costs €19.95 for 60 capsules, from www.onceborn.com.

* Vitamin D intake Vitamin D is needed for normal growth and development of bone in children, and is also important for a healthy immune system, and muscle and cardiovascular function. A regular intake of vitamin D is recommended, especially during winter months. Sona Kiddie D3 is a caramel-flavoured supplement with a handy, plastic dropper, which provides the recommended 400iu of vitamin D per dose for children age one to 12. Sona Kiddie D3 costs €7.80 for two months’ supply, from pharmacies and health stores.