Online and in the shops: BubbleBum booster
For holiday travel with children, the BubbleBum booster seat is compact and lightweight and can fit into a backpack — ready to inflate when your child needs a car seat. Created by Irish entrepreneur, Grainne Kelly, it weighs 1lb and inflates in less than 30 seconds. Suitable for children aged four to 11, it costs €34.99 and is available from Irish stockists, including Heatons; www.heatonsstores.com.
DHA is an omega-3 fatty acid that supports healthy brain and eye development. Intake is crucial from the third trimester of pregnancy and up to the first six months of infancy, when a baby’s brain grows rapidly. Nutritionist, Gaye Godkin says, “In spite of the vital role we know DHA plays in foetal brain development, there is still no RDA for omega-3 in expectant mums in Ireland. This differs from Britain, where the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition recommends that pregnant women consume a minimum of 200mg of DHA per day.”
MorDHA Prenatal is a once-daily fish-oil supplement, €27.95 for 60 capsules; www.shieldhealth.ie.
Did the Vikings have horns on their helmets, and what did they use as toilet paper? Visitors to Dublin can discover the city’s early history via interactive, weekend family events at Dublinia. Visitors will ‘meet’ medieval and Viking characters, who will tell you what their life was like. Dublinia is open daily, from 10am to 5pm, and family tickets (two adults, two children) are €23; www.Dublinia.ie.
The Belly Bandit is a post-pregnancy abdominal wrap that supports the core area of the stomach, pelvis and lower back.
Reducing stress in these areas enhances the body’s ability to return to its pre-pregnancy shape.
The Belly Bandit protects the incision after a C-Section. The original, €59.50, and Bamboo Belly Bandit, €82.50, are available in nude and black from JellyBean, in Douglas, in Cork; www.jellybeangroup.com.
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