ASDA has launched a £25.00 bargain buggy in an attempt to aid new mothers struggling with the recent financial hardship. A recent survay conducted by ASDA found that almost a quater of their shoppers were pregnant and due to give birth in the next three months!

Due to the economy, many couples are not able to afford to go out, and are settling for more cosy nights in. This reflects in recent statistics issued by the NHS…UK births have gone up by 3.3% during the past year, with 20,000 more babies being born than in 2008.

A shocking two thirds of women in the survey addmited that they have been unable to save any money for their new arrivals due to the financial climate thesedays.

‘With parents spending on average, up to £18, 000 on a child before its first birthday, having a baby is not cheap even when we aren’t in the middle of a recession.”

Back to the buggy….
The Hauck Sport buggy was available at Mothercare and Argos for £45, but the Asda price is £20 less for the same product. Nice to see ASDA helping out its mothers to be!

The Card Gallery tries to help keep costs affordable with its range of baby photo albums and Christening invitations.

The celebrity trend of calling their baby’s weird and somewhat wonderful names is becoming more and more common. The recent naming of Holly Willoughby’s baby boy ‘Harry James Baldwin’ pleasantly suprised many people.

A recent survey revealed the 50 craziest. Are these children going to be unique individuals or just simply a long list of children doomed to playground ridicule by their celebrity parents?

50 craziest celebrity baby names (in alphabetical order)

Aanisah daughter of Macy Gray

Apple: daughter of Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow

Astrella Celeste: Donovan and Linda Lawrence

Atherton Grace: Don Johnson and Kelley Phleger

Audio Science: Shannyn Sossamon

Aurelius Cy: Elle Macpherson and Arpad Busson

Blue Angel: U2’s The Edge and Aislinn O’Sullivan

Bluebell Madonna: Geri Halliwell

Brooklyn: David and Victoria Beckham

Calico: Alice and Sheryl Cooper

Camera: Arthur Ashe and Jeanne Moutoussamy

Destry: Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw

Diezel Ky: Toni Braxton and Keri Lewis

Fifi Trixibell: Bob Geldof and Paula Yates

Fuchsia: Sting and Frances Tomelty

Gaia: Emma Thompson and Greg Wise

Gulliver: Gary Oldman and Donya Fiorentino

Heaven: Lil’ Mo

Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily: Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence

Hopper: Sean Penn and Robin Wright

Ireland: Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger

Jaz: Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi

Jazz Domino: Joe Strummer

Jermajesty: Jermaine Jackson and Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza

Kal-El Coppola: Nicholas Cage

Kyd: David Duchovny and Tea Leoni

Lark Song: Mia Farrow and André Previn

Lennon: Liam Gallagher and Patsy Kensit

Liberty: Ryan Giggs

London Emilio: Slash

Luna Coco Patricia: Frank Lampard and Elen Rive

Marquise: 50 Cent

Memphis Eve: Bono

Moon Unit: Frank Zappa, also father to Dweezil and Diva Muffin

Moxie CrimeFighter: Penn Jillette

Ocean: Forest Whitaker

Pilot Inspektor: Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf

Poppy Honey: Jamie and Jules Oliver

Rocket: Robert Rodriguez

Rufus Tiger: Roger Taylor also father to Tiger Lily and Lola Daisy

Saffron Sahara: Simon and Yasmin Le Bon

Sage Moonblood: Sylvester Stallone and Sasha Czack

Satchel: Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee

Seven Sirius: Andre Benjamin and Erykah Badu

Shiloh Nouvel: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Sosie: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick

Suri: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

Tallulah: Bruce Willis and Demi Moore

Willow Camille Reign: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith

Zola Ivy: Eddie Murphy and Nicole Mitchell

The Card Gallery offers a range of baby photo albums and Christening photo albums, many of which can be personalised with baby’s name, however crazy!

A mother from Norfolk has beaten very high odds to naturally conceive identical triplet boys.  

28 year old, Emma Spooner gave birth to Alfie, Sebastian and Zak at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in April. The family only recently discovered that the baby boys were identical after futher tests on the placenta.

Alfie, Sebastian and Zak were born by caesarean section six weeks before their due date and wowed Doctors by going home merely eight days after the birth.

The boys had a combined weight of almost 15lbs, Sebastion and Alfie weighing under 5lbs each and Zack being the biggest at 5lb 2oz.

Mrs Spooner admitted that she is finding it hard to tell the new borns apart, dressing them in different coloured clothing to make it easier to distinguish them.

Grandma, Diane Raymond stayed in the family home for the first two weeks to give support when the triplets left hospital after the new mother was finding herself extremely sleep deprived.

When one fertalised egg splits to create three embryos, identical triplets occur. This differs to non identical triplets when three seperate eggs are fertilised at once.

It is estimated that triplets occour once in 10,000 naturally conceived births, but the odds of identical triplets are 150,000 to 160,000.

If you’re looking for birth announcement cards, take a look at The Card Gallery’s range.