Baby Box Shop Blog

Parent holding a smiling baby in a charcoal sleepsuit beside a small pumpkin and a pale blue bear comforter from the Character Collection.

Baby's First Halloween: What's Actually Worth It

Over 80% of children's costumes failed government safety tests. What to check if you buy one, what's already in the drawer that will do, and why the photo doesn't care.

Baby's First Halloween: What's Actually Worth It

Over 80% of children's costumes failed government safety tests. What to check if you buy one, what's already in the drawer that will do, and why the photo doesn't care.

Parent preparing a baby in a pram by an autumn doorway, with a coffee-coloured cellular cotton blanket and a clock showing 6:30. Text reads “Clocks go back.”

Clocks Go Back: What to Do About Baby's Sleep

Going back means earlier mornings, not later ones. What it does to your baby's sleep on 25 October, the gradual shift if you have days, and when to do nothing.

Clocks Go Back: What to Do About Baby's Sleep

Going back means earlier mornings, not later ones. What it does to your baby's sleep on 25 October, the gradual shift if you have days, and when to do nothing.

Editorial comparison of GOTS versus OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 above Baby Box Shop's Coffee Cotton Collection.

Organic Baby Gifts: What the Labels Really Mean

Organic, natural, eco-friendly: three words, three very different amounts of checking behind them. What each label on a baby gift really guarantees, and when it is worth the extra.

Organic Baby Gifts: What the Labels Really Mean

Organic, natural, eco-friendly: three words, three very different amounts of checking behind them. What each label on a baby gift really guarantees, and when it is worth the extra.

Friend gently holding a grieving parent's hand at a kitchen table, with a home-cooked meal nearby. Text: When a friend loses a baby.

What to Say and Do When a Friend's Baby Has Died

You've typed the message and deleted it four times. What to say when a friend's baby has died, what to leave out, and the help that actually lands.

What to Say and Do When a Friend's Baby Has Died

You've typed the message and deleted it four times. What to say when a friend's baby has died, what to leave out, and the help that actually lands.

Parent packing a backpack with muslins beside nappies, changing mat and spare cotton clothes. Text: Changing bag checklist. Pack what earns its place.

Changing Bag Checklist: What to Pack and What t...

Most changing bag lists are shopping lists. Here's what actually earns its place for a day out with a baby, what you can leave at home, and the restock habit...

Changing Bag Checklist: What to Pack and What t...

Most changing bag lists are shopping lists. Here's what actually earns its place for a day out with a baby, what you can leave at home, and the restock habit...

Adult wrapping a grey baby hamper with cotton clothes, hooded towel, muslins and elephant toy. Text: Baby's first Christmas: when to buy.

When to Buy a Baby's Christmas Present (and Wha...

Someone has mentioned Christmas and there's a baby on your list. Which presents are safe to buy in September, which to hold until the baby's actually here, and the deadline...

When to Buy a Baby's Christmas Present (and Wha...

Someone has mentioned Christmas and there's a baby on your list. Which presents are safe to buy in September, which to hold until the baby's actually here, and the deadline...