Reviews by Saffia Farr, Alice Ellerby, Flora Pervez and Sophie Milne Rhinodoron Spray This natural nasal spray helps to moisturise and clean the nasal passages, particularly when they are dry. It’s really easy to use and is made with soothing organic aloe vera, in a natural saline solution that perfectly matches the body’s balance of …
Out now! JUNO Spring 2022
Welcoming Spring As we finalise this issue, it feels like spring is finally here. Daffodils are out, with their wonderful bright yellows, and there is more sunshine – and even some warmth. And reading the proofs for this issue, I could feel the excitement of spring. Stu McLellan introduces us to what he learned on …
Life’s Greatest Miracles
Richard Brinton reflects on the huge milestones of the first three years of life, and their significance If you are asked what have been the greatest achievements of your life so far, you can be excused for thinking of things you have done in your adult years – when you have more consciously taken your …
Parenting Podcasts
Ruth Maguire introduces podcasts to support you through every stage of parenting As parents, we can be our own worst critics. Constantly worrying whether we are doing right by our children; whether we are giving them enough time, instilling boundaries, and keeping those all-important lines of communication open. We don’t have the time to dedicate …
Natural Baby Reviews
Reviews by Arti Chhatralia, Alice Ellerby, Saffia Farr, Anela Paparevic-Felegyhazi and Alex Turner Baby Soap This soap is handmade on the north coast of Ireland in small batches, using Irish spring water, sweet almond and starflower oil. The soap comes beautifully packaged with a simple card wrap listing the ingredients. The branding is great, with …
Wrapper’s Delight
Why Sarah Shrestha-Howlett loves babywearing It was a cold February night in Oslo when I went into labour. It had been snowing non-stop for three days, and the snowploughs were only just beginning their nightly clearance of the roads. My 3-year-old could barely walk up our drive because the snow was so deep, and the …
Babywearing Podcast: MotherRucker
Fay Roberts reviews a babywearing podcast. Lysanne Skinner, otherwise known as MotherRucker, has started a babywearing podcast. Here’s what JUNO reader Fay thought. I have been babywearing since the day after my 10lb daughter came into the world almost 3 years ago. Despite being an advocate of babywearing and an avid podcast listener, I had …
Babywearing Reviews
Thank you to everyone who posted a review on social media; we were overwhelmed by the response. It’s fantastic to be able to share what our readers love about their slings through these reviews and the Best Buy page. We are sad that we can’t showcase all the slings that were recommended, but you can …
Babywearing Best Buy
Juno Best Buy – Babywearing Reader recommendations Joy and Joe Organic Bamboo Stretchy Wrap “These Joy and Joe Baby bamboo stretchy wraps are super popular in my sling library, so I thought I would share with you some of the reasons why. Made from 49% organic bamboo, 47% organic cotton and 4% elastane, the wrap …
The Healing Power of Babywearing
How Shabs Kwofie overcame postnatal depression “My daughter was born via emergency caesarean – not at all the way that I had expected the birth to go. Due to the lack of support (and not being aware that support even existed!), my breastfeeding journey also fell flat on its face within days. I felt like …
Physical Support
Physical Support Zoë Woodman discusses carrying and its impact on adverse childhood experiences Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are specific circumstances that occur before the age of 18 years. They occur in all socio-economic groups, all over the world, and they can have a long-lasting and far-reaching impact on those who experience them. The original ACE …
Dads and babywearing
Oscha Slings explain why they believe dads should carry their children As concepts of masculinity shift and change, some men are wondering how they will fit into the role of ‘father’. The parenting role men have traditionally taken can look very different from the modern man’s outlook on fatherhood. As fathers-to-be and fathers-to-be-again, looking for …