Mothercare has reduced the Chicco Polly Swing Up from £149.99 to £74.99 in their half price sale. This item is still very expensive but at half price, it may be worth looking at if you want one of this singing, dancing doodads.

• Click here to swing on over to Mothercare

The Chicco Polly Swing Up is done up in the Sea Dreams theme and is available for either instore collection or home delivery. It offers a two position reclining seat back rest with soft and luxuriously padded fabric on the seat itself.

The Chicco Polly Swing Up includes an insert for newborns which can be removed as baby grows and a five-point restraint harness. The removable entertainment control until can be used as a remote to operate the swing at a distance and there is a removable snack tray too.

The seat has a soothing vibration unit with different swing speeds and has melodies, nature sounds and a mum heart beat too. There are three hanging soft toys and an adjustable sun canopy too. In short, this Chicco swing has everything you could possibly need except for a coffee maker.

Thanks to joyellie at HUKD!

Argos has reduced the Hello Kitty Sensory Play Den from £19.99 to only £7.99 which is less than half the original price. It’s a great gift for little ones who are looking for some entertainment while parents get some essential household chores done and dusted.

• Click here to get Hello Kitty at Argos

The Hello Kitty Sensory Play Den is for active little kids who love to explore and plunge to the depths of a ball pool. This beautifully designed Hello Kitty pop-up play den can be filled with balls and beanbags so you child can hunt for them and dig them out and have tons of fun in the process.

The Hello Kitty Sensory den includes stimulating colours and comes with three beanbags to hunt for. I don’t believe it comes with the balls though, so you may have to spend some extra cash to get yourself a bag or two of those to throw in there. They are selling the pink ones at Argos for £4.99.

Thanks to Shaggy20 at HUKD!

Amazon has reduced a substantial number of their Orchard Toys games which range from the cute to the educational to the brilliantly fun. You can choose from a list of around 152 different items and most of them have been reduced.

• Click here to get your orchard at Amazon

Just by clicking the link above you will be taken through to a page of tasty reductions on Orchard Toys. From Shopping List that is down to £5 from £7.25 to the Magic Cauldron which is down from £11.50 to £9.19. And most of these games come with free Amazon delivery.

As I mentioned earlier, not all the Orchard Toys games are reduced or included in the sale. There are several that have not been adjusted so you’ll have to skip on by those chaps. However, there are enough different games to choose from with decent enough savings to make a visit worthwhile.

This is a brilliant time to nab some toys and games for upcoming birthday parties!

Thanks to bloodbinds at HUKD!

This is a very tasty deal for those of you with two little ones in tow. You get this Graco Stadium Duo Orbit Pushchair for only £84.50 instead of the usual £169, a very nice saving indeed.

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The Stadium Duo is ideal for parents with two young children who are close together in age. It has excellent manoeuvrability and can still fit through a standard width door. Helpful if you have narrow areas to navigate with your pushchair!

The back seat is higher than the front so both children can see out. The front seat is suitable for children aged 6 months and up while the back seat is suitable for a newborn and can be used as a travel system by adding a Graco car seat.

The five-point harnesses provide extra safety while you are on the move and the Graco Duo has a one hand fold system too. There is a super size front basket, front swivel and lockable wheels, two large sun/rain canopies and it is half the original price. Tasty.

Thanks to wishihadadonkey at HUKD!

A baby buggy, pushchair, stroller, pram. We give the device used to push little tiny people around a lot of different name. Some are not universal, as I found when I was in Canada, where they thought it was awfully cute that I called it a pram.

The thing is, when you're a first time mum, it is really hard to decide what it is you actually need. First off, what you don't want to get is a stroller. These are sometimes called a pushchair as well. But confusingly, I've also seen prams or buggies called pushchairs too.

A stroller is a mode of transportation suited to much older babies and toddlers. Definitely not for newborns.

Now that we've got that struck off the list, you're basically left with three types of buggy to choose from. Read on to find out what they are, and whether they're any use for you. Start from the beginning as some of the features you'll need to take into consideration are the same for some or all pushchairs.

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Here’s another club for parents to join so that they can get a bunch of freebies for their little ones. Baby Zilli is an organic baby food that has its own website and by joining the club you get discounts, deals and freebies.

• Click here to join the Baby Zilli Club

If you sign up to the Baby Zilli club right now, then you will get discounts from Zilli restaurants and on Baby Zilli products as well as money off their upcoming cook book. You will also get free samples of the organic baby food to try out for yourself.

Joining the club will get you a newsletter where you will be informed of all the latest products and get invited to enjoy exclusive offers before anybody else. There is also the opportunity to join in at baby and child food events if you fancy it.

There is very little information about how much you get in terms of free samples when you join but it seems worth the very short registration to find out, especially if you have a tot you are in the process of weaning.

The Vtech soft singing phone is a great learning toy for babies aged three months and over and Argos has marked it down from the usual £10.19 to only £3.49. This is a great saving of less than half off the original price.

• Click here to get phoning with Argos

The Vtech soft singing phone is not available for delivery at the moment but you can arrange to collect instore, which saves you nicely on the delivery charges anyway! This is an entirely non-breakable mirror phone that has some features to help a child’s development.

According to Vtech the soft singing phone mirror promotes self-awareness while the fabric and plastic materials used over the rest of the phone are great for tactile exploration. The bright colours and flashing lights promote visual exploration and there are also animal sound effects for extra fun.

The Vtech soft singing phone has fun phrases, phone sounds and animal noises and will need you to feed it two AA batteries that are included at first.

Thanks to blammo at HUKD

Use this The Little Green Sheep promotional code to get 20% off baby products on the site. The Little Green Sheep that specialises in organic and mostly chemical free products.

Click here to use your The Little Green Sheep promotional code

• Discount: 20%
• Promotional code: MB20
• Expires: 31st March 2012

To use this code you need to go through checkout. When you get to page 3, enter it in the Vouchers box. The discount will appear in a slightly odd place right at the bottom of the page.

I tested it out on an Organic Newborn Baby Plush Pouch, and choosing the gift box option, this came to £26.95. Standard delivery is £3.95. So with this added, and the discount of £5.39 removed, the total came to £25.51.

According to the website,  "over 6kgs of Organic Welsh Wool goes into every Little Green Sheep organic cot mattress (6 times more than other natural cot mattresses!)." Sounds like a good place to go shopping, especially if you're looking for that something extra special as a gift.

Thanks to charlene.west at HUKD!

Use this PlayPennies exclusive NCT promotional code to get 10% off your order when you spend £20 or more. It does not work on items already reduced in the sale, unfortunately. Most mums are familiar with the NCT from their classes and groups, as well as their pre-owned sales held in church and community halls. The website also sells just about everything new mums might need, just like most other baby and mummy online retailers.

Click here to use your PlayPennies exclusive NCT promotional code

• Discount: 10%
• Minimum spend: £20
• Promotional code: PENNYNCT
• Expires: 29th February 2012

To use this code, go to the View Basket page and enter it in the Promotional Code box. The discount is shown in a slightly odd way. On the page there is the price of the item, which is the amount before, VAT, then it will say that your 10% code has been applied, and you'll see this in the totals column. However this is where it is slightly confusing as the totals column shows the total with VAT included.

I tested it out on this absolutely gorgeous Cocooi Swaddling Babywrap, priced at £35 excluding VAT. Once the 10% discount was applied and VAT added the total came to £31.50. Delivery in mainland UK costs £3.95, or if you spend £50 or more, it is free.

This baby freebie has been around for a while but it is well worth mentioning again for those of you who haven’t seen it before, or didn’t need to take advantage of it in the past. You get a free sample of Bepanthan by simply clicking the sign and filling in some details.

• Click here to get your free sample of Bepanthan

On the landing page you will see a circle asking you to click on it for your free sample. Once you have selected this, you will need to take a short survey in order to qualify for the freebie. It shouldn’t take too long to do, it only took me a few minutes, and it is worth it for the free cream in my view.

Bepanthan is one of my favourite nappy rash creams as it makes a breathable and transparent layer and protects your baby’s skin from rashes and moisture and other causes of pain. It is also, weirdly enough, the lotion of choice for tattoo artists worldwide. Who would have thought?

Thanks to emz13x at HUKD!

This looks like a simple, but entertaining, toy. The VTech Pink Pop-Up Surprise Ball has been reduced by Argos from £10.99 to £3.99. Collect for free from a store, or have it delivered for £5.95.

• Click here for your VTech Pop-Up Surprise Ball at Argos

Who doesn't love flashing lights and surprises? Most babies I've met sure do. You can make their play time fun and educational with this charming pink surprise circular pop-up ball. Well at least that's what it says on the website. But isn't just about everything a baby does or plays with at this age educational? I mean you'd have to really keep the baby in a sterile environment to stop them from actually learning anything.

What this Pink Pop-Up Surprise Ball does have are pretty kitten features that teach animal names as well as a light up star that plays sweet music. Again I'd take issue with the fact that the ball teaches anything - it is an inanimate object with a few functions that rely on repetition for the child to pick anything up. People teach; objects are tools. I am probably expecting too much from simple marketing material though.

You press the light-up star to play peek-a-boo with the puppy. Press the buttons to hear animal names, fun responses and music. Batteries are required - but also included. You need 2 x AA batteries to make it go. It is suitable for ages 3 months and over.

Thanks to blackberry 786  and Becky2010

Muddy Puddles (such a cool name for a shop) is selling brand new baby snow boots for only £6 instead of their usual costly £20. That is a fantastic price for some shoes that will keep those little feet warm and toasty this winter.

• Click here to get some snow shoes from Muddy Puddles

The baby snow boots on offer here are available in either pink or blue with a thick fleece lining that runs along the inside of the shoe. The outside of the baby snow boots are covered in water resistant fabric and have a toe bumper along with a sturdy grip design on the base.

The EVA rubber moulded sole makes these light enough for baby to walk in but robust enough to cope with the cold and ice. The front has an adjustable Velcro strap for quick and easy changing in the show. Now if only it would start to snow here. I am very jealous of those of you who have those white sidewalks…

Thanks to malkkymalk at HUKD!

Perhaps I shouldn't have called this feature all you really need for baby bathtime. Because the truth is you don't need anything other than somewhere clean to pop them - and the basin in your bathroom or the sink in the kitchen will do. Until they're on solids, you really don't need to use anything other than water to clean babies.

However, in the real world, we all kind of like to have a little bit more. A proper bath so you don't have to clear out the crocker first is quite nice. Again, you could use a bathtub. When my son was a couple of months old and I was visiting relatives, I just stuck a towel on the bottom of the bath, put in a little bit of water, and then supported him with one hand while I cleaned with the other.

That said, you really don't want to be doing that in the long term. It is a killer on your back. And while it was nice to have a bath with baby, it wasn't always terribly convenient to have to strip and hop in the bath myself.

So what's out there for baby bathtime? Here's the basics, and enough information to let you decide for yourself if you'll need the kit - or not.

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For a new mum there is a lot to take in. You have to eat this, not eat that, do this, don’t do that, stock up on this, avoid that. We all end up with these loooong lists of things we have to buy, do and get. So when a freebie like this comes along it’s really rather lovely.

• Click here to get freebies from Pampers Village

The Pampers Village promotion is valid until the end of March so you have time to get your baby freebies before it expires. All you need to do is sign up to the site and you’ll get Pampers coupons and offers regularly into your inbox (very helpful once baby is here) and customised newsletters that are tailored to your baby’s development (and your pregnancy).

At the moment they are also giving away a free baby welcome pack for pregnant mums up to 32 weeks. If you sign up now you get 10 New Baby Pampers nappies, one pack of Pampers wipes and a magazine. The offer is open to women living in the UK only.

Thanks to NosAri at HUKD!

Kiddicare has marked the Quinny Senzz pushchair down from £435.00 to only £149.99 which is an astonishing saving of well over 50% and well over £200. I am gutted that I don’t need this. I feel like such a good deal needs to be bought.

• Click here to stroll on over to Kiddicare

The Quinny Senzz pushchair is bedecked in the colour they call “Flame” which I rather like – a grey, black and orange combination that’s rather gender neutral and looks pretty zesty to me. Then again I love orange so perhaps that is just me.

The Quinny Senzz set comes with a carrycot, footmuff, raincover and car seat adaptors and is suitable from six months old. IF you use it with the Maxi-Cosi Cabriofix or Pebble carseat which is not included then it can be used from birth.

The Quinny Senzz has an adjustable back rest, one hand easy folding, padded seating and a carry handle. In short it is pretty much everything you need to get your baby kit up and running.

Thanks to izzybizzy09 at HUKD!

Remember Luschka’s lovely review on the delicious Baby Blooms last Friday? Well, we nabbed a PlayPennies Exclusive discount for Baby Blooms that takes a very tasty ten percent off the price. What better time to nab a gorgeous bouquet of baby goodies for someone special?

• Click here to get shopping at Baby Blooms

The Baby Blooms range costs anything from £3.95 to £55 depending on what you order and are simply a stunning way of saying “congratulations” to any new mother. Baby Blooms don’t just to bouquets of “flowers” made from baby clothes either. You can also get baby cupcakes which are too cute for words.

• Discount: 10% Off
• Valid On: Everything
• Valid Until: 29 February
• Discount Code: PYP10

The 10% discount will get you some lovely items with a neatly reduced price and will make your chosen parents utterly delighted. I love these and if I have another child I am going to send links to the site to all my friends along with a meaningful look (kidding).

The Chad Valley round sandpit frame is down from £34.99 to only £13.99 which is a brilliant new price and I wish, wish, wish we had a garden so I could nab this for my offspring. The discount is well below half price for an ace sandpit.

• Click here to get sandy with Argos

The Chad Valley round sandpit frame has compartments for water or toys scattered around a central sand holding area. There are six identical sections that form the round frame and the entire kit comes with a ground and cover sheet as well.

You also get approximately 30kgs of sand to fill the pit, which is really good value for money here, and the entire sandpit is 141x18cm in size. It is brilliant for little ones to play in on hot summer days and to create all sorts of mess as they wriggle around in the sand.

This is an excellent deal for a really unusual sandpit that I rather like!

Thanks to dreamer at HUKD!

The baby freebies are stacking up today. I can’t believe how many of them there are at the moment. Last year it felt as if baby freebies had dried out for good. This one is brilliant for mums toilet training their tots as DryNites is offering a free sample as well as money off coupons.

• Click here to get your free sample from DryNites

DryNites gives you and your child peace of mind as they deliver the ultimate protection for a good night’s sleep. They offer a great way to help you both manage bed wetting and are a brilliant way of getting over those difficult patches without too much drama.

To get your free sample of DryNites you will need to fill in a form and answer some questions on the site. It isn’t too much of a bother but it is a bit more information that most other freebies ask for. The DryNites free sample is only open to residents of the UK and ROI.

Thanks to aishaukhan at HUKD!

Oooh, now this is a great freebie! If you go to the link below to the Nuby Facebook page you can get yourself a free Nuby soother for your little one without having to do anything more than click Like. Easy peasy.

• Click here to get your free Nuby soother

This baby freebie looks set to be a goodun. You just click Like on the Nuby Facebook page and you’ll be taken to a pic asking you to click on it to get your freebie. You will also get a code that will take 25% off your total order of all Nuby products on their website.

When you click on the image you will go to possibly the yellowest page I have ever seen and you’ll need to fill in a bunch of information that ranges from your name to your email address. It isn’t excessive or difficult so you won’t take very long at all. Then you’re done and your free Nuby soother will be on its way to you.

Thanks to tamarj at HUKD!

This is an oldie but a goodie. The Cow & Gate Mum and Baby Club has been around for a while and I got one of their free cuddly toy cows when my daughter was born way back when. Now you can take advantage of the same cool deal and it is well worth it for a freebie.

• Click here to get free goodies from Cow & Gate

The Cow & Gate Mum and Baby Club baby freebies include a free pregnancy diary, a free cuddly cow, free money off vouchers and you get to join their online club. There is also lots of practical advice included in the emails as well.

You don’t need to stay a member of the club once you’ve nabbed your free cuddly toy cow and registering is really simple. Just fill in your name, your baby’s due date and whether or not this is your first child and you’re done. Your baby freebies will soon be on their way to you.