Online shop and bra-fitter BoobieMilk currently have 10% off on a range of Emma-Jane maternitylingerie.

Included in the offer are:

• Emma-Jane 361 Seamless Nursing/Sleep Bra 
• Emma-Jane 365 Seamless Nursing/Sleep Bra with Removable Pads 
• Emma-Jane 442 Lightly Padded Nursing Bra 
• Emma-Jane 821 Regular Nursing Vest 
• Emma-Jane 822 Long Nursing Vest 
• Emma-Jane 830 Deluxe Nursing Vest
• And a few other options too

Prices have already been adjusted to include the discount, so you can just pop in your size and colour preferences, and sit back and wait for your lovely new lingerie to arrive.

BoobieMilk offers great advice and information on choosing the correct bra size, and you can also find a few other offers under the ‘special offers category’.

Delivery is £3.00 for Royal Mail first class, but free if you spend over £50. Special delivery, if you’re in a hurry costs £6.50.

The Hydrant is a hands free water bottle that is marketed to those on bed rest, in wheel chairs and so on, and is specifically useful during childbirth or breastfeeding. Basically, it’s a standard water bottle with a clip handle so that it can be hung in unusual places, with a 44” pipe and mouth piece.

I first used the Hydrant during my second baby’s birth. We had a home water birth and there wasn’t space to put a bottle that I could reach it, so having a bottle that could rest on the floor with a drinking nozzle that reached all the way up to me was pretty perfect. I drank deep mouthfuls of fresh water between contractions, as I found the gas and air really dried my mouth out, so it was perfect for that.

Then, afterwards, I also found having a waterbottle handy for breastfeeding, which also makes me terribly thirsty, was particularly helpful. I have a bottle I carry around with me, but when a newborn wants to feed they want to feed now, so being able to pop onto my ‘spot’ on the sofa and have a one litre bottle there ready and waiting dedicated to this purpose is pretty great too.

The most useful place for me so far, however, has been in bed at night. I take it up with me when I go to bed and clip it onto the basinet which currently serves as a blanket storage basket. As I cosleep with two under three at the moment, I get very, very thirsty during and after night feeds, and theres little worse than lying in bed with your tongue stuck to your pallet from dehydration, but not wanting to move because you don’t want to wake up your babies!  The Hydrant is just there, I can grab the tube and rehydrate to my heart’s content, without moving much other than my forearm. Fabulous.

This bottle is meant for cold drinks, not hot, and it is dishwasher safe. If used in hospital the tube and valve should be changed and sterilised daily – and as this bottle is highly recommended for c-section recovery, it would be worth having spares.

I’m really chuffed with The Hydrant. It’s such a simple idea, but so useful. And it seems the NCT agree as they sell it in their shop, and there are great reviews on the NCT site from other mums who’ve used it too.

It can be really hard to find comfort in pregnancy, and sometimes finding both comfort and style can be downright challenging. With my first pregnancy I was lucky, in a sense as I was heavily pregnant through the height of summer, and what to wear wasn’t such a huge issue – I could be comfortable in an A-line dress and flip flops.  During this pregnancy, however, most of my ‘large’ stage has been in the very dead of winter. And I have found it very hard to stay warm, and comfortable, and still look half decent on top of it!

Finding a decent pair of tights to go with the ever expanding middle has been a challenge too. If they fit in the leg, they’re too small in the waist, and I’ve torn more than a pair of tights trying to hike them up over the bump, so I was really pleased to find Emma Jane’s Maternity Tights.

They are available in a range of sizes and thicknesses – deniers, as that’s called in stocking world – and I tried a pair of 60 Denier tights as I was going for added warmth.

There are a few things worth mentioning about these. Firstly, they’re pretty hardy and I despite my awkward dressing routine, sitting, then standing, and sometimes needing hubby to help put things over my feet if I couldn’t reach due to one or other pregnancy ailment, these never laddered or ripped. My toe nails have been a bit longer than was probably acceptable, and the toes haven’t developed holes. The gusset expands with your belly, and they’re a fantastic length: I haven’t had to hike these up every so often to get the crotch back to crotch height…. Yes, you tall lady at the back there, you know what I mean, don’t you!

The final thing that impressed about these tights is how long they’ve lasted. Perhaps it’s because they are a thicker variety than normal tights, but they’ve not snagged in the wash, they’ve not torn under increased growth, and they’ve been perfect for wearing under trousers or skirts and have even helped keep me warm.

Well worth the money, I recommend these to any pregnant mums out there!

Boppy is probably one of the most popular names in the feeding pillow industry. It has received the American Baby Best of the Year award 7 times in the last 8 years and costing anything from £30 to about £50 they’re not cheap, but there is a large following of Boppy fans.

The Boppy pillow is a donut shaped ring cushion, suitable for breast or bottle feeding. It is quite small so can easily sit on the mother’s lap and is meant to adjust to pretty much anyone’s size to fit around them. I didn’t find it very comfortable around me, it squashed a bit and makes me feel restrictred, but it was fine on my lap.

If you want to get the mum-to-be in your life a really special something for Mother’s Day, or the new mother something that can help her feel feminine and beautiful in the sometimes difficult months post birth, we have a fantastic offer for you.

Boobie Milk is a supplier of maternity and nursing lingerie, and they stock some of the nicest brands of maternity bras and underwear you’ll find. As a mama-to-be with a two week overdue bump myself, I have absolutely loved not only the service I’ve received from Boobie Milk, but also the products, and cannot recommend them highly enough.

So what’s the offer?

Boobie Milk is offering PlayPennies readers 15% off on their range of maternity and nursing wear

• Discount: 15% off
• Expires: 23 March 2012
• Exceptions: None - also valid on Special Offers
• Discount Code: playpennies15

Of course this doesn’t just have to be for Mother’s Day, as every mum to be will know pregnancy changes your breasts, in shape and size, and the birth of a child does the same whether you breastfeed or not, so having the option of having an at home fitting if you live in Kent or surrounding areas or an online advice service if you don’t is pretty awesome.

When your body is no longer your own, and your once comfy underwear is cutting into your skin, it’s a real pleasure to be treated to professional and helpful service, and walk away feeling feminine and sensual, bump and all.

I’ve been using the By Carla Mum And Baby Support Pillow in bed at night since around 25 weeks pregnant, and it is my constant bed time companion.

This is a pillow I can melt into. It is firm, but not rigid, and despite looking quite ‘solid’ in the pictures, it moulds into your body in a way that gives fantastic support.

It is quite a long pillow, which means that I can cuddle into it with my arms, but still have it between my knees, which is really helpful in keeping me on my left side as I tend to end up on my back through the night, otherwise.

Another exceptionally useful function is as bump protector – my toddler still ends up in my bed most of the night and performs a perfect windmill, often resulting in blows to my anatomy. With the By Carla Support Pillow firmly in place, the blows never come near me.

This pregnancy support pillow comes with a removable cover, and in a particularly forward thinking move, they’ve included a second cover, so while one’s washing and drying, the other can be in use and the pillow protected.

It also comes in a reusable zipped bag, so you can travel with your pillow, or store it when it’s not in use.

I’ve not used it as a breastfeeding or bottlefeeding support cushion yet, but it is firm enough that you could put your baby on it to protect them, and I think it would be perfect for letting them lie on too, belly on the pillow, to roll out wind and trapped air. I did that with my daughter  a lot but on a square pillow folded in half, so this is pretty perfect.

The covers are funky and the pillow is fantastic quality. I highly recommend this as a pregnancy sleep improvement strategy.

If facing the holiday season with frumpy maternity wear gets your pulse racing in the wrong way, this offer might just be the answer to your problems. 10% off Bella Mama's stunning stylish maternity, nursing and new mum essentials can go a long way to put a smile on your face.

Touch up your maternity or nursing wardrobe and accessories at Bella Mama

• Discount: 10% Off
• Valid On: Everything, including sale items
• Exclusions: Gift vouchers
• Valid Till: Unknown
• Discount Code: PPAW11

I absolutely love exclusive discounts that also give us discounts on top of sale items. It feels like a thrilling added bonus – sad, I know, but there you have it.

From a brand new Autumn/Winter 2011 range that you can pre-order, to night wear, through to ‘occasion wear’ for those Christmas parties and winter weddings, and even down to the end of range, sale and special offer items, you’ll find a lovely selection of maternity wear to add to your wardrobe.

There are also lovely accessories, such as changing bags, nursing necklaces, and skin care products to choose from.

Postage is free to UK addresses too, so that’s a nice little saving to add to your purchase.

Here it is, this month's Dorothy Perkins promotional code. You can use this  to get 25% off everything. That includes sales. Always good news.

Click here to use your 25% Dorothy Perkins promotional code

• Discount: 25%
• Promotional code: DPCLOSER25
• Expires: 22nd June 2011

To use this code, go to the Shopping Bag page and enter it in the Promotional Code box. After you click on the Verify button, it will be applied to your order. You should see ‘Closer Reader Off 25% off ’ in the totals column.

I tested it out on a Maternity Blue Bow Dress. This was in the sale marked down from £35 to £20. The code took another £5 reducing it down to £15. Standard delivery costs £4, although this is free if you spend more than £75. As far as I can tell there’s no option to collect your items for a store, which is a shame.

Thanks to missp27 at HUKD!

There is more than just this 3-pack of t-shirts on sale at Next at the moment so if you are looking for cheap maternity wear, then it won’t hurt for you to see some of the other special offers too. The short sleeve pack is perfect for summer (when it finally arrives) and is only £12 down from £24.

• Click here to get t-shirts from Next

The t-shirt 3-pack is available in sizes 8,10, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20 at the moment and the colours don’t seem to be adjustable – what you see is what you get. Consider that they are dusty pink, black and aqua they aren’t really offensive colours at all.

Other items on the maternity rack in the sale include batwing blouses in green or red down to £8, a gold cardigan down from £28 to £14, and mix fabric t-shirts for £9 in different colours. The 3-pack is definitely the best deal of the lot as you’re paying less than £5 per t-shirt.

Thanks to sazzlebob at HUKD!

Having a baby is so rewarding in so many ways, but unfortunately few of them financially. When you first find out you are pregnant, or look to try for a baby, one of the major concerns is always going to be how you will manage while you are on maternity leave.

However, the Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) regulations have improved over the last few years, and you may not know exactly what you are entitled to get in terms of both pay and leave. But never fear, PlayPennies is here to guide you through the maternity and paternity pay nightmare and make sure your family has the very best (financial) start it can.

Step 1: Ask your employer

Many people make the mistake of assuming that the State offering is all they are going to get, which is not necessarily so. Particularly if you work for a large company, finding out about their own maternity and paternity pay benefits and packages could give you a nice surprise. Remember, your employer has to offer you statutory benefits as a minimum, but they may choose to offer more generous packages, particularly if they like to invest in their staff. Details of how much you might get are often included in a Staff Handbook, but if in doubt speak to your boss or your Human resources (personnel) department for clarification.

A word of warning though - many employers who do offer maternity benefits or paternity pay over and above the statutory minimum may require you to return to work for a certain length of time or risk having to pay back the extra cash. Whether or not you choose to return to work, or to return on a flexible or part-time basis is naturally a decision for you and your family, but if you might have to repay money, it is always better to know this in advance!

There’s 10% off at the entire range at Clinica UK, exclusively for PlayPennies readers.
Move your pharmacy online with 10% off

• Discount: 10%
• Valid on : Everything online
• Valid till: 31st December 2011
• Code: playpennies10

So, what do Clinica UK offer?

Well, there are maternity products, such as foetal heart monitors, tissue oil and a (non-labour, it seems) TENS machine for all those pregnancy aches and pains, including strengthening the pelvic floor.

There’s also a range of lotions and potions from Clinica, including face wash, day cream, vitamin E cream and the aforementioned  tissue oil.

While I don’t imagine many of us needing 5 litres of ultrasound gel, there is a very useful breast aware self-test (and prostate screening, if that’s more your thing.)

There’s even a pretty good range of condoms, in case you don’t want to need any foetal heart monitors, tissue oil or so on for a while ;)

And with the code only expiring in December, well, you’re pretty set for family planning and pregnancy for the rest of the year, with 10% off.

Heads up everyone! The Mamas and Papas Sale is on NOW! Pop on over there and you'll save yourself up to half price on all sorts of everything baby related.

• Click HERE to dash on over to Mamas and Papas

Mamas and Papas, Mamas & Papas, M&P - whatever you want to call them - is one place I miss mooching around now that all my kids are older.

I adored looking around all their different nursery interior collections; Millie and Boris were my absolute favourite and I can't bring myself to part with the Millie and Boris fleece blanket my youngest had when he was born.

If you're preggars and looking for a Crimbo party outfit then REJOIC because selected maternity wear is included in the Mamas and Papas Sale too.

If you've already had your baby then there are discounts on some VERY cute Christmas baby clothes.

Pushchairs, prams, nursery furniture, gifts for new arrivals, Christmas gifts - you name it, Mamas and Papas have got it and there are savings to be made on most of it.

Things tend to go out of stock pretty sharpish when there's a Mamas and Papas Sale on, so I wouldn't dawdle too much if something catches your eye.

You can arrange for home delivery or collection in-store, it's up to you and whether or not you want to brave the big wide world in the last couple of weeks of pre-Christmas madness!

Thanks to JBJANEYB at HUKD

Today's feature comes to you from the pen of Harriet, blogger at Is There A Plan B, who we recently featured on PlayPennies Loves.

I’m new to Playpennies, and you may think my title misses the point rather.  But I’m very good at not spending money.  It’s one of my talents. I always wanted to be the sort of mother who would randomly buy her children beautiful things, but I don’t, because I can’t ever justify it.  So I end up in Primark (or, post move, M&Co).

Instead, I’m writing about the opposite.  What are the things that I bought cheaply and now wish I had spent money on? The false economies. The parenting equivalents of value washing up liquid.  Obviously we are all constrained by our personal budgets, but, whatever yours may be, these five things you can justify...

Pushchair

A really good pushchair.  I’m not recommending a brand, because pushchairs are more personal than haircuts. You can admire someone else’s but that doesn’t mean it will work for you.  You need to sit down and think about what your pushchair needs to do, and then you need to spend as much money as it takes to get it.

If you get one that doesn’t do something you want it to, whether that be go off-road, or take a car seat, or let your baby lie totally flat, or go through the front door, it will irritate you beyond words, and you’ll probably end up buying the one you should have got in the first place anyway.

Waterproof

A proper (and I mean proper) waterproof.  It won’t be pretty, it won’t be glamorous, but boy will you thank me when the baby’s screaming,  it’s pouring with rain, you have to get out of the house, and you watch someone else in the same position try and manhandle a brolly and a pram. It doesn’t work. Get a cagoule.

Nappy bag

A really lovely nappy bag.  I went “Pah! That’s silly and frivolous.  I don’t need a nappy bag I like, it just has to be functional”.  Three years of using it EVERY DAY, and I’m really, really wishing I’d bought this kind of thing.

When you’ve just had a baby and you’re wearing a cagoule, you won’t feel glamorous and lovely, but a glamorous and lovely nappy bag will help.  Get someone to buy it for you as a present.

Bouncer

A stupidly expensive bouncy chair.  Ideally this babysitter balance bouncer from Johnlewis.  Yes, I know. It’s £100 for a bouncy chair.  Bear with me.  We bought this spot bouncer.  It’s £14.  Both our first born and our twins hated it and I thought they just didn’t like bouncing.

Then we borrowed the other and both the twins loved it. I don’t know what Baby Bjorn have done, but whatever it is it works and it was a godsend. I had somewhere I could put one of them down, and know they would be happy for twenty minutes.  That’s worth it.

Microwave

A microwave. You can wean a baby (and/or make up formula milk) without a microwave (I should know, I’ve done it three times) but life’s apparently a lot easier if you’ve got one.

Those are my five essentials, but I’d also not feel ashamed of buying breast-feeding tops and underwired nursing bras to preserve your dignity, give your (ahem) spirits a lift, and make you feel vaguely human...

So that’s it. You have permission to spend money. What are you waiting for?

[Photo credits: Mzelle Biscotte]

STOP! DO NOT CLICK 'SUBMIT ORDER'! DO NOT PASS GO! DO NOT COLLECT £200!

Click HERE to go to Mamas & Papas

• Discount: 10%
• Minimum Spend: £0.00
• Promotion Code: CRM24MARCH
• Expires: SATURDAY 27 MARCH 2010

This Mamas & Papas promotion code will bag you an extra 10% off everything for TOMORROW ONLY (Saturday 27 March) so just hang ten until then OR go and have a look and see if that extra 10% will mean you can pick up a few extra bits and pieces that you left out of the virtual basket.

If there's one range guaranteed to make me all wistful about having a tiny baby in the house it's Millie and Boris - I adored them when I was preggo with my youngest and looking at them just now brought all those cute newborn baby memories flooding back (however, I've done my bit for the human race it's over to you guys now!).

Just look at this embroidered Millie and Boris cotbed blanket - it's LOVELY (there's a pram version too); already reduced from £25 down to £20 and if you buy it tomorrow you can have it for £18.

An eagle-eyed HUKD member has highlighted that the "Scoot city scape is currently down from £425 to £212.50. Order it on Saturday and you'll get it for £191.25!" - thanks LoozR!

If you're in the market for nursery furniture then this complete solid pine Fern collection (wardrobe, chest of drawers/changer and cotbed!) is down from £875 to £499 and with the extra 10% you can take off an extra £49.90 and have the lot for just £449.10.

LOTS of other things for you to choose from - FAB maternity clothes, baby clothes, toys - so I'll let you go and wander off now and get your Mamas & Papas shopping list ready for tomorrow - all you need to do is add the things to your basket and enter the promotion code when you review your order.

Enjoy!

Thanks to kitkat over at HUKD for the heads-up on this!

This is a Mumstheword promotion code which gets you a 20% discount from their online store.

Click here to use the Mumstheword promotion code online

• Promotion Code: MTWMB0310
• Discount: 20% off
• Expires: 31st March 2010

Mumstheword is a UK based retailer, which sells natural and organic pregnancy product ranges to mums-to-be and their newborn babies. As you might expect, you often pay extra for natural and organic products, so every little discount helps.

On having a quick browse around theMumstheword site, there were a few products that caught my eye. I really like the idea of these breast feeding covers - nice for a bit of privacy when you are nursing. The mint chocolate design would be my choice.

I've never heard of these wrist rattles before, but they're a good idea for the little one! They are only £6.99, or £5.59 once you apply the discount.

When I was testing the promotion code in my cart, delivery for an item was only £1, which is very reasonable. That was for an item less than £15. Spending £15 to £60 incurs a delivery charge of £2.50, and then you reach the free delivery threshold of £60.

Thanks to magicbeans on HUKD for the deal :)

Well, the name of the store could well be the sentiment for this deal. There are loads of fantastic bargains at Blooming Marvellous from maternity clothes to toys to baby clothes. If you’re still looking for those little extras before you give birth or are facing the months of pregnancy the nows your chance to stock up. 

• Click here to visit Blooming Marvellous’ 70% off sale  

For the lady who’s expecting the clothes on sale at Blooming Marvellous will delight. Tops marked down from £20 to a mere £6, jeans to £10.50 and maternity bras below £10. The stock is quite varied so you should find something to suit your personal preferences. 

I got some lovely items from the store near me when I was pregnant, some of them I’ve got stored away in my “maybe if there’s a next time” box as I can’t bear to get rid of them. They’re too pretty and good quality to boot. 

If you’re on the lookout for some fashionable baby products and toys then the range will please you too. Playpens, highchairs, trikes and baby essentials are marked down to prices as low as £5 in some cases. Go on, get shopping. It’s a sale and a half. 

Thanks to andywedge from HUKD!