Memory foam is polyurethane with added chemicals allowing for viscosity and density. It is usually denser than other foam mattresses, making it more supportive and heavier. Memory foam softens in reaction to body heat and this allows it to mold to a warm body in a few minutes. It was originally developed by NASA for use in the astronauts seats. The company who manufactured memory foam for NASA realised the potential for memory foam in mattresses and patented it for use as a mainstream material used in bedding products. Since the patent expired, other companies have started manufacturing memory foam, often to just as high standard. However, some manufacturers in China, the Far East and parts or Europe make...

We are so excited to be nominated for ‘Best E-Tailer/Use of Technology’ in the Nursery Industry Awards 2012. You can vote for us by following this link (we are in the 4th category on the webpage). It’s our first nomination like this and we are genuinely thrilled. Please help us make more people aware of reflux in the UK by voting for us… Official online voting form

Reuters health editor Ivan Oransky warns that we’re suffering from an epidemic of pre-conditions. Medicating these conditions that aren’t actually happening. “Every year we’re spending more than two trillion dollars on healthcare (US figures), and yet 100,000 people a year are dying not because of the conditions they have, but because of the treatments that we’re giving them.” Most are in a fee-for-service system. They are incentivized to do more — procedures, tests, prescribe medications.” Much of this can be related to infant reflux where doctors are prescribing drugs before trying to work out what the problem is; and whether they are necessary. Sit back for a few minutes and watch this interesting and informative presentation…

The charity Allergy UK is calling for more awareness of cows’ milk allergy, after a report revealed nearly half of children have to wait three months for a correct diagnosis. The report ‘The Challenge of Delayed Reactions’, found that of the parents surveyed, whose children have been diagnosed with cows’ milk allergy (CMA), nearly one in five visited their GP 10 times or more. Chair of Allergy UK Health Advisory Board, Dr Adam Fox, who wrote the report with GP Dr David Mass said: “If you’re not looking for CMA, you won’t find it. That is why it is important for both healthcare professionals and parents to be informed about the symptoms of cows’ milk allergy and consider it...

Would you be surprised to know that lifting the cot legs 6 inches (3 house bricks/about 9 books) only gives you 6 degrees of incline!!! One of the most common questions we get asked is: “…can’t I just stick some books or bricks under the cot legs? Doesn’t this do the same job…?” The answer is simply – it doesn’t do the same job. The sole reason of providing an incline is to raise the babies head and upper body well above the tummy so that gravity reduces the amount of stomach acid (and contents) that travels upwards to the oesophagus and into the mouth. Technically the bigger the incline the stronger the force keeping the stomach contents down....