Sleep Masks by Bedtime Bliss

The products shown are gifted but all thoughts are my own

Bedtime Bliss is an amazon.co.uk shop specialised in luxury sleep wear, they not long ago contacted me and asked if id like to try out their Patented Contoured and Comfortable Sleep Mask and I jumped at the chance thinking sleep mask might help me get back to sleep easier/quicker after being up in the night to feed Rory. 

A few weeks later they contacted me again to ask if I would like to try their Organic Bamboo and Cotton Sleep Mask as well so I thought this would be a great opportunity to try two different items in order to review and compare them for you!

Both masks are available in a selection of lovely colours and come with a carry pouch and earplugs. The carry case is super helpful to keep the mask clean and safe but would also be great if you were travelling with them. I havent used the ear plugs but I can imagine these would be so helpful on a flight. You could literally block out the whole world with your sleep mask and ear plug combo. Now that is bliss.

The black sleep mask is the Contoured and Comfortable Sleep Mask. I have used this a lot now and it does help me sleep after a night feed. Its so nice to be able to completely black out and drift back to sleep making my sleep interruption much easier on me! The contoured eye shape means that you can open your eyes inside the mask without having your lashes scrap against the mask which I really like for comfort reasons but also if you had make up on such as for travel, it wouldn't mess up your eye makeup like a traditional eye mask would. This is a huge plus for those who travel a lot and sleep want to not look like they've been sleeping for hours when they get off the plane!

I can imagine the contouring would be good for those with sensitive eyes as well as there isn't any fabric pressing on your sensitive eye lids.

The Organic Bamboo and Cotton Sleep Mask also has this lovely contouring but in my opinion has a much softer, spongier feel which makes it all the more comfortable compared to the Contoured and Comfortable Sleep Mask. Everything else about the masks are very much the same but I would say that the Organic Bamboo mask is my favourite of the two as it has a more luxurious feel. 

The Organic Bamboo and Cotton Sleep Mask also has this lovely contouring but in my opinion has a much softer, spongier feel which makes it all the more comfortable compared to the Contoured and Comfortable Sleep Mask. Everything else about the masks are very much the same but I would say that the Organic Bamboo mask is my favourite of the two as it has a more luxurious feel. 

Ultimately though, both masks do a great job of doing what they are supposed too and I would highly recommend them both! But my personal favourite would have to be the Bamboo and Cotton because it is so lovely and luxurious feeling!

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Baby's First Christmas Wishlist

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Christmas 2018 is Rory's first every Christmas, well, he was in my belly last year and certainly made himself known in the form of severe morning sickness but this is his first out in the world.

Liam and I are Christmas crazy, we absolutely love it so we are so excited to experience it with Rory, as a little family this year. These are the baby's first Christmas bits I've been eyeing up...

1. I came across this stocking in Next while window shopping the other day and have fallen a little bit in love with it. Me and Liam have matching stockings and Watson (the dog) has a different one so really, we need to replace Watsons and get two that match so we have two of each stocking. This Mini Elf one is so cute and its such a good size that Watson presents will probably all fit inside and we will be able to use them for many years to come. 

2. This little two piece is absolutely adorable! I mean, what is cuter than dinosaurs wearing Christmas hats and holding presents? Next has the best Christmas baby stuff!

3. This freakishly cute number is from JoJo MamanBebe, Rory does have a few things from them but they are just really expensive and considering he will only wear it a few times, I didn't feel worth the £17 price tag but isn't it lovely?!

4. These are actually pj's but I think they would look so cute and comfy for a Christmas Day outfit, and they are only £5, I mean, what?! This has to happen.

5. Every baby needs a baby first Christmas bauble don't they? We've been looking and looking for a while and they all seem to tacky for me, pink or blue with glitter just isn't for me but we love this one! Peter Rabbit is always a winner!

I'll be honest, I am absolutely addicted to Christmas baby stuff right now, I just want to buy it all but being on maternity leave means having to restrain myself a little but I have already purchased two Christmas jumpers! haha!

BABYS FIRST CHRISTMAS: What we've bought so far

This year will be Rorys very first Christmas, he will be exactly 20 weeks old, still very young, so Santa (me and Liam) didn't really know what would be the best presents for him.

We are planning on getting him the Fisher-Price Kick n Play mat as his main present but this is everything else we have bought so far.

The first thing I bought was this DANCE book, it is literally adorable, with dancing animals on each page, the pages have little tabs to pull which I think Rory will love. 

I got a set of six soft blocks, these were a bloody steal! Only £3 from Sainsburys in the sales. I think Rory will really like knocking these down once ive stacked them up and they can grow with him and help him develop his motor skills.

We have bought quite a few books for him because they are a perfect gift that can grow with a child but also, currently being read to is the only way to get him to sleep for bedtime. We lay him down in his cot sleepy but awake and read books until he's very nearly asleep then sneak out out of the room like a backwards walking ninja. He just loves to be read too.

Firstly we bought the Paddington Treasury which includes 6 classic Paddington Bear stories, Liam and I have such a soft spot for that adorable bear and we are doing our best to force that love onto Rory as well.

We also got The Dinosaur That Pooped Little Library, I'm a big fan of the illustrations and I just love a mini library because Rory can hold onto the little books himself.

You must have seen the Aldi Christmas advert with Kevin the Carrot right?! He and his little family are just the cutest so I couldn't not buy the story book for Rory. We are the kind of family to read Christmas books all year round so I think this will become a firm fave.

We usually do Christmas Eve boxes, me and Liam have one and so does Watson the dog but we thought we would just give Rory a small present for Christmas Eve this year as he's still so young and won't understand it properly until next year. We got this sing along We Wish You A Merry Christmas book to read to him on Christmas Eve.

We also aren't doing a stocking this year just because he's so little and we don't have much to go in it but I did still buy a few little stocking style bits for him such as these bath crayons, he loves a bath so I think he will really enjoying flailing his arms and seeing the colours appear.

A few other bath bits are this set of sticky fish for the side of the bath and this duck that swims through the water, I really think he'll love watching these!

We didn't want to go too crazy on presents this year but we might also get maybe one more present as well as the Fisher-Price mat, maybe something musical or the squeaky eggs I mentioned in a previous post.

I hope you found this interesting, maybe it'll help you shop for your babies first Christmas or another baby in your life! Thanks for reading!