Setting up your nursery
From choosing a cot to anchoring the chest of drawers, here's how to create a calm, safe nursery without overspending on things you won't use.
- For at least the first six months your baby should sleep in your room, so plan a safe sleep space there as well as the nursery.
- Buy a new mattress that fits the cot snugly with no gaps.
- Anchor tall or heavy furniture to the wall.
- Keep the cot away from windows, blind cords, radiators and anything that could fall in.
- Choose water-based paint, keep windows open and leave stripping old paintwork to someone else.
- When to startA relaxed timeline for getting ready
- Cot, cot bed or bedside crib?Choosing where your baby will sleep
- Mattress fit and cot safety checksThe numbers that matter
- What you need vs nice to haveFurniture, storage and smart savings
- Making the room safeTip-overs, blind cords and cot position
- Temperature, lighting and comfortA room that works at 3am
- A safe changing stationSet up for nappy changes without falls
- Decorating while pregnantPaint, fumes and old paintwork
- Budget, second-hand and your checklistSaving money safely
If you’re trying to conceive (TTC), you probably know that there are certain foods and nutrients that become especially important once you’re pregnant. But nutrition plays a vital role even when trying to conceive, much like laying a strong foundation before constructing a house.
Certain nutrients create that foundation by supporting egg and sperm health (yes, nutrition matters for both partners), hormone balance and creating a hospitable environment for a fertilized egg to implant. In fact, studies show that certain nutrients can help increase fertility and improve success rates for both natural conception and fertility treatments.
In other words, nutrition is a key player in the TTC journey, but getting the right nutrients in the right quantities can be tricky. That’s where supplements come in. Just as you’d take a multivitamin to fill in nutritional gaps for optimal health, fertility supplements can give you that extra nutrient boost.
Choosing supplements for your fertility journey
When choosing a supplement to support your fertility journey, look for science-backed, high-quality ingredients. Our editors are careful to select and partner with brands that use ingredients that have been clinically studied to support fertility. Eu Natural® (pronounced you) covers all those bases and more. We love knowing that Eu Natural® products contain zero artificial additives, binders, or fillers and are lab-tested to ensure purity and potency.
When choosing a supplement to support your fertility journey, look for science-backed, high-quality ingredients. Our editors are careful to select and partner with brands that use ingredients that have been clinically studied to support fertility. Eu Natural® (pronounced you) covers all those bases and more. We love knowing that Eu Natural® products contain zero artificial additives, binders, or fillers and are lab-tested to ensure purity and potency.
