know it’s not cool and a little embarrassing but yes I have to admit that I was a little too excited when I saw that Mothercare was opening a shop on Huaihai lu a few months ago. Mothercare has in fact started a joint venture with Goodbaby who already manufactures many of the nursery products sold through Mothercare world wide and is opening 2 stores in Shanghai and another in Beijing. Anyhow the Huaihai branch is now open, just by the intersection of Ruijing lu and I went to check it out with a couple of friends last week. We weren’t all that impressed to be honest, especially with the fact that they don’t even have a ramp!! It felt quite expensive especially since we were coming straight from Puan lu and it isn’t as big as I expected. That said it is really handy and does have things that aren’t available in other places, such as splash mats, maternity bras, on the go potty, nice muslins, and environmentally friendlier (not sure how) disposable nappies, washable swimming nappies, stroller, stroller bags, maternity clothes, and a lot more I can’t remember. I think it surely will make life easier to mamas to be and mamas in town.
I noticed they have baby slings available locally on this site http://dragonhorsedesign.com they are make of bamboo fabric, the shape is similar to the Sleepy sling and Tricot slen which is the one I have and used loads with Theo, worth checking out.
Lollipop calls itself “a boutique for children in shanghai”, the word boutique says it all… they don’t accept credit cards which only means you should come with a very full wallet if you want to have some fun!
They stock yummy beautiful trendy things, one of those stores where you go “oh that’s cute” at everything, whether you really “need” any of it is irrelevant I suppose..
They sell cloth diapers (Bambino Mio and Fuzzibunz), really cool stick-unstick art for the wall, really nice cards and these great lunch boxes and plates.
It’s a great place to go to for gifts.
Come and join the cloth diaper mamas of Shanghai to learn about how to use this environment saving- money saving way to keep those baby bottoms covered. The meeting is organized by IMSG, I have pasted part of the email below.
Our next mums and babes event Puxi is on Friday 18th April from 9.30 – 12.00noon at: Green Valley Villas 999 Jian He Lu, Hong Qiao
This Friday is a special meeting as we will be holding a ’show and tell’ workshop about cloth diapers / nappies. The workshop is intended for anyone already using cloth diapers, those considering it and anyone who has an interest. (Please help us spread the word.)
All mums who already use cloth diapers can come along and share their
knowledge and experience by bringing along examples of their favourite
(and least favourite) nappies, nappy covers etc. Any information you may have on
using, buying, ordering, washing etc. (Or if you would like to find out more then join us too.)
We plan to have tables so we can
lay out the nappies and then everyone can look, chat and learn. Don’t forget to bring
along any nappies that you would like to show to other mums.
We will have Grace from LOLLIPOP boutique who will bring Bambino Mio and Fuzzibunz diapers for demo and sale. Also Yvonne Swerke will bring Swedish Imse Vimse Diapers for demo and sale. Others which I know will be shared are Tots Bots, Bumgenius, plain prefolds, bumble…….
I hope there are more of you out there who will participate.
Please let us know in advance if you are planning on bringing diaper samples to share so we can be prepared with enough tables. Thanks.
This is a pretty cool store, it’s expensive but has some things that you can’t get in other shops around town: a nice selection of birthday cards and wrapping paper, bits for baby proofing the house, music and art supplies, lots of fun toys (including wooden toys and manhattan toy company) and a smallish selection of books. Don’t have the exact address but it’s next door to Simply Thai in the North block of Xintiandi.
There is a good website from Hong Kong where you can buy baby products, including natural cream, washable diapers, the Ergo baby carrier and lots more. The best thing is that they deliver to Mainland China. Take a look www.doubibou.com
If you don’t want to buy a car seat or a travel cot but need one for a while get in touch with Shanghai Toy Club. Shanghai Toy Club rents out baby, toddler and pre-school toys and equipment and also has a range of baby product for sale which are otherwise unavailable in Shanghai. These include: swimming nappies, teething gel, kids toothpaste, mosquito patches, potty protectors, sunglasses and much more.
To find out more visit: www.shanghaitoyclub.net or email info@shanghaitoyclub.net t: 1356433544