Sweetie Home

Establishing a routine does not include mum and babe running around the city centre, grappling with awkward travel systems in car parks and queuing for hours to go up one flight in the lift (sharp elbows at the ready).

Even when you do manage a shopping trip it is punctuated by numerous nappy changes and feeding stops, which usually adds up to very little shopping time and some serious brain drain. All those belated gifts you had in mind languish on faraway shelves, meanwhile the pram's basket is loaded with boring old nappies and formula milk. Oh, and guess what, the car parking ticket ran out ten minutes ago.

I only realised the true extent of the situation when I offered up a birthday present to my friend, only to be told that it was four months early (more like eight months late!) That's when I turned to internet shopping. It changed my life forever, but you still have to know what you're looking for.