Monday, November 29, 2010

Indybel Distribution

Indybel are delighted to announce that we are now distributors for baby products in Spain.

www.indybel.com distribute innovative and high quality British and International pregnancy and baby products in Spain. If we are passionate about a product then we know your customers will be too!

Traders / Retailers

We now have a select number of products that are avaliable to buy wholesale from Indybel to sell in Spain. ( please note, some products may only be avaliable to particular regions ) To obtain a list of wholesale prices ( all prices listed on the trade area in the site are RRP ) and terms and conditions please contact info@indybel.com

Manufacturers

Do you have a British or International pregnancy or baby product that you would like to see distributed in Spain? We are always looking for exciting new products to introduce to Spain. To find out more about working with Indybel in Spain please contact info@indybel.com

For more information and to see products currently avaliable for distribution visit our trade area

Advertise Your Business with Indybel!!!

We now have the opportunity to offer businesses banners on our main site http://www.indybel.com/

If you are looking to attract families and parents in Spain then our VERY COMPETITIVE RATES could be just the thing for you!

Why advertise with us!

http://www.indybel.com/ is a website dedicated to pregnancy and baby in Spain. Our site is bilingual meaning we are highly accessible to both Spanish and English parents and parents to be throughout Spain, the Islands and Europe. Our statistics show that we have many customers from The States, Asia and Scandanavia as well.
We sell innovative and organic products for pregnancy and baby in Spain. By keeping up to date with new innovations in baby products and writing about these on our site and blog ( http://indybelpregnancyandbabyinspain.blogspot.com/ ) as well as our consistent SEO work and relationships with relevant businesses we consistently maintain a high profile on google and the other search engines.
We attend baby shows and relevant events throughout Europe, selling products and distributing marketing material to bring new customers to the site. We are currently recruiting agents throughout Spain to distribute marketing materials for us in different areas. This means we constantly have a presence at local groups and events such as mother and baby groups and children’s play centres.

Who visits our site?

· Pregnant women in Spain, the UK and Europe ( we have a customer base in Greece and Italy ) Women trying to concieve in Spain.

· Mums and Dads in Spain, the UK and Europe

· Grandparents and families

· Customers from all over the world looking to send gifts to celebrate a pregnancy or birth in Spain

· Those interested in the topics of pregnancy and baby in Spain and those seeking information on giving birth in Spain and having a baby in Spain / pregnancy and baby professionals such as midwives and those who work in the industry.

· Our visitor and customer base is 75% female

We launched our site in August 2008. Since that time our site statistics show an average of 2,578 product hits per month. These are statistics for actual hits on a product’s in-depth information rather than just browsers to the site. This works out at an average of 92 in depth product hits per day. In other words 92 hits from serious customers and those interested in pregnancy and baby in Spain. This figures are not counting those just browsing or looking for information on pregnancy and baby in Spain.

Banners

Advertising with Indybel is a great opportunity to reach a dedicated audience of parents and parents to be in Spain and Europe.

All banners are situated on the left hand side of the site at the top of the page scrolling downwards and can be seen prominently as soon as someone enters the site.

All banners appear on all the main product and information pages of the site and
on both the English and Spanish sides of the site.

Banners can be either jpg, gif or png format. We can accept varied dimensions.
If you don’t have a banner and would like us to arrange for you banner to be made please contact us for a quote.

Prices

We offer banners at very competitive prices!

1 month – 34.99€ + iva
3 months – 104.95€+ iva and ONE MONTH FREE

All advertisers also receive a free write up and post in our blog. Please supply information for this ( approx 300 – 500 words )

If you are looking to reach parents and families in Spain or pregnant women or those thinking of starting a family then this is the site for you!

To book a banner or for more information please contact
info@indybel.com or call 625 377 095

Christmas Sales at Indybel ....

Christmas has come early to Indybel and Spain !!

To celebrate we've started our sales early ... check out the sales section to snap up these incredible bargains!!

* All Beaming Baby Toiletries NOW 3€ ( from 6.99€ )

* Gorgeous Organic snuggly blankets for winter reduced from 46€ to JUST 30€

* The very clever Hipseat is now JUST 39€ instead of 56€ ..... WOW!!!!!!

* All Bio D washing products - 50% OFF

* Pregnancy lounge pants, perfect for relaxing - NOW only 10€


PLUS LOTS LOTS MORE!!!

Second IVF attempt at Clinica Fertia ....

Well, I haven't written lots about my second ivf attempt as in many ways it was similar to my first!

This time round the clinic ( Clinica Fertia in Fuengirola ) made some changes to try to ensure I got as many eggs as possible which they felt would increase our chances of having some better quality embyro's ... so they

* Scanned me every month to find the best baseline month with the most follies
* Increased my medication ( upped the puregon dose and started menopour from day 1 )

I stimmed for a day or two longer than last time and funnily enough found the injections much harder this time, maybe it was doing more a day! EC went really well, from my 14 follies, 10 eggs were collected and I went home with mild ohss which was quite painful but no pain no gain!! Two days later I had a 2 day transfer. For me this was the most terrifying part. Last time at ET we were told the quality of our embryo's were very poor and very fragmented. We had been warned that if the same thing happened it would be best to start genetic testing or look into other options. However wonderfully and amazingly we had 4 perfect top grade lovely embryo's! The dr said it was like looking at the embyro's of two different women! 2 embryo's were put back and 2 frozen ... I can't tell you what a difference it made to our positivity knowing we had produced such wonderful embryo's after last time. First time round I left the clinic after ET in tears, this time I left on cloud nine knowing we had the best chance we could have ...

And so began the 2ww ... as usual week one was fine ( the ohss was painful and I did look 6 months pregnant ) but by week 2 I was becoming a wreck! On my first cycle I started spotting at 10dpt so getting past that was my milestone. 10 days came and went and no spotting, I did have cramping and other pre menstral signs but I also felt different to my last cycle and def more hopeful.

On official test day I had to go to get a blood test. I was so nervous and went shopping afterwards. The clinic rang a few hours later .... BFP!!! Big Fat Positive! Hurrah I'm pregnant!

Obviously with my history of miscarriage nothing is certain yet. I have my first scan at 6 weeks at the end of this week and I am petrified of seeing no heartbeat for a second time. But on the plus side I know we made great embyro's this time, I know I can still get pregnant and we have frosties in the freezer which would make a third attempt much easier. But for now I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my wonderful clever embyro makes it this time .... !

The moral of my story is that you can have a disasterous first cycle and a very good second cycle, so don't give up if it didn't go to plan first time. I might not stay pregnant but it was a very different story for this cycle and a very different cycle from day 1 ...

So what did I do differently?

This is what everyone wants to know ... well this is what I changed 2nd cycle ....

* I started having acupuncture from about 3 months before EC. I found a wonderful acupuncturist who specialised in fertility and she worked very hard to stimulate more follies, increase the quality of my eggs and improve on my general wellbeing. I believe 100% that the acupuncture worked for me. I had one session per week and two on the day of ET as well as two in the 2ww. I am still having them now!

* I took Royal Jelly and Omega 3 as well as Pregnacare Conception which I took in my first cycle. Royal Jelly is supposed to improve egg quality and fertility and Omega 3 is an anti oxident and embyro's like a nice anti oxident environment apparently! I stopped the Royal Jelly after EC

* As before I drank tons of water and ate tons of protein once I started stimms

* I chilled out!! We moved house 2 days before I started injecting and I firmly believe that having to deal with movers and packing mean't I had no time to think about ivf and was much more chilled. During stimms I was busy unpacking and therefore not stressing. I also carried on as normal with my daughter, taking her to school etc ... last time family took over, this time we managed by ourselves and I think without the fussing ( well meaning I know ) I just got on with stuff more easily

* I didn't rest up after ET! My clinic recommend 2-3 days sofa rest and no movement and then taking it easy. It didn't work for me last time and I didn't feel good staying on the sofa. Family practically strapped me down on in and I just felt like an invalid and frustrated. This time I rested the afternoon of ET but still padded around the house making dinner, putting my daughter to bed etc. The next day we stayed at home in the morning but then I took my daughter to the park to meet her friends and although I sat in the cafe it was nice to be out and about. We nipped to shops after before going home to relax. The next day we went on a family day out and had a real laugh. We had a little work and lunch out ... For me, all that was so so much better than sitting at home obsessing ...

I am very happy with the treatment I got at Clinica Fertia this time round. I felt they were positive but honest with me and wanted to do the best for us. They seemed more friendly this time round, I think they knew me better and maybe I was more relaxed with them too ... it was a more informal cycle which was nice.

CLICK HERE TO MORE ABOUT IVF AND FERTILITY IN SPAIN

Thursday, November 18, 2010

The Babybjorn Stylish Dad Competition!!

The superstylish Babybjorn carries are not just a hit with mums but with dads too! These days you see just as many men walking around sporting babies in carriers as you do mums which is why Babybjorn have decided to launch their Stylish Dad Photo Contest 2011!

The competition which has already been a huge success in Scandanavia, Australia and Japan has now hit Spain with a bang! If you are a stylish dad or your partner is a stylish dad and you'd like to enter him then all you have to do is take a picture of Stylish dad carrying his tot in a Babybjorn carrier and follow the instructions as to how to send you photo on www.babybjorn.es/concursofotos


There's plenty of time as the competition opened on Nov 1st and continues until Feb 28th 2011! The winners will be chosen by March 2011.

As for the fab prizes, well ...

First prize is 600€ worth of Babybjorn products
Second prize is 300€ worth of Babybjorn products
Third prize is 200€ worth of Babybjorn products ...
3 fantastic prizes!

So .... if you are a babybjorn owner get snapping now and if not you can buy a selection of gorgeous babybjorn carriers at http://www.indybel.com/ in Spain and you might just end up winning one of those fantastic prizes too!

Good Luck!!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Holo - a hole lot of fun during pregnancy!

One of my pregnant friends has always slept on her tummy ... since finding out she was pregnant she has continued to sleep on her tummy but now that she is getting a bit bigger she's beginning to find it a bit uncomfortable. So she was delighted when I told her about indybel latest product ... the holo!




The holo is basically ... a lilo with a hole! The brainchild of a pregnant mum to be who found a holiday to Spain uncomfortable with her bump, the holo is now taking the world by storm! So okay obviously it's a summer product and a holiday product first and foremost but the holo is not just for relaxing in the pool while pregnant .... oh no, you can also use it to sunbathe on your back, meaning baby is away from the evil sun's glare ... and you can use it lie by the pool and read a book on your front ... a pleasure many have to forgo during pregnancy.
The holo is very compact, it can be easily inflated and deflated which means taking it to the beach daily is no problem and it fits perfectly in the suitcase too ....



Okay so that's holiday's covered, but what about the rest of the year? This to us is where the true beauty of the holo shines through .... it's a fantastic product for resting in your home ... if you are one of the many ladies who prefer to life on your front and watch TV or read a book or even take a nap then the holo is just as useful in your front room as on the beach ....



And that's not all .... it can be taken to massage session or used for physio or osteopathy, meaning that finally pregnant women and their bumps can lie comfortably during treatments. It's already being used by experts in these fields to treat pregnant women with great results ... so good news all round really ....

So that's the holo .... let's see now ..... perfect for the pool, the beach, the garden, the lounge, the bedroom, the spa! What else could you want!


The holo is avaliable in Spain from http://www.indybel.com/ for retail in our store and also for wholesale so if you happen to be a Spanish retailer and are looking for the next must have pregnancy product, get in touch!!