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Stork Recommends: The Best 4 Travel Buggies
07/04/2020
In our line of work (baby equipment rental) we’re always on the look out for great travel products. We test many, but very few make the final selection! We’re like the X-Factor of baby equipment. A travel buggy is a...
How to Install a Child Seat Safetly: 6 Common Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid
23/02/2020
Installing a child seat safely is so important yet mistakes are easily made that can be avoided. The good news is it's not difficult to do once you follow the guidelines carefully, or better still get a professional to do...
Flying Green
07/02/2020
My mother used to drum into us the phrase” waste not, want not” as children. She used it to get us to finish our dinner, but the notion must’ve embedded itself deep in my psyche. I have a huge dislike...
Packing for a Family Holiday?
07/02/2020
I always try to follow the less-is-more approach to packing, but packing for a family holiday is an entirely different beast. There is so much stuff little people need. To start with, a ‘spare’ of everything for the ‘what if’...
Install a child seat with a seat belt.
19/01/2020
The Irish Road Safety Authority reported that 3 out of 4 child seats are incorrectly installed. Isofix is easy-peasy, it's either locked or it isn't but how do you install a child seat with a seatbelt? We work with car...
Travel Buggy versus Cheap Stroller
19/01/2020
If you don’t want to bring your good pram on holidays for fear of damage, or simply because it’s too big, what are your options? Should you hire one, or buy? Is it worth spending some money and getting a...
The airline broke my pram…
09/01/2020
At Stork Exchange parents often call us with an all too familiar phrase, “the airline broke my pram. What should I do?” It’s an unfortunate fact that your buggy can be easily damaged or lost while in transit. Due to...
Car Hire and Child Seats
20/12/2019
Car hire and child seats should be a match made in heaven. Yet the car rental industry on the whole has a very bad reputation for child seats, and unfortunately, often with good reason. We are in and out of all...
Ryanair’s Family Travel…Made Simple ?
18/12/2019
… so the slogan says. When it comes to traveling with kids, airlines have specific family travel policies, especially regarding the carriage of equipment and seating. If you are travelling with your baby or kids, it is worth reading Ryanair's...