Author: jbooothby

Hi! My name is Jodine Boothby and I am the founder of Gummee Ltd, UK baby teething product brand. Gummee originally launched as Gummee glove, when our first product launched. When my first born was only 9 weeks old, he was always chewing on his hand but could not hold a teething toy. After some initial research, I discovered that hand chewing was a common symptom of teething, and also just the start of baby discovering their own senses. It made sense to me to buy a mitten with teethers on it, and I was shocked to find they did not exist. The idea for Gummee glove was born and in March 2012, it became the World's very FIRST teething mitten designed solely for babies to wear. I needed a place to come and share idea's, stories about me and my family and how we run our business around our busy family life. Juggling a business with a family is hard work, and requires dedication and a lot of self motivation. We have really hard days, and really amazing days. We've seen a lot of success for our brand, and that hasn't happened out of luck. I'm using this blog to give you a deeper insight into the actual reality of starting a business like Gummee and running it from home and around family life. I hope you enjoy reading it :)

I’m fine. how are you?

Wow. It’s been a while since I blogged! I wish I could bottle this feeling/mood/good day. This is a very rare sort of day, for me. I’ve been feeling awful for months and months. Years, actually. Approx 3 years. The feeling of intense stress, living in every fibre of me…my body, my mind, my soul. […]

Building a brand on social media

There are lots of easy, basic ways you can start growing and building a supportive community around your brand. If your profile is new (or even if it isn’t) try asking friends, family & followers if they would mind sharing your profile/page or some of your content. It is SO important to build that basic […]

Setting the Scene for Halloween

By the way, Charlie took the photo above, she’s excited for me to credit her in this blog post 😉 I love to decorate the house for Halloween and I’m forever trying to impose my enthusiasm on the kids, haha! This year, they are more co-operative than they’ve ever been, so we wanted to make […]

Review Of Synerva CBD Oil

I had been wondering whether or not to try CBD oil for various health issues and persistent pain so when I saw Clare from Synerva’s request for reviewers for her products I jumped at the chance. Steve and I had discussed it many times previously and the only thing that put me off was the […]

Top 5 Baby Teething Symptoms

Babies are born with 20 ‘milk teeth’ waiting under the surface of the gums to make an appearance. Some babies are even born with a tooth or two already erupted, although this is not very common. Most Newborn babies start to gnaw at their fists when they discover their hands, which may be a sign […]

The Best Luxury Bath Idea’s for Mothers Day

You’ve had a long hard day at the office, or at home and you have a window of ‘me time’, and one of your favourite past times is a soak in the tub. A relaxing bath is one of life’s easiest and cheapest luxuries and it isn’t hard to make it feel as though you’ve […]

BLACK FRIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA

November means Black Friday which means, bargains to be had!!! We have teamed up with our NIPA (Nursery Industry Products Association) friends to share the deals. You can get up to 20% off each brand for 7 days with code NIPABLACKFRIDAY. Valid from Saturday 23rd – 30th November. Mama Designs create award winning products for […]

Which? Report – is Gummee glove unsafe?

Which? recently published a report, claiming to have tested the safety of Gummee glove. The report was published in various national media and across social platforms. Gummee is another baby to me, it is an invention that came from a problem I had with helping my first born through teething. The passion I have for […]

Day Out At Badgers Holt, Devon

If you’re going on holiday in Devon or Cornwall this summer and you’re looking for a cheap and cheerful day out, we can not recommend Badgers Holt in Yelverton highly enough. The scenery on Dartmoor on the drive there is absolutely breathtaking, and will have you feeling relaxed and excited by the time you reach […]

Bakerdays Photo Cake Review

Imagine being a bit hormonal and then bakerdays.co.uk get in touch to ask if I would like to work with them on a little collaboration…….. promoting CAKE! I mean, shark week was around the corner and in comes this message on Instagram from the lovely folk at bakerdays asking if I’d like to help them promote […]