'Since 1938, the Finnish government has been giving expectant mothers in Finland free boxes filled with baby items. The box is designed to serve as a safe infant sleeping spot.' Started in Finland but has now spread to 60 countries.

@celticbattlepants

7 ай бұрын

Yep in Scotland they used the Finnish model.

@Bridget410

7 ай бұрын

@@celticbattlepants when did it start in Scotland?

@VeritySnatch

7 ай бұрын

6 or 7 years ago @@Bridget410

@grumpynanny7402

7 ай бұрын

I was going to say this.😂😂😂

@irishandscottish1829

7 ай бұрын

@@Bridget410a good couple of years ago it started

Your surprise that you get a midwife, it’s a large part of why our maternal and infant mortality rate is so much lower than the US.

@xarisstylianou

7 ай бұрын

I remember when I was younger and when my little sister was born my mom had a midwife who came two times a week My mom also got a box full but I don't know what was init what I do remember is getting rosehip syrup ( this was in the middle fifties Then the midwife on her bicycle ,, I miss them days we may have been poor but happy 😊😊 😊😊 Playing all day outside and on Saturday going to the match it was haven

@pamelaadam9207

7 ай бұрын

I remember the rosehip syrup in the late 60s loved it mixed with milk

@IsobelIsobel123

7 ай бұрын

Why do you have to word things like a dig at them? They are being nice about the UK and then there are people like you who embarrass the rest of us by being so rude! I hope Steve and Lindsey know not all British people are like that 😬

@faithlesshound5621

7 ай бұрын

Midwives must be rare in the US because they medicalized childbirth to the extent that normally it's obstetricians who deliver babies in hospitals there. Childbirth at home isn't common there either.

@miatfitz

7 ай бұрын

​@IsobelIsobel123 really?? Nobody is having a dig. The folks from the USA are interested in other countries. Most are well aware things are different. They are basically pointing out the difference in health systems.

It's not just the baby box. Here in Scotland, we're proudly the first country in the world to stop period poverty. If you can't afford to buy tampons of sanitary towels, you can go to ANY government building, say you need help and a female member of staff will come out and take you to a room to take whatever products you need.

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

That's awesome!

@jacquieclapperton9758

7 ай бұрын

My local council provides them in every toilet in all their buildings; they even provide them in the male toilets so they can be taken home for family who need them.

@hellsbunniestv584

7 ай бұрын

@@jacquieclapperton9758It's not sodding rocket surgery! I still can't believe there's VAT on them!

@jacquieclapperton9758

7 ай бұрын

@@hellsbunniestv584 That's Westminster for you.

@HarryFlashmanVC

7 ай бұрын

​@hellsbunniestv584 VAT was cancelled when we left the EU. The EU insisted on VAT in sanitary products... Brexit allowed us to scrap it. Do keep up.

You will hear from some that it is not free. We in Scotland pay 1% more income tax than the rest of the UK. I am a pensioner and am extremely happy to pay slightly more to help finance this initiative.

@wolfe6220

7 ай бұрын

I agree as an American. I don't know why my fellow citizens cannot understand that: 1. chances are, we wouldn't have to pay more taxes for universal healthcare, and 2. even if it was 1% higher, wouldn't it be great that everyone could be assured of being able to get medical help when they need it? I swear, they are either stupid or have a heart of stone.

@yvonnejohnston9429

7 ай бұрын

Yes. Only those in work pay income tax, and why should taxpayers without kids fund this, if people wanna have kids it’s their responsibility to provide for them, not taxpayers who don’t have kids!

@wolfe6220

7 ай бұрын

@@yvonnejohnston9429 I pay taxes to assist children because it would be foolish not to. Let me ask you a question: if you are sick, do you go to the doctor as soon as possible and let them give you a shot or medication to immediately fix the problem? Or do you wait until that medical issue becomes a *massive* problem requiring a lifetime of pain & misery, surgery to survive or live the rest of your life taking multiple medications in order to survive? Chances are you would go to the doctor ASAP, so the health problem can be fixed easily. I pay the extra in taxes because it will help those kids to be more successful and healthy when they grow up which benefits us all, not becoming a burden for society later. They in turn will pay their share of taxes, continuing the cycle. Children without assistance will do poorly - in school, health and in life - and will often drop out. Some work in minimum wage jobs, some may not be able to find work at all and end up having to get assistance to just survive, some turn to crime. They all will become a burden to society throughout their adult lives - 40 to 50 years - and any children they have tend to grow up and become the same way. So either way, society will end up spending money for those kids, either at the beginning of life (when it's cheaper and for a shorter time period), setting them up for success or we will end up paying for them for their *whole adult lives*.

@chrysalis4126

7 ай бұрын

@@yvonnejohnston9429 I don't have a car but I don't whinge about my taxes being used to build and maintain roads!

@renotseng4809

7 ай бұрын

@yvonnejohnston9429 because you were axkid at one point. Maybe your parents didn't need this but if they did then it would have been really helpful to them and you....

This is what taxes are supposed to be for - helping the citizens. Take notes America 🤣🤣🤣

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

Agree! :) haha

@JennyAmponsah

7 ай бұрын

Well said 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@ethelmini

7 ай бұрын

It'll save costs to the tax payer. Just a handful of kids going through the NHS for preventable illness or injury will offset the cost of thousands of boxes & they'll cost far less to put together than they'd cost individual parents.

@muchsake

7 ай бұрын

@@ethelmini Just what I was about to say. A penny of prevention saves a pound of cost,

@oopster74

7 ай бұрын

@ethelmini exactly this! It might cost a lot initially, but it saves money long term, that's why the nhs was founded in the first place. Unfortunately, its politicians making these decisions about the nhs, and they don't think long term, they only think till their next election contest

This makes me so proud to be from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Not to brag... but we have brought so much to the world. television, telephones, MRI scanners, fridges penicillin, kaleidoscopes the flushing toilet and many more but here we are showing the rest of the world our beloved baby box and how a nation can help its next generation thrive from the start Mon the Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 💪

I’m an American that has been in Scotland for 11 years. The NHS is far from perfect but not having to worry financially about medical bills is a huge blessing!! I also appreciate the health visitor nurses coming to do developmental checks on the baby periodically after they’re born until around 3 where nursery (day care) is funded by the government! We get, I believe, 30 hours school term time or 23 hours all year round!

@zainabaldeen1703

6 ай бұрын

Also it's all about priority, my son who was 22 years old at the time , was checked for abnormal nodules in his neck, and was diagnosed with lymphoma and received his first chemo treatment, all were done within three weeks. He has recovered since and is always given a priority whenever he needed a treatment for anything. We can't be thankful enough for the NHS.

@GAMING-CELT

6 ай бұрын

No it’s not my oldest is 10 we didn’t get this

@tracygilbank6118

6 ай бұрын

When my youngest was born, with 4 months my eldest snapped her femur, she was in hospital for 4 days, traction on when she got home for 4 weeks, special wheelchair and health visitor picked me up and took me to hospital for her appointments. I look at the prices for American medical care, that was 21 years ago, I'd still be paying it off now lol

I take it that, "Why don't we have this?", Is a rhetorical question from Americans. You don't have it because all of the products in it are sold in the USA, by corporations, for profit. You'll never have it until your government decides to even very slightly curtail the vast profits of those corporations. Or to put it another way, you'll never have this. Just as you'll never have an adequate minimum wage, affordable health care, reasonable annual leave with pay, sick pay, maternity or paternity leave with pay, or the other workplace rights that employees in every other developed country have, by law. Are you getting it yet Americans? You're being screwed.

It's also worth noteing that Scotland was the first country in the world to provide all period products (tampons, pads, etc ) free of charge to anyone who needs them.

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

That's awesome! Way to go Scotland

@Rajamak

7 ай бұрын

It’s not awesome, it means we are much closer to communism. Nothing is free.

@Bungle-UK

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely ridiculous….if you can’t afford to look after yourself on such a basic level you’re doing something seriously wrong.

@fionacraig156

7 ай бұрын

Yes and that's how it should be Period poverty is a thing and considering the UK government insist on adding VAT to the price. Which is disgusting. No woman should suffer due to having periods under any circumstance

@mattsmith5421

7 ай бұрын

​@@Bungle-UK🤡

As a midwife it’s absolutely bonkers how different UK deliveries are, compared to those in the US. If you watch a series called One Born every Minute. You will see the difference. It’s so much more relaxed in UK. No doctor wearing scrubs, no automatic legs in stirrups. Even if it you require a doctor delivery, it’s still quite relaxed, unless it’s an emergency. The delivery room is more like a hotel room in midwifery led units. Birth is a natural thing and should be kept like that. Take a look at the series if you get time ❤

@BP-of5cp

7 ай бұрын

Midwives are just legends! We had a great experience with ours. My great grandmother in Italy was a midwife and she was responsible for delivering alone all babies in her village and villages around. I always heard the best stories passed on in the family about her job. ❤ She was a busy lady as my grandmother alone had 10 😂.

@sandrathompson1277

7 ай бұрын

I too saw that difference between the countries….big business in America I think…health care elsewhere..

@laura_7577

7 ай бұрын

I had my daughter in an NHS midwife led birthing unit. Water birth, no meds, very relaxed. Went home that evening. Almost like a home birth, only minutes from the ward if needed.

@georgefuters7411

7 ай бұрын

@@sandrathompson1277 I think the term healthcare is anathema in the US... just not sure whether it should be called Wealthcare or Hellcare . Every other country in the world sees healthcare as a basic human right, while in the good ol' US of A it's just another excuse to milk the population for every cent they can!🙉🙈🙊 Between their government, the pharmaceutical industry, the medical conglomerates and the insurance companies, they're screwed from the cradle to the grave 🙄🥴😱

@S29V8T

6 ай бұрын

It’s also free to go to hospital and spit out a baby. How much would that shit cost in America??

I’m from Scotland and I’ve recently left hospital. I had multiple brain surgeries and I must say, the medical staff I had dealing with my surgeries and recovery were amazing! I spent nine months in hospital and everyone was so kind. I’ve never been more grateful for the NHS ❤the baby boxes are awesome too😊❤

@daylightdies7194

6 ай бұрын

As an Englishman, I hope you’re doing well

@P5YcHoKiLLa

6 ай бұрын

Scottish here too, Good luck with your recovery !

@debjylee

6 ай бұрын

NHS great if it is an emergency for some (i.e. parents or some vulnerable people) absolute rubbish in preventing the emergency for us regular mid income single folk. It is a problem when I can't get a gp appointment that's needed to assess my situation and it's constantly oh you need to get tested but not yet until you do so privately and you've got my bubs not comfy getting priority. Once you're in you're taken care of but that point of care is dropping severely and COVID was nothing but an excuse if we're being honest. It's a vote win situation not a needs based one and that's just doomed to fail. Keep it up but this video is skewed af to everything politicians use to manipulate votes to start with. Nothing sustainable about it

@ROLEPLAYA64

6 ай бұрын

@@debjylee look at the figures before from 2010 and now - you'll see the reason the NHS is on its knees..

@jonathanlandau-litewski7405

6 ай бұрын

Speedy recovery 😊 Personally, I think NHS Scotland has gone downhill so much in recent years. Every service has such a long waiting list time and some really awful doctors. And heaven forbid you know what you're talking about when seeing a GP, instant disdain from them!

NHS in Scotland and England are entirely separate and always have been since the NHS was formed.

@georgebarnes8163

7 ай бұрын

same in Northern Ireland which does not have the NHS, they have the HSC

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

Ah, okay! Good to know :)

@Crusty_Camper

7 ай бұрын

@@reactingtomyroots They are separate, but people who live in one country can will treated free of charge in another country. This is what happened to me ( living in England )when I fell and almost lost a finger on the West Highland Way in Scotland. After the helicopter ride to Glasgow hospital, I had two surgeries and three days in a fantastic hospital. I was even given a Scottish NHS number, which I am very happy about.

@julia2jules

7 ай бұрын

@@reactingtomyrootsfirstly, the NHS is funded by taxation. Imagine that there was just one health insurance company and everyone was a member and what you paid was based on what you earned, not your health circumstances, and you didn’t have to spend months getting pre authorisation for treatment that you need! Cheaper overall costs as less administrative costs as no itemisation per person. Each of the four countries that are within the UK choose what to fund their nhs to provide. Only Scotland has the baby box. Scotland also has zero cost when you get a prescription In England when you get a prescription you pay ‘out of pocket’ a fixed price £9.65 per item or you can purchase a 3 months for £31.25 or 12 months for £111.60. If you have a low income you may be entitled to free prescriptions. If you have certain health conditions such as diabetes, then you also get free prescriptions. However some very expensive treatments, eg genetic modifiers for some illnesses such as cystic fibrosis may not be available in Scotland without applying for special authorisation, whereas in England it is available as soon as child is old enough. I rely on insulin, so I would find it very expensive to live in the USA

@sharonmartin4036

7 ай бұрын

@@reactingtomyroots May I wish your little family all the very best for 2024. Love your channel, keep it up. Happy Hogmanay!

Am Scottish and so proud my country provides a baby box for all newborns. If those "pro-life" politicians in the US actually cared about babies they'd advocate for these to be supplied across their states, but alas they are just opportunist ideologues. In Scotland we pay 1% more in tax but get this, free prescriptions, and more that isn't available in England.

@HarryFlashmanVC

7 ай бұрын

You a Scottish Taxpayer? Scotland now has the highest tax rates in the UK and the worst performing educational system and National Heath Service in the UK. Despite Scots being subsidized by an additional £2000 per annum.more than their English counterparts..... by English and Welsh taxpayers. Scotland used to have the best pre college education system in the world... in my lifetime. Scotland used to be a leader in enterprise, work ethic and commerce.. now 60% of all Scots are employed in the public sector. The SNP have DESTROYED our nation as a viable economic entity and reduced it to a hand out economy dependent on English largesse. And sadly, those of you who are too thick to understand this nod along with the 'itz all Westminterz fault innit' and crow about the bread and circuses of 'free' baby boxes and prescriptions... none of which are free.. they are very very expensive and Useful Idiots celebrate these trinkets whilst ignoring the disastrous state of the nation.

@HarryFlashmanVC

7 ай бұрын

1% more tax? Er... no... you pay considerably more than that. Yousef just introduced a new 45p tax rate for anyone earning over 50k.. that's another £5k per annum. And has increased those earning over £75k with a 48p in the pound tax rate. As a result, property prices in the last month have seen a boom in Cumbria and Northumberland, the two English counties that border Scotland..you could live in Berwick an hour's commute from Edinburgh 1 hour and be 20k better off per annum. Scots also receive £2k per annum more per head of capita than English and Welsh people.. Funded by the English and Welsh tax payers.

@jaynescott3253

7 ай бұрын

@@HarryFlashmanVC The block grant provided to Scotland during 2021/22 amounted to £33.1 billion Scotland added £54.7 billion to the UK economy so tell me how the english and welsh fund Scotland. I think it is the other way around...

@user-bq9rz9fw5x

7 ай бұрын

I'm happy to pay more tax here in Scotland. Prescriptions, Scottish child payment, the baby box, taxpayer funded university tuition etc. It doesn't just benefit the individual. It benefits society as a whole. We are all in the same boat, and we get to the shore faster if we row together.

@heatherdoyle2175

7 ай бұрын

@@user-bq9rz9fw5xVery happy to pay more tax, proud to be Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Born & live here in Ayrshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We know our children are more fortunate than other parts of Britain/world. Our governments also gave every person upto the age of 21 a free bus pass to get around which is a big help to most families. Also an additional £25 per child a week to lower income families to help with poverty on top of child benefit! Every little helps. Thanks for covering Scotland & hope to see more videos!! All the best for new year🎉❤

@Roxy01234

7 ай бұрын

Hi , also from South Ayrshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Happy Hogmanay to you 🥃

@TomatoToMaToes69

7 ай бұрын

Hi from North Ayrshire. Happy Hogmanay to you too 😊🎉

@EtherealSunset

7 ай бұрын

That's fantastic. I didn't know children got free bus passes. In England, I've had to pay for my son on the bus since he was 5. Buses are expensive to begin with so once I had to pay for him too, we stopped going out as much. That would have made a huge difference and still would as he's now at an age where he's just started getting the bus on his own. It would also help massively when he goes to college as it would save a lot in travel costs. What a wonderful idea. Well done Scotland.

@albin2232

7 ай бұрын

All the best to everyone from Edinburgh ❤

@kazx8712

7 ай бұрын

@EtherealSunset Yes, it started at end of lockdown to help the children get about & help with their mental health after being locked in the house. It really is a big help as bus fares are really expensive now a days. Especially for older teenagers who might have a part time job/college & don't want to spend most of their wages on bus fare. Hopefully, England will do the same at some point! Happy Hogmanay to you all 🍺🍻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Midwives in the UK are part of the NHS service but are separate from general nurses. They are specialists. My daughter got her midwifery degree in England and is now doing it again in New Zealand where she now lives. Expectant mothers in the UK get this specialist care throughout.

I had twin boys over 30 years ago. So we missed out. However I'm so happy that others can benefit from such help. Proud to be Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Love to the u.s.a. ❤

@berrybannanas

6 ай бұрын

do you get more if you have multiples?

@peppermintpixie9240

6 ай бұрын

lol like a double or triple stack lmao@@berrybannanas i think shes meaning the time period?! My lad is 30yrs this year 😳😲😊

I’m a Scottish Mama I’m happy to pay that little bit extra to help the less fortunate in society! Our children are our future and that’s where we need to invest all of money and energy! ❤️ And yes Scotland is the only one of four nations to adopt the scheme! Xxx

I wouldn't rely on the "you can't get pregnant while breastfeeding" whilst it is supposedly less likely, theres PLENTY of oops babys that turn up due to not using protection when breastfeeding.

@amsodoneworkingnow1978

7 ай бұрын

Tell me about it?

@andreaconroy3623

7 ай бұрын

It's why there's only 13 months between my first two children!

@felicitywoodruffe4087

7 ай бұрын

Im living proof i fed 11 babies some are 14 months apart in age

@Spiklething

7 ай бұрын

Advise from the NHS is as follows You're unlikely to have any periods if you breastfeed exclusively (give your baby breast milk only) and your baby is under 6 months old. Because of this, some women use breastfeeding as a form of natural contraception. This is known as the lactational amenorrhoea method, or LAM. It's important to start using another form of contraception if: your baby is more than 6 months old you give them anything else apart from breast milk, such as a dummy, formula or solid foods your periods start again (even light spotting counts) you stop night feeding you start to breastfeed less often there are longer intervals between feeds, both during the day and at night

@joanold4035

7 ай бұрын

I breastfed my first baby and had another baby 11 months after the first.

My daughter got hers recently. The box contains everything she needs, in limited numbers, to start with. We are fortunate to be able to afford what she needs. She’s had excellent pre natal care, extra consultant and midwife checks, all free at the point of need. Even free dental treatment until the baby is 1 year old. I’m 100% happy for my taxes to go towards this 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ❤

I'm from England and I didn't know at all about these baby boxes, what a beautiful idea! :') besides the price it's just so nice to now not have to worry about all these things and just concentrate on you and your baby for the first 6 months, so so lovely!! They've thought of everything :')

@mainprimate3827

6 ай бұрын

Dare I say it, but ‘good news’ stories like these are never reported about the SG in the British media. The Ferries on the other hand…🙄

@giuliamorrell4466

6 ай бұрын

I'm so proud of my government for providing these wonderful things, and I really don't mind paying a little extra tax. Thank you for your positive comments

If you think about it, every baby is a future contributor to society and community. It just makes sense to welcome them to the world and give every child a fair chance to be safe and comfortable and thrive. ❤

I used to deliver these boxes years ago when i was a delivery driver, I still remember the first day we got them at work, 400 of them were stacked up on the back wall waiting for us, I had 35 to deliver on the first day. It was always nice seeing people get excited whenever i turned up with the boxes but there was only 1 time where they weren't, Unfortunately they had lost their baby a few days previous and it hadn't got to us to not deliver the box. That was a tough one. I'm happy enough that we do this and my taxes go towards this even as somebody who doesnt want kids, Kids should be given the same start no matter their parents income. I've delivered to millionaires who got excited over these boxes, I've took them to the worst schemes where they are much more needed than to people who have more money than sense.

Steve reaction at the end when Lindsey said it made her want to have another baby was priceless 😂

@Sophie.S..

7 ай бұрын

Yes, that was so funny🤣

When I had my first child almost 30 years ago in the UK we were given baby boxes which mostly had nappies, baby bath bits, sanitary products for the new mum and a lot of money off vouchers for baby products.

@Cat-yn6mk

7 ай бұрын

I also had a baby box.( three times🤣) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@HC_Productions_UK

7 ай бұрын

The Bounty Box.. Ive had 3.

@amsodoneworkingnow1978

7 ай бұрын

I had my son in 1970 and we received the bounty box which was the initial name of what is now known as the baby box.

@juliecowen3641

7 ай бұрын

I was never given a baby box in the uk when i had my 3 boys.

@traceymarshall5886

7 ай бұрын

In ireland 36 yrs ago my mam got the bounty box with my brother

The baby box makes me so proud to be Scottish and of our NHS. I have never minded paying extra in tax for this. My sister had twin girls a few years back and got a box for each baby, it’s all very well thought out it’s such a good thing for those struggling to make sure every baby is given the best chance

@HomemadeBrownies1

6 ай бұрын

You’re welcome from England. The country that subsidises your budget deficit.

@Wrtp.

5 ай бұрын

It’s a total waste of Scottish taxpayers money 100% why should I pay taxes to pay for baby boxes if you can’t afford them don’t have them 100%.

@BethPlayingGames

5 ай бұрын

@@Wrtp. what a shite outlook. away outside and touch some grass

@BethPlayingGames

5 ай бұрын

@@HomemadeBrownies1 who asked you?

@Wrtp.

5 ай бұрын

@@BethPlayingGames it's totally shit that's my tax money to keep someone's children why have children if you can not afford them end of my operation.

Scotland has its own NHS, and between our government and our NHS, they have helped pull a % of children out of child poverty just by introducing the Baby Box. I have to include that I know of 'better of' families who have returned the boxes to help continue the cycle where they can afford to fully accommodate a new addition to the family. The baby boxes are one of the best ideas for newborns to get at least a decent start in life. I woukd like to wish you both and your darling little girl a very happy New Year from here in Scotland. May your troubles be small, your blessings be huge and may lang yer lum reek. Happy new year 🎉

@fuzielectron5172

7 ай бұрын

Thought I might clarify the above a bit "long may your chimney produce smoke". Maybe add this. "Health, wealth, happy days. Plenty meat, plenty claes". (Clothes) "A tattie (potato) on a horn spin (spoon), another yin (one) when that yins din (done)". Happy Hogmanay original commenter.

@isking1715

7 ай бұрын

Well said. A very Happy New Year to you too. 🎉

@PorridgeDrawers

7 ай бұрын

@@isking1715 Thank you 😊

Scottish and proud. I breastfed and still got periods, so don’t hever rely on it ❤

As a proud Scot I really enjoyed this video. The narrator Was very good at getting across how proud we feel for these baby boxes and anything that creates a more Equal society. Best wishes and lang May yer lum reek (old Scottish saying for New year)

Hello from Finland! I used it as a baby bed as long as they could fit in it.❤️🇫🇮

NHS Scotland has, under Scottish Government policy, been moving to a far better system of preventative care, hence proper baby boxes as opposed to the 'free samples' in England along with a far greater range of screenings and free prescription medicines

@GreenFalcon926

6 ай бұрын

That's because they're trying to encourage more babies to be born. It's a good tactic.

A health service that cares for infants and sets them up for a healthy start, saves the cost of healthcare later in life. It is in the interest of the NHS to be preventative. A free market healthcare system does not benefit/profit from healthy people.

1, the practical use of ALL the items is one thing 👌 👍👏 2 , those who are struggling and recieve this it let's them know people are thinking about them and they care which is often not how they think , this is equally as beneficial as the practical element 👍👏👏👏👏 .... Scottish and proud 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland is amazing for getting the help you need I'm not a father but we have alot of places that can give helping hand to people that really need it. I've had many times I've needed some support and gotten it. I've also lived in England and the type of things we get within support in Scotland, England don't get. If we don't protect the babies then the young may not be able to develop properly.

We have the baby box in Germany, too. It's blue for boys and pink for girls and the content is adjusted each year. Btw the idea for the baby box comes from Finland. It's called maternity package ( äitiyspakkaus ) in Finland and exist since 1938. You can get money from the state and not the baby box, but only 5% of the Finnish does that. Many other countries around the world follow the Finnish example since 1938.

In the UK, doctors don't usually deliver babies (unless there are serious complications), fully trained and qualified midwives deliver the majority of babies. They're also who you see during pregnancy (again, unless there are serious complications), and at home once the baby is born.

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

Love that!

@janetburrows137

7 ай бұрын

In the Uk after Covid. Docs. Don’t do or see much.??

@kezlana6907

7 ай бұрын

​​​@@reactingtomyroots if you can and want too, watch an episode of the UK "one born every minute". Will show you how deliveries work in the UK if they choose a hospital birth. Much more relaxed here. (Some episodes are on youtube)

@Ruth78620

6 ай бұрын

I had my son in 97 he was delivered by midwifes, I saw a midwife everyday for 2 weeks after I got home and then a health visitor who does all ypur child's developmental tests until they reach school age. My health visitor for my son had been my health visitor too, I had my son at 18.

@gillianlaing1073

6 ай бұрын

I live in Scotland & had high blood pressure, a doctor delivered my son,he saved his life,as he had cord round his neck,nurse was panicking & doctor told her what todo, I'll be forever grateful to the doctor! Yeah,baby boxes are brilliant

I’m English living in England and the baby box is a wonderful example of what people can do for each other if we only allow it. It makes me so emotional that it’s in Scotland and I’m proud of Scotland for their amazing investment in their incredible people!

As a midwife in England we did the baby box too. Our mums had to do a little online parenting course teaching about safe to sleep details, sterilising bottles and mixing formula, how to clean their eyes and bathe them and other important parenting stuff. At the end they do a little quiz on it and get a certificate to redeem for their baby box. It’s a good alternative to sleep in rather than buying a Moses basket etc.

When I had my children in England over 30 years ago we were given ‘Bounty baby boxes’

@dominiqueashbrook4527

6 ай бұрын

I remember those, each one was different and had mum and baby samples

@rhonaramsay4131

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, we got the Bounty box too, but it's nothing in comparison to the Baby Box

@rhonaramsay4131

6 ай бұрын

Only in Scotland... it's brilliant.

@UltraCasualPenguin

6 ай бұрын

​​​@@rhonaramsay4131 They copied it from Finland where it has been thing since 1940s (late 1930s for poor).

@emneeson

2 ай бұрын

​@@UltraCasualPenguinI couldn't care less who we 'copied' it from. I'm just happy that my country does it

Makes me very proud of my country 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 that we do this as well as free medical prescriptions and other universal benefits

@yvonnejohnston9429

7 ай бұрын

Nothing is free, it’s paid for by those in work thru taxation

@craigevans6156

7 ай бұрын

@@yvonnejohnston9429 True, but everyone pays tax such as VAT which also contributes to the public purse. In Scotland we have a fairer society compared to England

@isking1715

7 ай бұрын

​@@yvonnejohnston9429You must be the most miserable person to know. We get it, you pay taxes. I wonder htf we would manage without you.

@isking1715

7 ай бұрын

​@@craigevans6156 She doesn't care cause she pays more than the rest of us put together. 😂😂

@yvonnejohnston9429

7 ай бұрын

@@craigevans6156 fares for who? Not pensioners, those without kids, or those who better themselves in work who get hit with higher taxes whilst some who can work but won’t content to sit on benefits pay nothing! Now tell me where is that fair, it’s only those with kids, the under 26, and criminals who get anything from the scotgov!

Finland has a great baby box as well, for decades :)

Scotland has its own NHS.

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

Oh okay! That's good to know

@dasy2k1

7 ай бұрын

Scotland and Northern Ireland have devolved healthcare but with full reciprocal arrangements (so if I get sick in Scotland I get treated the same even though I live in England) It would be like if you were setting up universal healthcare in the US and decided to implement it on a state level but with all 50 organisations having reciprocal agreements with each other for visitors and people who live close to state lines if the closest suitable hospital is the other side

Before baby boxes in Scotland it was not unusual in poorer households for new born babies to sleep in a drawer (obviously not closed!). I'm 66 now and remember my little cousin sleeping in a drawer, in those days many houses still had the old solid wooden furniture that had been passed down through the generations.

@bpf5666

7 ай бұрын

My son, now 35, slept in a drawer once when I visited my parents as i didn’t have a car to transport his carrycot 😂

@kitchfacepalm

7 ай бұрын

Babies in bottom drawers was really common all over. When you think about it, it is quite a waste of money to buy a moses basket or cradle that will only be for the first month or two. I’d have definitely used the box had I received one for my children.

@johnbruce2868

7 ай бұрын

I'm 69. Been there, did that, done that! And I still have the old solid wooden furniture passed down through the generations.

@jacquieclapperton9758

7 ай бұрын

I had to sleep in a drawer once when what was then British European Airways (now merged with BOAC to be BA) managed to send my carrycot to Belfast and me and Mum to Birmingham when I was around six weeks old! 😂

@janmeyer3129

7 ай бұрын

I am 75. My father slept in a shoebox as a newborn. He was a rare very pre-term survivor at the time

Proud to be Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I had my 2 babies almost 40 years ago but even then we were given a "Bounty Box" with first size nappies, nappy cream etc. Free prescriptions are amazing and as an NHS worker myself who nurses children on ventilators in their own homes I can testify to the fabulous service they receive. Praying the NHS is never sold off 🙏

I still have my baby box from 2021 and I've kept it for all my girls baby bits as a memory box, the tummy time thing wasnt in it thats new but everything is the same and definitely is helpful. Also Depending on income and if your eligibile Scotland also have a once off sure start grant which is £500 to get you started with things such as a pram and car seat for all essentials and they also do milk vouchers up until the age of 3 and a scottish child payment. This is income dependent but it is such a huge benefit to anyone whilst entering into parenthood that may struggle.

I'm 57 year's old. My mother got loads of free stuff when I was born as did all my kid's. It's been around for a very long time. I believe it started in Finland in the 1930's. The items in the box are donated by the companies that make them and also have money of coupons too It's a great way to introduce you to their brands and hopefully getting your custom going forward. Cheaper to an advertising campaign. Try before you buy great way to gain your custom

Not just Scotland. I had 4 babies in England and got a box each time...as well as excellent NHS care before, during and after each birth.

@llamagirl2679

7 ай бұрын

I also got babies boxes for my 4 in England.

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

That's great to hear! We were wondering

@victoriagardner-vb2jh

7 ай бұрын

I never got any and I’m in England

@alexboitz8540

7 ай бұрын

"A flurry of baby-box schemes appeared in English NHS Trusts from late 2016, generating debate about their strengths and weaknesses [1-3]. Between 2016 and 2019 these schemes proliferated, and underwent substantial changes, while a very different type of scheme was implemented in Scotland [4]. This report of an independent evaluation of baby-box schemes in England (conducted 2018-19) discusses the experiences of practitioners who instigated and executed these schemes, and of parent recipients, and offers recommendations for healthcare providers considering implementing future baby-box schemes."

@cariadwales1979

7 ай бұрын

I had my 3 babies in Dorset, England and never got anything. My daugheter had her 4 ( including twins) in Wales and got nothing either.

we used our baby box as a toy box and let my step daughter colour it in to help her get excited for the baby.

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

That's a cool idea! :)

@isking1715

7 ай бұрын

Brilliant idea, very clever. Hope it worked!!

When i had my children i had a baby bag. We had twins and were given 2 bags. I also got thier baby formula free from the doctors when i stopped breast feeding, i got this until they didn't need it. I had my daughter aged 15 mouths when we had the twin boys. So this was a god send for us. This was 30 years ago. I live in Somerset in the UK.

When I had my children 40+ years ago in the UK, the hospital gave us forms from various baby product companies to apply for discounts/freebies on baby products. it really helps! My sister gave birth to her first child on what happened to be Mother's Day. The hospital submitted all the names of the new mum's to a well known baby supply company and she received a special gift box. I loved the baby box that the gent displayed and the wonderful colouring in drawings printed on the outside. Great bonus gift for all parents when having a baby.

In England whilst pregnant you are given a Bounty bag with a few samples in like baby wipes, Sudocreme nappy cream money off vouchers, but no clothes or blankets etc. You get another when you have had the baby in conjunction with a pregnancy booklet called Emma's Diary. You get a final Bounty box when your baby is between 4 and 6 months with weaning food samples like baby rice, Heinz baby food jars. The box is a smal cube no bigger than 8-10inches in length. Obviously these items are welcome but pale into insignificance against what Scottish mothers receive.

The box itself can also be used afterwards as a memory box

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, very true!

A phrase that was used, around the formation of the NHS, is care "From Cradle to the Grave". We believe from the moment you are in that cradle, we will give our children the best shot at life. This seems expensive from the outset, but when government delivers initiatives like this, it is cheaper for all. This due to supply and demand economics which mean buying things in bulk is cheaper, so if you can negotiate with a company and buy hundreds of thousands of these a year, then you will get a better deal than if hundreds of thousands of families individually buy one. Government isn't perfect but somethings can be delivered efficiently and save money. Also, if you reduce infant mortality and accidents that impact babies such as neglect. It saves the NHS money and provides a better chance no matter what circumstances they were born into.

Parents in England get bounty boxes/bags. I had them with both of my babies. But in the town I live in we also have a charity that is called Baby Basics. You can donate new items to them and they give them out to the people who really need them. They include moses baskets, baths, nappies, hand made clothing etc. We also make knitted/crochet cardigans that go to the maternity wards in the local hospitals, for babies to wear and take home. Plus "traffic light" hats for the babies. Red hats = first time mums/needs help, Amber/orange hats = needs a little bit of help/reassurance, Green hats = don't need help. This helps the nurses when they begin their shifts.

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

The traffic light hats are a new concept to us! That's a pretty cool idea :)

When I had my child in England 1998, another women came in having twins. She was unprepared and away from home. The nurses came around the wards asking for donations of baby products, clothes and nappies for her as the hospital had nothing to give her at all. (N.E England NHS 1998)

As far as I am aware, this doesn't happen in other areas of the UK although I am of the opinion that it should be the basic standard for modern society.

@georgebarnes8163

7 ай бұрын

It is the same in Northern Ireland, Wales and England tend to get freebies from private companies such as Boots and Johnston & Johnston.

I'm not a patriotic person, but this fills me with pride for my country too.

@Wrtp.

5 ай бұрын

It does not fill me with pride why should I pay taxes for someone else’s children.

@kierannichol1990

4 ай бұрын

@@Wrtp. Because I'm trying to live in a society of people who take care of each other. If that's not your thing, fair enough, but it's my thing, so I'm proud we're doing it here.

@Wrtp.

4 ай бұрын

@@kierannichol1990 if you can't afford children easy don't have them.

@kierannichol1990

4 ай бұрын

@@Wrtp. 2.5M tax payers in Scotland, and the baby box costs £9M per year. That's like 4 quid each, per year. I'm more than happy to pay that, and if you're not then fine - we've clearly got different ideologies. Have a good one.

id like to just say that scotland is amazing and everyone should move here so they are amazing as well and the baby box is a amazing thing as well

@kl5631

6 ай бұрын

Loving your humour!

Originally a Finnish idea where they have been given for 80 years. Scotland has been doing it for 8 years. Young parents struggle. Babies are precious for the whole nation, giving these Baby Boxes helps protect them and keep them out of the hospital, a healthy baby becomes a healthy child keeping them out of hospital. Overall being cost-effective for the NHS. It has reduced infant mortality in Finland which is 1.88 one of the lowest in the World. In comparison to the U.K. with a rate of 3.88 and the U.S.A. with a infant mortality rate of 5.44.

@ianmartin8367

6 ай бұрын

It's only the boxes which are similar, Scottish government never implemented the rest of the policy which is used in Finland. A gimmick for headlines without implementing the whole model from Finland. Remember infant mortality increased in Scotland to a 10year high

Scotland has always been a country working toward equality. No matter the government of the day, for at least the 50 years, the policies Scotland has supported have largely been seen as progressive for the day. The baby box is especially one to be proud of.

as a scottish mother who has had 2 of these, they really are amazing. I was homeless when i had my first child, without this box i wouldnt have had a lot of things for my first born. Best thing about these boxes is that they double up as a sleeping space, when i had family members look after my baby this is what they would use!

I know from my big sister being a single mother relatively young (I think she had just turned 20) just how difficult the first six months are. Suddenly being responsible for this entire new human being, who can't do anything for themselves, whilst still essentially recovering from the birth itself, on top of any financial issues can really pile the pressure on mothers - especially young and first-time mothers. Too many have had their kids taken away from them simply because they couldn't afford all the really expensive items required for the babies start in life (like nappies, a cot, blankets and baby clothes that they seem to grow out of every other week or so). So yeah you are dead-on when you said "even playing field" for babies (and mothers too). And those information and contact leaflets are just as vital too, since there _IS_ a lot of help out there, but too many people don't _know_ it's out there or how to get in touch even if they were aware, and that can make a HUGE difference for baby and mothers alike. I really hope this scheme makes it to England as well - even if it means we have to pay for it through slightly higher taxes I for one say the benefit is well worth the cost and an actual _decent_ and _reasonable_ expense for the NHS, government and us tax-payers (which makes a nice change!).

In my town (In Scotland) we also have a local FB group that forwards on baby clothes, prams, cots, highchairs etc to those in need, everything is donated by parents who's children have outgrown their things. My daughter has got many items this way but has forwarded on many more items too. It's a great way for new parents to share their joy.

Scotland is also the first country in the world to offer free period products nationwide. Other countries do this in places of education but Scotland covers the whole country

@Bungle-UK

7 ай бұрын

Because everyone else is able to look after themselves

@Whippy99

7 ай бұрын

@@Bungle-UK Rubbish.

@Bungle-UK

7 ай бұрын

@@Whippy99 great argument you have there Miss Whippy 🤣

@Whippy99

7 ай бұрын

@@Bungle-UK Was too tired to say anything else 🤣

@emtaylor597

6 ай бұрын

​@@Bungle-UKI'm willing to bet you're make because every woman in the world even if they can afford ithas had to go home with toilet paper stuffed down their knickers because they didn't have a pound coin for the tampax machine. So we all have a vague inkling of just how hideous period poverty would be and wouldn't allow any woman to be in that situation.

I have a daughter that’s 20 years old, another daughter who is 7 years old, and a little boy who is 8 years old. My husband and I decided on two children and had two children. Two daughters. Our son was a HUGE surprise and a gift from God, hence the big age gap. Despite the age gap, I had the same midwife for all 3 of my children. A lovely midwife called Tina. When my midwife came to visit my home for my first appointment on my pregnancy with my son, I was so shocked it was the same lady I’d had as my midwife with my daughters. Pleasantly surprised. She was ready to retire and I was one of her last patients. I felt so safe having the same midwife for all 3 of my children. And she was an amazing midwife. I’ll never forget her 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 we also got a few different gift bags running up to the birth and after the birth with diapers and wipes and creams and nipple creams, baby shampoos and baby bath things and dried baby foods and lots of little helpful gifts in them. We had vouchers to fill out and send off to receive various free baby items too. And being in wales, all health care is free as are all prescriptions. I breast fed my babies, but for those who chose to bottle feed, the baby milk and bottles were given my the hospital. My sister chose to bottle feed her babies from birth, and she was offered a variety of brands of baby milk to feed her babies with and the bottles would be brought to her when she asked, they were small premixed bottles with tiny teats that fitted onto them and the label of the grand of milk was on the bottles. They were delivered to hospital in grates all pre-made in the bottles off the companies/brands that made them. After the birth of both my daughters, I had lovely health visitors also calling in to my home every morning to check on me and my babies too. Checking I wasn’t suffering with post natal depression (which I did on my first baby) checking baby’s weight, checking my stitches etc. i didn’t have that on my son. I had to call the health visitors and they were hard to get hold of and then I had to go to the clinic to get him weighed and checked. Thankfully my midwife Tina stayed pretty hands on with me for a while. She visited me on her last day of work before her retirement and it was pretty sad to see her leaving. She was tearful too. Scotland has an amazing government. They are always first to get things for their citizens and they always do right by their people. The welsh government is a lot weaker than the strong patriotic Scottish government. The welsh government needs to be fully devolved from Westminster. Our proxy Senedd government doesn’t have the ⚽️ 🏀’s to do it though. I believe it would be better for the welsh people if we did have a strong enough prime minister and welsh government to fully devolve wales from England. I work in the criminal justice system and it doesn’t work as wales has control of education system but not our criminal justice system, so as a CJS wales can’t educate and rehabilitate as we’d like to because we have to stick to the English CJS rules. Which are quite punitive. It’s like putting a square peg into a round hole. It just doesn’t work! Wales could reduce recidivism rates if we had our CJS devolved. Sorry, that’s going off topic. I just wish Wales was a strong and Patriotic as the Scots are.

Another of the million reasons that I'm proud to be Scottish.. a wonderful show of our commitment and investment in our future. 👍❤

My daughter was breastfeeding her first born and got pregnant with twin girls. It's not true you cannot get pregnant when breast feeding.

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

Good to know! :)

@garymcatear822

7 ай бұрын

I heard that right after a woman gives birth is when she is most likely to get pregnant again if she has sex.

@kezlana6907

7 ай бұрын

​​@@garymcatear822they are but its also less likely if you breast feed exclusively. Which means every few hours and only breast feeding. The chances of getting pregnant increase if you don't tick all the boxes when breast feeding

What I love the idea of is a big brother, sister, friend, family member or the parents themselves colouring in the box before the baby is born. I think a big brother or sister doing it would be a lovely way to help a big brother or sister welcome their new sibling as well as making the big brother or sister feel included in preparation planning for their sibling to come home. The baby box as a bed could be handy if you are going to stay at a family or friends house because you can use the box as a bed instead of carting big travel cots with you if your stay is going to be long or short plus there is less pressure on family members trying to buy a cot to stay at their home or their own travel cot. Incredibly handy. Also handy I would say if you were travelling in bad weather & got stranded & had to either stay in a B&B or hotel.

Yes, the baby can sleep.in the box. Warm, safe.

Baby boxes are available in England. However, they are given away to less fortunate families or single mothers. I was a single mother living in Northern England at the time, and I received a baby box as a result. Edit: We also receive a bounty package with formula, diapers, wipes, pads for the mother and child, little toys or supplies such as a brush, nose cleaning tool, small towels, and so on. I got mine at the hospital in 2006 :)

@Phraeyah

7 ай бұрын

I got a voucher for my bounty pack, and had to go to my local Boots store, in town, to collect it. It was just a few small samples in a plastic pack, nothing as big as that! Love your videos ❤

@EtherealSunset

7 ай бұрын

I had my child in 2009 and didn't get all of that. The Bounty pack had a couple of samples and some money off vouchers, that was it. No pads for me, no brushes, nose clearing devices etc. They must have scaled it back between our babies. I was single mum and my income was low as I was on maternity pay (which was a lot less than my wages), but there was nothing extra I was entitled to, it was just the standard Bounty Pack, which clearly wasn't as good as the one you got a few years before. There was the NHS Birth to Five book too and that was all I was given. This Scottish Baby Box looks amazing.

@Rachel_M_

7 ай бұрын

I had my children in England between 1996 and 2003 and had the same as you

@anthonyyarwood6865

7 ай бұрын

Are you American

@stepheley6417

7 ай бұрын

​@@PhraeyahI got a full bottle of the white Comfort in my bounty pack, the rest were just small samples

I'm not Scottish, but that makes me proud too! Our NHS is second-to-none! ❤

Hi Steve and Lyndsay This was a great wee video, I really enjoyed it. Yes it's great that here in Scotland we do the baby box, it must be so helpful to a lot of families 🥰 I don't think the rest of the UK does it, though you do get what's called a Bounty box which has nappies, baby lotions etc. but it's not the same as the Baby Box. Scotland also gives out Bounty Boxes and I can remember getting them when my twins were born in '93 According to Google the BB contents are worth £160. Also in Scotland we get free sanitary products. Happy hogmanay to you both, hope you have the most wonderful 2024 🥳❤

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this video and for providing some insight into life in Scotland :) Sounds awesome

@catwalk1958

7 ай бұрын

We also get free prescriptions in Scotland and free eye tests.

@traceys8065

7 ай бұрын

@@catwalk1958 Yes that's true and also free dental treatment if you qualify ☺️

@traceys8065

7 ай бұрын

@@reactingtomyroots Aye its a beautiful country and I wouldn't wanna live anywhere else ☺️

this should be given to everyone in great britain and the uk

Just a quicky, he mentions this is given 'the Government' - what he should have added was that its' given by 'the Scottish Government'. Edit: Apologies, he goes on to stress it's from the Scottish government. This is why we are proud of Scotland.

@auldfouter8661

7 ай бұрын

Also why the Scottish budget just whacked up the tax rates for middle earners. There's now a significant difference between the two countries and there are limits as to how far that can be pushed.

@claregallagher8550

7 ай бұрын

@@auldfouter8661 Making sweeping statements is not offering the whole perspective. Someone on £50,000 will pay only £1,550 pa more tax in Scotland than in the rest of the UK. However, if you want to calculate the cost of prescriptions, nursery charges, education etc. that are funded by these taxes and which a middle earner's family will benefit from, then you are ignoring the hidden added costs of living in England, assuming to make a point with an agenda. In addition, you are also not mentioning that lower earners pay less tax in Scotland than in the rest of the UK.

@auldfouter8661

7 ай бұрын

@@claregallagher8550 The lower taxation is utterly cynical . £ 20 less a year allows them to make this claim while syphoning off thousands from higher earners. Still it pleases the SNP faithful despite needlessly complicating the tax bands. I have no agenda other than not wanting my pension paid in groats.

@claregallagher8550

7 ай бұрын

@@auldfouter8661 Don't take my word, maybe experts like IFS (and others) who have said that Scotland has a more progressive taxation system: Quote: "In recent years, powers to change the tax and benefit system have been devolved to the Scottish Government. These powers have been used to make the system overall more progressive, with more generous benefits boosting the incomes of poorer households". "by April, the poorest tenth of Scottish households are set to have incomes £580 (4.6%) per year higher than they would under the system in England and Wales. Meanwhile, higher taxes will reduce the incomes of the richest tenth by £2,590 (2.1%) per year compared with the system south of the border." Two points, it is not just the lower tax that benefits the poorest families, it is the additional benefits that the Scottish Government are able to give them because of the fairer system, e.g. Scottish child payments were increased and extended to more families. Secondly, the loss of £2,590 a year by a mere 10th of the population is nothing to them, but it does allow for a better standard of living for the poorest. If you seriously have a problem with that, then we have very different values and nothing further to say to one another. My husband and I have been happy to pay additional tax for the benefit of those suffering the deprivation thrust upon them by the tory UK government. If you do not, then your values don't seem to match the majority of Scotland.

@botticellirejectbotticelli2668

7 ай бұрын

@@auldfouter8661Whisht with your nonsense.

I wish the rest of the UK would follow Scotlands lead.

When My 1st Baby was born it was all Terry Towlin ( Cloth Nappys ) 4 years later Disposable Nappys and the Wife's Uncle worked in the Factory that made them .He Turned up one day in a Van and supplied us for Free .a least a years worth of Nappys that didn't meet the standard but showed us how to Fix .Easy just double sided Tape .He didn't buy a pint himself if we met out in a pub. He was kind and Funny. I couldn't believe when he 1st opened the Van doors.!

Scotland's approach to health care is visionary

Well done to the Scottish Government and Scotland NHS! I applaud you for this amazing gesture for new parents. Absolutely billiant.

@UltraCasualPenguin

6 ай бұрын

You can thank Finland for idea.

Im Scottish and so proud of this. Everything you need for a newborn and the box can double as a bassinet. Some areas here are poverty stricken and this box takes off some of the finacial stress. Parents also get their baby formula for free until the baby no longer needs formula so it switches to free whole milk until they are school age if the parents are on a low income then they will get a free breakfast and lunch at school. Its a fabulous idea. My friend did not use the condoms provided and when she went for her 6 week post partum check up and she was pregnant again 😂 and she was breast feeding so she had a 9 mo th old and a newborn at the same time poor girl didn't sleep for 3 years. Come to Scotland we'd be happy to have you.

Hey, thanks for using my video. It's really interesting to see what you thought of what's inside. It's an amazing thing that we get and I'm so proud of it. 😀

@DaveyPalmer1

6 ай бұрын

I remember watching your video when you posted it Tony and found it incredibly humbling. Seeing it again on this review is equally as moving. Well done Scotland - such an awesome gift for your bairns 👏👏👏👏

Braw -mate. Best wishes. Made me cry. My mum would love this as my Dad was a bad man.

Ohhh I just heard you talking about not ovulating whilst breastfeeding. This is a MYTH!!! Yes you can get pregnant breastfeeding. A woman ovulates at day 21 after delivery (roughly). I’ve had lots of woman come to clinic saying this and yet they have definitely got a baby in their uterus 😂. I’ve had friends get pregnant whilst breastfeeding and they really believe this ‘fact’.

@alexkeightley1

6 ай бұрын

I scrolled and scrolled just to male sure someone had said this! Watch out post partum mums!!!

Another plus of the baby box is as a time capsules, you could keep keepsakes from your child's early years, first shoes, first lost tooth, hand and footprints on paper, and their early drawing and so on, it would be a great present to give them on their 18th or 21st birthday

OUR FREE NHS IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD, WE ARE SO BLESSED

When I had my babies back in the 70’s and 80’s, we were given Bounty packs. This applied to the whole of the UK if I remember correctly. They were much smaller than the baby boxes given out now, but we were grateful for them.

It’s great that you want to know about subjects outside of the US. Wishing you a joyful and healthy 2024. Keep up the vids, love watching your reactions.

@reactingtomyroots

7 ай бұрын

Happy new year to you, as well! :)

My first wife and I had twins just to say they are expensive to clothe / feed etc. We could have done with something like this. As we had a boy and a girl you can only share their clothes for a short time. They will be 32 in two weeks time.

@tamielizabethallaway2413

7 ай бұрын

Are they still sharing onesies??? 😂🤣😅

The thing that makes the baby box so useful isn't so much the stuff it provides as much as it encourages those that otherwise wouldn't to engage with the social services and NHS which in turn will identify at an earlier period those that might need extra help dealing with being a parent. In Scotland we don't just have the baby box we have free parental classes provided by the NHS for before the baby is born which for me as a first-time dad with zero experience with children was invaluable

The Broonford family live in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital. Papa Broonford makes videos walking round Edinburgh pointing out places of interest. The baby box started several years ago in Scotland so it was very interesting to see what is inside!

The Scottish Baby Box is not strictly free. Its a contract between the expectant mother and the Scottish NHS and paid for by the SNP Government. Every expectant Mother will get one as long as she visits the mid-wife who then instigated delivery. It ensures Mums to be get the correct Pre and post natal services to keep both Mum and Baby healthy. Its a great thing for Scotland and one of the things that show how our Country cares for its people.

@yvonnejohnston9429

6 ай бұрын

oour country doesnt care for its people its after the votes... if you look who is getting all the freebies,, anyone under 26, those with kids (future snp voters), aslylum seekers (they will vote for who gives them most), criminals again coz they get out eaarlyor dont go in at all, then u look at pensioners, what do they get that england doesnt? prescriptions thyve paid for their entire life... so if it cared it would hand out to everyone.

It's amazing it's so every child has a fair start in life no matter how much money you have or don't

Scottish born & bred.. Proud to be a Patriotic Scot ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

in Serbia, newborns (parents) receive a gift for the baby from the Ministry of Health, and some municipalities also give monetary benefits and the government gives monetary allowances which, for Serbian circumstances, are quite large for every baby a few years ago

We used to have our son sleeping in the box in the livingroom. He had a cot in our room, but it was handy to just use the box, saved us needing a separate basket and takes up a lot less space in the room than a pram! Though I used to prefer putting him in a papoose as it kept y hands free and made shopping or going for walks easier, and he tended to sleep better against my chest anyway!

@5688gamble

7 ай бұрын

For formula, you get "healthy start vouchers" in Scotland. You can use them for formula, fresh milk and for fruit and veg. I believe it is an electronic card now, which makes it easier as you don't have to add everything up to make the most of it! You can use the vouchers for formula or you could use them for milk, fruit and veg for mum if she's breastfeeding or for an older child.

@emtaylor597

6 ай бұрын

Certainly when the box came out it was meant as a temporary/movable crib.

Im Scottish and I loved my baby box! I hope all women get something like this eventually. We get free period products here too. I love my home 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We don’t have it here in England either have a fantastic NEW YEARS EVE AND A GREAT 2024 🙏🏻♥️🇬🇧

This is one of the best things our taxes are used for

im england, we have the bounty pack, that is samples from all the major baby stuuf, nappies and the likes which was free, also, if you were low income, yoy got money i cant remember the money, but to help with cots push chairs, you did not get that till 28 weeks, im talking about the 80s, early 90's it maybe different now

We had Bounty Bags from the midwife going back 40 years ago in England. You got one before birth and one after. Later you took a voucher to Boots the chemist. It had all the basics like sudocrem, nappies, sanitary products, vouchers, baby rice. I have been in Scotland for 25 years. All my grandkids were born here. The Baby boxes are amazing. The nhs may have suffered but Mums get scans and midwifery all free. The health visitor calls regularly too. We are so blessed to have this for Mums here. New subbied

A few of things to add: There are several designs on the outside of the box, so if you have multiple children they can each have a different scene on their box. The clothes in the box are random sizes - and there's often an element of swapping around with other parents once your child has been born and you realise they're never going to fit in the smaller clothes. Antenatal support is almost all through your health visitor and midwife team, they'll do a combination of visits to your home or at the health centre and will do a risk assessment and help you come up with a birth plan. Some people want a home birth, some find a hospital labour ward or birthing centre more reassuring. Unless there are complications, you're unlikely to need to see a doctor at all. If you want to do a home birth, the midwife team (at least for us) will leave a couple of plastic crates with you as the date approaches, sealed with a tamper-proof tag. These contain everything they need for the birth, including oxygen and emergency supplies. They'll also notify the fire brigade that there's an oxygen tank on the premises and they'll send someone around to check you have smoke detectors etc. We had complications with each of our births, which meant that we did have to go into the hospital after all. Even there, the majority of the care will be by the hospital midwife team. After childbirth you get regular health visitor visits checking on both mother and child. You also get a book in which you have to record the child's weight. In our area, the health visitor team takes over a church hall for one day a fortnight, with multiple baby scales around the room and a large mat on the floor for babies to crawl on. You go in, weigh your child and fill out the book then let your baby lie/sit/crawl on the mat while you have a chat with other parents or the health visitors. You get to ask about anything that's worrying you and they get to see you and the baby regularly so any problems are caught early on. They take a register so if someone's dropping through the cracks, they can schedule a home visit. The books included in the box are part of the bookbug scheme. Your child will receive several free book bags (sort of shopping tote sized) as they get older, containing a selection of books appropriate for their age. I don't recall spending much time with the baby books on lanyards that come with the box, but if you detach the lanyards from the book, they're useful for keeping cuddly toys etc attached to buggy or carrier straps and preventing them being jettisoned. You'll also regularly be given packets containing a tube of children's toothpaste and a child's toothbrush. Our school has bowl full of these for anyone to help themselves.

All the different countries of the UK have independent branches of the NHS and can choose how to use their funds, Scotland uses funds to support the baby box, I wish England would follow suit with this it's an amazing idea.