Essential kit for new parents

Once you have a child you become a go-to person for expectant parents keen to know what equipment they need to buy to prepare for their arrival. And of course I could wax lyrical about moses baskets and new matresses and sleeping bags versus blankets and types of baby monitor and slings and sterilisers. But really there are just two pieces of equipment I particularly recommend.

The first:

(A tumble dryer)

And the second:

(A banana guard)

Really with dry clothes and no squished banana all over your bag, you'll be laughing.