tommee tippee Wins Three SheKnows 2013 Parenting Awards

NORWOOD, Mass., Dec. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- tommee tippee, the fastest growing baby bottle brand in America, is the winner of three SheKnows 2013 Parenting Awards in the following categories:

• Best Nursery Extra: 360 sealer™ diaper disposal system
• Best Baby Food & Maker: Closer to Nature perfect prep™ machine
• Best Breast Pump: Closer to Nature manual breast pump

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SheKnows, a leading online women's destination with more than 40 million unique visitors per month, reviewed nearly 200 products, and the SheKnows user community cast more than 18,000 votes to help choose this year's winners. The Parenting Awards, in their fourth year, recognize products and services for children and parents that stand out in the areas of functionality, durability, innovation, convenience, price and overall excellence.

"We're thrilled to be recognized by SheKnows, a leading authority in the women and parenting space, in these three categories," said Erica Mallett, Head of Marketing Communications North America, Mayborn Group. "At tommee tippee, we strive to make the lives of new parents easier, and are honored to receive this positive feedback from our fans, who we want to thank for voting."

"With the seemingly unlimited number of products on the market, parents are more and more looking for recommendations on what's best for their children," said Kristin Bustamante, Editorial Director, SheKnows. "We're proud to extend our congratulations to tommee tippee for winning three of this year's Parenting Awards and demonstrating excellence in these categories."

The innovative 360 sealer™ Diaper Disposal System, voted "Best Nursery Extra," is the only diaper pail on the market that seals each dirty diaper all the way around in antimicrobial film, helping to lock in odor while helping to keep your nursery smelling fresh. The 360 sealer™ is available exclusively at Babies "R" Us stores nationwide and online.

Also released in 2013 and available exclusively at Babies "R" Us, "Best Baby Food & Maker" winner, the perfect prep™ machine provides the correct amount of filtered water at the ideal temperature (98 degrees Fahrenheit) in order for moms to prepare individual bottles, within 2 minutes. This must-have item for new parents creates a freshly prepared, ready to serve bottle that is just the way baby likes it every time.

"Best Breast Pump" winner the Closer to Nature manual breast pump makes it easy for moms to give babies all the benefits of breast milk, even when they're not there. The pump comes in just 3 pieces and is quiet, discreet and easy to control. The pump can be found at both Target and Babies "R" Us locations nationwide, as well as online.

For more information about the SheKnows Parenting Awards and to view winners, finalists and the Editor's Choice picks in each category, go to http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/awards/parenting-awards-2013.

ABOUT TOMMEE TIPPEE 
tommee tippee, from the U.K.-based Mayborn Group Limited, is the number one feeding brand in the UK and the fastest growing bottle brand in America. Tommee Tippee has earned a reputation for its clever ideas, product quality and simply intuitive designs that promote natural development at every age, stage and feeding need. 

ABOUT SHEKNOWS
SheKnows, LLC is an award-winning women's media platform and a top lifestyle site with a network of more than 40 million unique visitors per month (comScore 2013). The SheKnows family of sites ranges from entertainment and parenting to beauty and food. Our mission is to connect women's interests in real-time and in real voices, celebrating the everyday "experts among us." We enable brands to distribute authentic content and integrated advertising at scale to influence preferences and drive purchases. SheKnows is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The company also operates internationally, with sites in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.

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