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What is it about the beach that leaves you feeling so amazing at the end of a lovely sunny beach day? That feeling of relaxation and achievement, of happiness at the memories you’ve just made, as you drift off to sleep? Mama Qucha shares the magic behind that amazing feeling.

We're happy to announce that from the end of October, we will be posting out all Australian orders in HEROPACKS, a biodegradeable home-compostable mailer bag, that when composted turns into some pretty yummy food for worms in the ground. 

Hurrah!! We are super happy to announce that the Mama Qucha Nappy Backpack in turquoise has been shortlisted in the UK Mother&Baby Awards 2020 for the Best Changing Bag! This is a huge achievement and we couldn’t be more excited! There are so many amazing changing bags and other baby products that go into this competition and get independently tried and tested by real mums, that we’re over the moon that the Mama Qucha Nappy Backpack made it amongst the best!

So, what's with the fancy pants name?  Mama Qucha (pronounced Mama Kohcha) means ‘Mother Ocean’ in Quechuan, the native language of the Andes. Mama Qucha was known by the Incans as the goddess of the ocean and all water bodies, such as lakes and rivers. In coming up with a name, I was looking for something that was ocean inspired, with a beachy Spanish flair. 

Its the last week of plastic free July – a week where we avoid plastic, and realise how hard that is because the stuff is everywhere – and this article couldn’t have come at a better time.  If you’ve given up single use plastics, here’s a little read on some not-so-obvious plastics to avoid. I guess this blog post is really just a long answer to the FAQ ‘Why aren’t your bags made of plastic? Or lined with polyester or nylon?’. The short answer is because I wanted to create an environmentally-friendly bag that wasn’t made of a petroleum-derived material, which would contribute to the plastic pollution in the world. And here’s the long answer.