Consumer Reports Guide to Baby Products
by Sandy Jones and the Editors of Consumer ReportsFormat: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2001-09-01
Publisher(s): Consumer Reports Books
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Summary
* What you need to know about baby gear, from strollers to car seats, diaper bags to cribs* At-a-glance details on hundreds of individual items in the all-new Product Guide* Ratings of car seats, carriers, play yards, and travel systems* Comprehensive list of recent safety recalls* Guide to the most commonly prescribed medications for babies* Shopping guide to web sites, catalogs, and stores
Table of Contents
| Introduction: Welcome to baby world | p. 1 |
| Buying for your baby | p. 5 |
| Baby-products trends | |
| Shopping options | |
| A shopping strategy | |
| The basics to have before baby arrives | |
| Furnishing baby's room | p. 15 |
| Full-sized cribs | |
| Crib mattresses | |
| Crib alternatives | |
| Bedding needs | |
| Nursery furniture | |
| Baby monitors | |
| Traveling with baby | p. 31 |
| Car seats | |
| Plane travel | |
| Getting around | p. 41 |
| Strollers | |
| Multiseat strollers | |
| Sports strollers | |
| Bicycle trailers | |
| Baby carriers | |
| Sitting pretty | p. 61 |
| High chairs | |
| Booster seats | |
| Infant activity seats | |
| Baby swings | |
| Play yards | |
| Diapering and toilet training | p. 75 |
| Disposable diapers | |
| Cloth diapers | |
| Diaper pails | |
| Changing tables | |
| Diaper bags | |
| Potties and toilet-seat adapters | |
| Bathing and dressing | p. 87 |
| Bathtubs | |
| Baby toiletries | |
| Infant clothes | |
| Toddler clothes | |
| Feeding time | p. 97 |
| Breastfeeding | |
| Nursing bras | |
| Breast pumps | |
| Baby formula | |
| Baby bottles | |
| Nipples | |
| Baby food | |
| Playtime gear | p. 111 |
| Toys | |
| Playtime options | |
| Walkers | |
| Stationary entertainers Doorway jumpers | |
| Baby gates | |
| Recording baby's first year | p. 131 |
| Film cameras | |
| Digital cameras | |
| Camcorders | |
| Reference | |
| Product guide: Prices and details on hundreds of key items of baby gear | p. 149 |
| Brand locator: Phone numbers and web addresses for major baby-product companies | p. 179 |
| Shopping guide: Stores, catalogs, and web sites that sell baby gear | p. 181 |
| Ratings | p. 191 |
| Car seats | |
| Travel systems | |
| Play yards | |
| Soft baby carriers | |
| Parenting and health resources: Helpful organizations, publications, and web sites | p. 203 |
| Checklists: 10 handy to-do lists for new parents | p. 207 |
| Keeping baby safe: Safety basics all around the house, plus a guide to babyproofing | p. 217 |
| Pediatric drugs: Facts about the most commonly prescribed drugs for children | p. 227 |
| Product recalls: Baby items recalled for safety reasons within the last few years | p. 257 |
| Index | p. 290 |
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