Product Description

All parents want to give their baby the best start in life. But having a baby is an expensive business, and the range of products available is vast and bewildering. Newborn babies do not come with instructions, yet parents have to make decisions about their child's comfort and safety at what can be a vulnerable and emotional time. "Baby Products" explores the range of goods on the market and identifies the essentials you can't live without. It recommends safe and reliable options across the price spectrum, helping you weigh up manufacturers' claims and make the right choice for your baby. Fully updated, this new edition includes the latest guidance in crucial areas such as child car seats, shop-bought baby food and cot death deterrence. Equipment reviewed includes breast- and bottle-feeding accessories; cots, cribs and bedding; nappies and changing units; travel necessities; pushchairs, prams and buggies; baby monitors and safety devices plus toys and toilet-training aids.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32526 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Irish Examiner (Cork)
'Offers detailed, unbiased information on everything from toys to
pushchairs'

Nursery Today
'Good solid advice'

The Lady
'The parents' tips are definitely worth reading'

Customer Reviews

Buy it and save money!
This book is really useful if you want to become a parent without spending £4000 in your child's first year, which a recent consumer survey indicates the average parent in Britain does. It covers all the things you think you might need, outlining which are really essential and which you get by without. If you're considering buying a cot bed (which converts to a child's bed when your child is old enough to move out of the cot) this book will advise you that cot beds almost always have fixed sides (which means you can't lower the side of the cot to reach your child more easily), if you have a second child within a few years of the first, you'll need to buy either a new bed or a new cot anyway, and because cot beds are smaller than single beds your 2 or 3 year old may feel they're babyish, especially if his or her friends have regular single beds. If you're trying to choose between disposable and cloth nappies, this book will outline the equipment you'll need for both, the total costs including washing reusables, and the environmental impact, making it easier for you to make up your mind. The book also provides plenty of resource listings for further information and retailers.

Let you know what you should and should not buy
I did not have a clue about what I should and should not buy for my new baby son. But after reading this book I had a very good idea of what I needed and did not need. The section on choosing a travel system (pram/buggy) for your baby was excellent. I read the book twice and felt that I knew what I was doing when it came to buying. The shops are constantly telling you that you need this and need that for your baby and you don't know if they are telling the true. This book outlines all the area of baby care (travel, sleeping, feeded, nappy changing, clothes, etc) and outlines all the options available. Then there is a list of shops and website that sell baby things.

This book is a must buy. Or if you are on a budget just borrow it from the library and read it twice like I did. I saved just loads and loads of money using the advice from this book.