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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 649.1220284 EAN: 9781933524078 Edition: 9 ISBN: 1933524073 Label: Consumer Reports Manufacturer: Consumer Reports Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 310 Publication Date: April 03, 2007 Publisher: Consumer Reports Release Date: April 03, 2007 Studio: Consumer Reports Editorial Review: Product Description: More than two decades of new parents have turned to Consumer Reports Best Baby Products, the A-Z guide for everything they need to know about getting the best value on the safest products for their babies. This ninth edition is updated with the latest safety and product buying advice and exclusive Consumer Reports Ratings. Consumer Reports is the only publisher that conducts its own independent, unbiased safety and effectiveness testing on products for babies. We accept no advertising in our publications. Everything we test is purchased by secret shoppers in the same stores that new parents shop in. We’ll tell you not only which products are best, but also which products to avoid because they are not safe, or simply are a waste of money. As a result Consumer Reports Best Baby Products is the indispensable companion for new parents navigating the complex maze of hundreds of available baby products. What are the features to look for to make sure the crib you buy is a safe one? All-terrain strollers, stroller frames, umbrella strollers, travel systems? We’ll help you buy the parent-powered transporter that best suits your needs and budget. Does a pacifier really prevent sudden infant death syndrome? Written with warmth, wit and authority, Best Baby Products will help alleviate some of the anxiety caused by all the questions running through a new parent's mind. Consumer Reports buying advice and ratings allows buyers to streamline the selection process, avoid shopping pitfalls, and help keep the baby budget in balance. Here is everything you need to know about: Baby bottles - Baby food - Backpack carriers - Bathtubs - Bedding - Bouncers - Breast Pumps - Cameras - Car seats - Changing tables - Clothing - Cribs - Diapers - Diaper bags - Diaper pails - Formula - Gates - High chairs - Kid-friendly cars - Mattresses - Monitors - Nursing Bras - Pacifiers - Play yards - Rocking chairs and gliders - Soft carriers - Stationary activity centers - Strollers - Stuffed animals - Swings - Toys - and more! Plus: -How to administer medications to babies and children -Child-proofing and home-safety tips - Recent safety recalls Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Ratings Deficient but Decent ReferenceThis is a decent general reference for first time parents; however, the claim that it includes ratings is a little misleading. Critical information is missing for some of the most important purchases. For example, there are ratings for bouncers but not for breast pumps or car seats! The book claims to offer information on the "best and worst brand-name models" but this information is sporadic at best. Just as the Consumer Reports website suggests, the book encourages one to subscribe to Consumer ... Read More Rating: - My review of the Best Baby Products bookThis wasn't exactly what I was looking for in a Baby Products book. I thought they would make it very clear on exactly what products you should buy, and rate them with stars. Instead, the book gives you a general idea of which way to go, and then you can pay to get on the Consumer Reports website to find out the ratings on the different products. I already paid for the book. I don't want to pay for anything else. Rating:  - Another disappointed readerI will never buy another resource book w/out reading the reviews. I also thought this book would be the answer to the endless stressful research behind buying all of the necessary items for your first baby. It reads more like a how-to book for parents, of which I already own too many. I don't need help figuring out if I'm going to breastfeed. I need help deciding on one of over 200 stroller choices ranging in $100 - over $1000! What happened to Consumer Reports?! Rating:  - A good book. However, a little disappointing... There is very little information I can give you that hasn't already been covered. Like a previous reviewer I too was more than a little disappointed that this book lacked detailed recommendations on products. What I got instead was more a less a general outline of what to look for and what to look out for. One reviewer has already mentioned that products become quickly outdated and had the book printed such information it would become outdated within a year. This is probably true. However, Sandra Gordon ... Read More Rating: - take it or leave itdifficult format to follow. i think the best advice comes from other moms, talk to them in terms of what they bought and why. this comes from CR - so it is really targeted about safety, etc... not really all the time in terms of practicality or price. |
