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The best deals on the baby gear I recommend to my friends
This time last year, I was pregnant with my first child and extremely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of decisions to make. Should we buy a rocking chair or a glider? Which bassinet should we get? What how-to book, white noise machine, or magical schedule would make a newborn sleep? I spent a lot of time asking friends, searching Reddit,…
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Best Baby Play Gyms & Baby Play Mats
This convertible ball pit was a bit more difficult to set up than other play gyms we tried. It took me nearly 20 minutes to set up, and eventually I called in my husband to help. It requires three AA batteries, which isn’t evident anywhere on the Bright packaging that I could find, though it is on the product website. You…
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Flight Attendants’ Best Tips for Parents Flying With a Baby
A handful of U.S. airlines (including American Airlines, JetBlue, Frontier Airlines, and Alaska Airlines) have policies stating that they’ll always seat kids 13 or under with an accompanying adult, even if you haven’t paid to select your seats. (A recently proposed law would require airlines to provide fee-free family seating, so it’s possible other airlines may eventually follow suit.) But…
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Baby Gear Rental: What to Know
I talked to experts in baby safety to learn what parents should consider before renting baby gear. Here are a few questions to ask as you do your research. Have you checked for recalls on your available products? Holly Choi, a baby and toddler safety expert and co-founder of Safe Beginnings First Aid, recommends asking your rental company: “What is…
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Graco Slim Spaces Baby Swing Suddenly Rocking Too Fast
“We got this as a gift from our baby shower. We were super happy with it . . . for three days. Then, it started acting like it was possessed,” a reviewer named ConcernedinColorado wrote on the Graco website’s product page for the Slim Spaces Baby Swing. “Swing lasted one month before the light started to flash and throw my…
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Why Baby Loungers and Support Pillows Are About to Get Safer
When the rule takes effect, in spring 2025, companies that make these cushions and pillows will have to adhere to stricter design requirements and conduct more testing to ensure their products pose less risk of suffocation, entrapment, and falls. As a result of the rule, the CPSC says, “most” infant support cushions currently on the market, sold by more than…
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Baby Bottles With No Detected BPA, Lead, or Phthalates
BPAThis chemical is used to harden plastics used to make, for example, water bottles, storage containers, and eyewear. It’s also used in resins that line some metal food cans, as well as in many other products, including receipt paper. Exposure to BPA has been linked to metabolic disorders, obesity, certain cancers, fertility problems, low birth weight in babies, disrupted immune…
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Fisher-Price Snuga Baby Swings Recalled for Suffocation Risk
“Once again, Fisher-Price is putting its bottom line first and safety last,” says William Wallace, CR’s associate director of safety policy. “There should be a full refund, and Fisher-Price should be urging people to throw away these swings. Retailers, online platforms, and secondhand marketplaces should all prohibit Snuga Infant Swings from being sold and take a range of steps to…
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Why Baby Walkers Are Unsafe
From 2004 through 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff estimate there was an average of 3,000 injuries per year related to infant walkers among children under the age of 15 months that were treated in hospital emergency departments. The most common injuries included babies falling out of their walkers or down the stairs, injured heads and faces, contusions…
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Baby Safety Tips ER Doctors Want You to Know
There’s nothing that an exhausted new parent loves more than a hot cup of coffee after a terrible night. But be extra careful with that mug of liquid treasure: ER docs say that spilled coffee and other hot liquids have been known to lead to baby burns. “A common source of significant injuries for us is the stove. Not the…
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