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Baby Stuff

What Does the Baby Need?

By Mary Kay Dirickson

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Buyer's Guide are good places to start.

Morgan also says the cost of car seats and strollers has increased with the safety requirements. To make it more palatable, manufacturers are combining uses. For example, some seats can be used for infants and toddlers, and others can be used as a car seat, a carriage and in a stroller.

Final Suggestions
One of the benefits of shopping for baby gear is that you know in advance that you're going to need it. Sort of like eating a snack before you go to the grocery store, you'll shop better if you use your pregnancy to think about what you need and how you'll use it.

And don't forget to:

  • Ask your friends what tools they couldn't do without.
  • Plan the amount of space you have to devote to your baby's gear.
  • When you budget, don't forget to check consignment stores for some of the more expensive and bulky items, such as high chairs and changing tables.
  • For gear the baby might reject, like swings, borrow one before buying one.
  • Buy what you need when you need it. It's easier and cheaper than buying everything and then disposing of things that don't work.


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