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Iovine, Vicki.

The girlfriends' guide to baby gear : what to buy, what to borrow, and what to blow off! / Vicki Iovine with Peg Rosen.

1st ed.

New York : Berkley Pub. Co., 2003.

xx, 262 pages ; 21 cm

Offers women practical advice on the gear they will need after having a baby, covering topics such as cribs, carriers, strollers, car seats, diapers, bottles, clothing, and other must-have items, as well as lists of essential things to have on-hand for the days following the birth, common mistakes to avoid, and website listings.

Infants -- Care.

Infants' supplies.

Consumer education.

Infants.

Newborn infants.

Rosen, Peg.

"A Perigee book."

Includes index.

Top ten reasons why we spend too much on baby stuff -- Introduction, or: The strangest shoping spree of your life (Where to get what you'll need -- Register this -- The bottom line on secondhand stuff) -- pt. I. Buying for Baby (1. The car seat : the one purchase every Girlfriend got wrong -- 2. The layette, demystified, plus other baby wardrobe wisdom -- 3. The cursory nursery -- 4. The changing scene -- 5. On a roll : the lowdown on strollers and other wheeled wonders -- 6. Feeding -- 7. Arms relief : front carriers, bouncy seats, and other sanity-saving baby holders -- 8. Bath, hygiene, and health essentials : what works, what's just fancy -- 9. Toys : your shortest shopping list -- 10. The padded cell : basic babyproofing, Girlfriend style) -- pt. II. Gearing up for the rest of your life (11. Hunkering down for the hurricane : from cleaning carpets to stocking the kitchen -- 12. Preparing yourself) -- Appendix (pt. 1. Master shopping lists ; pt. 2. Great sources for stuff and info ; pt. 3. What you absolutely must know about using car seats correctly ; pt. 4. Happiness is a tight seat).

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