How to choose baby products on features, safety and budget rather than marketing — with checklists you can take shopping.
Perineal cold packs, high-waisted underwear and a good water bottle are the genuinely useful three. where money genuinely helps and where it is wasted for parents planning purchases.
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A full-body U-shape suits side sleeping from the third trimester. where money genuinely helps and where it is wasted for parents planning purchases.
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Clip-on shades with UPF fabric outperform draping a muslin, which traps heat. where money genuinely helps and where it is wasted for parents planning purchases.
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Projectors and sound machines can help but become sleep associations. where money genuinely helps and where it is wasted for parents planning purchases.
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Infant paracetamol, saline drops, digital thermometer, plasters and a saline eye wash. where money genuinely helps and where it is wasted for parents planning purchases.
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Sealed, hole-free toys prevent internal mould. where money genuinely helps and where it is wasted for parents planning purchases.
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Sleepsuits with integrated feet and two-way zips beat poppers at 3am. where money genuinely helps and where it is wasted for parents planning purchases.
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Stretchy wraps suit the first months and cost far less than structured carriers. where money genuinely helps and where it is wasted for parents planning purchases.
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Convenient but a jug of warm water works and never overheats. where money genuinely helps and where it is wasted for parents planning purchases.
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Labelled bins by size prevent the outgrown-clothes avalanche. where money genuinely helps and where it is wasted for parents planning purchases.
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