Baby Product Reviews:
Stuff You'll Want to Have (Really)

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High-quality baby product reviews are exactly what we need to wade through the tsunami of infant products bombarding us in every direction.

Over the years, I've been blessed to help several friends register for their baby showers. One friend in particular, had initially gone alone to register and ended up leaving in tears! She was just completely overwhelmed with all the choices and products out there.

In order to try to organize these reviews in some kind of decipherable arrangement, I've divided them into categories with their own pages. Hopefully this will help you get to what you need as quickly as possible.

The Gems on the Baby Bookshelf

I LOVE BOOKS. There are books all over my house, tucked in nooks and cranies everywhere. Naturally, I had to share some of the best of those on my site! Over the past several years I've discovered some real gems in helping me care for my babies.

See all my book reviews.

Breast Feeding Help: Useful Products

It is not uncommon for a new mom to need some extra breast feeding help. Although feeding your baby on the breast is natural, it doesn't always come naturally. Fortunately, there is good information and helpful products out there to help! Here's where to find them.

Peek at the products that make a HUGE difference in comfortable breastfeeding.

Reviews By You

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What Other Mothers Have Said

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A Good Review of Baby Security Monkey Blanket
I purchased this for my new grandson. His room was a monkey theme and I was delighted when I could get his name, which was a little unusual, on the blanket....

Kio trend Kids' sandals Gabin - my son loves them
I bought a pair of Kio Trend Gabin sandals for my son (www.kiotrend.com). They are super cute and my boy wouldn't go to daycare without them. I also like ...

A Good Review of Sugar Sleeves
I used a Sugar Sleeve that I received before I delivered my baby. At first I thought it was a goofy idea, but WOW did it come in handy.

I wasn't nervous ...

Playtex VentAire Advanced can leak...
Although I like the design of the angled top, and the baby seems to get less air, I am constantly struggling with leaky bottles. They tend to leak on ...

Playtex Ventaire: A Mixed Review
Our 3 month old loves these bottles. I was under the impression that bottles chould go into a bottle warmer. Our son likes the bottles to be warm also....

Dr. Brown's Bottles: Good Enough
We are heavily invested in Dr. Brown's Bottles. We have everything. I do however have a few complaints. First, the bottles leak no matter what one does ...

A Review of Advent Bottles Not rated yet
With my first daughter (now 10) we used Advent exclusively, and loved them. Never a leak or any other problem. However today's Advent, although appears ...

A Good Review of Playtex Not rated yet
Whilst I would agree that the ventaire bottles are good, I would say from experience (I have 5 children) that the Playtex drop-in system is much better....

A GOOD Review of GRITS Embroidery's Ultimate Nursing Cover Not rated yet
I LOVE this nursing cover. A favorite from what I've owned (which I've tried a few). It has all the perks to it that a Peanut Shell, HooterHider/BebeAuLait ...

Regret buying Avent bottle this time Not rated yet
I used Avent bottle with my 1st baby, that was 2003-2007. It was great. So on my 2nd baby, I prefer to use Avent bottle again but this time it wasn't the ...

Love Playtex Ventair Natural Nurser Not rated yet
I've used the Playtex Ventair Natural Nurser (wide ones) for both of my babies and just loved them. The Slow Flow nipple helped with the "breast to bottle ...

A Review of Playtex Ventair Bottles Not rated yet
We bought these bottle before my daughter was born because my friend raved about them and how much ger daughter loved them. Well wha my daughter started ...

Vent Aire Bottles: So, So Not rated yet
I switched to the Vent Air bottles because I wasn't able to nurse and my son was colicky. These bottles were great for that. He had less gas and has only ...

Label peeling off after multiple washes Not rated yet
I purchased plastic and glass bottles and have only been using them for 6 weeks. The labels on the plastic bottles are chipping off and end up inside the ...

Avent Baby Bottle - Too Expensive Not rated yet
I bought 2 exactly the same Avent 9 oz bottles, one leaks the other does not. I feel for the money they should not leak. They were $10 a piece which was ...

A Good review of Playtex Ventaire Bottles Not rated yet
I love these bottles! I haven't had any problems with any of them leaking and I have washed them by hand and in the dishwasher. The design makes them ...

Avent Bottle Review Not rated yet
I have tried so many types of bottles for my baby and I have to say is that Avent is great in that it hold a lot of ounces compared to other bottles.
The ...

Playtex Bottles: The Best Not rated yet
I love Playtex bottles. I use them with all 3 of my kids and am using them with my new baby. I used to use Dr. Brown's, but started to use Playtex instead....

Dr.Brown's bottles: Great!! Not rated yet
At the beginning I was only using Avent bottles to feed my baby. But he was always fussy and colicky. Although the Avent bottles stated to reduce colics,...

Dr. Brown Bottles--excellent results Not rated yet
I am taking care of my new grandson, my first grandchild. My youngest child is almost 23 years old and boy have things changed!

I like the Dr. Brown ...

Simple but Smelly: The Diaper Champ Not rated yet
We have both the diaper champ and the diaper genie. The champ is easy but we found that diapers that are not wrapped tightly (using their own sticky tabs)...

A bad review of Playtex VentAire Bottles Not rated yet
I have a friend who LOVES these bottles, so being a first time mom, I thought I would try them out. At first I really liked them, especially the wider ...

A good review of the Exersaucer Not rated yet

My exersaucer is well worn as I have been using it for nine years and three kids (plus visiting kids).

My favorite thing about the exersaucer ...

Why I Chose Cloth Diapers Not rated yet

I was admittedly reluctant to try cloth diapers, but have found them to be the best choice for my baby and me.

I found a wealth of useful information ...

Disposables Good for the Environment Not rated yet
Did you know each regular disposable diaper takes 500 years to decompose? We use seventh generation diapers which have near-nill laytex or plastic.

Now ...

A Good review BORN FREE Not rated yet
I use only BornFree bottles. They are BPA Free and my baby rarely gets hiccups or burps because of this product.

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Use these reviews to help guide you into the products that are actually worth the money you are spending to get them.

There are millions of baby products out there being marketed for your attention. Save your pennies for the good ones, and ignore the rest. These baby product reviews will help you make a wise and informed decision about which are which.

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