Rory and Claiborne Fields's Baby Bargains helped us make it through our daughter's infancy without going bankrupt. There are other great baby-product buying guides out there. Advice From Consumer Reports Surely I'm not the only parent who was frustrated to find that the most up-to-date Consumer Reports safety ratings for car seats, cribs, and other essential baby gear are scattered across the website € making for a bunch of dog-eared printouts at the New-Parents-Spend-a-Squidrillion Store.

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