The Girlfriend's Guide to Baby Gear (Paperback)

Vicki Iovine

ISBN 10: 0399528458 / ISBN 13: 9780399528453

Published by Penguin Putnam Inc, 2003

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Paperback. WHO KNEW BABIES NEEDED SO MANY ACCESSORIES?It's official. You're pregnant. Get used to the fact that life is never going to be the same. And break out the credit card, because that little bundle of joy is going to cost you. The list seems endless-from car seats to changing pads. But don't despair. The Girlfriends are here to take some of the guesswork out of shopping for baby-to-be. We'll tell you when to skimp and when to splurge, and which hand-me-downs are safe and which are sorry. You'll get advice on.Where to get what you needCrib and car seat do's and don'tsWardrobe musts and misses-for mother and childStocking the nursery and the rest of the houseWhat every new mom should have on hand for herselfThe Master Shopping List-don't leave home without it!Plus the Top 10 Things to Do for Yourself Before the Baby Arrives, the Top 10 Baby Items You Won't Find at a Baby Store, the Top 10 Best-and Worst-Things to Borrow, the Top 10 Signs of a First-Time Mom, and more. Iovine and her passel of friends tell mothers-to-be when to skimp and when to splurge, which hand-me-downs are safe and which are sorry. Includes information on where to get the things needed for baby, stocking the nursery and the house, and much more. Illustrations. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Girlfriend's Guide to Baby Gear (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399528458
• ISBN 13: 9780399528453
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

WHO KNEW BABIES NEEDED SO MANY ACCESSORIES? 

 

It’s official. You’re pregnant. Get used to the fact that life is never going to be the same. And break out the credit card, because that little bundle of joy is going to cost you. The list seems endless—from car seats to changing pads. But don’t despair. The Girlfriends are here to take some of the guesswork out of shopping for baby-to-be. We’ll tell you when to skimp and when to splurge, and which hand-me-downs are safe and which are sorry. You’ll get advice on…

 

• Where to get what you need
• Crib and car seat do’s and don’ts
• Wardrobe musts and misses—for mother and child
• Stocking the nursery and the rest of the house
• What every new mom should have on hand for herself
• The Master Shopping List—don’t leave home without it!

Plus the Top 10 Things to Do for Yourself Before the Baby Arrives, the Top 10 Baby Items You Won’t Find at a Baby Store, the Top 10 Best—and Worst—Things to Borrow, the Top 10 Signs of a First-Time Mom, and more…

 

About the Author

Vicki Iovine, mother of four, is also the author of The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy Daily Diary, The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood, The Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers, and The Girlfriends' Guide to Getting Your Groove Back. Visit Vicki Iovine online at girlfriendsguide.com.

Peg Rosen, a former editor of Child magazine, writes about parenting and child safety issues for numerous national publications.