How do I know what is best? Registry....

junch817 · October 2011

There are about a million different car seats, strollers, high chairs, pack n plays, you name it. How do I find out which one is best? Are there any specific websites I can look on, or is it more just word of mouth? I at least need to start thinking about registering, and I have no idea where to start... it's very intimidating to me!

Do they have this stuff on consumer reports? My husband uses that a lot, but I don't know if baby stuff would be on there. I think more men use that than women (although I have looked on there for stuff in the past) so I don't know that the dads are going on the website to give their feedback about baby stuff.... but I could definitely be wrong.

What are you using to find out what's best for your little one?

5bears · October 2011

I'd recommend the Baby Bargains book. They review EVERYTHING and at the end of each chapter they rank the highest scoring ones as "good, better, or best."

This is awesome for indecisive first time parents like DH and myself.

shannm · October 2011

5bears:
I'd recommend the Baby Bargains book. They review EVERYTHING and at the end of each chapter they rank the highest scoring ones as "good, better, or best."

This is awesome for indecisive first time parents like DH and myself.

My thoughts EXACTLY. We used it for everything last time around. I recommend it to everyone.

KKWISC · October 2011

I really like the reviews on amazon. I found they were pretty spot on. I also liked to go to the stores and try the things out. Especially with travel system pack and play etc.

sbost0118 · October 2011

I'm pretty sure Consumer Reports does rank baby stuff. I would check Repprts and Baby Bargains to narrow things down by safety and quality, then check the user reviews to see what the real deal is.

katcarls · October 2011

I recommend Baby Bargains too, it's so helpful. It was nice to narrow it down with the book and then look at reviews online to help make final decisions. Consumer Reports is a good additional resource.

baloneydisc · October 2011

I'm with everyone else, get Baby Bargains. Yes, Consumer Reports does rank baby stuff, but they don't have much. They do car seats and strollers, a couple of pack and plays and I think high chairs. They do list other items, but there's no rankings it's more a list of features so you can decide what to look for. Baby Bargains is way more useful.

jengelz · October 2011

I just found out the Baby Bargains book is online now too! Of course, for a membership fee, but it's probably worth it:

https://windsorpeak.com/sites/subscribe/?redirect=https://windsorpeak.com/sites/blog/category/reviews/

N&G 5_26_07 · October 2011

I LOVED Baby Bargains!

I used that as my base and then also looked stuff up on Amazon.

On the flip side - I did not value word of mouth as much. Just because my friends like their carseat/stroller/whatever, does not mean its the safest/best option available.

junch817 · October 2011

To all of you that said the Baby Bargains book.... is this book up-to-date? Or at least only 1 or 2 years old? I know companies are constantly coming out with new things, so I'm not sure that looking at a list from 5 or 6 years ago would be very helpful? But this is why I am glad I asked... I never heard of this book! Thanks

Shawnee11507 · October 2011

ksholly:
To all of you that said the Baby Bargains book.... is this book up-to-date? Or at least only 1 or 2 years old? I know companies are constantly coming out with new things, so I'm not sure that looking at a list from 5 or 6 years ago would be very helpful? But this is why I am glad I asked... I never heard of this book! Thanks

Baby Bargains is up-to-date. They just came out with a new edition of the book this year- and they probably up-date the web-site all the time. I used that book to narrow down my choices to between 1-3 and then looked at the reviews on amazon to make my final decisions.

SuperDuperGirl23 · October 2011

I used baby bargins and online reviews. I'm only 20 and I'm the first of my friends to have kids so I had a limited group of people to poll, though if I saw someone out at the store with a stroller or a diaper bag I liked I asked if they were happy with it.

xoladiebug · October 2011

Someone posted this link in a similar post a few pages back. I read through the majority of this last night and found it to be very helpful!

https://www.lucieslist.com/

JRiley82 · October 2011

I just looked at reviews on BRU, Target, and Amazon's websites. At least for the big stuff anyways (carseat, stroller, pnp, high chair). Though you do have to take some of the reviews with a grain of salt - some complaints people had about things were definately taste specific and not related to safety issues. And some stuff we just picked what we liked and didn't pay much attention to the reviews.

katcarls · October 2011

ksholly:
To all of you that said the Baby Bargains book.... is this book up-to-date? Or at least only 1 or 2 years old? I know companies are constantly coming out with new things, so I'm not sure that looking at a list from 5 or 6 years ago would be very helpful? But this is why I am glad I asked... I never heard of this book! Thanks

It's very up to date, they just came out with the new version this year. The one I linked in my earlier post is the newest one, the 9th edition.

BOTB2011 · October 2011

I am using multiple places/sources. First of all friends/family with children are amazing! They will give honest unbiased feedback. Next I am looking at amazon and other places where consumers can review items.

I also went into the store to look at the items (stroller, high chair, etc.) sometimes the pictures are deceiving; as well as I'm a -see-touch-feel consumer. I want to see if it's as easy to push as the reviews say, etc.

raceyrae · October 2011

5bears:

I'd recommend the Baby Bargains book. They review EVERYTHING and at the end of each chapter they rank the highest scoring ones as "good, better, or best."

This is awesome for indecisive first time parents like DH and myself.

I used this book also with my first. It was very helpful!

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