Advantages: This'll tell you everything you could possibly want to know
Disadvantages: It'll also tell you a hundred and one things you don't

...So you're about to become a parent (do I sound like a self-help book yet?). Everyone's got an opinion on what you should and shouldn't be buying I'll bet. But if you're on a budget - how will you ever afford it all? Well speaking as someone who just 16 months ago purchased their baby's newborn to six months equipment and clothing for just 600 pounds I think I may be able to help. If you're really hard up, it's possibly to kit your baby out with everything they need for under 200 pounds. Don't believe me? Read on! First up you need to decide what it is your baby actually needs and the following guide is designed to help you make those decisions. Different parents have different ideas about how they want to raise their child; therefore equipment that is suitable for one child isn't suitable for another. In the first section... Read review

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Advantages: Tasty and chewy, don;t get stuck in your teeth
Disadvantages: Some may find too sweet

...I am going to make a controversial statement now (ready?): war can be good. Of course I do not mean that war is good but rather war can bring about some good things. In the midst of all the death and dying medical advances can be made far quicker than they would have occurred in peacetime. Of course after a period of war comes the period when there is peace. During this period everyone is so happy and full of joy at the fact that it is peacetime again that they get a little bit idealistic and say things like there will never be another war. They also do various things to mark the peace. Governments declare holidays, new parks and things are opened and let’s not forget the food. So after the First World War Bassetts introduced a special sweet to celebrate peace. They called them Peace Babies. And indeed what better way... Read review

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Advantages: Great product range
Disadvantages: None what soever

...Ok so I say to you baby shampoo, baby bath and baby powder, what brand automatically comes to your mind well I know what I would say and yes its Johnsons. The company was founded in 1943 by Robert Johnson and the Johnson & Johnson company is one of the biggest health care manufacturer in the world. Yes it is a bit on the expensive side and yes companies like Boots, Superdrug and other supermarkets have their own brands. Don't get me wrong I am not saying that there is anything wrong with these brands but for me personally where my children are concerned there is only one company I trust and that is Johnson & Johnson so if paying a bit more gives me peace of mind then I don't mins. So their products: Since I have not used all their products I thought I would simply just list them. Bath time Bedtime Cream Wash Bedtime... Read review

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Advantages: nice enough, smell good
Disadvantages: no comparison to jelly babies

...I am in heaven! In heaven, on a soft squashy pillow, and a bag of Bassets jelly babies. But something is different. Realising at last that I will have to open my eyes and investigate what has happened, I realise that something is wrong. The bag is different!!! My favourite sweets are somewhat more feminine than they were before!! I can see baby pink packaging!! What has happened to my jelly babies? After serious discussion with my wife over the matter, I am informed that the shop was out of jelly babies, but had milky babies, also by Bassets in stead. Now that I had got over the shock, I thought that I would give them a go, and see how they compare. A tough ask for any sweet to take on the might of the jelly baby!! I bet the queen and her mates eat these!! The packaging, as mentioned earlier is different. It is baby pink in colour... Read review

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Advantages: None.
Disadvantages: See op.

...Coping with having a Premature Baby. I wanted to write this opinion because I remember when I had my daughter early especially when I took her home first I couldn’t find much support or advice about having such a fragile baby. I also remember wanting to hear other people’s stories about their experiences and could’nt find them. WHY DOES IT HAPPEN? There are lots of medical reasons why you might end up having your baby prematurely. Sometimes you may be warned because of a medical condition that you may have to have the baby early or that there is a greater risk of this happening so you can prepare yourself as best you can. Other times premature birth can be sudden and without any clear reason. I didn’t have any warning with my daughter at all I was under a lot of stress but hadn’t felt ill or shown any signs of high blood... Read review

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Advantages: Good for those wannabe mums, pretty lifelike
Disadvantages: EXPENSIVE isn't the word...

...Most of us have been there. When we're little girls all we want to do is have a baby of our own to look after, when we've actually got a baby all we want to do is send it back but there you go. Zapf Creations have come up with the answer to little girls dreams. Baby Born is a plastic baby doll which not only drinks from a bottle, cries 'real' tears and eats but will also poo on her potty. It's pretty lifelike. From a distance it actually looks like a real baby, albeit a very still and quiet one, and is the right sort of size for a newish baby. Baby Born has moveable arms and legs and her head will turn from side to side, although not all the way round in an Exorcist parody! Her face is particularly lifelike with the dreamy not quite fully open eyes that newborn babies have and a puckered little mouth that looks like it's just... Read review

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Advantages: looks and sounds like a real baby
Disadvantages: really expensive

...My daughter really loved helping me when my youngest was a baby so i decided to by her a baby born. She really loves this doll as she does most things that a real baby would do. My daughter is only seven years old but even now i can tell that she is a natural and will become a real mum with a real baby when she is old enough and just by watching her with her doll i can tell she will be really great at it. When we go out she puts a coat on her baby and puts her in her pram and takes her with us.She has never asked me to take care of it and she always baths her and puts her to bed every night.The way she is with the doll you would almost believe that it is a real baby. BABY BORN DOLL ********************* The baby born doll is so life like that you may have to look twice to make sure that it isnt a real baby. Baby born is around... Read review

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Advantages: Comfortable, supportive, easy to use
Disadvantages: Which colour scheme to choose

...When my youngest daughter was born, I had a dilemma over transporting both children. My eldest was 3 at the time so I felt a double buggy would be an expensive option as it probably wouldn’t get used an awful lot. My eldest would walk quite a bit, but if I was going on a major shopping expedition chances are her legs would start to ache before I had finished my shopping. Also, we live in a very rural area and often go for walks round local footpaths. So I decided a baby carrier would be my best option. If I was going shopping, I could put the baby in the pram to start with and the carrier would go in the basket. Then when Caitlin (my eldest) got tired, baby could go in the sling, I could convert the pram to pushchair mode and we could carry on our merry way. The next decision was which sling? There are many on the market... Read review

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Advantages: great as a guide, some very useful tips
Disadvantages: makes you feel like a failure if all does not go to plan!

...The New Contented Little Baby Book was recommended to me when I was just three months pregnant. Being very innocent and believing that I would have the perfect baby anyway I decided to give the book a read to help me along. Gina Ford - author, claims that by following her very strict routines for feeding, sleeping and everything else in between you could have a baby that "feeds well and regularly from breast or bottle, is less likely to suffer colic and sleeps through the night from an early age." - With claims like that which soon to be parents would not give it a read? Two weeks later and the eagerly awaited book arrives on my doorstep and I get reading. Chapter 1 preparation for birth - probably the most helpful chapter of all as it does not blind you with science and just gives you some really good advice on things like what... Read review

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Advantages: plenty of interesting recipes, useful information about nutritional needs of your baby
Disadvantages: can't think of any

...When I started weaning my baby I was overwhelmed by all those different kinds of brands and products on the market. Nowadays, when we are overloaded with information on every possible issue, we are not really sure which path to follow and that was exactly what happened to me. On one hand, some experts say that it is better to buy organic food for your baby and ready meals in jars which are said to be free of additives, sugar and artificial flavours because only then you have one hundred percent certainty that there are no harmful substances in your baby's food. However, others say it is best to buy fresh food, like fruit, vegetables, meat and fish and prepare meals for your baby from scratch. From the very beginning I knew I wanted to cook fresh food for my baby but I wasn't quite sure what was best to choose and how to add variety... Read review

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