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Buyer's guides for pregnancy and baby gear - your step-by-step shopping advice

Navigate your way through the world of pregnancy and baby products. From maternity bras to buggies, we explain how to find the products that will suit your lifestyle with our buyer's guides.
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Posted: 03/01/2012 10:50:00
by Cassandra Kempster-Roberts

There are certain products that you and your baby will need, but where do you start? From where your baby will sleep, through to how you'll transport her about, the shopping list is long and full of lingo that can be hard to understand.

Our buyer's guides will take you step-by-step through deciding what to buy. And to make it super easy, we've nutted out all the vital Q&A and key explanations you'll need when shopping.

BabaBing loBO baby bouncer

Baby gear buying advice

Buyer's guides for baby toys and play equipment

  • Baby bouncers, swings and rockers – what types are there?
  • Guide to buying secondhand toys
  • Guide to buying secondhand nursery equipment, including swing chairs and rockers

Age suitability guides

  • Baby play equipment suitable from birth
  • Baby play equipment suitable from 3 months
  • Baby play equipment suitable from 6 months
  • Baby play equipment suitable from 12 months
  • Baby play equipment suitable from 18 months 
Cake Lingerie MyBust Velvet Delight maternity and nursing plunge bra

Bra and clothing buying advice

Buyer's guides for bras

  • Buyer's guide to maternity bras
  • Buyer’s guide to nursing bras

Buyer's guides for clothing

  • Buyer's guide to maternity jeans
  • Guide to buying secondhand maternity clothes
  • Guide to buying secondhand baby clothes
Bugaboo Bee with parasol

Buggy and travel system buying advice

Buyer's guides for buggies, double buggies and travel systems

  • Buyer's guide to travel systems
  • Buyer's guide to buggies
  • Buyer’s guide to lightweight buggies
  • Buyer’s guide to double buggies
  • Buyer's guide to 3-wheeler buggies
  • Guide to buying secondhand buggies

Buggy and travel system styles and features explained

  • Buggies - what types are there?
  • Buggies - the different ways they fold
  • Why your newborn needs a lie-flat buggy
  • How a car seat attaches to a buggy
  • Is it a 3-wheeler or 4-wheeler buggy?

How to find a buggy to suit your lifestyle

  • Choosing a buggy to suit your lifestyle
  • Buggies for public transport users
  • Buggies for car users
  • Buggies for holiday goers
  • Twin or tandem - which should you choose?
  • Forward or rear facing buggy - which should you choose?
Concord Ion car seat

Baby and child car seat buying advice

  • Buyer’s guide to car seats
  • What is ISOFIX?
  • How a car seat is installed in a car
  • Rear facing car seats explained
  • The latest car seat laws 
  • Car seats - what types are there?
  • Why you should never buy or use secondhand car seats
Baby Bjorn Comfort Carrier

Baby carrier and baby sling buying advice

  • Buyer’s guide to baby carriers
  • Buyer’s guide to slings
  • Front or back carrier – which should you choose?
Mothercare microwave steriliser pod

Feeding equipment buying advice

Buyer's guides for breastfeeding and bottlefeeding

  • Buyer's guide to breast pumps
  • Buyer’s guide to nursing bras
  • Buyer’s guide to bottles and teats
  • Buyer’s guide to sterilisers
  • Guide to buying secondhand feeding equipment, including sterilisers, bottles and teats
  • Breast pumps - what types are there?
  • Sterilisers - what types are there?

Buyer's guides for weaning

  • Buyer’s guide to highchairs
  • Buyer's guide to booster seats and travel highchairs
  • Buyer's guide to trainer cups
  • Guide to buying secondhand highchairs and travel highchairs
  • Highchairs - what types are there?
Nature Babycare disposable nappies

Nappy buying advice

Buyer's guides for nappies (for babies and toddlers)

  • Buyer’s guide to disposable nappies
  • Buyer's guide to reusable nappies
  • Guide to buying secondhand reusable nappies
  • Nappies - what types are there?

Buyer's guides for trainer pants (for toddlers and preschoolers)

  • Buyer's guide to trainer pants
  • Trainer pants - what types are there?
Maclaren Cub cotbed

Night-time and nursery furniture buying advice

Buyer's guides for Moses baskets, cribs, cots, cotbeds

  • Do you need a Moses basket or crib?
  • Cot or cotbed - which should you choose?
  • Buyer’s guide to cots and cotbeds
  • Buyer's guide to travel cots
  • Guide to buying secondhand cots and travel cots

Buyer's guides for mattresses and bedding

  • Buyer's guide to baby mattresses
  • Mattresses - what types are there?
  • Why you should never buy or use a secondhand mattress
  • Buyer's guide to baby and toddler sleeping bags

Buyer's guides for baby monitors

  • Buyer's guide to baby monitors
  • Guide to buying secondhand nursery equipment, including nightlights and baby monitors
Lindam numi safety gate

Safety buying advice

  • Buyer’s guide to safety gates
  • Guide to buying secondhand nursery equipment, including safety gates
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