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Buy Baby Gear That Fits Your Baby, Your Home and the Safety Rules

We compare swings, carriers, bottle warmers and more on the facts that decide whether they work for you: the maker's limits, the US safety standard, how to use them safely, and the price on the day we checked.

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Latest Articles

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Tools

Baby Gear Age CheckerEnter the date on a crib, bassinet, stroller, high chair, carrier or swing label to see which version of the federal safety standard it was made under, from CPSC data.Car Seat Stage FinderEnter your child's age and your seat's limits to see which car seat stage NHTSA recommends: rear-facing, forward-facing with a harness, booster or seat belt.Kids Shoe Size CalculatorMeasure your child's foot and get their US shoe size, from baby size 1 to big kid 7Y, with width from foot circumference. Based on Stride Rite's size chart.

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Safety rules firstEach guide starts from the CPSC standard and pediatric safe-use advice for that product.
Maker specs, checkedLimits and sizes come from the maker's own pages, and we flag where listings disagree.
Named sourcesEvery guide lists the pages it relies on, from the CPSC rule to the maker's manual.