Welcome to the first installment of the Babycue Book Club. It's like Oprah's Book Club, if Oprah were pregnant. (Maybe not.) Today we review Baby Bargains, Denise and Alan Fields.This past spring, I shared with our friend, Nieka, that we were considering starting a family. (I find the term "starting a family" a strange way to describe "trying to get pregnant." As Smileycue puts it, "It's a polite way of saying that we're having unprotected sex!")
Anyway, Nieka suggested a book for us, Taking Charge of Your Fertility. By the time we spoke again, we had...already taken charge of our fertility. Nieka sent us several baby books instead. The first is Baby Bargains.
A thorough book, Baby Bargins could be aptly renamed "Buying for Baby." The consumerist guide advises what to buy and what to avoid, naming brands and suggesting websites. We've already used Baby Bargains to build our gift registry. We plan to use it in Babies 'R Us to ward off unnecessary purchases like Buffy the Vampire Slayer uses a wooden stake. (No thank you, kind associate, we do NOT need a baby wipe warmer.) The book also grades products based on price, features, and usability.
Baby Bargains has a companion website and blog with additional information. We'll be adding these sites to our bookmarks.
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