What Stroller to choose for Infants...

Parents want the best accessories for their newborn, make them comfortable, healthy, and stimulate correct development.
First stroller is very important, because your infant will use it often and that’s why the stroller has to meet the newborn’s all needs.
Because infants can’t sit up without support, they can’t ride in a standard baby stroller that is, one that doesn’t fully recline.
For this age group, infants through 6 months old, you will find the following options:
1. Car seat carrier frames ( snapngo models)
- you can find single or double snapngo frames to accommodate one or two babies, great for twins. These lightweight frames have no seat of their own. Instead, you attach an infant car seat for strolling.
They are compact and convenient and inexpensive because your car seat does double duty. They let you smoothly get a sleeping baby in and out of the car. It is very convenient for parents and comfortable for newborn, makes transferring baby without disturbing his nap or sleep. Snapngo stroller is practical for today’s busy parents.
2. Travel system
- these models combine a baby stroller and an infant car seat. The baby rides in the car seat snapped into the stroller until she can sit up, and then you can use the stroller alone without the car seat.
Travel systems are very convenient for traveling needs and also for everyday use, they are practical and comfortable.
On today’s stroller market you can find different styles, classical or sport, all-terrain models. Some strollers are equipped with a seat that fully reclines, so you can use it as a carriage (without the infant car seat)
You can also create your own travel system by combining a car seat and stroller and buy them separately, but it can be cheaper to buy a travel system as a unit rather than as separate components.

3. Combo strollers
- these are a combination carriage and stroller. Before your baby can sit up, you can use the stroller’s bassinet, after that, use the stroller seat attachment to wheel your baby around.
You can start using the stroller from day one, and because is designed for infants through toddlers (up to 40 lbs.) you may not have to buy more then one stroller. Combo strollers tend to be pricey. They are more popular in Europe.
4. Carriages (Prams)
- these models, usually expensive, provide sleeping space for infants. Some have large spoked wheels and bassinets that can be removed to make way for a compatible stroller seat (sold separately). Prams are pricey and not very portable or user friendly. These models are hard to maneuver on public transportation, and you can’t put them in a trunk of your car.

Picking a perfect baby stroller is not an easy decision, especially for new parents. I hope that my article helps to make that decision for some parents. It is important to realize what's on the today's baby market and compare that to your needs and your budget.
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Products to avoid when shopping for your Baby

New parents are quick to jump on any product they think will make life more comfortable for their baby—and easier for themselves.
I remember when I was shopping for my new baby, I knew its not going to be easy, because I wanted to get the best and the safest products on earth. It is hard especially for new, first time parents with no experience at all.
I did some research and want to share it with you.
Some items present safety risks I don't believe are worth taking. Here are four that I think you should skip:

Baby bath seat
Each year, an average of 10 babies drown while using baby bath seats. Nearly all of those deaths occurred when a parent or caregiver left the baby unattended momentarily. The problem is that these seats, intended to make it easier to hold the baby in the bathtub, can give parents a false sense of security. It’s better to use an infant bathtub for bathing and never, even for a second, leave the baby beyond arm’s reach.

Sleep positioners
These devices are intended to keep infants on their back in a secure sleeping position. But the youngest infants, for whom these are designed, are not able to roll over from their backs on their own, which makes this product unnecessary. The soft foam in the sleep positioners can pose a suffocation hazard and our medical experts don’t recommend them.

Crib bumper pads
Designed to prevent bumps and bruises, crib bumpers can create their own hazards. One study found 27 cases of infant death involving bumper pads or similarly padded bassinets. Most of the deaths occurred when the infant became wedged between the bumper and another object or when the infant’s face was against the bumper.

And since bumper pads cannot be safety secured to cribs with solid end panels and should not be used with toddlers who can stand, we think it’s best to avoid them altogether.

Sling carriers
Over the past five years, at least four babies died and there have been many reports of serious injury associated with the use of sling-type carriers. The incidents include skull fractures, head injuries, contusions and abrasions. Most occurred when the child fell out of the sling. As slings grow in popularity, so do the number of serious injuries. No safety standards exist for slings. We think you should skip the sling and opt for other types of infant carriers, which have safer track records. (Image note: The CPSC recalled 100,000 Infantino slings in 2007.)

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Britax Blink Strollers Recall

About 14,000 Britax "Blink" umbrella strollers, made in China and imported by Britax Child Safety Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., because the stroller's hinge poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to a child when the stroller is being unfolded or opened. No injuries or incidents have been reported. The recall includes all Britax "Blink" single umbrella strollers. Another 900 strollers in Canada are part of the recall. The recalled strollers were sold online and at child product and mass merchandise retailers nationwide in the U.S. and Canada from July 2009 through this month. Details: by phone at 888-427-4829; by Web at www.BlinkRecall.com or www.cpsc.gov.

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