Whoa! Apparently it's been awhile since I shopped for baby things!!

Interesting what the designs aim to do...with the exception maybe of the snot sucker (too much icky there).

These 'accessories' are designed to keep baby from touching anything, getting dirty on anything, getting bumped by anything, making anything else dirty and occupying the child so you don't have to touch him too much.

The photo I want to see is a baby with the fake bangs AND the redneck pacifier.

What I've noticed with babies lately is many of the things people use with them - the headbands and clothing styles, etc - look uncomfortable on the little people.

ipotty? OK, kids might start sitting the wrong way!
vacuum? Nice way to lose hearing!
crib dribbler? I bet they ARE planning this,
MOP? I saw a bunch of "MOTHERS" doing this sort of thing with THEIR kids. HORRIBLE
its a boy? CRASS!
snotsucker? YUCK!
peekaru? There are a LOT of reasons why this is bad. And what if the child needs to be fed or changed?
hand pillow? DUMB!
Those pacifiers aren't likely to help build friendships.
MAN! They will create a LOT of garbage!!!!

Steve

I've read that those have undergone some strikingly successful "trials", with many parents being very surprised how much difference it's made to their babies' (and therefore to their own) quality and quantity of sleep at night. I think that particular one is actually turning out to be rather a good invention.

Well, most of those look pretty ridiculous, but I can see great potential in turning your baby's clothing into a dust mop.

I think inexperienced parents get sucked in to a lot of this stuff, Terra. The kids and their necessary things take over the house fast enough without buying things no one needs.

Well, just because we don't like it doesn't mean it won't sell. I never said otherwise. There are "musical artists" out there that I think are mere wannabees that end up making a FORTUNE!

And I COULD understand things like doggy clothing. It adds to the look and maybe something to comfort, though who can say? I could see putting a dog up in a kennel that is like a hotel room with a selection of foods brought in, if you must leave the dog, want to be close, and want the dog to be comfortable. I could maybe see a woman getting jewelry for a dog, since they often even want the shoes and bags to match.

But things like "unisex perfume"? HOW do you know they like it, or consider it unisex? And "bar mitzvah" isn't a name. It is a phrase that means "Son of the law"! THAT is why girls can get a "baT mizvah" that means "daughter of the law". So doesn't a "bark mitzvah" seem that much more sacrilegious?

Regarding the snot sucker, I DID once have a gas siphon that had a bulb to create the suction. HECK, you could have an airtight container with two tubes through the cover. The snot sucker tube could end low in the container, and another could end at the cover. Sucking on the second tube could cause the snot to end up at the base of the bottle. I STILL don't like the idea, but it would be a bit better.

Steve