About this episode

The episode discusses various baby products marketed to parents and encourages critical evaluation of their safety and necessity.

This week on Baby Tribe, Afif and Anne take a closer look at the baby products being marketed to exhausted parents, from sleep pods, reflux pillows and weighted sleep suits to formula prep machines, nasal aspirators, rectal wind devices, baby monitors, walkers and bouncers. The episode is not about shaming parents for buying products that promise help. It is about asking better questions before clicking “add to cart”. Does the product support safety, or does it introduce risk? Is it solving ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Afif EL-Khuffash, Anne Doherty

Topics covered

• baby products
• parenting
• safety
• consumer advice
• product evaluation

Mentioned in this episode

Products: sleep pods, reflux pillows, weighted sleep suits, formula prep machines, nasal aspirators, rectal wind devices, baby monitors, walkers, bouncers

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