The Girlfriends' Guide to Baby Gear: What to Buy, What to Borrow, and What to Blow Off! » (1ST)

Vicki Iovine, mother of four, is also the author of The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy Daily Diary, The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood, The Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers, and The Girlfriends' Guide to Getting Your Groove Back. Visit Vicki Iovine online at girlfriendsguide.com.

Peg Rosen, a former editor of Child magazine, writes about parenting and child safety issues for numerous national publications.

Vicki Iovine and her passel of friends tell mothers-to-be when to skimp and when to splurge, and which hand-me-downs are safe and which are sorry. Readers will get advice on...

• Where to get what you need
• Crib and car seat dos and don'ts
• Wardrobe musts and misses-for mother and child
• Stocking the nursery and the rest of the house
• What every new mom should have on hand for herself
• Which brand names are the best
• The Master Shopping List-don't leave home without it