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Customer Reviews

Not Worth It

2004-02-05
This was so not worth it. My parents were able to scrape enough money together to surprise me with a subscription to this when I was pregnant with my first child. SInce I didn't know this, I had applied for the free subscription. Well, lets just say that between both subscriptions I didn't even recieve all of the issues. And the few that I did recieve, I was dissapointed with. There were several wonderful articles but most of it was just fluff. Every time there were baby gear recommendations, it was almost always from the more expensive end of the line. They need to do reviews on everything available so we can make better informed choices. It's as if they assume that all women have thousands of dollars to spend when they start having their children. I had $500 and I was lucky to have that. When there were coupons, it was always for stuff that I didn't or couldn't use.

rediculous

2003-12-04
I am not a parent, though I love children .... some how have been recieving magazines which I had not requested nor ordered ....now I suppose they will soon be sending me bills as well. I do not appericate companies like theese to buy peoples information in the effort to bill them unnessiarly. It in mine eyes is REDICULOUS!!! So I in the future will NOT be in any way promoting this company ... besides the fact that I am currentially strugling with finances, and have enough to deal with on theese hectic holiday seasons such as this one, I would like to say please ,NO MORE. (I request removel from your mailing list.) Happy Holidays... God Bless

Don't Buy This Magazine!

2003-10-28
You can receive this magazine for free by visiting their website! This is an excellent magazine for new parents! I enjoy reading each issue!

Way too many ads for formula!

2003-07-11
This magazine has a lot of fluff and not much substance. It is not that informative - Parents, Parenting, and esp. Mothering are much better. Also, it is not very nursing friendly and is full of ads for formula.

This magazine is available for free from packets you'll get at ob office or hospital (maybe due to sponsorship by formula companies?)

don't buy 2003-03-28
you can get this for free from the website. I made the mistake of paying for it and I can't get a refund now.

better magazine savings 2008-04-22
I've been gettng this magazine ever since I was pregnant with my first daughter and I think it's a great magazine even with my second daughter I'm still learning new info. But it's pointless to buy the magazine when you can just order a free subscription on the american baby website (I've been getting it for free for 7 years now)

Good for pregnant and moms of new babies 2005-09-20
I ordered this when I was pregnant and loved it. It has a ton of info for pregnant and new moms! Now that my baby is almost a year old though, I find it less and less helpful. Now I turn to Parents magazine more for information. This magazine is great though for pregnancy and those first 6 months!

The Magazine for Parents of Newborns 2005-09-09
American Baby is a monthly magazine dedicated to the challenges of raising a newborn baby. This publication covers facts about babies, like proper nutrition, teething, and other things, along with opinion pieces about young toddlers and infants, such as whether or not to use a pacifier; how to teach certain skills; etc.

This magazine is generally pretty good and it can be counted on for some good, thoughtful articles about raising and caring for your newborn or toddler. I enjoy both the factual articles and the opinionated pieces. Even the trivial facts are fun every now and then. They help to break up the seriousness of the other articles with a little bit of fun.

One thing I don't like about American Baby is the fact that it generally caters to mothers. There is virtually nothing in this magazine about fathers and the role they play in child rearing. About the closest you will get to finding something related to fathers is in the reader's letters to the editor. Here, it is common to find questions and answers about dads and their issues with raising children and with getting along with their significant other. But that is about it. The majority of the magazine deals with babies and the mother's that gave birth to them.

Another thing that makes this magazine a little less thorough and less desirable than others of its type is that it is shorter in length- only about 100 or so pages, which is about half the length of other popular baby publications. It isn't overly saturated with ads like some of them, but it still doesn't offer nearly the number of good articles as some of the lengthier reads, like Parents magazine.

Still, I think American Baby is worth a look. It gives new parents some valuable insight into the art of child rearing and some of the opinion pieces are pretty interesting. More articles directly relating to the role of fathers would be nice, but I still think there is enough value here to recommend this magazine.

Sometimes something glitters in the dust 2004-11-11
You will go through issue after issue, wondering if it contains anything beyond `cutesy' photo ops and rehashed articles of things you already knew, and then suddenly they will come up with a gem of an article that will actually add to your parenting portfolio, or knowledge.

Thanks American Baby! 2004-04-22
I can't think of any other company, especially children or parenting magazines that even offers a free subscription like American Baby does although I don't mind paying for mine. I love the articles and the advertising, and I was blessed enough to have my little girl's face in the May issue this year 2004! I haven't seen the actual copy yet so I am extremely excited to get my issue from the mail box!
Keep up the good work!