It happens to most new moms: one day, you go to squeeze the bathwater from your child’s favorite rubber duckie and out comes scary black chunks of mold. (Yes, mold.)

It’s inevitable. If your bath toys are squirters, water will get trapped inside and grow mold. The solution?

A quick look inside your fridge shows that you’re feeding your baby all the right stuff: organic veggies, whole wheat pasta, hormone-free milk. So why are you still dipping those uncured, nitrate-free turkey hot dogs in ketchup that’s loaded with high fructose corn syrup?

Crib bumpers have a way of dividing parents: users fear little limbs getting injured between crib slats; abstainers fear suffocation. There are solid arguments for (and against) both sides. “It’s personal,” says DwellStudio founder Christiane Lemieux. “You have to go with your gut. If you think it’s a hazard and it will worry you, skip the bumper.” . . .