Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: 9 May 2026

Babbycare is a content site for new-parent couples. Most articles include links to products, and many of those links are affiliate links — meaning if you click one and buy something, we earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. This page is the long version of how that works and the rules we hold ourselves to.

Programs we participate in

Babbycare participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. Required by the program: "As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases." That disclosure also appears in the footer of every page on this site.

We may join other affiliate programs from time to time — for example, programs run by online therapy services (Talkspace, BetterHelp), mattress brands, or specific baby-product brands. When we link to a non-Amazon product through an affiliate program, the link itself will be marked, and the program will be named on the relevant article page or in this disclosure.

How we choose what to recommend

We only recommend products we would put in our own home — or, when a product hasn't been in our home, products that hold up under scrutiny across hundreds of customer reviews, independent tests, and forum threads where parents talk to each other instead of to brands. The presence of an affiliate program is not a factor in whether a product makes our recommendation list. Plenty of products have generous affiliate commissions and don't make our list because they're not worth the money. Plenty of cheap products with no affiliate program at all do make our list because they earn it.

How we test

For each review, we describe how we evaluated the product. The most common honest answer is "we read 500+ customer reviews, weighted toward 2- and 4-star reviews because they're the most informative, and combined that with what we found on Reddit and what manufacturers publish." When we have used a product in our own home for at least two weeks, we say so explicitly and describe what we used it for. When we haven't, the article says so — every time, not just sometimes. Read our about page for the longer version of the methodology.

Editorial promises

  1. We never accept payment to write a positive review. Ever.
  2. We never recommend a product we wouldn't actually use ourselves.
  3. If a product we previously recommended turns out to be bad, we update the article and say what changed and when.
  4. If a product we previously recommended is recalled, we link to the recall on the same page within 24 hours of the recall being published.
  5. If a brand offers us a free product or a "sponsored review" arrangement, we either decline or — if we accept the product for testing — we say so on the page in plain English, and the review is independent regardless.
  6. If we ever change our methodology in a way that affects past recommendations, we update each affected page.

What this looks like in practice

Most product links on Babbycare go to Amazon. A typical example: in our review of the Frida Mom Postpartum Recovery Kit, the "Buy on Amazon" button passes our affiliate tag babbycareco-20 back to Amazon. If you buy the kit (or anything else from Amazon within the cookie window), Amazon shares a commission with us. We never see your name, your address, or what else you bought — only the aggregate commission and item category. See our privacy policy for the privacy side of this.

FTC compliance

U.S. Federal Trade Commission guidelines require clear and conspicuous disclosure of "material connections" with brands — including affiliate links. We meet this requirement with: a footer disclosure on every page, this dedicated disclosure page, and an explicit "affiliate link" label or research-methodology box on individual review articles.

Questions

If anything on this page is unclear, or if you spot an affiliate link we forgot to disclose, please tell us at our contact page or hello@babbycare.com. We will fix it the same day.