This zippered, shirt-like contraption is meant to go over a baby carrier so both mom and baby can stay snuggly. We have no doubt that it succeeds on that count. (Our testers have confirmed that it's both "soft" and "warm.")

But what about everything else?

It's zippered everywhere--and not in the punk rock sense, friends--and its color must be seen to be believed. (No photo could do our sample any kind of justice. It is the precise color of mashed peas.) But most of all, it looks positively terrifying. Is the hole in the front really for a baby? Or is it to accommodate a tentacle, an air hose or cell-division gone awry?

Would you use it? Want a visual before you decide? iVillage producer Patrick Sandora was kind enough to model the Peekaru...