Exhibit 3.1.2


                                                          FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION
                                                                  NO. 04-2149581
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/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
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Examiner
                        The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
                             William Francis Galvin
                          Secretary of the Commonwealth
              One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512

                              ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                    (General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)
/s/ MA
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Name
Approved

We, RONALD J. SIDMAN                                  *President/[DELETED TEXT]
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and EVELYN SIDMAN                                     *Clerk/[DELETED TEXT]
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of THE FIRST YEARS INC.
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                          (Exact name of corporation)

located at ONE KIDDIE DRIVE, AVON, MA 02322
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                (Street address of corporation in Massachusetts)

certify that these Articles of Amendment Affecting articles numbered:

            - THREE -
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          (Number those articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and/or 6 being amended)

of the Articles of Organization were duly adopted at a meeting held on May 20,
1999 by vote of


                                              
6,336,470 shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value of 10,459,644 shares outstanding.
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                   (type, class & series, if any)

          shares of                              of            shares outstanding, and
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                   (type, class & series, if any)

          shares of                              of            shares outstanding
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                   (type, class & series, if any)


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(1)**being at least a majority of each type class or series outstanding and
entitled to vote thereon: [DELETED TEXT]

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P.C.

*Delete the inapplicable words  **Delete the inapplicable clause
(1) For amendments adOpted pursuant to Chapter 156B Section 70
(2) For amendments adapted pursuant to chapter 156B Section 71

Note: if the space provided under any article or item on this form is
insufficient, additions shall be set forth on one side only of separate 8 1/2 x
11 sheets of paper with a left margin of at least 1 inch. Additions to more than
one article may be made on a single sheet so long as each article requiring each
addition is clearly indicated.


To change the number of shares and the par value (if any) of any type, class or
series of stock which the corporation is [ILLEGIBLE TEXT] to issue, fill in the
following:

The total presently authorized is:

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      WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS                  WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
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  TYPE       NUMBER OF SHARES     TYPE        NUMBER OF SHARES    PAR VALUE
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Common:      None                Common:      15,000,000           $.10 par
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Preferred:   None                Preferred:   None
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Change the total authorized to:

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      WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS                  WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
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  TYPE       NUMBER OF SHARES     TYPE        NUMBER OF SHARES    PAR VALUE
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Common:      None                Common:      50,000,000           $.10 par
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Preferred:   None                Preferred:   None
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The foregoing amendment(s) will become effective when these Articles of
Amendment are filed in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 6
unless these articles specify, in accordance with the vote adopting the
amendment, a later effective date not more than thirty days after such filing,
in which event the amendment will become effective on such later date.


Later effective date:
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SIGNED UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, this 20th day of May 1999.


/s/ Ronald J. Sidman                                      *President/[DELETED]
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/s/ Evelyn Sidman                                         *Clerk/[DELETED]
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*Delete the inapplicable words.



                       THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

                             ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                    (General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)

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I hereby approve the within Articles of Amendment and, the filing fee in the
amount of $35,000.00 having been paid, said articles are deemed to have been
filed with me this 21st day of May 1999.

Effective date
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                                   /s/ William Francis Galvin

                             WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
                         Secretary of the Commonwealth

                                               [STAMP OF WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN]

                         TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
                      Photocopy of document to be sent to:

                              JAMES RUSHFORD, ESQ.
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                              KURLAT ASSOCIATES
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                              ONE BOSTON PLACE, #2605
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                              BOSTON, MA 02108
                          Telephone 617-742-3644
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