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)
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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

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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.
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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.

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                       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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