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DAYS OF OUR LIVES Features

Martha Madison (Belle) and Jason Cook (Shawn) look in on Baby Claire
— Paul Skipper/JPI

Top 10 Reasons Why DAYS Waited To Cast Claire

— By Janet Di Lauro

10. The show cut a deal with Fisher-Price.

9. Wardrobe didn't want to deal with spit-up issues.

8. It was impossible to prop up an infant in the makeup and hair chair.

7. Actors hate working with children and animals, but had no qualms about a bassinet full of blankets.

6. Pampers were almost as expensive as gasoline.

5. Someone at DAYS was getting a kickback from the crying-baby recording.

4. Jason Cook (Shawn) pumps so much iron at the gym that he was too tired to lift a baby on the set.

3. Kyle Brandt (Philip) and Martha Madison (Belle) were allergic to baby powder.

2. It was the best way around dealing with neurotic stage mothers.

1. The show spent so much money bringing back Wayne Northrop (Alex), Austin Peck (Austin) and Christie Clark (Carrie) that there was no budget left for an infant, let alone a baby nurse.

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