1. A Hatch Rest+ baby sound machine with so many sound and lighting options, you'll have a blast picking your baby's room ~vibes~. This can also be set to use as an "okay to wake" clock when your kiddo is a little older! We've had my son's hatch since he was one, and I now tell all my expecting friends to add this to their registries.
(Also worth noting my partner and I got jealous of how great it is and bought our own Hatch Restore for our bedroom. 😅) Promising review: " I didn’t register for this for my baby shower, but I wish I had , because I decided to buy it once my son was a little over a month old because he was a very fussy sleeper before we got the hatch. He would wake up very frequently making little grunting noises and wiggling around before, but now with the hatch he will sleep for hours completely peaceful! We use a warm orange light and white noise, it’s the perfect combo for making him comfortable and now my husband and I even love the sound of white noise to help us sleep better (especially since our upstairs neighbors make a lot of noise at all hours).
Overall, one of my top five baby items that I think every parent should have." — Marissa Serna Price: $89.99 2.
Or a Nanit sleep set that includes a pro camera with wall mount, a sound and light audio monitor, a travel stand, and a breathing band that means you can easily slip it on your baby's chest and let the pro camera do the rest of the work of keeping you at ease so you can catch those sweet, sweet zzzzzs. Promising review: "Absolutely love our Nanit! Super easy to set up and looks great! We’ve gone through several baby monitors. Got it for our 4th baby and wish we had it with our first.
My absolute favorite feature is 24/7 background audio meaning you can still hear the monitor when on other apps or when your screen is on lock. You can also switch between screens if you have several babies. Highly highly recommend this baby monitor!" — Drew Price: $267.
99 3. A Skip Hop baby activity center reviewers love for its grow-with-me functionality, safety, and ability to keep babies entertained for more than three minutes while you, like, run to pee by yourself or something luxurious like that. Promising review: "This has been a great activity center for my daughter.
She is very active and a climber and the assortment of accessories have kept her entertained and the ability to convert it to three different stages has kept it the longest running toy for her from 7 months to 21 months. I highly recommend this toy and as a family who has tried our best to minimize toy clutter this as been an addition that has remained relevant for the duration. Wishing I had gotten it sooner! " — SBlanchard Price: $141.
98 4. A Baby Trend expedition stroller wagon parents wish they had from the get-go because it's roomy enough for two and all of the stuff that goes along with them. If you've gotta push a stroller, it really should have space to offload everything so you can just cruise and soothe without your back getting all hot from your backpack diaper bag or feeling like a pack mule.
Promising review: "I’m a mom of three. I wish we had had this for our first two. This thing is awesome.
Easy to lift with one arm and snaps into place. It works great on all terrain. We love it! My only complaint is that it is hard to spot clean.
We had an incident with baby puke and I just ended up throwing it in the washer and that worked like a charm. If you're on the fence, buy it!" — Kaitlin Bartol Price: $199.99+ (available in nine colors) 5.
An oogiebear baby nose cleaner and ear wax removal tool because babies can be pretty finicky about getting their nose and ears cleaned, and this causes a lot of babies (and parents!) less stress than the traditional snot sucker balls. Promising reviews: " This little tool is my favorite gift to add on for baby showers. Not many new Mom's register for it, but SO many friends have commented on how thankful they are to have it once baby arrives.
Simple yet effective design to help keep those little airways patent. I am a nurse and absolutely love this product for getting those surface level boogers out vs pulling out the deep suction all the time." — Jake Hosler "This is really helpful to get boogers that are close to coming out- they don’t reach very deep though.
I usually use along with a bulb syringe to get the job done. It would be a great baby shower gift, I wish I had it sooner " — Amazon Customer " Oh, my. I love this.
I wish I had this with my first. I love how non-invasive it is. The ears of the bear make it so you can't go too deep.
When you have a wiggly baby, that's a nice feature. I love this thing. I seriously wish I had known about this sooner.
I tell ALL new parents to get one. If possible, I try to give an Oogie Bear to my friends at their baby showers. LOVE Oogie Bear! !" — FishinMommy Price: $12.
95 (also available in multipacks) 6. An Ingenuity 3-in-1 baby bouncer to have a safe place to let your baby bounce and play without you having to worry about them suddenly learning to crawl and taking off for the great wide yonder. (Which we all know is *probably* not going to happen the moment we turn our backs, but this eliminates the fear altogether.
😂) Promising review: " I wish i had this chair on my baby registry but i found it after. I bought it after my baby was born. The fact that the chair is adaptable as the baby grow make the chair used longer then most baby items with means you get your moneys worth for use out of it.
the chair is light weight and easy to move around one handed. Very easy to move the legs around to do the different features. the vibration it strong but not to much.
the vibrator takes 1 C battery. I highly recommend this chair." — Kaitlin Price: $49.
98 (available in three colors) 7. A bedside sleeper bassinet for easy night feedings and snuggles. It butts up right against the bed, so no aerobics are necessary to get to your little one when they're hungry or need some comfort in the wee hours.
Promising reviews: " This is the bassinet I should have bought in the first place. I got a halo off of market place and hated it. Used a pack n play and it was ok but this is so convenient.
I wish I had purchased it right away so I had it immediately postpartum when I was sore. I can just reach over and console him and go back to bed!" — Renae Price: $139.99+ (available in eight colors) 8.
A Baby Brezza Bottle Sterilizer which happily lived on my counter for a long time because it can sanitize EVERYTHING from bottles to pacifiers to teething toys with the press of a button. Bye-bye, annoying stove method. Promising reviews: "I was having a tough time keeping up with sterilizing bottle parts because we don’t own a microwave so I would have to do it in a big pot on the stove.
Needless to say that definitely didn’t happen everyday like they recommend you do. Purchasing this sterilizer was a great choice and I can definitely tell the difference in cleanliness of my bottle parts. Wish I had gotten it as soon as my twins were born instead of waiting a couple months! " — S Conner Price: $134.
99 9. And a Baby Brezza Advanced Formula Dispensing Machine , affectionately called "the baby formula Keurig" in my household. This thing is MAGICAL.
You check the manual and adjust the settings to your specific formula, and voila! A perfectly warmed bottle at the touch of a button. Scoops and spilled powder be gone! My kiddo was only half-time formula and my partner and I still joked that if we had to pick between each other and the Brezza..
. we were going with the Brezza, no questions asked. This thing is a dream machine that's easy to clean (we used to throw parts in our Brezza sterilizer after a good wash!) and maintain.
Just be sure to check the manual as there are different settings for different kind of formulas, but we never had an issue in the year we used it and it has now gone on to be passed down to family members who have also loved it! Promising review: "I was hesitant to spend the money on this product at first. Initially, it seemed more worth it to just heat up a bottle the old fashioned way. This item did not make it on my registry, as I thought it would be a waste of money.
It did not seem like a necessity. After a few months of heating up bottles in the middle of the night with a crying baby, anxiously awaiting his bottle, I decided to give this a go. I was not disappointed.
I found the instructions very easy to use and put it together in about five minutes. I also found it easy to adjust the machine to the formula you are using. My bottle is ready in a minute and my baby is very satisfied! No more listening to crying for 5–10 minutes while I am waiting for a bottle to heat up.
This thing is instant! It has especially been helpful for those middle of the night bottles. I think the only downfall is that it has you clean out the dispenser every four bottles. It's not super hard, but can be a bit annoying if you aren't paying attention.
If you are using formula for your baby, this item is a must have. " — collin scheer Price: $199+ (available in three colors) 10. A Halo sleep swaddle a lot of hospitals will issue you as a ~free gift~ on your way out the door, but trust me: You're gonna want at least three of them in rotation.
With velcro wings you can use to swaddle arms or just wrap around their tummy if your kiddo likes to be hands free, these are the easiest, comfiest swaddles around! Promising reviews: " Wish we had bought this sooner. Our little one slept in this almost every night from the time we purchased it until we stopped swaddling her at 12 weeks. If you're thinking about buying one of these.
..DO IT!" — Amazon Customer " Definitely add this one to your gift registry if you’re a new parent.
Don’t know how we could survive the first few days and weeks without it!" — Sergio I Lopez Price: $29.99 (available in three sizes and 48 designs and colors) 11. A cult fav Doona combo car seat stroller aka an all-in-one transpo stop for your new bundle of joy.
If you haven't seen these out and about (trust me, you have), they are simply MAGIC. No more fear of The Great Transfer from stroller to car seat: Just fold the wheels and latch to the car base and you're set to go! Promising reviews: " I was pregnant with my first and didn’t put this on my registry due to the negative reviews: “it’s to heavy, no storage space, only for a newborn, overpriced etc” and wow. IDK if the negative reviews are from competitors or what, because I cannot imagine having one bad thing to say about this stroller.
It has made our lives so much easier and taking the baby places is astronomically more enjoyable . I used to think this stroller was expensive but now I see that it is very fairly priced for how much easier it makes your life. Anywho, I finally bought one when my baby was 2 months old and could not be more happy.
If you’re on the fence, GET THE DOONA. — OuFilmGuy89 "The most practical invention for babies and parents in mind. I wish I bought it sooner.
The dream carseat, if you ever gave an emergency or don't own a care no base necessary you can take your little one on ubers with you without a base. No need to log a heavy carseat around only time you need to lift it is in and out of cars. The only downside is if you go somewhere with a lot of stairs and no elevator then it's not ideal, but to be fair it's not ideal for any carseat or stroller to have to go somewhere with no elevators.
The Pros far outweigh the cons and I recommend buying it. Best splurge ever that will save you from a lot of headaches." — Gabriela Price: $430+ (available in seven colors) 12.
A Skip Hop diaper bag backpack to hold everything but the kitchen sink, though I'm sure you could fit that in if you absolutely needed to. This bag is roomy, has plenty of pockets, and is easily cleaned, so you can spend more time soaking up cute baby sounds and less time scrubbing at spilled milk. Promising review: " We had a much more expensive diaper bag from our registry, and I hated it.
I decided to try this one instead, and it's now one of my favorite pieces of baby gear —and my "baby" is turning 2 next week. It looks nice and unobtrusive, it's comfortable and easy to clean, it's durable, it stands up when you put it down so it's easy to dig through, and the top flap opens up really wide so you can find what you are looking for without having to take everything out of the bag. We have only the one toddler for now but I expect to be able to continue to use it whenever we have our second kiddo—it fits a ton (without being too bulky).
I genuinely love this bag. " — Elizabeth Cruikshank Price: $78.99 (available in four colors) 13.
A lightweight, travel Graco pack-n-play for all the adventures to aunties' houses, on vacation, and everywhere in between! Promising review: "There are so many cheaper alternatives but I listened to my gut and paid more for this one and it did NOT DISAPPOINT. I love it and as a first time mom I wish I knew about this sooner. " — Reina Rey Price: $189.
99+ (available in three sizes and seven color combinations) 14. A Momcozy baby carrier your body and your baby will love for the hands-free abilities without straining your already-tired back. Lots of reviewers note that it's also a guaranteed nap-maker for their littles, which any parent knows means an automatic, "Add it to the cart.
" Promising review: " I bought this a little late in the game, when my little man was 8 weeks. 100% wished I had it from the start. Makes doing house chores so much easier, going for walks, literally everything! It is a little bit more pricey than other carriers- but 100% worth the money.
I used the moby wrap when he was a newborn and that worked but it made me so hot. 1010 would highly recommend!! " — Hannah Price: $49.99+ (available in nine colors) 15.
A three-pack of silicone baby bibs I loved even pre the solid food era because it caught all the lil milk dribbles and spit up throughout the day. Also ridiculously easy to clean up in a jif in the sink. Promising review: "If you do baby led weaning get this! Most of his food drops in his bib now and no longer the floor.
Easy to clean. Love it! Wish I bought it sooner." — Celestial Gutierrez Price: $8.
45 16. A penguin teether as cute as it is useful when those pesky teeth start to break through and hurt your baby's gums. Rude .
Promising review: " This is literally my son’s favorite toy in the whole wide world. He is 4 months old and his little face lights up when he sees his beloved penguin. It stands up well to his constant gnawing and pulling and I love that he no longer chews on his little hands until they are red.
I highly recommend getting this for your little one. Honestly, the sooner the better. I wish I would have had this for him from the get go! " — Amazon Customer Price: $8.
99+ (available in six colors and also in two-packs) 17. A Baby Shusher that'll save your breath and quite possibly your sanity by doing the shushing for you. Lots of reviewers swear by this little convenient machine, especially for traveling! Promising review: " At first I didn’t want to register for the shusher.
I thought, “this is ridiculous. Why would I need a machine to shh my baby when I can just make the sound myself?” It wasn’t until our newborn photographer used it at our newborn session that I realized how amazing this is. It’s some sort of magic.
Two second after turning it on, she fell asleep. Yes, shushing yourself works also. However, I quickly realized that the amount of shushing my baby requires causes me to become light headed relatively quickly.
This is now my go-to baby gift for our friends and family. " — Zach and Kitty Price: $34.99+ (also available in a gift set and three-pack) 18.
A Little Remedies new baby essentials kit to stock up on all the over-the-counter helpers you can before cold and flu season rears its head again. I LOVE Little Remedies and still use their stuff on my almost-four-year-old. This kit includes Saline Nasal Spray and Saline Drops, nasal aspirator, Baby Gas Relief Drops, Infant Fever and Pain Relief with Acetaminophen, Gripe Water for Babies, and Boudreaux’s Butt Paste Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Cream, and Ointment for Baby.
Promising review: "I bought this for someone as a baby shower gift and they appreciated it greatly. I wish someone had gifted this to me when I was having my baby. It's a thoughtful gift and contains the main medicines you will need during those sometimes stressful baby years.
" — Trini Amazon Warrior Price: $20.17 19. A Fisher-Price portable travel play space with a dome shade and a surprising amount of room for your little one to snooze and play given how easy it is to bring along on all your outings.
Promising reviews: "T his is a great item! Very happy I got it for my 6-month-old. So convenient..
wish I purchased it sooner. " — Angel D " This thing is worth every penny! We take it with us to the beach, camping, and even in the backyard to keep the dogs from bumping into the baby. I wish I had it with my first baby.
It is easy to set up and take down. I can even do it while I'm holding my baby. She loves laying in it too! I also love how flat it folds down too.
It takes hardly any room in my trunk. Love love love it!" — SarahSweets Price: $63.99 20.
A portable diaper changing pad because rule #1 is never, ever assume "they'll have a changing table" at that restaurant/store/sporting event bathroom. Save your baby (and yourself) from the ick of being unprepared by having this cute-as-a-button folded up dream in your diaper bag always. Promising review: "Perfect baby registry item! I wish I got this sooner.
There is never a place to take in your whole diaper bag into the restroom to change your baby. This is a huge problem solver! Love love love!" — Zach Gilmore Price: $21.84+ (available in three styles and four colors) 21.
An electric nose sucker that puts on a little music and light show to keep your baby entertained while you get the gunk out of their noses. No manual effort needed on this one! Power it on and tell the boogies goodbye without having to squeeze a bulb or suck through a filter. (IYKYK) Promising review: " As a mom of two under two, I wish I would have bought this way sooner .
I had been using the Frida Snotsucker for a year and it became almost impossible to hold down a 12-month-old while trying to suck out those boogers! This is a lifesaver. It’s very easy to use and to clean and is so much faster at suctioning. In the middle of the night, this wins easily over anything else.
The light, music, and efficient suction will all be reasons for me to never go back to anything else. " — Tyler C. " I’m on baby number two, and this is one random baby item I wish I bought sooner! My three month old is often congested (thanks to the dry winter air) and needed to be suctioned every time she woke up and screamed every time.
Now when we use this snot sucker, we play the music and it’s a quick job to get the boogies out while she SMILES at us! I wouldn’t say she loves it, but she tolerates it. The attachments on the end of soft and gentle for her little nose. It’s a great purchase!" — Kelsey B Price: $39.
99+ (available in five colors) 22. A stain treating spray you'll want to keep on hand during the baby years and beyond for its amazing stain-fighting power against spilled food, spit up, and mud. Promising reviews: " I wish I found this sooner!! I have a toddler and this has saved so many of his clothes from the trash can.
I also feel like I can wear other colors other than black now! It is MAGIC!! There’s only been a couple stains that it hasn’t gotten out (I probably took to long to treat it). Won’t go without it now! " — Katelyn Taylor "This shirt had berry stains on it. The kind that doesn't typically come out.
I'm impressed. I've been spraying this stuff on just about every baby article of clothing. Just sprayed my 4-year-old's dress yesterday and will see how that pans out.
I'm stoked. I wish I used this in the beginning when breastfed poop stained the onesie that would never come out. " — Mallory Price: $9.
99+ (available in multipacks and as wipes ) 23. A grocery cart cushion perfect for your latest Trader Joe's sidekick to come along on your chocolate gummy bear hunting adventures. Promising review: " I wish I new about this sooner.
I leave this in the car and we use it food shopping and when we go out to eat. So easy to clean and comfy for the baby. Deff a must add to registry.
" — Shari Anne Kelly Price: $22.99+ (available in 11 colors) 24. A baby car camera even the Spy Kids would envy for how efficient and affordable it is.
No more awkwardly angling your rearview mirror to try and catch a quick glimpse of your snoozing (or squalling) baby: Just position the camera on your dashboard for easy and safe viewing (when stopped, ofc). Promising review: " This is probably my favorite purchase since having my baby! I hated using a mirror because I kept having to look back but once i got this camera..
.dude i feel so secure and happy just being able to see him! I put it in the car myself and I will say it was very easy but I do wish certain parts of the cords were maybe a little longer. It was easy to install though! The camera can be moved a lot and very wide angle which i LOVE! Night vision is nice but sometimes it cant tell if its night so it'll sometimes keep switching on its own, but I blame the street lights lol when we pass each one .
Overall my favorite purchase and I wish I added it to my registry! " — Tay Price: $29.97 25. A Frida Baby 4-in-1 bathtub so you don't have to worry about cleaning out your sink or baby proofing your bathtub in order to give your little a wash.
This grows from newborn to up to 24 months and the sling is machine washable! Wins all around. Promising review: "My son is turning 4-months-old and is already 20 lbs!! This is the 4th tub I’ve bought and it’s perfect! It’s roomy and super versatile. It’s well rounded as well and more heavy but way more durable.
I wish I would’ve bought it from the start! " — Tara Price: $49.97 26. A baby diaper caddy organizer because even the tightest diapering routine can involve a lot of stuff, and it's so much easier to have it all in one space, especially if your home has several floors or changing stations.
(Psst. I also used mine for breast pump transpo, too!) Promising reviews: " I wish I would have bought this for myself! It's way better than other ones I've had. Such a great baby gift.
You cam put tons of stuff in here, especially the pockets. Easy to move from room to room." — Dan, Kade & Sam "The quality is excellent! I have this on my nightstand right beside my bed and it makes my night time changes a million times easier! As a mom of four I wish I had this with all of them! Easy to organize and more than enough space.
It has pockets on the side which I love! The color is nice and it's portability makes it easy when we are on vacations to take with us and keep our night times just as easy no matter where we're at! This will absolutely be a gift a give to all my expecting mommy friends! Thank you so much for such a great product and fast and FRIENDLY service! I would absolutely recommend this product to anyone." — Amber Miller Price: $23.70+ (available in two sizes and three colors) 27.
A wipe warmer and dispenser you'll love no matter your climate because trust me: As someone living in Texas where "warming" isn't usually a concern, this dispenser also keeps the diapers moist, so you don't have to worry about a whole pack going to waste because it accidentally dried out. The night light is also perfect for late-night diaper changes without light-blinding you or your baby. Promising review: "I wish I knew about this warmer two years ago when I had my second child and when I was a FTM 11 years ago! Because this warms the wipes from the top, they NEVER dry out.
I've been using this wipe warmer for two weeks now and it's the best one I've ever bought!! It even worked for the cloths that the hospital gave to me to soak with water and wipe the baby with for the first few weeks (I just couldn't put them through the dispenser part since they weren't connected like baby wipes are)." — C. Doak Price: $34.
92+ (available in two colors) 28. An Owlet Dream Duo smart baby monitor that monitors your baby's pulse and oxygen while they (and hopefully you!) sleep. And if you're a nerdy parent like me and like to see comprehensive data all in one place, Owlet will also give you a comprehensive look at your baby's sleep time! Worth noting that per the Owlet info, FDA- Dream Sock is the first and only FDA-Cleared smart baby monitor and is intended for use with healthy infants between 1–18 months, 6–30 lbs.
So if your fam falls within these perameters, this might be a great buy for you! Promising review: " This is definitely worth the money. I wish I had this with my first two. It gives you alerts on the base and on your phone if something doesn't read right.
And now they have been approved by the FDA so the readings are better. Before O2 levels were an average over 10 minutes but now it's live O2 readings which I love. If your internet is out the base will still give you alerts.
That was a huge selling factor for me because we have storms that knock out our power every year. The camera is decent. It's nice because it tells you the temperature in the room.
But just having the sock would also be enough." — Kitty Price: $320.99+ (available in two generations and three colors) Reviews have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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