There’s nothing like the miracle of birth to make you realize how ill-equipped and unprepared you are for, well, pretty much everything that comes afterward. Whether you’re a new parent yourself or you just have a fresh familial unit in your life, these gift ideas are perfect for making the early days of child-rearing a little bit (or a lot) easier.
VAVA Home VA-CL006 Night Lights for Kids with Stable Charging Pad - amazon.com
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This isn’t your old-school plugin glow worm. The egg-shaped Vava nightlight is a versatile tool that can make breastfeeding, midnight changing, and sleepless soothing a lot more enjoyable. It’s touch-activated, with variable brightness and an easy-to-activate night light mode, producing a warm glow that’s free of any harsh blue light. It’s also practically wireless and charges through a convenient (and topple-resistant) base station, so you can bring it with you around the house as needed.
Simple Joys by Carter's Baby Neutral 2-Pack Cotton Footed Sleep and Play, 0-3 Months - amazon.com
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New parents collect onesies the way ‘90s kids collected pogs (remember pogs?), but these have a key detail that makes them stand above the rest: the two-way zipper. A onesie that can zip from the bottom up means whoever’s changing the baby doesn’t have to completely expose the child to access their soiled diaper. They can just unzip as much as necessary, take out the baby’s legs, and leave their top half covered and warm.
The Original Cushy Closer Door Cushion
The Original Cushy Closer Door Cushion- Chandler Gray - Chevron - amazon.com
10.95Shop Now
Getting a baby to fall asleep is tough enough; you don’t want to undo all that hard work by having a noisy door knob wake them back up. The Cushy Closer takes turning the knob out of the equation entirely, making your entry and exit from the room quieter than a mouse who’s entering/exiting through a really small, quiet door.
Nekteck Shiatsu Foot Massager Machine with Soothing Heat - amazon.com
79.99Shop Now
It’s easy to overlook the need to treat yourself when you’ve got a brand new baby in the house, but this shiatsu foot massager makes it easy to add some much-needed relaxation into any new parent’s routine. The ability to get a rubdown at the push of a button, whether it be during breastfeeding or good old skin-to-skin contact, is an absolute lifesaver.
Mack's Ultra Soft Foam Earplugs
Mack's Ultra Soft Foam Earplugs, 50 Pair - 33dB - amazon.com
9.89Shop Now
Newsflash: babies cry, a lot. New parents might balk at the idea of muffling their cherished cherub’s wailing, but a set of earplugs can mean the difference between taking care of a baby and taking care of a baby while having a nervous breakdown. It’s not cruel, it’s just common sense.
OXOTot Splash & Store Bathtub - dillards.com
59.99Shop Now
Unless they plan to bathe their precious newborn using a pot in the sink, new parents will need a special tub for bath time, and this model from Oxo fills the role nicely. It’s compatible with newborn infants who can’t yet hold their heads up on their own, as well as older babes up to 18 months of age, and collapses flat to be easily stored away when it’s not in use.
HelloFresh meal delivery gift cards - hellofresh.com
8.99Shop Now
When your days are filled with trying to keep a brand new human alive, you don’t want to worry about what you’re eating for dinner, let alone messing around at the grocery store. That’s where a meal delivery subscription with HelloFresh can be a real gamechanger, providing mom and dad with nutritious and (more importantly) easy-to-make meals delivered right to their door.
Instant Pot Duo 6 Quart 7-in-1 Multi-Use Pressure Cooker - bestbuy.com
79.99Shop Now
While we’re on the subject of dinner, an Instant Pot pressure cooker gives parents a great way to make super-simple meals that usually only require you to wash one pot… the Instant Pot. You can make everything from pot roast to pot pie, and even other dishes that don’t have the word pot in them at all.
Foodsaver V2244 Machine for Food Preservation with Bags and Rolls Starter Kit - amazon.com
163.99Shop Now
Rounding out the “new parents need to eat, y’all” theme is this easy-to-overlook gadget. Make-ahead freezer meals are a huge time saver for parents, and using a vacuum sealer can pretty much eliminate the freezer burn that threatens to ruin the food they’re trying to preserve. It’s the perfect excuse to finally throw out those old bags of frostbitten cauliflower from 2018.
Shynerk SH-M-02 Baby car mirror - amazon.com
12.99Shop Now
Infant car seats face backwards for safety reasons, and that typically makes it hard to check in on a baby while driving. This nifty mirror solves that problem, strapping to the car’s back seat headrest so parents can keep an eye on their kid without risking a fender bender.
RUVALINO Multifunction Travel Back Pack Maternity Baby Changing Bags - amazon.com
39.99Shop Now
The diaper bag is an essential part of the “we just had a baby” starter pack, and this one from Ruvalino is hard to beat. It’s got lots of easy-to-access pockets, a spacious interior, and the whole thing is made from waterproof fabric. Most importantly, though: it doesn’t actually look like a diaper bag, so even the most insecure dads will feel comfortable lugging it around.
Ergobaby 360 All-Position Baby Carrier
Ergobaby 360 All-Position Baby Carrier with Lumbar Support and Cool Air Mesh (12-45 Pounds), Carbon Grey - amazon.com
97.91Shop Now
Carrying a baby can be hell on the lower back, but this baby carrier makes the job way easier with padded shoulder straps and a lumbar support waist belt. It’s also adjustable to different positions depending on the baby’s age, making it resistant to, “I can’t believe they outgrew this already, we just bought it” syndrome.
November 17, 2020 at 10:34PM
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