You cannot imagine the amount of stuff a tiny baby “needs” until you bring one home! Keep in mind this is a sample registry, and though not all items are necessities, they include some of “mom favorite” products to help make new parenting that much easier.
A Few Registering Hints:
- If possible, try to register for products in a variety of price points to include all of your guests’ budgets.
- Also, it’s a smart idea to register for items for your growing baby (i.e. larger clothing sizes, convertible car seat, high chair, etc.); you may not need them right away, but they will quickly become essentials in your household.
Congratulations, and here’s hoping you have LOTS of storage available!
| Recommended Registry Items | |
| Infant car seat/base Get the lightest weight carrier with greatest infant height/weight limits, like the Graco SafeSeat Infant Car Seat in Portica– for infants up to 30 lbs., 29 in.; consider 2 bases, for yourself and Dad or Grandma) |
Convertible car seat Britax Marathon Convertible Car Seat Onyx – fits child up to 65 lbs. |
| Stoller Bugaboo Frog– get this all-in-one, or else you will want Snap n’ Go, umbrella, and jogging strollers. |
Sling/Baby Bjorn Baby Carrier Sling by New Native or Baby Bjorn Original baby carrier |
| Diaper bag StorkSak – Jamie |
Breast pump Medela Pump in Style |
| Nursing pillow Boppy with Pottery Barn Kids Boppy slipcover |
Sterilizer Medela Micro-Steam bags – cleans bottles, breast pump parts, pacifiers, etc. |
| Bottles/bottle brush Dr. Browns or Born Free– 3, 4-oz. and 6, 8-oz.Pacifiers 4 Soothie for 0-3 mos., and 4-6 Mam for 3+ mos. |
Bibs Babystyle for newborns, Pelican Bib for toddlers |
| High chair Peg Perego Prima Papa and Fisher-Price Healthy Care Booster Seat |
Playmat Baby Einstein play gym |
| Swing Graco Luvin Hug swing and Fisher Price Aquarium travel swing |
Exersaucer Baby Einstein Musical Motion Activity Jumper |
| Baby monitor Sony BabyCall |
Baby care books Your Baby’s First Year, The Happiest baby on the Block, The Baby Book – Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two |
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| Towels & wash cloths 2 Pottery barn Kids hooded towels, and 4-6 wash cloths |
Baby shampoo/lotions Kiehl's Baby Gentle Foaming Hair & Body Wash |
| Baby monitor Sony BabyCall |
Baby care books Your Baby’s First Year, The Happiest baby on the Block, The Baby Book – Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two |
| Onesies Gerber 6-pack |
Pajamas/infant gowns 3-4 Babystyle, Carters, or Under the Nile - organic |
| Socks 6 Babystyle, Old Navy, or sets by Trumpette are adorable |
Hats 2-3 Babystyle or Carter’s |
| Receiving blankets 4-The Ultimate Swaddling Blanket, Lullawrap Swaddling Blanket, Little Giraffe |
Burp cloths 4-6 Swaddle Designs |
| Crib/bassinet/mattress consider a bassinet in your room for the first few weeks/months when you’re up with the baby every 2-3 hours |
Mobile Infant Stim -Mobile by Manhattan Toy |
| White noise machine | Changing table/dresser |
| Changing pad Contoured changing table pad with 2 covers |
Crib sheets/bumper guard 2 crib sheets, bumper guard for looks only |
| Mattress pads 2 mattress pads |
Rocking chair Dutailier glider rocker |
| Diaper pail Diaper Trend-Diaper Champ – uses regular trash bags so no refills |
Baby Care nail clippers/thermometer/nose bulb/infant Tylenol or Motrin/Desitin bottom cream |
| Safety Items Outlet covers, Cabinet locks, Toilet locks |
Infant Car mirror BearView infant mirror |