The convenience of sterilizing in just 10 minutes beats larger capacity any day. Look for it on Facebook marketplace.
Superfast® Baby Bottle Sterilizer and Dryer - Sterilizes & Dries in 10 Minutes
Ignore all other sound machine recommendations. This is the one. Great sound quality. Great sound options. Amazing battery life. Get it.
Portable Baby White Noise Machine with 30 Sounds
The hip strap! I thought I loved the Babybjörn carrier, but my back was dying and this thing is my lord and savior. Worth the higher cost and it seems more comfortable for my little guy's arms too.
Shop Omni Deluxe Baby Carrier - NEW CARRIER | Ergobaby US
Any Himalayan salt lamp with a dimmer switch. Trust me you want a light in their room that you can dim down to the lowest possible light. Saved both ours and our baby's tired 3am eyes from the sudden blast of brightness.
d'aplomb Natural Himalayan Salt Lamp 12 lbs
The big splurge. It hurts, but you'll get over it and feel grateful later on. You know how it's so satisfying to use the small shopping carts at Whole Foods because of how smoothly they turn on a dime? That's what this stroller gives you—feels like y...
Cruz V3 Travel Systems - UPPAbaby
Ah I didn't want to like these. My wife insisted we needed something more absorbent for nighttime. She was right. He peed so much more during the night sleeps and our trusty Costco Kirkland diapers weren't containing it all. Pampers is the brand I ha...
Pampers® AMORE™ Diapers
You will make foolish assumptions about what you need and don't need. One of ours was thinking we wouldn't be pumping much and could survive with just a hand pump…silly, silly. These things are great. Reliable, good value, easy enough to clean and mo...
eufy Wearable Breast Pump E20
At the beginning, the low-tech simplicity of this little superpump is exactly what you need. You have no idea what is going, you just know you need to clean the haakaa again and bring it to your wife because milk is life now.
haakaa Manual Silicone Breast Pump 4oz
I'm not gonna like, I got a stupid amount of joy finding these dupe bags for our Diaper Genie. The OG ones are so expensive and these work just as good. Buy them and you'll feel like you're nailing your economizing dad duties. Do, however, make sure ...
BrightOn Diaper Pail Refill Bags, 90 Count, 3PACK
Yes, you will pay $30 for even a small improvement to the nighttime rituals that define your baby's mood and sleep time. Basically, if you don't use this, your wipes will be cold and your baby, if they're like ours, will cry more. If you use this, th...
Momcozy Baby Wipe Warmer, Large Capacity, Fast Heating
Doesn't have to be this brand, but take a note from the nurses and get some “chucks”. Put them on your crib or changing pad surface (double layer!) and save yourself some poopy stress.
Medpride Disposable Underpads 17x24, 100ct
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I don't understand why people like these. They don't get nearly hot enough and it's inconsistent. Hot water bottles are much better.