50 Baby and Parenting Products That’ll Make Life a Little Easier (2024)

No, we’re not talking about robots that’ll handle all of the diaper changes but about well-designed, smart products that’ll enrich your day-to-day life as a parent by making various tasks more efficient. The parents at Best Products are constantly evaluating the latest and greatest finds, talking to manufacturers, and testing both established and new products. Here, you’ll find many indispensable items that will make life as a new parent so much easier.

Whether you're buying for yourself or giving a gift, we have you covered. Check out the 50 best parenting products that will undoubtedly make life as a parent easier below!

The Nuby Turtle is a sweet, easy way to keep your baby comfortably contained in the sink for bathing sessions. Your baby will love being cradled while they get clean, too. The cushion does take a few hours to dry out, but that’s more than a fair trade, considering how soft and pliable the baby bath is.

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There are few baby products as convenient as the Doona stroller and car seat. It’s essentially an all-in-one car seat with legs and wheels that attaches to a latch base in the car or fastens with a belt. And it consistently ranks among the best in our stroller testing.

The Doona is suitable for babies between 5 and 35 pounds and up to 32 inches tall. It features a five-point harness, an adjustable handlebar that acts as an anti-rebound bar, three-layer side impact protection, and a generous canopy.

Wearable breast pumps are the easiest way to pump milk. You’re not tied to a machine, and you don’t need to strip off your top. Just insert this Elvie pump into your bra, control it from your phone, and collect the milk.

It’s a hospital-grade pump, which means the suction is powerful. Thanks to the exterior motor, it’s light in your bra, not weighing it down or damaging it. The Stride is a great solution for working parents or parents with small kids they need to chase around.

From steaming fruits and veggies to blending them up into a perfectly smooth puree, this Baby Brezza handles it. This end-to-end food maker will cut down your prep time, so you can get back to bonding with your baby. With the touch of one button, you can steam and blend diced veggies or fruits — and boom, fresh baby food.

The controls are easy to understand, and they allow for different times of cooking and textures of the outcome. It's all done with just a few buttons, making it supremely convenient.

One of the most advanced monitors on the market, the Nanit Pro does just about everything. The wearable band tracks breathing, the camera monitors movement, and the smart sheets track baby’s growth. All the controls run through your device, and the Pro is compatible with iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, or Echo Show.

The camera is super high definition (1080p HD) and captures color, even in low light. The two-way speaker allows you to talk to your baby, calming them without being in the room.

For years, baby carriers were hot, sweaty affairs, offering little in the way of breathability. Those days are long gone, thanks to Ergo. The Omni Breeze baby carrier is not only the most breathable carrier on the market, but it’s ready to go as soon as your baby is born, without additional inserts or contraptions.

It has a tuck-away UPF hood to protect baby’s sensitive skin. It’s machine-washable, and it even has an attachable bag for added convenience. Our tester noted that it’s incredibly comfortable to wear, which is saying a lot because she had a C-section just a month earlier.

There's something quite wonderful about only needing to buy something once. That is rarely the case with children, but with this car seat — it could be. It can be used from birth to age 10, converting from a rear-facing infant seat to a convertible car seat that rear and forward-facing, to a highback booster.

Our tester says, "If you're looking for value and longevity, it's hard to beat the One4Life convertible car seat. The ease with which it transitions between ages and sizes, going from rear-facing to forward-facing with just a few clicks, is truly impressive. Having additional conveniences like machine washable and dryable fabrics and dishwasher-safe cupholders is a dream. However, the true best feature is the safety components built into the car seat. The steel cage, the high-density foam, the V-shaped tether, and the ClickTight install all work together to keep your baby, toddler, and child safe."

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Here’s one bottle maker you can set and forget. The Formula Pro Advanced holds more than a pound of any brand’s powdered formula and up to 50 ounces of water, so you won’t have to refill it for days at a time.

Select the size of the bottle you need — from 2 or 4 ounces for newborns or 8 or 10 ounces for bigger babies — and press start. The machine mixes the right amount of formula and water, and you’ve got a bottle ready in seconds.