New Parent Must Have Baby Registry Items

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As some of you may know, in October 2024 I had my first baby boy! Being a first time mom, I truly didn’t know what to put on my registry. Luckily, I have 3 older sisters, all of whom are moms, and I was given lots of insight into the must have baby registry items. This blogpost will uncover those items and what items I’ve loved since having him!

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When is the best time to create your registry?

Before we dive into the must have baby registry items conversation, I want to address when I thought was the “best” time to create our registry. For me, I was so excited for everything baby related and started my registry around 20 weeks or shortly after we got the anatomy scan confirming the gender.

Once confirming the gender, I was able to put gender-specific items on the registry that I was envisioning. I thought this was a great time because you are right at the halfway point and are likely gearing up for baby showers soon.

Where did you create your registry?

We chose to go with Babylist as our registry homebase. Babylist allowed us to link items from the Babylist store, but also in more popular stores such as Amazon, Target or Walmart. I loved this option because not everyone wants to purchase a gift online at Babylist and would rather shop locally at their stores.

Must have baby registry items

Now – for the rest of this blogpost, I’ll be linking out my favorite registry items for our baby boy. It’s easiest to divide by categories:

  • Sleeping
  • Diapering
  • Baby Gear
  • Health / Bathing
  • Nursery

SLEEPING

Newton Mattress

This was one of the bigger purchases on our registry, but having a good mattress is key! We ultimately decided to go with the Newton mattress because of how “breathable” it was marketed as. Our son isn’t sleeping in the crib for overnight sleep yet, but many of my sisters love this mattress!

Little Unicorn Muslin Crib Sheets

    Muslin crib sheets have been my favorite! I love the textures on these.

    Infant Optics Camera

      If we could only have one thing from our registry, it would be this camera! We loved how easy it was to setup and how clear the camera was. It’s also not wifi based which is important to us.

      DIAPERING

      Dagne Dover Diaper Bag

        I am obsessed with this diaper bag. The amount of bags you get INSIDE of this bag makes the investment very worthwhile. For example, we haven’t had to use any changing pads that we were given simply because the one in this diaper bag is our go-to for on the go.

        Oxo Tot Wiper Dispenser

          This was one of those “luxury” items that isn’t necessarily a “must have”. But let me tell you – we love it. There’s nothing more annoying while changing a diaper than the wipes not coming out when you need them stat!

          Parker Baby Co Diaper Caddy

            Get. multiple. of. these. We have these all throughout our house to hold diapering items – wipes, paste, diapers, burp clothes, etc. It’s amazing to not have to search around for anything!

            BABY GEAR

            Baby Bjourn Bouncer

              Our little one loves this bouncer! So do his parents 🙂 This is a great option when you need to be hands free and promotes self play time!

              HEALTH / BATHING

              Angelcare Baby Bath

                We love using this bath, especially because we give our son one every night. This angelcare bath allows them to “sit” in the water while being easily cleaned!

                Keababies Cloths

                  These are the softest washcloths! The quality on these are so great!

                  NURSERY

                  SnuggleMe Lounger

                    Just like the Baby Bjourn Bouncer, this lounger is one of our top favorites. To this day, he still takes daytime naps here! We love laying this on the couch for naps we can supervise!

                    Hatch Rest

                      We have been following the Moms on Call sleep schedule and one of their tried and true products are a quality sound machine. We love this one because it has a white noise and red light!

                      Lalo Play Gym

                        Having a play gym is essentail! I loved that this one came with rings that you can add other toys onto. Our son loves laying with this to grab toys!

                        Put These Must Have Baby Registry Items for Your Next Baby!

                        Creating a registry is one of the more fun, exciting parts of pregnancy. As you anticipate your babies arrival, shopping around for items becomes such a fun activity.

                        With being 3 months into parenting, all of the items above are used by us for baby and we would buy all over again! I hope you find some ideas for your registry!

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