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Baby Gear We Wish We Had With Our First Baby

October 6, 2026 3 min read by The Family

Our second-baby favorites, in photos — a quick look at the gear that made round two easier.

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Swipe-worthy finds, without the scrolling: our original baby-gear carousel and the links to shop it.

The baby aisle changed while we were away. Here’s our little photo guide to coming back for round two — with the shopping links tucked under each find.

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Opening carousel slide with Jess and Nia seated together

Shop the full baby favorites list ↗

Theo carrying Noah in a Bebamour hip-seat carrier

Shop the carrier ↗

Noah pictured on a baby snuggler pillow

A clarification for this slide: pillows and loungers aren’t safe sleep spaces, even with supervision. Use a firm, flat, bare infant sleep surface, as CPSC advises. The storefront pillow listing is included for identification.

MilkBliss peanut butter chip cookie mix beside a stand mixer

Shop the cookie mix three-pack ↗

The linked pack includes chocolate chip, peanut butter chip, and oatmeal raisin. Personal experiences on the slide aren’t a guarantee of results.

Jess using an electric nail buffer on Noah’s fingernails

Shop the nail buffer ↗

Momcozy wearable pump shown on a textured blanket

Shop the Momcozy W1 ↗

Eufy S1 Pro wearable pump set

View the Eufy S1 Pro ↗

Noah wearing a sage sleep sack

Shop our current sleep sack pick ↗

The carousel tags Yoofoss; the linked storefront pick is BubblePanda.

Closing carousel slide with Jess and Nia seated together

Shop the full baby favorites list ↗

Also on the list: Lansinoh milk storage bags.

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