Carriers and play
Carriers, swings, and playpens that buy you hands-free time. Match the gear to your child stage and how you move around.
Buying guides
Best-of and under-$ budget guides for carriers and play.
A diaper bag backpack should stay open when you need it, hold a bottle upright, and let you carry a baby in one arm. Here are two that do the job.
A dad bag should hold a full day of baby gear, open with one hand, and still look like a backpack you would carry on your own. Here are two that do.
The best baby swing for most parents is the Graco Simple Sway. It rocks side to side, plugs into the wall so it is not eating batteries, and adds 15 sounds plus gentle vibration for $139. Here are two more picks for tight budgets and small apartments, plus what a battery swing really costs to run.