Nursery and sleep

A baby monitor should be boring in the best way: clear at 3 a.m., easy for a grandparent to use, and reliable when the internet drops. Here are three that get that right.

The best bassinet for bedside sleep for most parents is the Baby Delight Beside Me Dreamer. It anchors to the bed frame, drops one mesh side, and has seven height positions. Here are two more picks, what each costs per month of use, and what tends to break first.

The best diaper pail for most families is the Ubbi Steel Diaper Pail. It takes any standard trash bag, so the refill cost disappears, and the steel body does not hold smell the way plastic can. Here is what each pail costs per change, how many size 2 diapers it really holds, and what tends to break first.

A mini crib is the crib that fits when a full-size one will not. These two are built to last past the newborn months, and one folds flat for travel.

A mini crib mattress is its own size, and the wrong one leaves a gap. These two are firm, waterproof, and sized for 38 by 24 inch cribs.

The nursery chair is where you spend the most night hours in the first year. These three cover the classic glider, the budget set, and the slim chair for small rooms.

A winter sleep sack keeps a baby warm without a loose blanket. Here is the TOG that matches a heated nursery, what goes underneath, and the three picks worth buying, from $19.99.