Baby Essentials

Building your first baby registry? Use our complete checklist to choose newborn essentials for sleep, feeding, diapering, clothing and travel, with practical advice on what you can skip.

Preparing for a newborn doesn't mean buying everything in the baby aisle. Here's what you really need before baby arrives, what's nice to have and what can wait.

From dimmable night lights to extra burp cloths and crib sheets, discover eight practical baby registry essentials that make newborn nights a little easier.

The big purchases get most of the attention, but it is often the small everyday items that new parents end up reaching for constantly. When you are preparing for a baby, the shopping list can become enormous. There is the crib. The stroller. The car seat. The diapers. The clothes. Then come all the little things you did not realize you would need until you suddenly need them at 2 a.m. Some of these products are not particularly exciting. That is exactly why they can be easy t