12 Essential Parenting Products You Just Can’t Live Without

Let’s face it — parenting is a full time job. Luckily for you, the latest developments in technology have provided us with a fantastic selection of products to assist you in your parenting adventure. These developments have revealed themselves in a variety of different products, from new and high-spec traditional style prams to self-rocking cribs. We guarantee that these products will improve your parental experience, whether it’s your first child or your fifth.

Best Baby Bouncer

4Moms mamaRoo

The 4Moms mamaRoo is a revolutionary product that will help you soothe and entertain your child. This product is perfect for any parent who could use an extra set of arms, and who struggles to get their baby to sleep unless they’re being held and rocked.

This infant seat gently bounces and sways from side to side, mimicking the action of parents when comforting their babies. You are spoilt for choice with the selection of settings: you can mix up and down bounces with side to side sways, rather than the swings or vibrations of conventional baby rockers. A soft, plush fabric seat ensures a comfortable experience for your baby.

This product lets you get some well-earned rest while allowing your little one to get a sound night’s sleep.

Best 3 Wheel Pram

Baby Jogger City Mini GT Pushchair

An updated version of the original City Mini, it not only keeps the fantastic all-terrain features but also improves the ride for your little one. With a wider, taller and deeper seat which has extra padding and a deeper footrest, the City Mini GT is suitable for children up to 15kg, and suitable from birth.

The rugged and durable wheels have forever-air technology, meaning they are good for any surface. With adjustable handlebars and a higher canopy, it has been improved to take into consideration taller children and parents alike. There is a 5-point safety harness with pads as well as front wheel suspension with rear parking brake.

Best 4 Wheel Pram

egg® Stroller

This egg® stroller was designed with the sophisticated, stylish parent in mind. As the name suggests, this stroller is designed to be shaped like an egg with its iconic curved lines. This stroller features secret raincover storage to ensure that your little one stays dry on a dreary day, whilst Tru-Ride wheel technology means that you will never be let down with a tyre puncture by the egg®. Other features include a padded apron, and seat liner, and this pram can even convert into a tandem pushchair suitable for twins or a newborn and a toddler. As if these features weren’t enough, the egg® can also form a travel system as it has a car seat made to coordinate with the design. This stroller is a top-end quality choice for any parent.

Best Traditional Style Pram

Silver Cross Balmoral Pram

This stunning four-wheel pram is a must-have for any parent wanting a traditional style pram for their child. With a steel body, the C-spring chassis is cushioned with leather suspension straps and chrome spoked wheels, to give a comfortable ride. Featuring a lever operated brake and a wooden handle with a high gloss finish, to make controlling it easy for the parents too.

There is a high-class finish, with a high-gloss painted body and hand-stitching. If you want the best available for your new arrival, then you can’t get better than the Balmoral.

Best Tandem Pram

Baby Jogger City Mini GT Double Pram

This Baby Jogger City Mini GT double pram is an excellent choice for any parent lucky enough to have two on the way, or in need of extra space for another child. This pram features quick-fold technology and very easy manoeuvrability, and is suited to parents conquering the urban jungle. The seats are padded and supported, which ensures that your child will ride in style and comfort. The Baby Jogger is a great budget buy for parents in the city.

Best Lightweight Pram

Cosatto Giggle Pushchair

The Cosatto Giggle pushchair is a super lightweight travel system for the savvy parent. With all of the portability and style of your favourite ergonomic pushchair, this pram can also convert into a piece of compact luggage with a mere push of a button. This is an absolute lifesaver, and particularly useful for those times you have your hands full. You can also attach the carseat to this unit without having to remove anything, making it a great all-rounder pram. The Cosatto Giggle is a fabulous contender on the market and perfect for parents who are pushed for space and time.

Best Car Seat

BeSafe iZi GO Modular i-Size Group 0 Plus Infant Carrier

This top-quality infant carrier car seat has won the Which? Magazine best buy awards and we just couldn’t help but add it to our list too. This carrier has a protective shock-absorber, which can be placed either side of the seat next to the car door and will ensure the safety of your child whilst on the road. The BeSafe carrier is made of memory foam and provides an ultra comfortable place for your child to sleep in the car. Our favourite feature is the double cushion inserts, which allow the carrier to grow with your child.

Best Baby Monitor

BT VBM6000 Video Baby Monitor

This product is one of the best baby monitors on the market, at an affordable price. The digital video baby monitor gives you an ultra-smooth video experience on a large, high quality 2.8 inch colour screen. This monitor automatically sets itself to night vision when light levels drop, which means that you can switch it on and walk away, safe in the knowledge that you will be able to hear your little one’s every move.

On top of this, the monitor features a temperature display for your baby’s room and offers five lullabies to soothe your baby back to sleep. This product is really great for those nights where you want to kick back and relax in another room and know that your child is safe and sound.

Best Baby Carrier

Ergobaby 360 Bundle of Joy Baby Carrier

This Ergobaby 360 baby carrier enables you to carry your child safely and comfortably wherever you go, and look stylish in the process! This baby carrier has a structured bucket seat, padded shoulder straps and a wide supportive waistband to ensure that you are comfortable carrying your child for long stretches of time. This carrier is also very adaptable and can be altered to work with multiple different carry positions, including a forward-facing option.

Best Travel Cot

Joie Excursion Change & Bounce Travel Cot

This road trip ready nursery comes complete with a portable rocker and snoozing seat which also doubles up as a rocker off the cot. The base of this travel cot is elevated and draught-resistant on four sides to ensure that your little one gets the best possible sleep. The cot also boasts its own full size bassinet, and an ultra secure frame.

Best Self-Rocking Crib

Halo Bassinest

The Halo Bassinest is a fabulous product for both baby and mum, and is a prime example of how modern technology can be great convenience to parents. The Bassinest can sit close to your bedside with no need for inconvenient fixing straps, and is height-adjustable to suit most beds – with a swivel action to make access easier. This crib is especially convenient for C-Section mums, as it can be brought over the bed to minimise twisting when lifting baby out of the cot. The most exciting feature of this product is that it can gently rock to soothe your child to sleep, and also offers lullabies, white noise and low intensity light.

Best Baby Walker

Jane Formula Kid Baby Walker

Get your child walking with this innovative, sporty racing car baby walker. This product is suitable for children from 6 months to three years, so it is a great investment piece. This walker features a multi-activity tray, lights and racing car sounds to entertain your child all day long. A flexible protector around the base and quiet wheels were designed with parents in mind, as it prevents the product from scraping and marking doors and walls. It also operates silently. There are also eight safety devices around the base of the walker, to ensure accidents don’t happen when your child is faced with a step.

Phew! That was a fantastic selection of products, and we’re sure you’ll agree. Do you have a little one on the way, or are you looking for new items to add to the collection for your current child?

Which one of these baby products will you buy for your little one? Let us know in the comments below.