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2025 Baby Essentials: 13 must-have items for the modern mom

These are the latest and greatest baby essentials for moms in 2025.

Whether it’s your first baby or your fifth, one thing is for sure… baby gear has come a long way. We’re talking stylish, practical, and thoughtful products that make mom life easier, calmer, and dare we say chic. We are rounding up the latest and greatest when it comes to the new and now of a modern mama.

Studio 5 Style Editor Daylan Dove shared her must-have list for 2025.

 

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Daylan starts with the basics—only better. “These are just the products that I love and that will do the job in a way that’s gonna last you,” she emphasized.

Saranoni Blankets

Saranoni’s muslin and bamboo blankets are perfect for summer babies: “It’s soft and it’s still gonna give your baby the coverage without overheating them,” Daylan explained.

Hatch Plus

Another standout Daylan loves is the Hatch sound machine. “It’s a sound machine and a nightlight… you can go on an app and program it for… schedules.” It’s a sleep game-changer for both baby and parents.

Catchy

The Catchy is a clever highchair accessory that saves your floors… and your back. “It’s going to catch the food before it hits the ground… your kitchen floors will thank you. Your back will thank you,” Daylan said.

Mom Frida Baby Basics Kit

Target’s baby basics kit is a registry winner. “It comes with everything… grooming kit, medical kit… it takes the guesswork out of buying the basics,” Daylan emphasized.

Gear Glow-Up

Forget cartoon prints—today’s baby gear is designed to blend with your home.

Baby Delight Portable Bouncer

Daylan loves this sleek, neutral-toned bouncer: “I would be so fine to stick this in my living room  and just say, okay, yeah, that’s part of our decor,” she said.

Two-Way Zipper Pajamas

Daylan also recommended two-way zipper pajamas (another option here): “Two zippers. One at the top… and one at the bottom of the feet,” she explained. “So when it’s 2:00 AM and you can’t decide where the zipper is… this is where it is.”

Portable Luxuries

Hatch Go Sound Machine

The Hatch Go Sound Machine is the little sister to the big hatch. “It’s a travel-size solution that fits in your diaper bag,” Daylan said. You can buy the bundle to get a good deal!

Quilted Tote

Daylan loves this quilted tote as a diaper bag alternative. It’s convenient and stylish. “This guy makes things really convenient for quick grabs,” she said.

Moms Matter Too

Mom Frida Postpartum Kit

Daylan loves this postpartum care kit: “It’s like taking everything they do to care for you at the hospital in a kit home,” she emphasized.

Silver Nursing Cups

“My mom friends are raving about these,” Daylan said. They are a sleek, reusable remedy for nursing pain… no creams required.

Group Gifting for Big-Ticket Items

For pricier essentials, group gifting is the way to go. Top registry sites are making it possible for you to contribute to a higher price item. Here are three options Daylan loves:

  • Wildbird Aerial CarrierThe closeness of a wrap with the ease and support of a structured carrier. “No origami skills required,” Daylan said.
  • Evenflo Shyft DualRide Car Seat & Stroller Combo: No more unbuckling… this is your stroller and car seat in one seamless move.
  • Owlet Dream Sock + Camera Duo: “It’s like having a night nurse who never takes a day off,” Daylan described. The Owlet sock monitors baby’s pulse, oxygen, sleep patterns, and an alarm if anything is irregular. The camera has cry notifications and monitors the temperature and humidity. Use code ‘STUDIO5KSLOWLET25′

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