<div><div><div data-journey-hook="client-content" data-testid="BodyWrapper"><div><p><span>I love babies</span> (especially my babies!), and I love gear, but I don't particularly like <a data-event-click="{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https://hmmdaily.com/2018/12/03/babies-dont-want-you-to-buy-all-that-baby-gear/&quot;}" data-offer-url="https://hmmdaily.com/2018/12/03/babies-dont-want-you-to-buy-all-that-baby-gear/" href="https://hmmdaily.com/2018/12/03/babies-dont-want-you-to-buy-all-that-baby-gear/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Baby Gear (TM)</a>. Especially if your friend is a first-time parent, a lot of baby gear is specifically designed to trip the paranoia trigger in their lizard brain. It's cute, and <em>what if your baby really needs it</em>? “Yes, a wipe warmer!â€ they think, only to find it in their closet years later.</p><p>But parenting a new baby comes with a bunch of logistical problems, like stuffed-up noses and sleepless nights. If you're gifting for a new parent, these are some of our favorite innovative solutions to make the gross, grueling parts of parenthood just a little easier. Members of our Gear Team have tried them all. And yes, some of them are pretty cute.</p><p>If you're shopping for older kids, check out our guides to the <a href="https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-stem-toys-for-kids/">Best Stem Toys</a> or the <a href="https://www.wired.com/gallery/distance-learning-school-supplies/">Best Tools for Distance Learning</a>.</p><native-ad position="in-content" shoulddisplaylabel="true"></native-ad><p><em>Updated for November 2023: We've updated this guide with new picks, including the FridaBaby Electric Nose Aspirator, Aura Carver digital photo frame, Beis Diaper Pack, and more.</em></p><p><em>Special offer for Gear readers: Get a</em> <em><a href="https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_AFFILIATE?source=HCL_WIR_EDIT_HARDCODED_0_COMMERCE_AFFILIATE_ZZ7" target="_blank"><strong>1-year subscription to WIRED for $5 ($25 off)</strong></a>. This includes unlimited access to WIRED.com and our print magazine (if you'd like). Subscriptions help fund the work we do every day.</em></p><p><em>Jeffrey Van Camp and Nena Farrell contributed to this guide.</em></p></div></div></div></div>