Best Deals on Car Seats, Bassinets, and More Baby Products

The pricier Fit4 excels at both installing via LATCH and a vehicle’s seat belt, whether rear-facing or forward-facing. This is important because this seat is a hefty 26 pounds, and that means you’ll have to switch from lower anchors to a belt installation sooner than you might with other seats. This seat features Chicco’s Super Cinch technology, which makes it easier to tighten the lower anchor strap. The Fit4 scores a “Best” for crash protection and has excellent belt fit in booster mode.

The Ronbei Bedside Bassinet can be used freestanding or as a bedside sleeper, with the fabric unzipped for easier access to your baby. In bedside sleeper mode, the unit must be secured to the side of the parents’ bed with the included straps for safety, and the height is adjustable to fit most bed frames. We liked the overall design, including the fact that this bassinet is height-adjustable.

The Newton Galileo Convertible Crib won over testers and earned our CR Recommended mark, thanks to its solid construction of sustainable beechwood, a hardwood that the company says is more resistant to bite marks than softwoods, like pine, though CR didn’t test this claim. The modern design feels both minimalist and whimsical due to the arch detailing. Our testers also liked how simple it was to change the crib mattress height among the three positions, though the assembly was a little less intuitive than it was for some other models we put together. We liked that the toddler rail was included to convert it into a toddler bed. It also converts into a daybed, no extra parts needed. 

This crib is made from New Zealand pine, and it’s easier to change the mattress-support height than it is with other top-rated cribs. It’s also Greenguard Gold Certified, which means the product has been tested to ensure lower emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). But it’s a bit more difficult to put together than other cribs in our ratings. At 34 inches tall, this is one of the shortest cribs we tested, making it a great choice for petite parents, especially those with sensitive cesarean section incisions. The Emery converts from a crib into a toddler bed, daybed, and proper full-sized bed with a headboard, so your baby can use this bed throughout their childhood. A daybed rail is included, but to convert to a full-sized bed, you’ll need to buy a separate conversion kit.

The Britax Grove Stroller is on sale for $346, and Amazon is offering an additional $42 off at checkout—just add it to your cart for the full discount. It tops CR’s maneuverability test and earns top marks for very easy, one-handed folding. It is a little large when folded, but it’s self-standing, which means it takes up less space in between strolls. The stroller gets kudos from our testers for offering a reversible seat, which lets you pick which way your little one faces. It is compatible with the Britax Willow, Willow S, Willow SC, and Cypress infant car seats, along with some Nuna, Cybex, and Maxi-Cosi seats—no adapters needed. Alas, it lacks cupholders.

The Delta Children Jeep PowerGlyde Plus is a lightweight stroller that stands out for its safety and for its especially ample canopy, which will help shield your child from rain and strong sunshine alike. Our testers found it highly maneuverable, too, though it’s a little unsteady on rough terrain (which isn’t uncommon for lightweight strollers). It’s pretty light and easy to carry at 14 pounds, and while it doesn’t fold with one hand or stand on its own when folded, it folds up to an extra-small size that won’t take up too much space at home or in the car. The stroller’s seat reclines (though not far enough to make it suitable for infants under 6 months old), and it has a decent-sized basket, though it can only accommodate something as large as a diaper bag with the seatback fully upright.

The Alcedo digital thermometer earned top marks for accuracy and consistency, and despite its very reasonable price, it’s packed with features. This model can be used as an in-ear thermometer and, when an included cap is affixed over the probe, it can also be used as a forehead thermometer. It isn’t used with disposable plastic probe caps, so it needs to be thoroughly cleaned after every in-ear use. But our testers found that it was quite easy to clean. The memory recall on this thermometer stores up to 20 temperature readings. You can also use the forehead mode to measure the temperature of objects, such as bottles of formula.

The Infantino Flip 4-in-1 Convertible Carrier is a no-frills, budget-friendly pick that gets so many things right. It can be adjusted to three positions: in front while facing in, in front while facing out, and back carry. It features padded shoulder straps that one mother says are comfortable and a mesh design. This isn’t the carrier that does it all, but it is a respectable choice that’s about one-third or less the price of the other carriers we evaluated.

The Elvie Pump is one of the best breast pumps we’ve evaluated and has conveniences like two breast size shield options, in 24 and 28 millimeters. (You can purchase a 21-mm shield and 15-, 17-, and 19-mm nipple cushions through Elvie’s website if needed.) The Elvie Pump has two modes (stimulation and expression) and seven intensity settings. Some other unique features include two bra adjusters, which can help add more room in bras for an optimal fit, and a pump that connects to a mobile app that can be used to monitor milk output and control and track pumping sessions.

This Hauteur sterilizer is down to the best price we’ve seen, thanks to the on-page coupon. Its design was intuitive and easy to use. It’s “auto mode” runs both a sanitizing and a drying cycle, and a digital timer shows the progress while they run. It also has selectable drying times and a storage mode that restarts the heated dry cycle periodically to keep items clean for up to 72 hours. You can fit up to 11 bottles in the sterilizer. They won’t have their own prong, but with that many bottles, they’ll be close enough together that they won’t fall over.

The Babysense monitor, back down to its best price, comes with its own display and handles the video feed locally, so it doesn’t have the privacy and security issues of internet-connected models. It has a 5-inch 720p display that falls a bit short of the best models we tested, but it should still work fine for most users.

The low-priced, ultrasonic Levoit Classic 300S can humidify a room of up to 505 square feet, which earns it a solid rating in our output test. It aces other evaluations too. It has a variety of features including automatic shut-off, a digital humidity display more accurate than those of most competitors, and the option to diffuse aromas. It’s been as low as $64, but this is the best discount we’ve seen in a few months.