The best luxury baby gifts + fabulous shower splurges

Luxury baby shower gifts up to $350

TWELVElittle Peekaboo Diaper Backpack | $169, Maisonette
A stylish and useful option from a cool mom-and-mom run company.

Dockatot Deluxe + Baby lLunger | $185-195, Amazon or the Dockatot site
This new registry essential comes in tons of styles to suit any sensibility or decor.

Mockingbird modular luxury stroller | $350, Mockingbird
Air tires, an all-weather canopy, cute prints and swanky leather accents, car-seat compatible, all with a single-hand fold and it’s not $1000+? Yes, please! (Add a baby carriage attachment for an extra $100 for newborn use.)

Precious gem birthstone ear cuff | $250+, The Last Line
Not every mama is the tennis bracelet type. (Though they make those too.)

AirPods Pro with Noise Cancellation | $249, Apple
Get ready to upload that late-night nursing session playlist!

Jambo Book Club Subscription for ages 0-2 |  $150/6 months, Jambo Books
Each month, you’ll get an expertly curated selection of books featuring heroes and heroines of color
to help build a diverse library from the start.

Handmade airplane wall lamp or unicorn wall lamp | $220, Maisonette
For dreams of far away places. Like, farther than the playground even.

Gift card towards a lactation consultant, baby nurse or postpartum doula | Happy Newborns or a local service
You can contribute toward a night nurse, sleep training consultant (in person or by phone), lactation expert…you name it.

Photo by Luiza Braun via Unsplash

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Murakami flower plush | $150 for small pillow  (with 10% off for members), MoMA store
Modern art fans will swoon with this on the nursery rocker.

Versace Print Baby Footie | $235, Nordstrom
They’ll be able to wear it a good 3-6 months, which is longer than some adults wear their designer clothes.

(PS if LaQuan Smith starts making baby clothes, someone let us know?)

Personalized plush llama rocker  | $189, Pottery Barn Kids
Gah. Let the squeeing begin.

Beaba Babycook Plus + Real Baby Food book | $199.95, Buy Buy Baby; $11.27, Amazon
A practical gift that will be so very very appreciated.

Ergobaby Omni 360 Cool Air Mesh carrier  | $180, Ergobaby
Newborn ready, right up through preschool. It’s amazing.

BabyBjorn quilted bouncer $199.99, Pottery Barn Kids
Practical and gorgeous, in multiple colors.

Personalized NBA team deluxe baby gift basket | $127.39 on sale (limited time, regularly $181), NBA Store
Gotta start the indoctrination early.

Evenflo Gold SensorSafe app-connected convertible 3-in-1 car seat | $279.99, Evenflo
If you skimp on anything, always spend on the best car seat you can. This is one of them.

4moms Mamaroo Bouncer  | $249, Amazon
Still a parenting favorite.  (And looks great too!)

Handmade cashmere baby blanket | $285 Kistner Supply Co
This mom-run company has been hand-crafting the most gorgeous baby products, and these upcycled cashmere blankets in 5 color schemes are spectacular.

Elvie silent wearable breast pump | $279 single, Amazon
Silent, smart, wearable, and discrete.Make it a double for $499.

Mid-century style bookcase |  $299, Crate & Kids
Be sure to include children’s books! Lots and lots of children’s books.

Nuna ZAAZ high chair, 2019 edition $299.95, Magic Beans
Choose from black/gray or white/teal, it’s fully adjustable and grows with the baby.

Baby Brezza Formula Pro | $199, Buy Buy Baby
No measuring, no mixing, no fussing at 2AM.

Oeuf LOVE rug | $260-440, Oeuf NYC
You can’t have too much of it in a nursery.

Gift card for online home design services | $169, Havenly
Collaboration with an expert interior designer for that new nursery, complete with a shopping list for the final concept.

Luxury baby shower gift splurges over $350

Nuna TRIV Stroller 2019-20 | $699.95, Magic Beans
Our friends at Magic Beans call it the top stroller of 2020 and we always go with whatever they say.

Diamond Mama Necklace | $1250, Tali Gilette
Her necklaces are a favorite with celebs — and our own Mother’s Day gift ideas. In 14k white, yellow, or rose gold.

Entirely bespoke baby clothing from a treasured garment | $375+, Kindred
A beautiful way to honor a special relative — perhaps a grandparent or special aunt or uncle who has passed.

Snoo Smart Sleeper| $1,395 to buy, or $118/mo to rent, Happiest Baby Shop
Designed by sleep guru Dr. Harvey Karp, the “world’s most awarded baby bed”  practically guarantees better sleep —
and includes $100 worth of accessories.

Cybex Priam 3-in-1stroller travel system in rose gold | $999;95+, Cybex
Really want a splurge? Check out the Jeremy Scott edition Cybex

Miku Smart Baby Monitor |  $399, Amazon
The hottest new baby monitor tracks sleeping/ breathing patterns without wires or wearables. Wow.

Willow breast pump | $499, Buy Buy Baby
The gold standard.

Veer all-terrain cruiser | $599 + optional accessories, Veer
For active families, it’s like a wagon-stroller hybrid that holds two kids and even can acccommodate an infant seat.

Dyson Pure Hot + Cool Link Wifi enabled air purifier | $449.99 on sale, Dyson
It’s amaaaaaaazing.

Stokke Tripp Trapp 4-piece complete high chair bundle | $339, Buy Buy Baby
Lots of colors — but it lasts for years, so pick one they can live with for multiple kids!

Handmade, chemical-free, certified organic quilted crib mattress | $424+, NaturalMat
We’ve said it before:  Spend less on the crib, more on the mattress.

Clek Liing infant seat $399-419, Buy Buy Baby (May be on sale direct through Clek)
Basically the ultimate baby car seat in terms of safety, durability, comfort, and stroller compatibility.
To make it extra special, add a car seat adapter to go with the stroller.

Stokke convertible Sleepi crib to toddler bed | $699, Nordstrom
If we had to do it over again, this is the crib we’d get.

A donation in their name to Color of Change | $$$$, Color of Change
Hey, if they’ve already got everything they need, how about a more just and equitable world for all? A bright future sounds like the absolute best baby gift to us.

Photo: Randy Tarampi