Registry builder

A baby registry in six questions.

Tell me how you actually live. I’ll tell you what to buy before the baby, what to wait on, and what to leave in the store. No account, no email. Your answers live in the link, not on our servers.

When are you due?

Optional. It adds target dates to the list.

How do you get around?
Where do you live?
What’s the feeding plan?
Budget for the big stuff?
First baby?

Sample list

Your registry, by Dana

This sample is for a first baby, a house, a car you drive sometimes, a middle budget, and a feeding plan that isn’t decided yet. Change any answer and the list rebuilds.

Before the baby
12
Wait and see
2
Skip
4

The before-the-baby list adds up to about $1,253 at Amazon prices from August 27, 2026, before insurance covers a pump or anyone buys you anything. Prices change; check before you buy.

Buy before the baby

12

The stuff you’ll need in week one, when you will not want to be shopping.

Wait and see

2

Real products, wrong time. Decide once you know your baby and your routine.

Skip it

4

Leave these off the list. Somebody will try to buy them for you anyway.

  • Owlet

    Dream Sock Smart Baby Monitor

    A regular audio or video monitor is enough for most families and costs a lot less. If you have a medical concern, that’s a pediatrician conversation, not a gadget purchase.

    $299.00 on Amazon at last checkCheck current price of Dream Sock Smart Baby Monitor on Amazon (opens in a new tab)

  • Car seats

    "Travel system" car seat + stroller bundles

    The bundled seat is picked for brand compatibility, not because it’s the best seat. Buy the seat for your car and the stroller for your life, then connect them with an adapter.

    $135–$480

  • Nursery

    "Nursery Glider Set" bundles

    You’re feeding a baby at 3am, not staging a catalog shoot. Any comfortable chair with armrests at the right height does the job.

    $160–$400+

  • Nursery

    Wipe warmers

    Another appliance to refill and clean for a problem most babies don’t have. Room-temperature wipes are fine.

    $20–$40

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No black box

How the builder decides

The rules come straight out of the guides. Nobody paid for a spot, and a bigger budget never adds a product just because it costs more.

The car seat comes first, always

Drive most days and you get an infant bucket seat (the Chicco KeyFit) now and a convertible later. Drive sometimes, or keep the budget tight, and you get one convertible from birth (the Graco 4Ever) instead. Car-free gets the Doona, a car seat that unfolds into a stroller, because a seat that lives in a closet is a seat you won’t have when the rideshare shows up.

The stroller depends on your stairs

Walk-up apartment means the lighter City Mini GT2, because you are carrying it. The UPPAbaby Vista only shows up with a flexible budget and somewhere to roll it, since its case is a possible second kid. Already have a stroller from the first baby? Use it.

Feeding follows the plan you actually have

Nursing or pumping gets the Spectra S1 (check insurance first) and two pumping bras before the birth. Formula gets bottles and no pump. Not sure yet gets the pump and bras moved to “wait and see,” because stocking up for both plans is how closets fill up. Everyone gets the nursing pillow; it saves your wrists on bottle feeds too.

Postpartum recovery is never optional

The recovery kit, ice pads, and real underwear land on every list, before the baby, no matter the budget. Guests are more willing to buy something for you than you think.

Budget moves things, it doesn’t invent them

A tight budget pushes the belly wrap to “wait,” moves the wearable pump and the vitals monitor to “skip,” and points you at a plain bassinet if $300 for the swivel one is too much. A flexible budget doesn’t add gimmicks. The wipe warmer and the matching glider set stay on the skip list for everyone.

Want the reasoning in long form? Start with the registry checklist, then the car seat guide, the stroller guide, the nursing and pumping guide, the postpartum recovery kit, and nursery must-haves. Once the car seat’s in, find an inspection station to get the install checked.

Questions parents ask

How many things should be on a baby registry?

There is no magic number. Build around the first three months and leave later-stage gear off until you know your baby and your routine. The builder lands at 11 to 15 things to buy before the baby, plus a short wait-and-see list.

What should I put on a minimalist baby registry?

A car seat, a safe sleep surface, the feeding gear for the plan you actually have, postpartum recovery supplies for you, and a stroller that fits how you move. Everything else can wait until you know you need it.

Can I share the list with my partner or family?

Yes. Your answers are saved in the page address, so “Copy link” gives you a URL that rebuilds the same list for whoever opens it. We don’t store your list, and there are no accounts. If you’ve allowed analytics cookies, Google Analytics gets anonymous counts of which options people pick, never your due date or feeding plan.

Are the prices current?

No. They are a snapshot from August 27, 2026. Amazon prices change constantly, so use them to compare, and check the current price on Amazon before you buy.