New Dad Gifts That Actually Help With 3am Night Feeds
Five gifts for a first-time dad who will share the night feeds: a monitor with no app or monthly fee, a formula maker, a bottle warmer, a night light with white noise, and sleep earbuds for his off nights. One has an optional subscription, and we say what it costs.
If you're splitting night feeds, the best new dad gift is anything that makes 3am a little easier. These gadgets help with that: seeing the baby without opening the door, making a bottle fast, and getting real sleep on the nights it's not his turn. We call out every monthly fee. Only one pick has one, and it's optional. Nothing here is a novelty 'dad' gift, and most of it fits on a dresser or a kitchen counter.
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01NewInfant Optics DXR-8 PRO Video Baby MonitorA baby monitor with its own screen and no Wi-Fi, no app and no monthly fee, so nothing goes to the cloud. The trade-off: you can't check on the baby from your phone when you're out.
A private, no-Wi-Fi monitor with a 5-inch screen that filters out white noise machine hiss; the catch is no phone app, so you only watch on the included screen.
02NewBaby Brezza Formula Pro AdvancedFor formula families: it mixes and warms a bottle at the push of a button, so the 3am bottle takes seconds instead of measuring scoops half-asleep. No subscription.
Mixes and warms a formula bottle in seconds with no clumps; the catch is it's big on the counter and the parts need regular cleaning.
03NewBaby Brezza PerfectWarm Bottle WarmerFor breastmilk or combo-feeding families: it warms or thaws a bottle, with one setting for breastmilk and one for formula, then shuts off by itself. No subscription.
A simple warmer with separate breastmilk and formula modes that shuts itself off; the catch is it takes a couple of minutes, not seconds, and it's one more thing on the counter.
04NewHatch Baby Sound Machine and Night LightWhite noise and a soft night light in one, so he can do a diaper change without flipping on the big light. It comes with 3 months of Hatch+; after that it's optional at $6.99 a month, and basic lights and sounds keep working without it.
White noise plus a dimmable night light you run from your phone; the catch is the extra features sit behind an optional Hatch+ subscription after the first 3 months.
05NewSoundcore Sleep A30Small sleep earbuds that block snoring and noise, for the nights it's your turn and he needs real sleep. Only for the off-duty parent, since they're made to block sound.
Tiny noise-cancelling sleep buds that cut snoring, traffic and pet noise; the catch is about 8 to 10 hours a charge on default settings, so charge them before every sleep.
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