Updated September 2026
Baby Wellness Gift Guide
Our favourite things for new and expecting parents.
Our picks
Three things we point new parents at more often than anything else.
From our partners
Weekly email
A weekly email for your baby's first year
Starletter delivers personalized milestones, development updates, and dad-specific content every week. $6.99/month — or try it free for 30 days.
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Book
A book for the first-time dad
Written by a Canadian dad, for Canadian dads. A week-by-week guide through the first year of fatherhood.
Life insurance
Protect your growing family
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Amazon finds
The small things that make the first year easier. Prices and availability change — the link is the thing we keep current, not the price.
Hatch Sound Machine & Night Light
White noise, night light, and time-to-rise — all controlled from your phone.
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Baby Shusher
Portable white noise that clips to the stroller. Backed by pediatricians.
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haakaa Manual Breast Pump with Base (150ml)
The hands-free way to collect letdown. A must-have for breastfeeding moms.
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Love to Dream Swaddle UP
The arms-up swaddle that helps babies self-soothe and sleep longer.
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Frida Baby NoseFrida Nasal Aspirator
The snot sucker pediatricians swear by. Gross name, game-changing product.
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Fatherhood Reflected (Book)
A week-by-week guide through the first year of fatherhood, by a Canadian dad.
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Milestone Sundays
The best thing on this page costs nothing. Milestone Sundays is 52 personalized Sunday morning reminders — one for every week of your baby's first year — covering milestones, things to watch for, Canadian vaccine reminders and a little encouragement. It is our gift to newsletter subscribers, and your access code arrives in the welcome email.
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