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Biolite TraveLight 135

$40 at Biolite

Simple Houseware

This one is for the parents. I naively thought that I'd be able to fit all of my materials for nursing/pumping in a nice little caddy. I was very wrong. A small storage cart like this one will actually hold everything you need, like your pump, extra pump parts, snacks, water bottle, burp clothes and whatever else you'll need (and shout out to postpartum nurse and Instagram influencer Karrie Locher for the idea). And you can roll it from room to room so you aren't trapped on the couch all the time. 

Since the law changed three years ago to provide singletons with the same surrogacy rights as couples, 82 applications were made by single 'intended parents', according to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.

Since the law changed three years ago to provide singletons with the same surrogacy rights as couples, 82 applications were made by single 'intended parents', according to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.

In reality, once your baby arrives, the products you spend hours agonizing over aren't going to be as important as you think they are. Babies really only need a few things (food, clothes, diapers, a safe place to sleep), and every baby is indeed different, with different preferences. Are any of these items truly necessary? No. That being said, here are 10 baby purchases that ended up being key to my parenting journey, that I wish I had known to register for instead of buying in a panic on Amazon in those early weeks. 

She joined Spencer Matthews at a CleanCo event in London on Wednesday, wearing a black leather belted sleeveless jacket, which she teamed with WARDROBE.NYC stirrup leggings (the brand is loved by the likes of Gigi Hadid and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley), as well as a pair of metal heel shoes from Kurt Geiger.

The mother-of-two, who shares Theodore, three, and nineteen-month-old Gigi with husband and founder of CleanCo Spencer Matthews, also discussed the 'whirlwind' of parenting as the campaign centred on celebrating parents and alcohol-free spirits ahead of Mother's Day. 

But back to the jacket for a second. It's from Karen Millen and not only does it feature shoulder seam detailing and flap pockets, it's a versatile style that you can layer up in the day, then style it like Vogue for evening. Click through to buy it now while it's reduced to £244.30.

Baby Brezza

When my breastfeeding plans went awry due to oral ties and low supply, we began combination feeding, a little bit of nursing but mostly formula. But prepping bottles for the day was a source of stress, even with the very handy Dr. Brown's Formula Mixing Pitcher. 

Julie Bindel, a feminist campaigner, said: 'There are questions to be asked why single men, all of a sudden, want babies that they will be the sole parents for, when traditionally they have passed on the lion's share of caring responsibilities for children to women.'

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Barrel Aged Hot Hive Honey and Reaper Salt Series

$40 at Fuego Box

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Hydro Flask

$35 at Hyrdo Flask

Splashin'kids

Speaking of tummy time, once your baby reaches three months, this water mat will help make that activity more engaging and interesting. It's essentially a mini water bed for babies, and gives them a different kind of feeling while on their stomach, and something to look at with the floating fish. You can also try propping them up in different ways using the inflatable sides. It helped us extend our tummy time sessions quite a bit. 

If you know that you're going to be formula feeding when you build your registry, do yourself a favor and ask for a Baby Brezza. Essentially a Keurig for formula, it makes bottles on demand warmed to one of three temperatures. Though past versions have come under scrutiny for not measuring formula correctly, I haven't had an issue with the latest model, which has strict cleaning requirements (and to double check, we occasionally weigh bottles on a kitchen scale). You can choose from the Baby Brezza Formula Pro Advanced, which lets you manually push a button to get the formula, or the Advanced Wi-Fi, which lets you start a bottle from your phone. It's not cheap, but made my formula feeding journey infinitely better.