 | Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads by Gary Greenberg
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.00 The best fatherhood guide. Full of practical tips and pictures of things like burping technique and how to entertain kids in a car. My wife even stole it to use.
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 | Baby Trend Diaper Champ in Blue
Buy new: $96.99 It takes standard trash bags (or larger grocery bags), and keeps the diaper smell out of the room. Poop supposedly really starts smelling after the baby starts eating real food, so we'll see how effective it is then.
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 | DadGear Messenger Diaper Bag - Center Stripe Silver
Buy new: $78.15 A diaper bag that looks like a laptop bag and conveniently holds everything you need for a trip out. Very well designed.
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 | Creative Labs Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder with 8 GB Video Storage and 2x Digital Zoom (Black) OLD MODEL
Buy used from: $79.99 These mini, high definition cameras are perfect for the quick spontaneous videos. This model is seriously hampered by the lack of image stabilization, but a newborn isn't terribly active, so you won't need a bigger camera for another couple of years.
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 | Sony Alpha A200K 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with Super SteadyShot Image Stabilization with 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
Buy used from: $359.99 My wife was seriously miffed at the money I spent buying "toys", but that changed after she saw the photos this camera produced. Upgrade your old point & shoot about a month before the baby's due, practice with a the camera a bit, and prepare to amaze your family with your shots.
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 | Baby Trend Flex Loc Car Seat Skylar
This model isn't perfect, the arm is a bit hard to manage, and the car seat is considerable heavier than your baby will be. It is useful, however, to be able to lug the entire car seat to the grocery store or restaurant, this model rocks, and the baby is perfectly comfortable sleeping in it.
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 | Medela Pump in Style Advanced Breast Pump with Shoulder Bag
Buy new: $349.99 My wife does most of the feeding, for obvious reasons, but with this breast pump I can give her a night of sleep while I take over the feeding, and they prevent engorgement and blockages from occurring.
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 | Bicycle Poker Size Standard Index Playing Cards (Blue)
Buy new: $2.82 Evidently, babies like high contrast, simple patterns. There's little you can do to entertain a newborn, but these will hold his attention for a couple of minutes.
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 | Graco Ultra Clear 49MHZ Baby Monitor
This model suffers from interference, but gets the job done and allows you some freedom from a sleeping baby.
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