A good baby registry in Australia mixes everyday essentials with a few bigger items friends and family can chip in for together. Start with what you'll use from day one – sleep, bath and feeding basics – then add gear for the months ahead, and spread your list across price points so every guest can find something.
To help, we've put together registry and baby shower gift ideas for every budget, all chosen from products currently in stock at Baby Little Planet. Features come from each product's own description, and the price bands reflect our prices at the time of writing.
How to build your baby registry
- Cover the first weeks first: swaddles, bath gear and a safe sleep space are used straight away.
- Include a range of prices: small gifts for colleagues, mid-range items for close friends, and bigger items for grandparents or group gifts.
- Research the big safety items yourself: choose the specific pram, car seat and cot you want, then add those exact models so gifts aren't doubled up or swapped.
- Think beyond newborn: high chairs, play gyms and carriers are all used in the months that follow.
- Use a checklist: our Newborn Checklist & Baby Essentials page helps you spot gaps.
Baby registry gifts under $100
Love to Dream Swaddle Up Original 1.0 TOG
The Love to Dream Swaddle Up Original is a zip-up swaddle that lets babies sleep with their arms up. It has a twin zipper for easy nappy changes, no loose layers, and is acknowledged as a hip-healthy product by the International Hip Dysplasia Institute.
ergoPouch Cocoon Swaddle Bag 1.0 TOG
The ergoPouch Cocoon Swaddle Bag 1.0 TOG is a zip-up, TOG-rated swaddle suitable from birth that can be used arms-in or arms-out, so it adapts to how your baby likes to sleep.
Shnuggle Baby Bath with Plug
The Shnuggle Baby Bath is suitable from newborn to 12 months plus. Its "bum bump" supports your baby, the foam backrest keeps them comfortable, and its compact size uses only two litres of water and fits inside most kitchen sinks.
Angelcare Baby Bath Support Fit
The Angelcare Baby Bath Support Fit cradles babies from newborn to 6 months (or 9kg), leaving your hands free. Its slender design fits most baby baths and regular baths.
Shnuggle Pebbly Bath Thermometer
The Shnuggle Pebbly Bath Thermometer is pre-set with a baby bath temperature and uses an easy-to-read heart light to show when the water is right. It switches on and off automatically.
Baby registry gifts $100–$400
Mamas & Papas Playmat & Gym – Welcome to the World
The Mamas & Papas Playmat & Gym has two removable toy arches and four hanging soft toys that rattle and squeak, plus a tummy time toy with a mirror. It's a play gym from birth to around 5 months, then a floor mat from 5 months.
Owlet Dream Sight Baby Monitor
The Owlet Dream Sight is a 2K HD video baby monitor with night vision, cry and motion alerts, two-way talk, and room temperature and humidity monitoring, all through the Owlet Dream App. See more baby monitors.
OiOi Everyday Tote Nappy Bag
The OiOi Everyday Tote Nappy Bag is a washed cotton corduroy tote with a zip top, 20 litres of space, seven internal pockets including two insulated bottle holders, and a wipe-clean lining.
BabyBjorn Bouncer Bliss Air Mesh
The BabyBjorn Bouncer Bliss Air Mesh is a lightweight bouncer that's easy to move around the house, giving your baby a cosy place to rest near you. BabyBjorn notes that the natural rocking of a bouncer usually has a soothing effect on very young babies. Compare options in our bouncers and swings guide.
COCOON Breeze Bedside Bassinet
The COCOON Breeze Bedside Bassinet keeps your baby on a separate sleep surface right beside your bed, with six height positions, a drop-down side, all-round mesh, a rocking function and lockable wheels. Read our bassinet vs cot guide.
Big-ticket and group gifts ($400+)
CuboAi Smart Baby Monitor 3 – Floor Stand Set
The CuboAi Smart Baby Monitor 3 sends notifications for covered faces, rollovers, cries and coughs, with 2.5K QHD video. The set includes a floor stand, a mobile stand and one year of CuboAi Care Premium.
Owlet Dream Duo 3
The Owlet Dream Duo 3 combines the Dream Sock with the 2K HD Dream Sight camera, so you can see live pulse rate and oxygen level readings alongside video in the Owlet Dream App, plus temperature and humidity monitoring and two-way talk.
il Tutto Quinn Reclining Glider Chair
The il Tutto Quinn Reclining Glider Chair has a swivel base and full recline for those long night feeds. Read how to choose a nursery chair.
A pram, cot or high chair
Grandparents and groups often like to go in together on one of the big items. Our guides to the best prams, best cots, best high chairs and best baby carriers will help you choose the exact model to add.
More checklists to help
Work through our Nursery Checklist, Feeding Checklist and Out and About Checklist to make sure nothing's missed. Buying a big item yourself? Our Price Promise matches a lower price on the identical item from another Australian retailer, and our 12-week lay-by lets you pay it off over time.
Frequently asked questions
What should I put on my baby registry?
Start with sleep (swaddles, a bassinet or cot), bath time (a baby bath and thermometer), feeding and changing basics, then add bigger items like a pram, capsule, carrier and baby monitor. Our baby checklists list the essentials.
When should I create a baby registry?
Many parents put their list together in the middle of pregnancy, so it's ready to share well before the baby shower and there's time to research the bigger items.
What are good baby shower gifts under $50?
Swaddles like the Love to Dream Swaddle Up or ergoPouch Cocoon, the Angelcare Baby Bath Support Fit and the Shnuggle Pebbly Bath Thermometer are practical choices that parents use from the first weeks.
Should I put expensive items on my registry?
Yes. Big items such as a pram, cot or smart baby monitor are popular group gifts. Add the exact model you've chosen so there's no confusion.
