Safe & Sound
We test, rate, and recommend everything from bassinets to baby gates, so you can bring home the very best. Because it truly does take a village.
Introducing our Top Picks for Baby for 2025—these are the products that stood out in our lab tests for safety and performance.
1,000+ products
so that you can make safer and smarter choices.
Emily A. Thomas, PhD
Manager, Auto Safety; Child Passenger Safety Technician
Parent Superpower
Stretching my creativity to make birthdays special—themed cakes, T-shirts, and more.
Mom Hack
As your babies get older, always keep a snack and a few crayons in your bag—you never know when you'll need to feed or distract them.
Favorite Baby Product
The Nose Frida.
Ashita Kapoor
Associate Director, Product Safety
Aunt Superpower
Being effective and efficient—even after sleepless nights.
Aunt Hack
Homemade fruit and vegetable popsicles.
Favorite Baby Product
Onesies with 2-way zippers.
Will Wallace
Associate Director, Policy
Parent Superpower
Catching items dropped from the high chair before they hit the floor.
Dad Hack
Making up a song for any situation.
Favorite Baby Product
Ginger Cowles
Managing Editor
Parent Superpower
Validating feelings and holding boundaries.
Mom Hack
Offering choices to help instill a sense of independence and empowerment.
Favorite Baby Product
My iPhone! I've documented countless adorable moments of my little familia.
César Carroll
Baby Products Market Analyst
Uncle Superpower
Play copious amounts of Nintendo Switch. Easy for me, I am a kid at heart!
Uncle Hack
Act silly at any and every opportunity.
Favorite Baby Product
I've been especially interested in smart baby products, like the Snoo Smart Sleeper.
Joan Muratore
Baby Product Test Engineer
Parent Superpower
Kissing boo-boos.
Mom Hack
When your babies get older, make your own Monster Repellent by filling a spray bottle with water. Decorate the bottle with stickers, and spray at night to keep those monsters OUT.
Favorite Baby Product
The Britax B-Lively stroller, which is top-rated and has a very easy, compact, self-standing fold.
Jennifer Stockburger
Director of Operations, Auto Test Center
Parent Superpower
Making my kids laugh when they're angry.
Mom Hack
The rotisserie chicken.
Favorite Baby Product
A good baby monitor. (I used them even as my babies became kids, because their bedrooms were on another floor.)
Charu Ahuja
Director, Consumer Experience & Usability Research
Parent Superpower
Baby Interpreter.
Mom Hack
Keep a few diapers and a set of baby clothes in your car, so you're never caught unprepared!
Favorite Baby Product
The Graco Modes stroller, which has a snack tray that doubles as a high chair when you're on the go.
Car Seats
Perhaps the most important purchase you'll make, a safe car seat is a must. Our engineers test and rate 100+ options on the market, so we can recommend the best choices.
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Car Seat Finder
Answer a few questions and we'll provide recommendations for car seats that fit your lifestyle, vehicle(s), and budget.
Strollers
Choosing the right wheels is such a personal decision. See which strollers earn CR's recommendation.
Explore StrollersSleep & Nursery
Outfit baby's room with ease, so the whole family can catch quality zzzs.
Diapering
One reality of the newborn stage? So. Many. Diapers. Make it easier with our straightforward advice.
Feeding & Nursing
However you plan to nourish your little one, we've got you covered.
Play Yards
& Play
Set baby up with space to explore their world, safely.
Bathing & Personal Care
Tend to your needs and your little one's with our expert advice and top products.
Working for Safer Baby Products
Support our work that protects children against unsafe products.
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Protect kids.
Ban water beads.
No toy is worth the risk of injury or death. Sign the petition calling on the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban companies from selling water beads as toys. Read the full petition.
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Help protect babies' lives.
Tell automakers to end child hot-car deaths. Read the full petition.
Baby Walkers Have Caused Injuries and Deaths—So Why Are They Banned in Canada But Not in the U.S.?
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Pediatricians Call for Baby Walker Ban
It’s time for the U.S. to join Canada to ban baby walkers, and pass legislation that ends the sale, manufacture and distribution of these products in the U.S. Read the full petition.
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Protect Kids From Tiny ‘Button Batteries’
Join us in calling on The Toy Association to support and follow stricter safety standards for all toy products, and let’s protect kids from these button batteries. Read the full petition.