CR's Top Picks for Baby in 2026

From strollers to high chairs to diapers, Consumer Reports tested thousands of baby products for safety, performance, and comfort. Here’s what impressed our test experts.

By Jessica D’Argenio Waller, MS, CNS, LDN, CPST
Baby & Health Writer

By Kathleen Felton

Updated May 6, 2026

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Baby in Chicco Fit360, Mom with child in UPPAbaby Minu V3, Maxi-Cosi Iora Bassinet, Dad with children in UPPAbaby Vista v3 with Rumbleseat V3, Pottery Barn Kids Emerson Convertible Crib, and baby in Stokke Clikk High Chair — Experts at Consumer Reports have tested thousands of strollers, car seats, high chairs, diapers, cribs, and bassinets for safety and performance.

When you’re a new parent or parent-to-be, you have lots of decisions to make when it comes to baby gear. Sometimes the choices can seem complicated and confusing (especially when you’re new to all the jargon and you don’t know a load leg from a LATCH connector yet). But when it comes down to it, we all just want what’s safe for our babies.

At Consumer Reports, our team of testers, scientists, researchers, and journalists (many of us parents ourselves) put more than 1,000 baby products through a series of evidence-based, comparative tests to help parents make smart, safe choices. CR’s Top Picks for Baby for 2026 are the products that stood out in our lab tests for safety, ease of use, and performance.

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Top Picks: Bassinets Car Seats Cribs Diapers High Chairs Strollers

Consumer Reports has been working for safer products for babies for decades. But we don’t just test products in our labs. As part of our nonprofit mission, we work with lawmakers and industry to make safety standards stronger—and get unsafe products off the market. It’s all part of how CR helps ensure that baby products are held to the highest standards of safety.

In each category below, our Top Pick is one of the highest-rated widely available models from our rigorous lab tests. We’ve also designated a value pick for each category that offers a great test score for a good price. And because not every family’s needs are the same, our expert pick in each category offers standout features our testers appreciated.

Read on to see which baby products earn our highest honor for 2026.

Top Picks for Baby: See more top performers in bassinets, cribs, diapers, infant car seats, convertible car seats, all-in-one car seats, high chairs, strollers, lightweight strollers, double strollers, and travel systems.

Top Pick for Bassinets

Maxi-Cosi Iora Bedside Bassinet

There’s a lot to love about our bassinet Top Pick for the second year running, the Maxi-Cosi Iora Bedside Bassinet, but to put it plainly: it’s simple, sturdy, and safe. Another highlight: The Iora bassinet is both vertically and horizontally adjustable. “It can slide closer toward you when used bedside,” says Joan Muratore, who leads baby product testing at Consumer Reports. And if one or both parents are tall, “the height adjustment feature is again a plus,” she says. We couldn’t find any performance or design flaws in our testing.

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Top Pick for Infant Car Seats

Cybex Cloud T

The Cybex Cloud T is one of our highest-scoring infant car seats, with excellent crash protection ratings and an anti-rebound base with load leg that can help absorb impact from crash forces. It’s also incredibly easy to install, thanks to rigid LATCH connectors and a seat belt lockoff. The harness includes a chest clip with SensorSafe, a Bluetooth-enabled technology that sends updates and safety alerts to your smartphone.

Top Pick for Convertible Car Seats

Chicco Fit360

Topping our list of convertible car seats is the Chicco Fit360, a rotating model that our testers found incredibly easy to use and install—the seat allows for a single installation, whether you’re using it rear-facing or forward-facing. The Fit360 also includes plenty of parent-friendly features designed for long-term use, including a no-rethread harness, 15 adjustable headrest positions, and removable cup holders.

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Top Pick for All-in-One Car Seats

Chicco OneFit LX

Our top-rated all-in-one car seat, the Chicco OneFit LX, can accommodate children from 5 to 100 pounds, transitioning from harnessed mode to booster mode as your child grows. This seat does it all, and does it all well. The OneFit LX has excellent crash protection ratings and offers secure installation in both rear- and forward-facing positions with either LATCH or seat belt installations.

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Top Pick for Cribs

The Pottery Barn Kids Emerson Convertible Crib has been one of the highest-rated cribs we’ve tested for three years running, as this convertible crib “has consistently impressed testers with its remarkable construction quality,” says Muratore. Made of solid pine wood with a metal mattress support and two height options, it can also convert to a toddler bed if you purchase the separate conversion kit. Though it’s not the most cost-conscious model on our list, it’s built to last. “its price may be easier to swallow as the crib can be used throughout the toddler years,” as Muratore says.

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Top Pick for Diapers

Bumbum Luxury Diapers

Our experts were impressed by the absorbency and dryness of BumBum Luxury SkinCare Diapers, which received a rating of 97, making them among the highest-rated in our lab tests. The diapers have an aloe-enriched liner to help protect skin, and excelled in absorbing moisture quickly. They are also comparatively inexpensive, earning CR’s Smart Buy designation.

Top Pick for High Chairs

Stokke Clikk High Chair

The Stokke Clikk high chair earned high scores across safety, ease of use, and ease of cleaning. This top-performing high chair has a modern, straightforward design that’s pretty ingenious. It assembles quickly by clicking together—no tools necessary—and is ideal for everyday use. Our experts also liked that the tray and seat’s smooth, seamless design meant no crannies or crevices where food could collect.

Top Pick for Strollers

Baby Jogger City Mini GT3

The highest-rated stroller in CR’s lab tests, the Baby Jogger City Mini GT3 stands out for its ease of use, maneuverability, and strong safety score. “It delivers a smooth, responsive ride—even on rough terrain—thanks to forever air rubber tires and all-wheel suspension,” Muratore says. The City Mini GT3 is also extraordinarily easy for caregivers to use, thanks to features like a no-rethread harness with a magnetic buckle, a self-standing one-handed fold, and a large storage basket.

Top Pick for Double Strollers

Uppababy Vista v3 with Rumbleseat V3

A justly popular single-to-double modular stroller, the Uppababy Vista V3 earned impressive safety, maneuverability, and ease-of-use scores in our tests. “The Vista V3 has one of the best restraint systems we’ve seen,” says Muratore. It’s also relatively easy to turn and push, especially for a double, and the storage basket is massive. But its best feature may be how well it adapts to a growing family’s needs, functioning as a travel system, a single modular stroller, and a single-to-double with multiple seat configurations. You can also add a wheeled ride-along board to accommodate a third, older child.

Top Pick for Lightweight Strollers

Uppababy Minu V3

Weighing just 17 pounds with an ultra-compact fold, the Uppababy Minu V3 is an excellent stroller for travel or city dwellers. Lightweight but sturdy, the Minu V3 packs a long list of nice-to-have features into a streamlined design. And while some lightweight strollers can’t accommodate newborns, the Minu V3’s near-flat recline and pop-up enclosure make it appropriate for infants under 6 months.

Top Pick for Travel Systems

Nuna Swiv + Pipa Aire RX Travel System

two views of Nuna Swiv + Pipa Aire RX with light blue background and three graphic blue diamonds, CR Recommended 2026 Top Pick graphic in top left corner

The perfect stroller and car seat combo for those who don’t want to sacrifice function or style. The Nuna Swiv has a unique feature where you can press a button to unlock the wheels to roll in all directions—360 degrees—enabling you to make tighter turns and maneuver through smaller spaces more easily. The Pipa Aire RX is top-rated for safety and lightweight, with rigid LATCH connectors for easy installation.

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