38 Gifts for New Dads That Are Second Only to a Full Night's Sleep

With all due respect to BabyBjörn, this is the bougie upgraded baby carrier new parents want in 2024. Yes, it's pricey, but you'll earn major points for this gift.

You can buy hundreds of bassinets, but this is the one. We love the clean all-white aesthetic, and the design is absolutely brilliant. Keep baby right by the bed and simply pull down the side of the crib when they start to cry. You never even have to get out of bed.

Baby nails: Impossibly cute, impossibly difficult to trim. This device makes things easier. It functions like a nail file, and when used consistently—some experts say every TWO DAYS—it keeps their tips trimmed back so that the baby won't knick their face during sleep.

Yes, there are fancier swaddles that help you swaddle your baby with velcro or ties, but he watched YouTube, practiced for hours, and he wants to show off his skills.

Multiple new dads recommended this baby seat to us, and it comes from a brand even non-parents will know.

The famous art TV is motion activated, so when he carries baby into the living room at 3 a.m., it will softly turn on and show his favorite works of art and photography. Yes, you can watch movies and sports on its gorgeous QLED display as well.

New from Sony, these headphones compare favorably to the brand's flagship cans but without the $400 price tag. When he wants to disappear from it all, they have head-pounding bass (in a good way). More often, he can rely on transparency mode to listen for orders from mom and baby.

For new parents in the Apple ecosystem, this smart speaker will be surprisingly useful. Listen to audiobooks, use it as a white noise machine, and connect it to other devices for hands-free smart home control.

White noise machines are soothing to newborns and new parents alike. Shhhh, just go to sleep.

Since he'll be living in sweats, gift him Todd Snyder's upscaled version of Champion sweat shorts to see him through the summer.

For a lot of new dads, a morning jog helps keep them sane. These easy-breezy running shorts are GQ faves for their practical performance features and stretch fabric.

He's entering his dad era, so help him embrace it with this retro cabana sweater polo. Even with a diaper bag in tow, he'll still turn heads.

Every dad needs some polos in his closet, but that doesn't mean he has to sacrifice his sense of fashion.

When you can't even think about tying your shoes, slip into these and go. Bonus points for keeping him on-trend.

The iconic bag, now in tote form. With the brand's "Ironclad Guarnatee," this tote should last until his kids are going to college.

Single-serving coffee may bring to mind the pod-based brewer we dare not name, but don't worry: this isn't your typical coffee pod. This brand freezes gourmet coffee at the ideal time, letting you create barista-quality coffee drinks with minimal effort or mess.

New from Fellow, this GQ-approved kettle quickly heats up water for his morning tea or coffee, and in a sculptural vessel that will earn its spot on the counter.