What are the baby and kid products that actually make motherhood easier, and which ones are just expensive things you thought you needed?

Mallory Lee and Shannon Curran swap their favorite parenting saves, from baby medicine baskets and stretchy pajamas to carriers, strollers, wagons, monitors, and the surprisingly valuable gift of an Uber Eats card. They share the products they kept reaching for, the purchases they would skip now, and the lessons they wish they had known before building a registry that cost thousands of dollars.

Throughout the conversation, they compare notes on baby gear, hand me downs, sleep struggles, kid technology, screen time, family calendars, and the everyday systems that help working moms keep things moving.

If you're a working mom, new parent, or simply trying to figure out what is actually worth buying for your family, this episode is a candid look at the favorite saves that earned their place in the house.

Jump into the conversation:

(00:00) Intro

(03:08) Building the perfect baby medicine basket

(04:58) The baby pajamas that actually last

(08:00) The traveling bassinet everyone shared

(11:44) The baby gear that becomes essential

(16:27) Finding what actually works for sleep

(19:43) Which strollers are really worth it

(25:22) The baby carrier worth every cent

(32:57) Raising kids with less screen time

(37:03) Family systems that make parenting easier

Connect with Mallory Lee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mallorylee/

Connect with Shannon Curran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-sweeny-curran/

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