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3. Before Baby Arrives: Pre-Baby Prep

This is the most important category on a dog-parent registry — and it doesn't exist on any other registry. A dog who's never seen a playmat, a carrier, or the sound of a crying baby before day one is starting from zero, at exactly the moment you have the least bandwidth to teach him anything. Start in your third trimester and he'll already know the rules by the time it matters.

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Our top 3 choices:

1. Shwally Play Mat — non-toxic and reversible, made by a family with two kids and a dog of their own.
2. SmartPetLove Snuggle Puppy — the heartbeat and heat pack genuinely calm anxious dogs through all the change happening around them.
3. Solly Baby Wrap — Wirecutter's Best Wrap pick, and the earliest carrier you can start practicing with.

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Shop the rest of the pre-baby prep categories:

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