Preparing for a baby? Check out these award winners before you add to cart!

Expert Advice 27 Aug 24 By

Sleep suits, breast pads, vitamins, teething products, nappies and so much more!

If you’re expecting a baby, or adding to your existing family, you need to check out these Bounty Baby Award winners before you start shopping! More than 165,000 votes across 40 categories, means you can’t go too far wrong when buying big for the special little person, or people, in your life.

There’s a lot to organise and to buy when you’re having a baby, or adding to your existing brood, so we’ve put together a curated round-up of some of the award-winning products you must check out before you… check out.

Shopping for your new arrival is a lot of fun as the excitement around your growing family builds, and these award winners will make it that bit easier!

Smiling dark-haired woman wearing a Best & Less Maternity Bra, winner of a Bounty Baby Awards Gold 2024

Choose the best maternity bra

It’s important to support your body as it changes, and your breasts are the best example of that! The best bra as voted for by mums all over Australia is Best & Less Ella Everyday Maternity Bra.

This bra features a standard back hook and eye closure with fully adjustable straps for a customisable fit. Its lightly-lined, clip-down cups make nursing easy, and it comes in sizes 12D to 20DD.

At just $16 you can afford to add a few of these to your wardrobe to help see you through to postpartum and nursing your baby.

Ella Everyday is the Gold Award winner for Best Maternity Bra 2024.

Lucas papaw ointment tube with a Gold Bounty Baby Awards badge

The best skincare product for almost everything

Not everything, but lots of things! Since 1910, Lucas’ Papaw Ointment has been a staple for families all over Australia, and it’s a must-have for your new parent toolkit.

The natural antiseptic and antibacerial properties soothe nappy rash, chapped lips, dry cracked skin, bites and stings, sunburn, chaffing, minor wounds and so much more. Pop a tube in your nappy bag!

Lucas’ Papaw Ointment is the Gold Award winner for Best Skincare Product for Mum 2024.

Product shot of Best & Less 3-pack of sleeveless organic baby vests with a Gold Bounty Baby Awards badge

Must-have clothes for baby

Bodysuits are an essential for babies and Best & Less 3 Pack Short Sleeve Organic Cotton Bodysuit offer a size range from 00000 to 2, they are the ideal buy for bub’s wardrobe.

The wide, envelope neckline makes for easy dressing and the soft organic cotton won’t irritate baby’s delicate skin. Sleeveless, short sleeve and long sleeves options make it easy to layer up or see your little one through the seasons.

Best & Less 3 Pack Short Sleeve Organic Cotton Bodysuit is the Gold Award winner for Best Sustainable Parenting Product/Service 2024.

Product of Huggies Newborn 1 with a Gold Award badge from the Bounty Baby Awards 2024

The best nappies for every baby

The most popular nappy in Australian hospitals and endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives, you’re in good hands with Huggies.

Soft on baby’s skin, zinc-enriched (no need for nappy cream) and 12-hour leakage protection combine to make Huggies® Newborn & Infant Nappies the most popular choice, again, in the Bounty Baby Awards.

Huggies® Newborn & Infant Nappies is the Gold Award winner for Best Nappy 2024.

Product shot of Bio Island DHA for kids with a Gold Bounty Baby Awards badge

Help support baby’s health and development

Carry on supporting the healthy growth and development of your little one with a DHA (fish oil) supplement specially formulted for babies and kids. Bio Island DHA for Kids is a fish-shaped capsule that older kids can swallow, or simply twist the tail and squeeze the supplement onto a suitable food for you little one.

DHA supports the health of the brain and nervous system and also maintains healthy growth and development for infants and children. 

Bio Island DHA for Kids is the Gold Award winner for Best Vitamin or Supplement for Baby & Kids 2024.

Product image of Bugaboo Fox with a Gold Bounty Baby Awards badge

Big ticket – the pram

This big ticket item is an investment because you’re going to use over and over again, possibly for years! Bugaboo Fox 5 is ideal pram for new parents, offering a blend of comfort, quality and eco-conscious design.

The redesigned chassis makes it good for all terrains, and the one-hand adjustment allows the pram to grow with your child. The pram also includes design enhancements, such as an enlarged under-seat basket with extendable flaps for extra storage, and a new design that provides a convenient self-stand position.

Bugaboo Fox 5 is the Gold Award winner for Best Pram over $1,000 2024.

Best and Less 3 tog padded sleeping bag with Silver Bounty Baby Awards badge

The gift of sleep

Parenting is tiring so it’s worth investing in the best sleep products to support everybody! A sleeping bag suits most babies one they get out of the wrapping stage and Best & Less Baby 3.0 TOG Padded Sleeping Bag is a great choice. The 3.0 tog layers mean they’ll be snug and warm. It has a cotton outer layer, and comes in a variety of sizes.

Best & Less Baby 3.0 TOG Padded Sleeping Bag is the Silver Winner for the Best Sleeping Bag 2024.

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