Once you get past the feeling that your baby is being coddled by Thing from the Addams Family, the Zaky Hand Pillow ($42) is actually a pretty cool idea. A baby craves a parent's touch, so this ergonomic baby positioning pillow is designed to mimic the size, weight, and feel of a parent's hand and forearm. Although maybe to us it's a creepy disembodied muppet hand, but your newborn will feel completely comforted as the hypo-allergenic 100% anti-pilling extra soft micro fleece hand cradles them until they fall asleep. You can now walk away without waking them and still feel your baby is in good hands, literally. I wish I had a giant pillow hand to hold me at night too.

• Machine washable
• Can be warmed in dryer
• 2007 Best Products - iParenting Media Awards
• Parents feel as they are leaving one hand with their baby
• May be warmed in the towel warmer at hospitals and on the dryer at home
• Hypo-allergenic 100% anti-pilling extra soft micro fleece
• Can be scented with perfume or aftershave
• Controllable weight and firmness