Get your kid his own comfy seat. Sure this Baby Hairy Bertoia — a kid-sized version of designer Douglas Homer’s pop-art pun — looks like Cousin Itt, but it’s much cooler than your boring beige couch. Homer took the frame from Harry Bertoia’s classic Diamond chair and refinished it with hand-knotted sponge cord. It comes in patriotic red or white (sorry, no blue) and other colors.

And exactly how much is all that innovation? You may want to sit down first.

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Taking care of yourself (and your emotional well-being) is key. There are even some simple things you can do during pregnancy to reduce your risk of developing postpartum depression. Dr. Lucy Puryear, author of Understanding Your Moods When You’re Expecting: Emotions, Mental Health, and Happiness — Before, During, and After Pregnancy, offers tips for alleviating stress and focusing on self-care:

• At about 35 weeks, develop a postpartum plan.
• Schedule time to sleep. In Dr. Puryear’s experience, one of the biggest risk factors for triggering PPD, or exacerbating it, is sleep deprivation. Have someone watch Junior so you can take an afternoon siesta. Get Dad to handle some of the night feedings.
• Figure out how to delegate household chores, food shopping and meal prep. You can hire help or recruit Aunt Hilda.
• Space visitors out over six weeks. You don’t want everyone there the first week you’re home from the hospital.
• Work out existing conflicts with your spouse. Share your expectations with each other about work, the new division of household labor, the amount of time DH will take off, and sexual issues that may arise during or after pregnancy.
• Engage a therapist. This can be especially helpful for women who have a history of physical or sexual abuse.
• Consider asking your healthcare provider about anti-depressants.
• Eat plenty of omega-3 fatty acids, which can be found in pharmaceutical grade fish oil (available at Whole Foods). Data indicates that omega-3 fatty acids may alleviate symptoms of depression.

• Check with your local police department to determine if fireworks can be discharged legally in your area. If so, determine which types are legal.
• Never buy illegal fireworks. Their quality cannot be assured.
• Only adults should light fireworks.
• Never hold lighted fireworks.
• Never allow young children to play with or go near fireworks, including sparklers. They seem harmless but sparklers can reach temperatures of more than 1,000 degrees.
• Never play with fireworks if you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Anyhoo, if your babe’s not the type to coo and gurgle when placed on her belly, floor toys like the transcendently cute Wish Come True line will help. Each three-inch figure has a chiming bell inside, and a heavy bottom so it rocks from side to side without falling down. Plop one down in front of the kid and watch him stretch and reach to bat it. Heck, at $7.50 they’re cheap enough to get all six and make an obstacle course. According to the manufacturer, you’re supposed to make a wish when you rock them. Here’s one: I wish Tummy Time was over.

One caution: the Wishing Toys are in “blind boxes,” meaning you won’t know which one you’ve got until you open the package. Hey, maybe you can wish for the one you want!

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Make it easier for them to keep track of their favorite baby: Kidmondo launched a new online baby journal and organizer that lets you post photos, keep an online diary and track milestones like a new tooth. If your baby book is still blank, this may be the way to finally write down the details of that first haircut.

Soon she’ll rule this cyber world, too.

Visit kidmondo.com.

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Go GaGa Life’s diaper bag will last you through baby-and-me yoga, an afternoon at the water park and a public restroom changing table. The unisex style makes it easy to pass between mom and dad, and the ergonomic design means your shoulder won’t give out by day’s end.

Although your brain might.

Available at gogagalife.com.

Take Hotslings, for instance. The fitted pouch one-piece sling gives a precise fit (for newborns to toddlers) without the bulky snaps, rings and buckles. Plus, a plethora of patterns means you’ll be able to coordinate your entire ensemble.

And bond with baby. Now that’s something your stroller won’t do.

Available at hotslings.com.

Czela Bellies is fun and flirty supportive underwear specially designed for women who have just had a C-section. A soft chenille front panel covers the waistband, greatly reducing the ouch factor. These boy shorts come in funky patterns that are so cute you’ll want to wear them long after the scar heals.

La Perla is just on the horizon.

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Enter Mimi the Sardine, maker of sturdy, simple, brilliantly hued Lunchbugs. This photo doesn’t do them justice. The bags are beautifully crafted of eco-friendly coated cotton, with strong handles and smooth, heavy zippers that even small kids can operate themselves.

“We double-stitch, we make sure it holds up, and we have very few returns,” says Pia Andersson, a San Francisco Bay Area mom who began her business by sewing bibs on her kitchen table after she emigrated to America from Sweden and had a daughter. “I sent a few to Hanna Andersson, and because I have Swedish eyes and a Swedish visual sense, she bought them.”

Andersson wound up designing children’s clothing for Hanna Andersson and Garnet Hill, but these days her own line pays the bills, and she says Lunchbugs are the company’s most popular item. All Mimi the Sardine bags, aprons, cloths, mats and bibs are wipe-clean and feature bold prints and Marimekko-like colors.

Available at mimithesardine.com.