2021 Twinnie Award Winners – Best Baby Gear for Twins

Last updated on May 2nd, 2024 at 08:50 am

The third annual 2021 Twinnie Award winners have been selected and we are thrilled to present them to you! Tons of twin parents and the Twiniversity team nominated their favorite baby, kid, and personal products they have used and loved, with the products receiving the most mentions taking home the top prize. The 2021 Twinnie Award winners list includes everything a twin parent could need for babies, growing toddlers, and for mom and dad too. 

From twin strollers to car seats to backpacks and more, the Twinnie Awards 2021 reflect the best of the best in parenting gear. Our readers have done all the work for you – it’s a list of recommendations from a best friend who’s been there, done that.

The 2021 Twinnie Award Winners Are…

Best Strollers for Twins

Best Tandem Stroller – Contours Options Elite v2
Runners Up: Contours Curve,  Peg Perego Duette Piroet, Baby Trend Sit N’ Stand Double

Best Side-By-Side Stroller – Bumbleride Indie Twin
Runners Up: Contours Element, Mountain Buggy Duet, Baby Jogger City Mini GT2, Bugaboo Donkey 3

Best Tandem Lightweight Stroller – Baby Trend Snap ‘N Go Double
Runners Up: Zoe The Tandem+, Joovy Twin Roo+, Joovy Caboose Too Ultralight Graphite

Best Side-by-Side Lightweight Stroller – Zoe The Twin+
Runners Up: Baby Trend Lightweight Double, Joovy Twin Groove, UPPAbaby G-Link 2

Best Double Jogging Stroller – BOB Gear Revolution Flex 3.0 Duallie
Runners Up: Bumbleride Indie Twin, Thule Urban Glide 2, Baby Trend Navigator

Best Stroller for Twins + Additional Child – Zoe The Trio+ 
Runners Up: Joovy Big Caboose, Valco Baby Duo X with Toddler Duo X Joey Seat, Bumbleride Indie Twin with Stroller Board Attachment

Best Single Stroller for Twin Families – Larktale Chit Chat
Runners Up: Contours Bitsy Elite, GB Pockit+, Zoe The Traveler

Best Stroller Wagon – Larktale Caravan
Runners Up: Keenz Stroller Wagon, Evenflo Pivot Xplore Stroller Wagon, Wonderfold W4 Quad Stroller Wagon

Best Wagon – Step2 All Around Canopy Wagon
Runner Up: Step2 Choo Choo Wagon, Radio Flyer 3-in-1 Ez Folding Wagon with Canopy, Little Tikes Deluxe Ride & Relax Wagon with Umbrella

Best Stroller Accessory – Ethan & Emma Double Stroller Organizer with Cup Holders
Runners Up: My Travel Tray, J.L. Childress Side Sling Cargo Net, The Mommy Hook

Are you looking for the best double stroller for twins? Not sure if you should go for a tandem stroller or a side-by-side stroller? And what about a Snap N’ Go? We’ve got all the details for you in our double stroller resource. Click here to learn more… and while you’re at it, check out our expecting twins classes and the Twiniversity shop!

Best Bottle Feeding Products for Twins

Best Baby Bottle – Dr. Brown’s Options+
Runners Up: Tommee Tippee Advanced Anti-Colic Baby Bottle, MAM Anti-Colic Bottles, Philips Avent Natural

Best Infant Formula – Similac Pro-Advance
Runners Up: Kirkland, Enfamil Gentlease, Gerber Good Start

Best Bottle Feeding Accessories – Baby Brezza Formula Pro Advanced
Runners Up: Baby Brezza Formula Mixer, Boon Grass Countertop Drying Rack, Baby Brezza 1-Step Sterilizer Dryer

Best Product for Tandem Bottle Feeding – Twin Z Pillow
Runners Up: Table for Two, two Fisher-Price Deluxe Bouncers

Best Baby Carriers for Twins

Best Single Baby Carrier – Ergo Baby Omni 360 Carrier
Runners Up: Contours Cocoon, Boppy ComfyChic Hybrid Baby Carrier, Boba Baby Wrap Carrier

Best Double Baby Carrier – TwinGo Twin Carrier
Runners Up: Weego Twin Baby Carrier, Minimonkey Twin Carrier

Best Cribs, Mattresses, and Sleep Gear for Twins

Best Crib Mattress – Colgate Eco Classica III
Runners Up: Contours Vibes, Newton Crib Mattress, Moonlight Slumber Breathable Dual Sided

Best Crib – DaVinci Jenny Lind Convertible Crib
Runners Up: IKEA Sniglar, Babyletto Origami Mini Crib, Delta Children Heartland 4-In-1 Convertible Crib

Best Twin Bassinet – Little Folks Twin EZ Fold Ultra Compact Double Bassinet by Delta
Runners Up: Baby Trend Twin Nursery Center, Halo Twin Bassinest, Simmons Kids By the Bed Twin Sleeper

Best Travel Crib – Baby Trend Twins Nursery Center
Runners Up: Romp and Roost LUXE Playard, Fisher-Price On-the-Go Baby Dome, Graco Pack ‘N Play Playard with Twins Bassinet

Best Swaddle – Love to Dream Swaddle UP Original
Runners Up: Halo Sleep Sack, Miracle Blanket, Happiest Baby Sleepea 5-Second Swaddle

Best Sound Machine – Hatch Baby Rest Sound Machine
Runners Up: Dohm Dual Speed, Skip Hop Moonlight & Melodies Nightlight Soother Owl, Homedics MyBaby SoundSpa Lullaby

Best Pacifier – NUK Comfy Orthodontic Pacifiers
Runners Up: BIBS Supreme Baby Pacifier, Wubbanub, Ryan & Rose Cutie PAT Pacifier Teether

Best Baby Video Monitor – Infant Optics DXR-8
Runners Up: Babysense Video Baby Monitor with Two Cameras, VTech VM5271-2 Video Baby Monitor With Two Cameras, Nanit Plus Camera

Best Humidifier – Fridababy 3-in-1 Humidifier with Diffuser and Nightlight
Runners Up: Vicks Cool Mist Humidifier, Pure Enrichment MistAire Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier, Crane Adorables Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier

Best Car Seats for Twins

Best Infant Car Seat – Chicco KeyFit 30
Runners Up: Nuna Pipa Lite LX, UPPAbaby Mesa, Britax B-Safe Gen2

Best Convertible Car Seat – Britax One4Life
Runners Up: Maxi Cosi Pria, Diono Radian 3RXT, Graco 4Ever 4-in-1 Convertible Car Seat

Best Booster Seat – Graco Turbobooster LX
Runners Up: Britax Frontier ClickTight Harness-to-Booster, Evenflo Chase Harnessed Booster

Best Convertible Car Seat for Travel – Cosco Scenera NEXT
Runners Up: IMMI GO, Evenflo Tribute

Best Travel Toy – Melissa & Doug On-The-Go Water WOW!
Runners Up: Manhattan Toy Baby Whoozit, Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes, DMoose Kids Travel Activity Tray

Best Baby Seats and Containers for Twins

Best Bouncy Seat – BabyBjorn Bouncer Balance Soft
Runners Up: Fisher-Price Deluxe Bouncer, Skip Hop Uplift, Ingenuity Smartbounce

Best Baby Swing – Fisher-Price Cradle N’ Swing
Runners Up: 4moms Mamaroo, Graco DuetSoothe Swing + Rocker, Munchkin Bluetooth Enabled Lightweight Baby Swing

Best High Chair – IKEA Antilop
Runners Up: Fisher-Price Space Saver, Joovy Nook, Stokke Tripp Trapp

Best Travel High Chair – Summer Infant Pop and Sit
Runners Up: Fisher-Price Healthy Care Booster Seat, Inglesina Fast Table Chair, Phil&Teds Lobster seat

Best Play Yard – Toddleroo by North States Superyard Ultimate Play Yard
Runners Up: Evenflo Versatile Play Space, Summer Infant Pop N’ Play Portable Playard, California Beach Company Pop N Go Tent

Best Play Mat/Activity Gym – The Play Gym by Lovevery
Runners Up: Skip Hop Treetop Friends Activity Gym, Tiny Love Dynamic Gymini Activity Play Mat, Kids II Baby Einstein™ Discovery Seas Multi Mode Gym™

Best Breastfeeding Twins Products

Best Hands-Free Pumping Bra –  Simple Wishes Signature Hands-Free Pumping Bra
Runners Up: Rumina Pump & Nurse Bra, Medela Easy Expression Bustier, Kindred Bravely Sublime Hands-Free Pumping Bra

Best Nursing Bra – Kindred Bravely French Terry Racerback Nursing Bra
Runners Up: Bravado Body Silk Seamless Nursing Bra, Cake Maternity Sugar Candy Lux Fuller Seamless Nursing Bra, Motherhood Maternity Women’s Maternity Average Busted Seamless Clip Down Nursing Bra

Best Breast Pump – Spectra S1
Runners Up: Medela Pump In Style Advanced, Willow Wearable Pump, BabyBuddha Portable Pump

Best Breastmilk Storage Bags – Lansinoh Breastmilk Storage Bags
Runners Up: Kiinde, Medela, Up&Up Target

Best Nipple Cream – Motherlove Nipple Cream
Runners Up: Lansinoh Organic Nipple Cream, Earth Mama Angel Baby Natural Nipple Butter, Bamboobies boob-ease Organic Nipple Balm

Best Breastfeeding Pain Relief Products – Lansinoh TheraPearl 3-in-1 Breast Therapy 
Runners Up: Bamboobies boob-ease Soothing Therapy Pillows, LaVie Lactation Massager, Lansinoh Soothies Breast Gel Pads

Best Twin Breastfeeding Pillow – TwinGo Twin Nursing Pillow
Runners Up: My Brest Friend Twin Nursing Pillow, Twin Z Pillow

Best Single Breastfeeding Pillow – Boppy Nursing Pillow
Runners Up: My Brest Friend Single Nursing Pillow, Frida Mom Adjustable Nursing Pillow

Breastfeeding twins and getting ready to introduce a bottle? Check out Best Bottles for Breastfed Babies for bottle recommendations.

Best Postpartum Products

Best Postpartum Product – Frida Mom Upside Down Peri Bottle
Runners Up: Rachel’s Remedy Down There Relief Pack, Frida Mom Perineal Healing Foam, Aegis Neonate Medical Wrap by Saplacor 

Looking for more postpartum products to get ready for your twins delivery? Read our list of top postpartum recovery products that our twin moms love!

Curious to know who the Twinnie Award winners were last year? Check out the 2020 Twinnie Award Winners here to find more gear recommendations from our community and Mom Squad!

Best Diapering Products for Twins

Best Disposable Diaper – Huggies Lil’ Snugglers
Runners Up: Costco Kirkland, Amazon Mama Bear, Pampers Swaddlers

Best Cloth Diaper – Kanga Care Rumparooz
Runners Up: Alvababy All-in-One, Thirsties Baby Natural One Size All-in-One, babygoal Cloth Diapers

Best Baby Wipes – Pampers Sensitive Wipes
Runners Up: Huggies Natural Care Wipes, Water Wipes, Costco Kirkland Wipes

Best Diaper Rash Cream – Aquaphor Baby Diaper Rash Cream
Runners Up: Desitin Maximum Strength, Boudreaux’s Butt Paste Maximum Strength, Triple Paste

Best Diaper Pail – Ubbi Diaper Pail
Runners Up: Dekor Plus, Diaper Genie, Munchkin PAIL

Best Diaper Bag – Skip Hop Forma Diaper Bag Backpack
Runners Up: Skip Hop Duo, Baby Brezza Ultimate Changing Station Bag, JJ Cole Backpack

Best Baby Care Products for Twins

Best Baby Bathtub – Summer Deluxe Baby Bather
Runners Up: Skip Hop Moby,  Blooming Bath Lotus, Summer Clean Rinse Baby Bather

Best Baby Skin Care Line – Mustela Baby 
Runners Up: Aquaphor Baby, CeraVe Baby, Aveeno Baby

Need a plan for the first week home with twins? Book your 60-minute twins \post-delivery strategy session on a video call with Lauren Oak, Twin Expert and Certified Postpartum Doula (and mom of twins!), to create a customized game plan for you and your twins when they come home. Click here to learn more… and while you’re at it, check out our Twiniversity Shop and Twin Parent Memberships.

Best Gear for Twins Age 6 Months and Up

Best Baby Food – Gerber Foods
Runners Up: Serenity Kids Baby Food, Once Upon a Farm, Happy Baby Clearly Crafted

Best Baby Food Maker – Baby Brezza One Step Baby Food Maker
Runners Up: Beaba Babycook Plus, Vitamix Explorian Blender, Babymoov Duo Meal Station XL

Best Sippy Cup – Munchkin Miracle 360
Runners Up: OXO Tot Transitions Straw Cup, ZoLi Bot, Nuk Magic 360 Sippy Cup

Best Twin Clothing Company – Carter’s
Runners Up: Gerber Childrenswear, Children’s Place, Magnetic Me

Best Kids Shoes – Stride Rite
Runners Up: Plae Shoes, pediped shoes, See Kai Run Shoes

Check out our Recommended Twins Gear list for even more products that your twinnies will want and need.

Best Kids Backpack – L.L. Bean Deluxe Junior Original Book Pack
Runners Up: Lands’ End Kids ClassMate Backpack, Skip Hop Toddler Backpack

Best Kids Water Bottle – Thermoflask Kids
Runners Up: Hydro Flask Kids, Contigo Autoseal Trekker, Thermos Funtainer

Best Ride-on Toy – Larktale scoobi 5-in-1
Runners Up: Step2 Whisper Ride II Ride On Push Car, LOL-FUN Baby Balance Bike, Ride on Wiggle Car by Lil’ Rider

Best Tricycle – Radio Flyer Deluxe EZ Fold 4-in-1 Stroll ‘N Trike
Runners Up: Happi Tummi, Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit, Pottery Barn Anywhere Chairs
Runners Up: Schwinn Roadster Tricycle, smarTrike Breeze Plus, Joovy Tricycoo

Best Product That Didn’t Fit Into Any Other Category – oogiebear better booger picker

About Twiniversity

Reaching over 2 million families a year in over 150 countries, Twiniversity is the largest global resource for all things “twinnie”. With worldwide recognition in her field, founder Natalie Diaz brings her twin parenting expertise to the online resource, including our Membership, live and online expecting twins classes, social media channels, and her bestselling book “What To Do When You’re Having Two“, the #1 bestseller on Amazon for Twins & Multiples Parenting. For more information, visit Twiniversity.com.