We are preparing to welcome our second baby girl in a week now and do believe me that for me, the nesting time has been a real thing this time. I have honestly found myself looking for newborn romper and hat patterns on Pinterest and Etsy and I have been knitting, crocheting and DIYing like crazy.

Besides all the baby preparations and the house cleaning, this time I also read a lot into newborn photography, ideas for props and outfits, as I really want to get better at taking pictures of the girls.

Full of hormones and super emotional, I got lost in a sea of Etsy. My husband has definitely heard a lot of “aww, so cute” in the past month or so. And I have seen his left eyebrow raise just as many times when I got all emotional.

After all this research, I realized 2 things.  First of all, that I have spent so much time researching for all these props and basically found some of the most amazing shops on Etsy for newborns. This might be super helpful for anyone starting out with newborn photography, or even just researching outfits for their little human´s first pictures. Plus there is this baby cute factor that as an expecting mommy you just want to share with the world.

And secondly, I realized that I can also test promoting Etsy as my affiliate since they are my go-to place for beautiful things and I would endorse them with my full heart anytime in real life.

As a result, I have gathered and split the stuff I found into a few useful categories and based my research on under 25 $ per item. This is as cheap as it gets considering how special each of them really is. I ordered some really minimal things myself, like one outfit, a backdrop, a wrap and a box to place the baby in. These are super enough to begin with for me.  I added all the posing ideas with the prop from Etsy which are just amazingly shot and can serve as inspiration.

Plus, these newborn props are super cool to have and keep for friends who will surely want to give it a try at their own newborn pictures, which is a really nice activity to try out together. And if you discover in the process that this is something you really enjoy doing, newborn photography is the perfect side gig for stay at home moms.

Here go the first 45 of the 101 props.

Let me know which ones you find the cutest or if you have Etsy favorites of your own.

Newborn Blankets, Backdrops, Fillers & Layering Fabrics

1. Brown Artificial Fur Blanket 

Photos: Cherise Kiel Photography, Alex Z Photography

2.  Newborn Faux Fur Flokati

3. Ombre Faux Fur Flokati

Photos: Corrie Michael Photography, Lovely by Liz Photography, Baby Like Art Photography, Alex Z Photography

4. Brown Faux Chinchilla Fur

Photos: Elizabeth Pellette Photography, A Fine Portraits, Cherise Kiel Photography, Alex Z Photography

5.  Super Soft Dusty Pink Faux Fur

Photos: Fotodetki Photography

6. Dusty Purple Silky Smooth Layering Fabric

Photos: Nicole Serafin Photography, Alex Z Photography, Cherise Kiel Photography

7. Natural Burlap Blanket

Photos: Fotodetki Photography

8.  No-Wrinkle, Super Soft Angora Fabric Backdrop

Photos: Fotodetki Photography

9. Knitted Blanket

Photos: Fotodetki Photography

10. Handmade Wool Felted Layer

Newborn Wraps

11. Blue Newborn Stretch Wrap

Photos: Tracey Mason Photography, Cherise Kiel Photography, Nicole Serafin Photography, Baby Like Art Photography

12.  Gray Sweater Knit Baby Wrap For Winter

Photos: Axsys Design & Photography, Heidi Calma Photography

13. Pink Swaddling Strech Wrap

Photos: Lyndsey’s Photo Co.

14. Ivory White Stretch Baby Wrap

Photos: Heather Mohr Photography, Mon Amour Photography, Lyndsey’s Photo Co., Kelly Ross, Cherise Kiel Photography

15. Dark Red Stretch Knit Baby Wrap

Photos: Kelly Ross Photography, Lyndsey’s Photo Co, EH Photography

16. Newborn Jersey Wraps 

Photos: Fotodetki Photography

17. Soft Jersey Stretch Wraps

Photos: Fotodetki Photography

18. Stretch Angora Wraps 

Photos: Fotodetki Photography

19. Rose Vintage Fabric Wrap 

Photos: Fotodetki Photography

20.  Newborn Knitted Soft Wrap and Backdrop

Photos: Fotodetki Photography

21. Soft Stretch Knit Wrap

Photos: Lana Sky Photography

22. Floral Stretch Jersey Newborn Wrap

23. Cheesecloth Wrap

Photos: Gisela Weber Photography

24. Vintage Lace Wraps

Photo: Iga Logan, Tiny Me Photography

Headbands,  Crowns & Wings

25. Gray Floral Bow Baby Girl Headband 

Photo: Lyndsey’s Photo Co., Alex Z Photography

26. Soft Cream And Ivory Headband

Photo: Nicole Serafin Photography, Alex Zielinski Photography

27. Yellow Flower Headband

Photos: Gisela Weber, Cherish Me Photography

28. Pink Flower Headband

Photo: Klodjanaservishi Photography

29. Silver Halo Headband

30. Pearl Headband

Photo: Talea Photography

31. Green Leaf Crown Headband

Photo: Talea Photography

32. Gold Leaf Crown Headband

Photo: Tiny Me Photography

33. Pink and Green Flower Headband

Photo: Katie de la Rosa

34. Elegant Gold Rhinestone Headband 

Photo: Barefoot Photography

35. Ivory Pearl Headband

Photo: Julie Newel Photography

36. Baby Mini Crown

Photo: Talea Photography

37. Elegant Rhinestone Headband

Photo: Robin Marchadour Photography

38. Velvet Bow Headband

39. Baptism Rhinestone Headband 

40. Limited Edition True Vintage Wool Hair Bow Headband

Photo: Brittany Tootle Photography

41. Felt Green Leaf Headband 

Photo: Alex Rose Photography

42. Gold And Ivory Wing Set 

43. White Angel Wing Set 

44. Gold Or Pink And Pearl And Lace Crown 

Photo: Kristen Walters Photography

45. White Lace Crown With Purple Jewel

Photo: Kay Caruso Photography

And here is Part 2 of the series, with props from 45 to 101.