A high chair isn't exactly the kind of baby gear you think you'll fall in love with. A crib, perhaps. A diaper bag , absolutely. But that eyesore in the middle of your dining room that you will spend the next 30 or so months of your life…
Rather than argue about the value of a changing table, I'd much rather complain about the crappy changing pad options out there. Most are incredibly flimsy, and require covers that end up in the wash almost as often as I'm changing diape…
A few readers have recently written to ask us our favorite car seat reco, and right up there at the top is definitely Britax . These are like the Volvo of car seats - safe, well-built, thoughtfully designed, and worth every penny. I've b…
We're year-round pool goers in this family, and the water-worshipping indoctrination starts early. Out of the womb and into the pool, I say. That is, once I've gotten you out of your diaper, out of your clothes, into your swim diaper, an…
My first email to my editor after reviewing the UPPAbaby Bubble was This contraption rocks! Let me backtrack a bit here. If you crane your neck to peek at my baby in his carrier, I'll gladly angle him to give you a better view because I'…
Hope you're free from 9:00 to 9:45 EST tonight because that's when Cool Mom Picks co-founders Kristen and Liz will be dishing about summer gear live on Kristen's weekly parenting podcast . Get the kids to bed , grab a glass of wine (or c…
Well it's about time that someone created the high-end, fancy pants, gorgeous version of all those ubiquitous fugly play mats. Here the honor goes to Plain Mary, creator of the Kensington Baby Play Mat . And it is indeed very fancy. Did …
You'll never guess what I was doing while I typed this post. Even if you guess, you'll never believe it. I didn't believe it either. I was pumping. Given my dubious relationship with my old breast pump, which caused total work stoppage (…
When I was expecting, I dutifully put a tummy time play mat on my registry. It came complete with lights, music and hanging rattles, and to be honest, it was slightly less than beautiful and slightly more than stimulating. If I had only …
I'm all for car seat covers, but my measure of their usefulness has to do with whether they are actually easier to install than the car seat. Thank you, Traffic Glam , both for getting into my head and making a cover that does not requir…