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babywearing

Baby sun protection? Reader Q&A

BabyChristina Refford

Baby sun protection? Reader Q&A

I just had my fifth baby a couple weeks ago and need some ideas for baby sun protection. Could you tell me some of your favorite products for making it easier and safer to be out in the sun with a very young infant? -Kim Congratulations …

Editors Best of 2011: The coolest baby gear

BabyCool Mom Team

Editors Best of 2011: The coolest baby gear

If you haven't realized by now, babies come with stuff. Here, our top 10 of the coolest baby gear that we discovered in 2011. Some of it will be the newest new mama essential , some of it...well, a gal can dream sometimes. Bugaboo Donkey…

Swaddling blankets for the swaddling impaired

BabyBetsy

Swaddling blankets for the swaddling impaired

It used to drive me crazy when my son was a newborn that I couldn't learn how to swaddle properly with a swaddling blanket. My husband could. In fact, everybody else could. Why wasn't this genius product around then? I could have looked …

5 new mom must-haves

BabyCool Mom Team

5 new mom must-haves

The more kids I add to my brood, the more aware I am of what I absolutely do not need as a mom. But more so, I'm now completely convinced of what I can't live without. This is the kind of thing I wish someone had shared with me waaaay ba…

Rockin' deals on Rockin' Baby Slings

BabyCool Mom Team

Rockin' deals on Rockin' Baby Slings

I more than happily paid full price for my Rockin' Baby Sling, and considering I wore it almost every day for six months with two out of my three kids, it was well worth it. But they're currently selling all their stock for an exciting r…

Diehard Bjornies, rejoice

BabyDelilah Dawson

Diehard Bjornies, rejoice

No matter how you feel about babywearing, one thing is certain: The BabyBjorn is a very popular carrier. From the shelves of Babies R Us to the celebrity pages of US Weekly, Bjorns are instantly recognizable even to folks who think a mei…

Good karma for a chameleon carrier

BabyDelilah Dawson

Good karma for a chameleon carrier

Henry Ford offered his Model-T Ford in any color you wanted, so long as it was black. The most popular brands of baby carrier often have the same limited palette. Let's face it, you're just not going to find a sage Infantino with a peace…

The babywearing pack of all trades

BabyDelilah Dawson

The babywearing pack of all trades

So here's the dirty secret about babywearing: Different baby carriers work for different people and different babies at different times. It's totally subjective, and that's why so many of us have a complete wardrobe of the darned things.…

Babywearing, now a nice new shade of green

BabyDelilah Dawson

Babywearing, now a nice new shade of green

Belle is now extra verte. That's, Belle as in Belle Baby Carrier, and verte as in French for green, and green as in super-duper-eco-friendly-organic-awesomeness. The new Belle Organic Earth, like their original model, is crafted by artis…

Hello Baby Hawk, my new love.

BabyDelilah Dawson

Hello Baby Hawk, my new love.

I'm so sorry, old buckle carrier, but we're breaking up. I met someone new. My new love is the Oh Snap! by BabyHawk , and I'm trying to find out if it's legal to marry your baby carrier. I'm a monogamous sort of girl, and even though I h…

Baby Bjorn goes organic

BabyCool Mom Team

Baby Bjorn goes organic

With all the baby slings and carriers I've collected over the last five years, we've always kept the Baby Bjorn on regular rotation thanks to its simple, smart style, versatility, and ease of use. Plus, it's the only baby carrier my husb…

Presenting the world's smallest baby sling

BabyCool Mom Team

Presenting the world's smallest baby sling

When I had my second baby, one thing that helped my daughter (then just barely two) was to be able to mimic the things I was doing so she could feel like she was "helping." I still have awesome pictures of her little dolls in diapers tha…