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Easy Summer Travel Week pick: Beco Baby Carrier

Remember, today is the last day to enter to win ALL of the travel items seen here and on Pregnancy + Newborn Magazine this week!Strollers are great, except when you try to maneuver one through throngs of tourists or push one along a sandy beach. For those times,...

Diehard Bjornies, rejoice

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

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 tai is an alcoholic drink with...

Good karma for a chameleon carrier

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby, Random Coolness

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 symbol sitting on...

The babywearing pack of all trades

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

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. But I now...

Babywearing, now a nice new shade of green

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

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 artisans in Boulder, CO, only...

Hello Baby Hawk, my new love.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

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...

Baby Bjorn goes organic

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

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 husband seems to...

Presenting the world’s smallest baby sling

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Toys + Playthings

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 that came up over...

Baby slings with a story

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

I’d all but retired my baby slings with my youngest just turning one, but then I remembered how fantastic and handy slings are for toddlers (hello, hip carry!) thanks to Small Wish.It’s hard to go wrong considering the lovely fabric choices of their...

Baby carrier covers prevent Cold Baby Toe Syndrome (CBTS)

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

When I had babies of Bjorn age, the Popopver saved my life. Or at least my winters. This fleecy, simple, mom-invented baby carrier cover was a great way for me to grab the kid, strap her on, and race out the door in the middle of January, without worrying about frozen...