Momosas brings all cheers without the alcohol

by Christina Refford | Baby, Food + Recipes

The long season of “eat, drink, and be merry” is almost upon us, so it’s time for you pregnant, breastfeeding, or abstaining-from-alcohol mamas to consider what you’ll be sipping from now until the ball drops on another year. Fortunately,...

This Mother Tucker’s Not Your Average Nursing Tank

by Esther Chen | Baby

I probably would’ve loved the Mother Tucker just for the name itself, but after taking it for a test run, I’m comfortable saying that every nursing mom needs to try this nursing tank right tucking now. Full disclosure: I’m not nursing again until...

Web Coolness: Back to school giveaway, a babysitter sharing controversy, and Ryan Gosling wallpaper

by Cool Mom Staff | Baby, Best of the Web

Here’s what we’ve been reading around the Web this week. Hope you like them too.   Our Back to School Shopping Guide series is up now, have you seen it? And don’t miss that huge giveaway! The science activity our kids are begging us to do again...

Web Coolness: How to raise nice kids, Game of Thrones fashion, and the Gwen Stefani photo that rocked Instagram

by Cool Mom Staff | Baby, Best of the Web

Here are our favorite links from around the web that we’ve enjoyed reading this week. Hope you like them too.   Well. This photo of Gwen Stefani breastfeeding sure got a lot of discussion going. An outstanding (and hilarious) post on what it means to be a...

HALO Bassinest Swivel Sleeper totally reinvents the bassinet

by Esther Chen | Baby

Waiting for someone to build a better bassinet? Well exciting news, expectant parents: HALO, creators of those cozy, fool-proof sleepsacks we love, is launching a bassinet called the HALO Bassinest Swivel Sleeper, and trust me when I say it’s a game-changer....

Web Coolness: Important sunscreen news, what to do with bored kids this summer, and totally fun Orange is the New Black trivia

by Cool Mom Staff | Baby, Best of the Web

Here are the links to what we’ve been reading around the Web this week. Hope you like them too.   Important sunscreen news: Why not to spray. (Also, our favorite non-toxic sunscreens.) OITNB Junkies: A guide to all the books the women of Orange is the New...

The Munchkin LATCH bottle may be the closest to breastfeeding yet

by Kate Etue | Baby

When my first baby was just a few weeks old, I injured my back which meant medicine for me and bottles for my baby. I was a basketcase, and he was totally confused because he was used to nursing. Of course there are all kinds of reasons that new moms bottle feed, and...

Web Coolness: Best commencement speeches ever, mind-blowing cardboard creations, and Breast Milk: The Movie

by Cool Mom Staff | Baby, Best of the Web

Here’s what we’ve been reading around the web this week. Hope you like it too.   With Father’s Day coming up, we have dads on the brain. This week, it’s Cardboard Dad. Awesome. [via Handmade Charlotte] NPR features the best commencement...

Hotmilk sexy nursing bras. Oh yes they are. And so are you.

by Kate Etue | Baby, Fashion

So let’s talk sexy nursing bras. Because Mama, you’ve done an amazing job growing a beautiful, perfect little baby inside of you for the last nine months. Then you rocked that delivery, bringing him or her into this world. And now you’re spending...

An alternative to cabbage leaves: Nursing moms get relief from the weird, kind of wonderful NuzzleHUG.

by Jeana | Baby

Anyone who has gone through the highs and lows of breastfeeding knows that no matter how experienced you are, you’re bound to have moments of discomfort. Or worse. The truth is for some, nursing can be one big outright ouch, with afflictions from cracked nipples...