Beautiful organic children’s clothing priced like the not-so-organic clothing

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Shivani and Neha Gupta, the two young, talented sisters behind the organic children’s clothing line, Sama Baby, and let’s just say I’m glad I did. Although my kids might be more glad because they’re the...

The nursing bag that’s like little magic elves are carrying your sippy cups

by Carrie | Baby

I have a very valuable piece of information that I will share with you. It’s the Number One Thing that you should consider when buying a diaper bag, and it comes from a mother that has had at least quadruple the number of diaper bags as I have had kids. ...

2010 love makes the world go ’round.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby, Kid Style

Look at the 2010 love logo carefully and you’ll see how cool it is. And the thinking of the company behind the clever design is equally simple but striking: Make the world better in 2010. Do it through love. Which is what makes the 2010 love onesie a sweet...

Even burly babies love Smoochie.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

We call my baby Big Hoss because he’s burly and loves all things rugged– trucks, Star Wars, and motorcycles. But when it’s diaper changing time, Big Hoss is now a fan of sweet, sweet Smoochie Baby.This baby body care line from the uber-cool store in...

Patently cool.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby, Kid Style

In 2009 in the US, there were over 200,000 patent applications and over four million births. Clearly, we are a very creative country, if you get my meaning.So if you know a one-of-a-kind baby, we’ve got a great gift idea: Celebrate enterprise, ingenuity, and...

This one is for the mamas to be who need a night out on the town

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

While we don’t tend to cover a lot of local events, we’ve got so many NYC readers (holla!) that we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you new moms and mamas-to-be about this one: Our friends at Big City Moms and The Bump are hosting a huge honking...

A different kind of nesting

by Betsy | Baby

Writing for CMP I’m exposed to a ton of the most unique, clever and eco-friendly products around, but I have to admit, this may be the one that combines those three elements the best for me so far. The Baby Egg Nest by The Baby Bunch gets major props for its...

Baby gifts with a sense of humor. No April foolin’.

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

We figure if we weren’t be laughing at all the challenges of motherhood, then we’d probably be crying, so it’s no surprise that we’ve been long time fans of the hilarious selection of baby gifts at Wry Baby. And we’d be completely remiss...

Plum Organics baby food – Not just plums, but definitely just organics.

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Food + Recipes

I will admit it: I was not one to puree my own baby food. Ever. It always seemed like a fabulous idea and I envied those moms who did, but as a working mom it was just more effort than I had the energy for. Fortunately, there are great organic brands out there like...

No wire hangers!

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Random Coolness

Sometimes it’s the extra touches added to a baby gift that can make difference between a simple Thank you so much and an effusive Oh my goodness I absolutely love it!Take the sweet vintage-inspired wooden hangers at Zia + Tia. Sure, they make a...

Totseat – the washable, squashable high chair

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby, Food + Recipes

Sure, dining involves more crayons than caviar for my family these days. But it seems like every restaurant’s high chairs are missing straps, are wobbly, are sized for a preschool linebacker, and/or spackled with nasty goo. Besides, my boy can wriggle out of...

Clothes made for women. And not the perfect ones.

by Catherine | Baby, Fashion

When I was pregnant with my first child, I went a little crazy with the maternity clothes. And although my husband raised a skeptical eyebrow and tut-tutted about me buying items that I would — he insisted — never wear again after pregnancy, I proved him...