New Jersey parents of newborns can take home baby boxes filled with everything—even a bed.

by Lexi Petronis | Baby

When I was an overwhelmed brand-new mom, I wished for a magical box that would somehow contain all that my newborn would need: Diapers, health supplies, onesies, how-to guides, a baby bed for safe sleeping. Yes. An actual baby bed. In a box. It turns out that the idea...

From the OMG files: The portable changing table that hangs from the bathroom stall door.

by Kate Etue | Baby, Family Travel

Until there’s a changing table in every restroom — male and female — one company has come up with an innovative solution in a portable baby changing table. And it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen. The Baby Change-n-Go was designed by two...

8 of the coolest high-tech baby gifts that new parents will actually use | Baby registry essentials guide

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Cool Tech

There’s a ton of high-tech baby gear out there these days — but not all of it is stuff we’d actually use or recommend. I mean, just because you can invent a training potty with an iPad stand that doesn’t mean you should. So we put our heads...

How L.A. families in need can get free infant car seats this week: Spread the word

by Kate Etue | Doing Good, Family Travel

We’re all huge fans of The Good+ Foundation, which was started 15 years ago by Jessica Seinfeld — and you may know it by its original name, Baby Buggy. (In fact, our Editor-in-Chief Liz is so committed, she’s a member of the Friends of Good+...

11 times new parents have thought WTF, how is this my life?

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby

Sure, those prenatal classes and baby books may prepare you for labor, breastfeeding (kind of), and baby milestones. But there are so many truly insane moments as a new parent that create a stark difference between your new life (i.e. slave to an infant) and your old...

Swanky baby gear that looks like adult coloring books? Color us excited.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby, Family Travel

The only thing we love more than super safe, comfortable car seats and strollers is when our essential baby gear has swanky styling too. The new City Motif Collection of baby gear from Maxi-Cosi combines serious safety features with a playful black-and-white city...

A fully reclining infant car seat from Cybex: Mamas, prepare your baby registry wish lists.

by Kate Etue | Baby, Family Travel

It takes a lot to wow us when it comes to car seats these days; there are just so many similarities among them, it’s rare when one stands out from the crowd. But if I were shopping for a new infant car seat right now — and (cough) money was no object...

Tokidoki and Clek collaborate for some out-of-this-world car seats

by Kate Etue | Family Travel

Sprinkle-donut spaceships. Cactus planets. Floating unicorns. Ninja aliens. All together. Seriously? Yep. Thanks to the brand new  Tokidoki-Clek car seats and boosters, created in partnership once again between the safe, swanky car seat company Clek and the LA artists...

8 great cars for big families that fit 3 car seats safely in the second row

by Kristen Chase | Baby

I still remember car shopping when I was pregnant with my third child, trying to figure out which cars for big families would be right for me. As in, I didn’t want a minivan, and I wanted my car to safely fit three car seats, for my three kids under four. To be...

5 smart, simple, pediatrician-recommended winter skin care tips for babies and kids.

by Kristen Chase | Beauty + Cosmetics, Tips + Tricks

With cold weather pretty much here for lots of us, and on the way for the rest of us (wah!), this is the time of year we start getting more reader questions about baby and kids’ skincare. I know it’s hard to weed through all the info; I’m sure...