Finally, a rear-facing car seat that won’t squish your toddler’s legs

by Melissa | Baby

Thanks to the American Academy of Pediatrics’s well-intentioned rule that babies under the age of two should remain in rear-facing car seats, there’s plenty of cranky, uncomfortable toddlers out there, whining in backseats across the land. Luckily I came...

The coolest new baby gear: Editors Best of 2012

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Editors Best of the Year

While our annual guide to the best baby shower gifts is always a smart place to search for the coolest baby gifts and gear, so many fabulous new gear essentials have come out in 2012 that we’re excited to share some of our very favorites. Liz Bloom Zen Stroller...

Romero Britto, come to baby

by Christina Refford | Baby

Back when I was shopping for baby gear for my now-tween, my choices for stroller and car seat covers were pretty blah: Solid navy, neutral plaids, and teddy bear. You new mamas have it so good, especially those of you with a penchant for the modern pop-art of artist...

The 6 best new products for babies (because I couldn’t narrow it to five)

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Picking just five of the best new products for babies? That’s hard! And yet, a few weeks ago, I was honored to be one of the terrific judges at the New York Baby Show Expo put on by New York Family Magazine, and was asked to do that very thing. Narrowing down...

Which stroller to buy? How about the one that makes you happy to push every day

by Stephanie Slate | Baby

One of the questions we’re most often asked: which stroller to buy? We often recommend travel systems, which let you couple a great stroller with that baby seat you’re going to need. But a great travel system is one thing; great travel system in colors...

An easy way to get your car seat from the car to the airplane

by Melissa | Family Travel

Going on vacation is top on my list of things I love to do. At the bottom of that list has to be schlepping things–like car seats–from my house to the airport. I just discovered a contraption that makes that schlepping at least a little bit easier. The new...

Britax makes that car seat to stroller dance so much easier

by Melissa | Baby

I think having a baby would be so much easier if the getting from point A to point B wasn’t such a pain the butt. In my family, we’ve tried pretty much all of the travel systems that are supposed to make life simpler; let’s just say that most of...

Keep your baby in the dark. Literally.

by Stephanie Slate | Baby

I’ve got to be honest, the Snooze Shade is the kind of product I dream of being able to use more. Because, well, my babies don’t generally start sleeping in the first place. But for anyone with a baby who actually does sleep, the Snooze Shade could be a...

The Orbit Baby Travel System – life changing! Especially if your life is just a few weeks old.

by Stephanie Slate | Baby

You’re going to think I’m crazy, but believe me when I tell you that the Orbit Baby infant car seat has totally changed my life. It comes with the Orbit Baby Stroller Travel System G2–which includes the amazing stroller frame, too– and has some...

5 great picks you might have missed this week – March Madness Edition

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

If your kids have acted a little nuts this week, it’s totally not your fault. Blame it on supermoon–we do. Here are a few of our favorites from the last week, in case you were too busy pulling out your hair to have caught them.1. The new AAP’s new...