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Breastfeeding Week Pick: Bella Materna Nursing Bras

Breastfeeding Week Pick: Bella Materna Nursing Bras

In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, we've asked our contributors to share their favorite nursing picks. When it comes to nursing, I'm an anywhere, anytime kind of gal. In grocery stores, while talking on the phone, while walking with baby in a carrier (maybe even...

Cold enough for ya?

Cold enough for ya?

It's 110 million degrees in Atlanta, and the thought of heating enough water to brew ice tea is horrifying. But I'm not willing to settle for the cheap stuff at the store that's neither green nor tea, if you get my drift.Enter these lovely bottles of organic tea,...

Okay, so imagine if NERDS were actually healthy

Okay, so imagine if NERDS were actually healthy

As my dentist will attest, I was a big candy fan as a kid, and I was definitely a nerd for NERDS. (My favorite was the split box with cherry on one side and watermelon on the other.) Cut to 2011, when my children think plain yogurt with honey is a sugary treat. Oh,...

Renting a maternity dress? Totally.

Renting a maternity dress? Totally.

When I was six months pregnant with my second baby, the company I worked for was putting on a big, fancy shindig. Said shindig required me to go on a stage and speak in front of 800 people. I started to stress--mostly about what to wear. I wanted a stylish,...

The case of the disappearing boo-boos

The case of the disappearing boo-boos

My daughter is in the beautiful beginning stages of tree-climbing, which has left her with the usual variety of not-at-all-serious scrapes and bruises. I think she loves finding a new boo-boo to cover up with a Band-Aid as much as she loves trying to climb the...

Subscribing to Cool Mom Picks: It’s right on Target.

Subscribing to Cool Mom Picks: It’s right on Target.

Maybe "cool" isn't a word you're using a lot this summer. But even when the temperature is in the 100's, we're always looking to hook our subscribers up with cool giveaways, because they are...yep. The coolest.This coming week, five-- yes, five-- lucky Cool Mom Picks...

Swedish designs that turn your kids’ walls into wow

Swedish designs that turn your kids’ walls into wow

I am sitting at my computer right this very second, drooling over the beautiful illustrated posters of Ingela P Arrhenius, who I discovered earlier this year. Her work just went on sale at Fab.com, my latest flash sale obsession, and at these prices--if you love them,...

It only takes ONE mom

It only takes ONE mom

At Cool Mom Picks, we get a kick out of finding cool stuff to make moms' lives easier. Then along comes a community partnership like ONE Moms that's helping make moms' lives easier in a truly profound way: Keeping mothers and babies safe and healthy.Right now, our...

Butt Art that isn’t raunchy, promise

Butt Art that isn’t raunchy, promise

As all parents know, kids laugh at the word "butt." There is something very funny about a word that is used constantly as a conjunction, a sometime preposition and also as a word for your behind. What could be funnier than that to a five year old? The answer? Nothing....

Sponsored message: Take the kids on a Smurfy adventure

Sponsored message: Take the kids on a Smurfy adventure

This is a message from our sponsor, The Smurfs Movie The Smurfs are back! This time, they come to life in a live-action/computer-animated film that hits theaters nationwide on July 29. But it won't be just your kids who will fall head over heels in love with this take...

Mothers of Intention: Using our outside voices

Mothers of Intention: Using our outside voices

My interest in politics has ebbed and flowed over the years, but since I've become a mother, public policy has taken on a whole new personal relevance for me. I've got three kiddos whose futures will be affected by the decisions of political leaders, from our local...

Poster sized goodness

Poster sized goodness

Sarah Jane is wildly talented--something Cool Mom Picks discovered way back in 2007. Her prints are whimsical and magical in a way that would make Clement Hurd and The Runaway Bunny proud. I love the simplicity and the talent that beckons from the page. Now, fans of...

Children’s art that won’t give you a toothache

Children’s art that won’t give you a toothache

Back when I was pregnant, I became obsessed with finding the perfect artwork to adorn baby M's walls. I had almost no budget and was put off by most everything in the big stores--hearts, butterflies and safaris? Oh my. So I took to Etsy.Two years later I...

The Brita water bottle. Pretty smart.

While lots of companies are trying to build a better water bottle (just search water bottle on our site sometime), I'm actually surprised it took Brita so long to get into the game. But now here they are, with a sports bottle that has one of their filters built right...

A stroller sunshade that makes sense

A stroller sunshade that makes sense

I can get a little crazy about sun protection (just ask my husband). I douse myself in SPF 30 every single day--no matter the time of year--and I run for the shade at the playground and the park. So it's only natural that I want the same safe sun vigilance for my...

3 ways to get your daily dose of cool

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