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

May 14, 2012 Cool Mom Picks baby gear, car seats, Gear Essentials, Home, strollers, Strollers and Stroller-y Things

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.

A cute talking elephant helps the medicine go down

April 29, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Doodads and Random Bits of Coolness, elephants, first aid, Gear Essentials, healthy kids, Home, home accessories, medicines

In our household, dealing with kids’ flus and colds is a sticky process. I mean this literally: we are usually well-doused in prescribed medicine before any of it actually ends up inside the child.

Petite Box – Also known as, how to make a new mom smile

April 11, 2012 Cool Mom Picks baby gear, baby gifts, baby shower gifts, Gear Essentials, gifts for new moms, Helpful Services, Home, samples, subscriptions

There are actually lots of ways to make new and pregnant moms smile, most of them involving food, cleaning, and babysitting. But if you’re far away, here’s a great way to make her feel great: This wonderful new monthly gift box service catering just to…

Keeping it clean

March 30, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Diaper Bags, Gear Essentials, handbags, Home, organization, purses, Travel and events

Sippy cup: check. Snacks: check. Wipes: darn tootin’.

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

March 29, 2012 Cool Mom Picks baby gear, car seat accessories, family travel, family vacations, Gear Essentials, Home, Travel essentials, travel gear, travel with kids

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.

Ditch plastic sippy cups for stainless steel

March 28, 2012 Cool Mom Picks baby bottles, BPA-free, Food and Drink, Gear Essentials, Home, plastic-free, reusable, sippy cups, stainless steel, toddler cups, toddler dishes

I admit that I was pretty skeptical of the stainless steel baby bottle trend, and never could actually make the leap. But now that my baby is of sippy cup age, I am pretty intrigued by they idea of stainless steel sippy cups.

3 clever new mom gear essentials from Munchkin

March 24, 2012 Cool Mom Picks baby gear, Doodads and Random Bits of Coolness, Gear Essentials, Home, nursery decor, sippy cups, toddler cups, toilet training

With two kids under four in our household, we are huge fans of Munchkin. From eating essentials to bath time fun, they’ve hooked a lot of mamas up over the years.

A safer diaper wipe? Yep.

March 12, 2012 Cool Mom Picks baby gear, baby wipes, Beauty Picks and General Hygiene, diapering, Gear Essentials, Home, natural baby bath, natural skin care, Organics

It always scares me when I see a laundry list of unpronounceable ingredients on my baby’s personal care packages. Especially when said product is a diaper wipe, meant to touch the delicate nether regions of my little one.

It’s a baby carrier. It’s a seat. It’s a lifesaver!

March 6, 2012 Cool Mom Picks baby carrier, baby gear, babywearing, Gear Essentials, Home, Slings and Carriers

What do you get when you combine a comfortable, easy-to-use baby carrier and a portable child seat? The distinct impression that someone should have invented this a long time ago.

Bedrails for kids that are so much cooler than bedrails.

February 25, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Books, Etsy, Gear Essentials, Home, Kids Furniture, made in the USA, modern kids' rooms, sustainable sources, wooden furniture

My kids graduated to a big-kid bed in need of a bedrail, right around the same time that they discovered the joys of sneaking book under the covers to “read” past their bedtime. I love their thirst for books but don’t enjoy finding books twisted into b…

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