Before you buy your next baby shower gift , you're going to want to check out this new collection from one of our very favorite maternity designers (and amazing friend to CMP), Rosie Pope. Now she's turned her attention to launching Rosi…
We're happily getting ready for kid number four at our house, and with that, a return to diapers. While I'm not exactly excited about the wiping bottoms part, again (because, really, who is?), I am excited to find a new chic diaper bag t…
I've had my eye on Micuna, a popular, gorgeous line of eco-friendly, modern baby furniture made in Spain, for a while now. But shipping from Europe is kind of a nonstarter. Well, now parents of new babies -- at least who happen to have a…
Hold on to your bracelets of submission, ladies. We've found a smart new gift for girls. My First Book of Girl Power by Julie Merberg teaches our little girls what it means to be strong, important, and powerful. The geek in me loves that…
We are so thrilled to present, our 2016 Ultimate Baby Shower Gift Guide , back by popular demand after a short hiatus. It's been a labor ( pun kind of intended ) of love to seek out over 175 of the absolute coolest baby gift ideas, inclu…
What's even better than snuggling your baby in the soft, stylish swaddle blankets we love from Buttermilk Babies ? Knowing that your purchase is going to help low-income kids get the things they need to feel well-cared for. That makes me…
My breast pump definitely got the job done, but it was certainly not stylish. Or smart. Try awkward and uncomfortable. But the husband and wife team behind Babyation are aiming to change that. Their new breast pump might be exactly what …
Our editor Liz, who once touted herself as "sling-incompetent," fell in love with Rockin’ Baby slings years ago both for their style and their charitable do-gooding that supports mothers in need . I count myself among their fans too. So …
This time of year I start to get a little stuck. The excitement of Valentine's Day is gone, light is still limited, the weather is frigid. It's like I just want to imagine myself someplace -- anyplace -- else. So I started browsing Etsy …
Today starts the Lunar New Year, and lots of little Year of the Monkey babies are soon to be born. If not already. I've always loved Tree by Kerri Lee 's beautiful wooden birth year blocks , which a make sweet gift for a special little s…
It's February, yay! And that means it's time for our annual series filled with Valentines gift ideas of all kinds. Starting with those littlest loves in your life . So take a peek at all the cute Valentine's Day gift ideas for babies and…
For years we've been letting kids color in their own bags, t-shirts and coloring books, so why not give adults a chance? Now LILLEbaby has jumped all over that, with the clever new LILLEbaby Color Me Carrier . This is more than a gimmick…
If you're trying to figure out the very best strollers for your family at this moment, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. There are hundreds of models from dozens of brands, and it can be hard to tell which ones are worth heftier price tags …
We're so excited to wrap up our year by featuring our very top picks in all sorts of categories, starting with our very favorite cool baby gifts and gears that were new or new to us in 2015. This is a tough category to be sure, so we wen…
There's really not much you can do to make a baby cuter at the holidays, because the tree, the lights, the adorable little red sweater and well, it's a party full of screaming ovaries. But add in the Santafier pacifier , and you might pe…
The challenge of a winter babe is constantly having to layer up every time you leave home. But since vacating the house for actual adult human interaction at your local coffee shop is necessary, I'm all about cute layered basics for babi…
From the day that Mouth.com launched we were like...whoa! If we had come up with a Cool Mom Eats retail site it would be just that -- wonderfully curated gourmet food gifts and subscriptions, all from the best artisanal indie makers from…
Each year, we love putting together some of our favorite gifts that give back in substantial and specific ways -- not just some undetermined percentage of your purchase going to "charities." While we try to share these kinds of gifts yea…
It sometimes seems like there's a new stroller on the market every week. Great for new parents looking for lots of choices, not so great when you have to make a decision about which one to get. For some families, though, there's an easy …
In this photo-obsessed world we're living in, we've seen all kinds of ways to document and share a baby's first year in pictures -- some of which are sweet, some of which are wow, you really had time to do all that? Striking the perfect …
As we're browsing the web for our huge annual holiday gift guide (it's coming readers, sit tight!) I just had to stop to share this amazing find: A plush unicorn rocking horse . Or, I guess, a rocking unicorn would be more apt. While we'…
When one of our favorite rugged, stylish stroller brands, Mountain Buggy , announced they were getting into the baby carrier business, I was definitely intrigued. I knew that keeping up with a baby and a six-year-old of my own was going …
As a mom of three, I have checked out my fair share of bottles. Some are great while others...just awful. And during those sleepless days (and nights), it's fair to say that a bottle that eases my mind, whether the baby is right in my ar…
Next up in our series The Originals , in which we honor makers whose original designs are so wonderful that we start seeing knock-offs everywhere, features a longtime favorite of ours, mom and designer Susan Petersen of Freshly Picked . …