I got my high chair as a hand-me-down from a mother of twins who probably taught me more about baby things than anyone else! This particular high chair isn’t being made anymore, so I’ll tell you some of the features that attracted her (and me) to it. Read more

I’ve owned a total of four different baby carriers, with varying degrees of success and enjoyment, and now have the one which I feel is the ultimate. I’ll go through them individually, and hopefully it will help you choose the right one for you and your baby. Read more

I love to see a woman nursing her baby. The contentment they share, all snuggled up together…I almost hate to interrupt, but I also want her to know how beautiful a picture they paint. Breastfeeding is such an amazing thing. What a perfect design — right down to the hormones that make a mother feel more tender and loving toward her child. Read more

Picking a stroller is a big thing. You want the best, but not necessarily the most expensive. Turns out it’s a lot like shopping for a car. There is no shortage of strollers out there and a lot of hype, but finding one that will meet your needs for the long and short term is tough.

My sister had gone through more strollers than I could count trying to find one that drove smoothly as the baby got bigger. She kept taking them back to Toys R Us, who obligingly exchanged them in spite of their used condition (I don’t think they would do that anymore…they’ve gotten tough on their refund policy!). I wanted to learn from her trials, so I started asking around. It seemed that lots of moms had encountered the same trouble: nice to drive at first, but increasingly more difficult as time went on. Read more