Through Sunday, September 19th, Babies R Us and Toys R  Us stores are holding their Great Trade-In event providing their customers with the opportunity to trade-in any used car seats, strollers, cribs, bassinets, travel systems, play yards, toddler beds or high chairs in exchange for a 25% off savings on the purchase of a new baby item, in any … [Read more...]

Is there anything more daunting than that last day in the hospital? When all the forms have been signed, all tests have been completed, and mother and baby have been cleared to go home. You and your infant walk through those hospital doors and that feeling hits – Oh my gosh! They’re letting me take this baby home? Don’t they know I have no … [Read more...]

I recently previewed Teutonia's latest model, the t-linx in New York recently.  You can use it two ways, as the t-linx Travel System (with a car seat and the chassis) or the t-linx toddler stroller (the toddler seat and the chassis).  To use it as a Travel System, the chassis wil take Teutonia's t-tario 35 infant car seat or Graco Snugride® 35 … [Read more...]

Looking for a new car seat?  Evenflo's Symphony 65 has been getting great reviews for both safety and ease-of-use. Some of the specs: -Evenflo's SureLatch system, making install incredibly easy -the Infiniate Slide Harness Adjustment System makes for easy height adjustment without having to rethread the whole strap -Rear facing 5-35 pounds, … [Read more...]

Of course, I want the best for my baby. And when we think of the best in car seats, we're going to think of Britax. They've worked hard to earn the reputation, and its no surprise to me that when it came to creating a new baby carrier/carseat and stroller travel system, they set their standards high, to meet our expectations. The Chaperone … [Read more...]

First, a giveaway!  Britax has generously donated a Roundabout 50 car seat to one lucky winner from Mommies with Style. To enter, visit the Mommies with Style Message Boards and leave a comment in the Britax Giveaway discussion which asks: what car seat are you currently using? (Doesn't have to be a Britax to enter, just let us know what you … [Read more...]

Wow. One month old. How did that happen? She's growing and changing keeping all of us on our toes. No surprise, she's our little princess and we're falling to her every need. Hats off to Diapers.com for making my life so much easier. There's nothing as nice as ordering diapers and finding them at your doorstep before 7 am the next morning. I … [Read more...]

Hard to believe one week ago I already had my precious little one in my arms. Of course, it wasn't hard to fall in love instantly. And once we arrived home, we really fell in love with some great baby products... old and new. Not for the baby, but I recently shared that I'd be using my Lori Greiner Weekender bag for my hospital bag. Would you … [Read more...]

So we took the dreaded minivan plunge earlier this summer.  My husband's older car got swapped out a Honda Odyssey, while he now drives my old car - the Honda Pilot. During the process of this family car-shuffling, I decided we needed to update both car seats and boosters - at least one of our car seats was just over five years old and over the … [Read more...]

My infant carseat expires in about 3 months... not quite enough time to use the old seat for my new baby. So I've been surveying the aisles of Babies R Us, Target, and the like for a new seat. And, really, if I'm going to get a new seat, I might as well get a travel system to make life easier, right? The Bertini B5 catches my eye time and again … [Read more...]