By Heidi Leder, Coast 2 Coast Mom NYC’s premier baby planners, Jamie Grayson and Jennifer Link, brought their passion and bottomless baby buckets of knowledge front and center for the “Strollers and Bottles and High Chairs…Oh My!” chat. It was standing-room only and the lively baby gear discussion focused on four S’s: sleep, sustenance, schlepping […]
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Using Your Social Media Moms Voice: Mommybites Summit Session
By Mae Hacking, co-creator of Here in This House This talk at the 2011 Mommybites Summit was an opportunity for moms to understand just how valuable their voices are to companies. With the insights of speakers Dustin Bryson of Envirocon Technologies and Marie Baker of Child’s Play Communications, attendees learned how to make their voices […]

Dads: They’re Just Like Us- Mommybites Summit Session
By Heidi Leder, Coast 2 Coast Mom Laura Kalehoff, the executive editor of American Baby Magazine, moderated a panel on daddy fears and concerns. Both mothers and fathers share the immediate and short range fears of if your child will get hurt on the coffee table, to the longer term, are we raising a well-adjusted […]

Modern Mom’s Balance — Mommybites Summit Session
By Corine Ingrassia, owner & editor of Complicated Mama In addition to raising their families, Alicia Ybarbo and Mary Ann Zoellner are producers of “The Today Show” and co-authors of their book “Today’s Moms”, which complies some of the greatest tips on parenting that they’ve discovered through “The Today Show” staff, guests and experts. During the […]

Mama, do you tweet me?!? Twitter Explodes with Mommybites Summit Tweets!
The 2011 Mommybites Summit was a rocking time in person but the Twittersphere was a glow over the evening’s events too. Using the #mommybites, there were over 215,000 people who saw our over 700 tweets (and that was just that night; there have been many more since)!!! Here are some of the tweets from the […]

Photos from the 2011 Mommybites Summit in NYC!
We had the most amazing time last Thursday night with over 500 of our community members, experts, and vendors at the 2011 Mommybites Summit. We have so much to be thankful for but we are quite simply thankful for all of you who supported us during the months/days/hours/afterhours making this event the BEST one of […]
A Letter from Heather – Mommybites Summit 2011!
Hi Everyone! It’s here! It’s here! Tonight is the rocking and happening Mommybites Summit 2011 so I’m keeping my intro short and sweet this week. Shopping, socializing, learning, yummy munchies, wine, incredible raffles and super cool gift bags. We hope to see you there. Which talks are you looking forward to the most? Please share […]
They’ll be at the 2011 Mommybites Summit, will you?
Check out all of the fantastic media that will be attending the 2011 Mommybites Summit on May 19 in NYC!!! Also be sure to check out their fantastic websites as well as follow them (on Twitter, of course;) while they’re at the Summit. We’re certain they’ll have some great tips/products/pics to share from the night […]
Nursery School Admissions Seminar Wrap Up
We had a great time on Tuesday night at NY PEAS informative talking on navigating the nursery school admissions process. They talked us through the facts, gave us some pointers and provided us with some useful next steps. They did NOT frighten us with scare tactics or whip us into an admissions frenzy. Having heard […]
Food, Glorious Food: NYC Fab Food Joints
By Elise Jones, babybites blog editor I love to eat. I love to eat really, really, incredibly, ridiculously good food. Once I’m finished with one meal, I’m thinking about my next. No wonder my mid-section will never see the light of day again! One of the greatest things about living in NYC for 10 years […]