If you are an expectant mom, the place to be is Big City Moms Biggest Baby Shower. The event held in different cities around the country puts together the best brands of baby gear and new gadgets to make parenting easier. This year was no exception and I saw a lot of cool things. I have to say my biggest take away was the amount of companies focused on prenatal nutrition. More companies are trying to make pre natal vitamins less irritant to the pregnant belly.

Speaking of nutrition some of the awesome things I discovered were Erzo Prenatal Vitamin Biscuit. This pack has to biscuit type cookies that have all the prenatal vitamins that moms need. For some women taking prenatal vitamins is such a struggle, so this is a great way to help moms digest the vitamins. Another company I found with very interesting products it’s Nutricia. This company provides prenatal and postnatal care to moms. Not only does it provide food items but it also provides nutritional advice online. Moms can sign up and have their own nutritionist. What I really liked about them was that the postnatal care goes beyond 6 months of the baby being born. And now for the summer, what better way to cool off than a frozen bar. EatPops takes all the benefits of a juice diet, but freezes it, brilliant!

Another trend in the nutrition area was all the companies making prenatal vitamins. Some of the ones that stood out to me was Happy Mama Prenatal, they already make yummy toddler snacks so it was very exciting to see their new products for mom. The other brand was Smarty Pants, these gummies taste SOOOOO GOOOD! There are tons of other vitamins in the market. They are definitely leaning more towards the gummy texture, which I enjoy. It’s like my little treat but with the added bonus of being a vitamin.

Some of the other cool items I saw were the Deepy Deepy. And if you have a kid that uses a pacifier this will be your new best friend. It’s a carrier- protector for the pacifier that you wear on your wrist or attached to the stroller or car seat. It’s pretty smart considering how often pacifiers get lost and dirty. The Owlet Baby Care sensor, is a sensor that goes on the babies foot. It monitors movement and breathing of the child. The monitor is attached to the softest organic cotton I have ever felt (I do wish they would make some monitors for bigger kids).

I also finally saw the Doona stroller-car seat. This thing is pretty cool. The car seat can be used as an infant car seat and then you pull it out of the base and it has wheels and becomes a stroller. It’s is light and easy to turn from car seat to stroller. I think this is definitely going to be a hit in the next couple of months, especially because it’s perfect for summer travel and city living. I was also very excited to check out the new sports edition Baby BJorn carrier, the fabric is easy to clean and the straps are very comfortable.

Babyganics has some of the best products in my opinion, including their sunScreen and now they have it in the same packaging with the bug spray. Earth Mama Angel Baby Organics, who has amazing teas for pregnancy and even breastfeeding, and their lotion is heavenly. I also checked out the new Click-tight car seats from Britax, which makes installation BEYOND easy. And I also visited Nuna, BabyNess, Babies R Us, Huggies and Thule.

This event is without a doubt the place to be if you are having babies. Not only you can check out all the necessities you need for the baby, you can also hear amazing information from the educational panels. The panels not only include doctors and writers but also parents who are educated in different topics. This year some of the panel speakers included Adam Cohen, founder of DadaRocks who spoke on the Benefits of Baby Wearing and Must Have Registry Items Panel. And one of my favorite people in the whole world Alicia Ybarbo, who not only is a Today Show producer, a writer (her book Sh*tty Moms is THE BEST PARENTING BOOK EVER!), she’s also a mom!

And the BEST BEST BEST part of the Biggest Baby Shower, is the SWAG! The gift bag is serious business. Think about this over 20lbs in a gift bag! There are also other things like Bingo, with cool prices, treats for moms and food. This event is educational, fun and everything you would expect from Big City Moms.

Thanks to Big City Moms for inviting me to the event and for the gift bag.