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A sleek black travel cot fully set up in a messy hotel room

Surviving 3 AM Hotel Disasters With The Baby Bjorn Travel Crib

I'm standing in my Marks & Spencer boxers in a freezing Cotswolds holiday cottage at 3:14 AM, trying to silently reconstruct a borrowed travel cot that weighs roughly the same as a small Fiat. It's a generic, heavily branded brick...

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London dad surrounded by nappies in a makeshift living room baby basket

The Great Baby Basket Delusion: From Wicker Beds to Foam Hoops

I'm standing in the hallway at 4:17 a.m. holding Florence, who's currently rigid with fury, staring at a pristine, £150 woven baby basket that looks like it belongs in a Victorian bakery. Before the twins arrived, I'd thoroughly convinced myself...

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Stressed mom looking at a digital template on her smartphone while holding a newborn baby

Why This Baby Announcement Template Saved My Postpartum Sanity

I was standing on a wobbly dining room chair on day eight of my first postpartum recovery, clutching my phone high over my head, sweating entirely through a nursing tank, while my oldest son screamed bloody murder from a faux-fur...

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A close up of my baby sleeping on an organic bamboo blanket after her newborn skin finally cleared up.

Real Talk on Baby Acne Treatments (What Actually Saved My Newborn)

It was 3:14 in the morning, and my husband Dave was hovering over the bassinet with his iPhone flashlight turned on full blast, aiming it directly at our four-week-old daughter’s cheek. I was sitting on the edge of the bed...

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A sleep-deprived dad holding a coffee cup while surrounded by baby gear

Why Searching "Babies R Us Near Me" Won't Save Your Sanity

It's exactly 3:17 am, and one of the twins has just managed to produce a bodily fluid that somehow defies the laws of physics, breaching the boundaries of her nappy and ascending halfway up her back. I'm sitting on the...

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A confused dad holding an Asian baby boy with spiky black hair

The entirely bewildering reality of welcoming an Asian baby boy

I was sitting at the kitchen island last Tuesday, staring at my laptop screen in a state of big confusion, surrounded by the remnants of cold toast. I'd just typed the phrase "asian baby boy" into the search bar, fully...

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Three plastic bins overflowing with vintage 90s plush toys sitting next to a modern baby playmat

Are Beanie Babies Worth Anything? A Nostalgia Reality Check

Rain is aggressively hitting my Chicago apartment windows while I try to wrestle a screaming toddler away from the front door. The UPS driver just dumped three massive, duct-taped Rubbermaid bins in the hallway. I recognize my mother-in-law's handwriting instantly....

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Mother holding a tube of baby skin barrier ointment during a diaper change

Stop misusing aquaphor baby healing ointment on rashes

I slathered a thick layer of petroleum jelly onto my daughter's wet, bright red bottom at three in the morning thinking it would act like a fire blanket. I was entirely wrong. By the time the sun came up, her...

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A dad holding a handwritten piece of paper with acoustic song lyrics on it

Why We Looked For Angel Baby Lyrics After Our World Stopped

I’m sitting in our Subaru outside the Fred Meyer on West Burnside, and the wipers are on the lowest setting, squeaking against the windshield every four seconds. My wife is staring blankly at the dashboard clock. In my hand, I've...

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