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How Long Does Baby Acne Last? (And Why You Shouldn't Panic)

I was standing in line at my local coffee shop, wearing these black maternity leggings that I had fully sworn to myself I'd burn the second I gave birth, but here we were, three weeks postpartum, and they were the...

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The Honest Truth About Buying H&M For Your Baby's Wardrobe

I’m currently staring at a mountain of beige ribbed leggings that have somehow survived three kids, while desperately trying to stretch the neck hole of a brand new so-called sustainable bodysuit that my youngest just got his giant head stuck...

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Mom adjusting the linen straps of a WildBird carrier while baby looks around.

I Bought the Aesthetic WildBird Carrier So You Don't Have To Guess

It was 2:14 AM, I was pacing the hallway with my oldest—the child who firmly believed that setting him down would trigger an ancient curse—when Instagram served me an ad for the WildBird baby carrier. I was currently wearing a...

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The 3 AM baby doll lingerie search trap and safe sleep reality

My thumb hovered over the phone screen while my two-month-old used my left shoulder as a mattress. It was three in the morning. I was trying to remember if I gave him his baby d drops, while simultaneously trying to...

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Surviving the Absurdity of the High Street Baby Clothes Shop

The front door of ‘Little Spindles’—an aggressively minimalist boutique in Islington that smells overwhelmingly of lavender and parental insecurity—was exactly three inches narrower than my Out 'n' About double buggy. I know this because I spent an excruciating four minutes...

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The 3 AM hostage negotiation and the baby daisy aesthetic

The digital clock on the dresser said 3:14 AM. The wind coming off Lake Michigan was rattling the bedroom window, but that wasn't what woke me. It was the distinct, unmistakable sound of a bodily fluid breaching containment. I stood...

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The Ultimate Survival Guide For Your First Baby Driver Car Experience

The asphalt in the hospital parking lot was basically melting my flip-flops, and I was sitting in a wheelchair sobbing while my husband wrestled with a massive hunk of grey plastic. It was July in rural Texas. Jackson, our firstborn,...

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The Real Baby Blue Background Nobody Warned Me About

I’m standing in bedroom three with a roller brush dripping Sherwin-Williams "Serene Sky" onto my favorite sneakers, feeling incredibly smug. I was building the ultimate calming environment. I honestly thought that establishing a literal baby blue background on the walls...

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Surviving the First Five Years: A Twin Dad's Messy Guide

Yesterday at 6:15 AM, I found myself holding a dollop of peanut butter on a baby spoon, staring at my daughter Florence like I was defusing a bomb, while her sister Matilda was busy trying to lick the skirting board....

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