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The Day I Surrendered to YouTube Baby Videos (And Then Panicked)

It was 4:17 PM on a Tuesday in late November, which in London means it had been pitch black outside for what felt like three consecutive days, and both girls were currently engaged in a competitive screaming match on the...

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The 2 AM FaceTime: My Honest Baby Tylenol Dosage Chart

Dear Sarah from exactly six months ago, You're currently standing in your dark kitchen at 2:14 AM wearing Dave's oversized college hoodie that smells faintly of damp basement. You're holding a lukewarm mug of yesterday's coffee because you somehow think...

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The Truth About the Lydia Plath Baby Rumors & Sibling Roles

Don't ever let your four-year-old think he runs the nursery, and definitely don't believe a single thing you read on the internet at two in the morning. That was the harsh lesson I learned this week while scrolling through my...

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My baby my baby: Sorting through the noise of the first year

The car ride home from the hospital is the longest thirty minutes of your life. Every pothole feels like a personal threat. Once you cross the threshold of your home, the reality sets in. On my first day back, my...

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The messy truth about the infant teething timeline

I spent five years in pediatric triage, and if I had a dollar for every time a parent told me their infant's 103-degree fever and explosive diarrhea was just teething, I could pay cash for my kid's future orthodontics. You're...

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Why You Need a Baby Sign Language Chart in Your Kitchen

I was standing barefoot on a kitchen floor completely covered in soggy, half-chewed Cheerios, furiously tapping my fingertips together at my red-faced nine-month-old while yelling over his screams about how he just needed to do the little hand thing if...

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The Late Night Panic Guide To Baby Shaking Head Side to Side

You're staring at the grainy green footage of your baby monitor at two in the morning. Your kid is doing this aggressive, rhythmic thrashing thing against the mattress. It looks like they're trying to start a mosh pit in a...

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When Babies Roll Over: The Unexpected Chaos of the Milestone

It was 2:14 AM on a Tuesday. The baby monitor on my nightstand was glowing with the kind of ominous infrared light that usually precedes a jump scare in a horror movie. I stared at the pixelated screen, trying to...

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What Happens to the Baby in Squid Game Season 3? A Mom's Take

My mom told me that watching high-stress television while nursing would literally curdle my milk, which I’m pretty sure is biologically impossible, but then my best friend texted me at 2 AM demanding to know if I’d seen the jump...

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