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Mother applying safe insect repellent to her toddler at the park

Protecting Against Baby Bugs Without Losing Your Mind

My mother-in-law swore by a homemade paste of turmeric and neem oil that stained every piece of clothing we owned bright yellow. The incredibly put-together mom at our local park told me I just needed a proprietary blend of lavender...

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A tired mother checking a baby diaper on a changing table

The Ultimate Baby Poop Chart: A Letter to My Anxious Past Self

Listen, Priya of six months ago. You're currently standing in the semi-darkness of our freezing Chicago apartment at three in the morning, holding a soiled diaper mere inches from your face. You have your phone flashlight clamped between your teeth....

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A toddler looking at a baby raccoon in a suburban backyard from a safe distance

What to actually do when you find a baby raccoon in the yard

Listen, I was trying to pull dandelions out of the garden beds last Tuesday while Maya sat on the grass. She pointed a sticky finger toward the fence line and made a noise that sounded like a question. I thought...

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Exhausted mom rubbing camphor-free ointment on a baby's chest before sleep.

The Midnight Panic Search for Chest Rubs When Your Baby is Sick

There I was at two in the morning, holding a six-month-old who sounded like a broken coffee percolator, aggressively jabbing at my phone screen with one free thumb because the toddler had just sneezed directly into the baby's open mouth...

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Priya handing her toddler to a babysitter while holding a medical checklist

Finding a baby sitter near me without losing my mind

I'm standing in my own hallway, wearing hard pants for the first time in eight months, watching a nineteen-year-old named Chloe hold my son. She is holding him like a football. A fragile, screaming football. My husband is whispering that...

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A deeply tired dad holding a baby boy while attempting to make instant coffee

Raising a baby boi: When people expect a tiny, burly lumberjack

I'm currently holding my mate Dave’s six-month-old son at arm's length, waiting for the inevitable geyser of urine to subside. When you've twin girls, as I do, you get used to a certain radius of danger during nappy changes. With...

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A mom inspecting a baby blanket for spiders in a garage

That Time I Found a Baby Black Widow in My Garage Nursery Stash

I was elbow-deep in a cracked Sterilite tub, breathing in that stale, hundred-degree Texas garage air, when a little pale thing dropped out of my oldest son’s 2T winter sweater. It didn’t look like much of anything at first. It...

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Priya holding her toddler after a routine pediatrician appointment with a tiny bandaid on his thigh

The brutal truth about your babies vaccine schedule and tears

The paper on the exam table sounds like a giant potato chip bag every time he kicks his chunky little legs. I'm staring at the metal tray holding three tiny syringes. I used to prep these exact trays. I've seen...

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Exhausted mom holding a baby surrounded by organic swaddles

How To Keep A Baby Alive: Sleep, Teeth, And The Absolute Chaos

It was exactly 3:14 AM, and I was standing in the middle of Leo’s nursery wearing a nursing bra that smelled distinctively of sour milk and Dave’s gray college sweatpants. I was sobbing quietly because I couldn't, for the absolute...

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