What Is A Tornado Baby Medical Truth I Wish I Knew
You're sitting in the windowless interior hallway of our Chicago apartment right now, sweating through a t-shirt while the sirens blare outside. The dog is pacing, the power is flickering, and you're frantically scrolling through your phone trying to figure...
When Is It Safe to Give Your Baby a Blanket?
I was exactly three weeks into this whole motherhood gig when I almost gave myself a heart attack. My oldest son, Carterβwho exists mostly now as a walking cautionary tale for everything I did wrong as a first-time momβwas born...
When Do Babies Discover Their Feet: A Letter to My Anxious Self
Dear Priya from six months ago. You're sitting on the nursery rug at 3 AM. The glow of the humidifier is casting weird shadows on the wall, and your kid is lying flat on his back, staring at the ceiling...
How to survive a woven baby wrap without losing your mind
I was standing in the hallway at two in the morning. Maya was screaming the kind of red-faced scream that sets off your fight or flight response. I was holding a five-meter strip of linen like it was a giant...
When Baby Dragon Saves the Dukedom: Surviving the Fantasy Stage
Listen, trying to negotiate with a toddler who has currently identified as a mythical fire-breathing reptile is a rookie mistake. I know this because I spent three full days last week trying to apply clinical logic to my two-year-old's sudden...
The Great Sippy Cup Betrayal: Finding A Safe Baby Cup That Works
I was sitting on my sister's beige sofaβand really, who buys a beige sofa when they've a toddler and a dog?βat Thanksgiving a few years ago when the great cup wars began. I was holding Leo, who was exactly six...
The Truth About Baby Cowgirl Boots (And My Epic Buying Mistakes)
It was October 2018. I was standing in my kitchen wearing a pair of violently mustard-colored corduroy overalls that I thought made me look like a cool Brooklyn mom but actually made me look like a giant toddler, chugging lukewarm...
The Truth About Baby Clams: A Panicked Parent's Feeding Guide
My mother-in-law firmly believes that giving any form of seafood to a child under the age of five will result in instant, spontaneous combustion. Meanwhile, a bloke I met at the playground in Greenwichβwho was wearing barefoot shoes and feeding...
The Brutal Truth About $35 Baby Bamboo Pajamas: Are They Worth It?
I'm currently staring at four massive plastic bins in my attic labeled "0-6 Months," completely overflowing with stiff, cheap cotton zip-ups that my oldest son wore for exactly two and a half weeks each before his little sausage toes blew...