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Pediatric nurse Priya adjusting a bedside bassinet for a sleeping newborn baby in a dark room.

A Pediatric Nurse's Honest Guide to a Safe Bassinet for Baby

My C-section incision felt like a literal line of fire. It was 3 a.m. on night four of being a mother, and my son was wailing from the depths of a wicker nightmare. My mother-in-law had brought over her family...

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Dear Past Priya: Finding the Best Baby Swing for Your Sanity

Dear Past Priya, It's 3:14 AM on a Tuesday in late November. You have dried spit-up on the left shoulder of your nursing tank. You're standing in the dark living room holding a screaming potato who refuses to close his...

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A tired mom folding a pile of soft, breathable infant sleep sacks and blankets on a rustic wooden table.

Dear Exhausted Jess: What I Wish I Knew About Bamboo Baby Sleepers

You're sitting on the edge of the glider at 2:14 AM, staring at the baby monitor like it's a crystal ball that might magically reveal why the baby just woke up for the fourth time since midnight. Your coffee from...

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Exhausted mom looking at a baby sleep tracking app in a dark nursery

Why Your Strict Baby Sleep Schedule Is A Complete Disaster

It was three in the morning on a Tuesday, and I was rage-scrolling a spreadsheet I had color-coded for my six-week-old son's naps. He was in the bassinet next to me, screaming like I had just insulted his ancestors, completely...

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Exhausted mom drinking coffee while holding a sleeping baby in the nursery.

The Messy, Exhausting Truth About Getting Your Baby to Sleep

It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was sitting frozen on the floor of the nursery, holding my breath because my knee had just popped. I knew if my oldest son, Leo, heard that tiny joint crack and...

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Dear Anxious Me: The Absolute Truth About Buying A Crib Mattress

Dear Sarah from six months ago. You're currently sitting cross-legged on the floor of your sister's guest room, which she just painted a highly questionable shade of mustard yellow. You have half a cold, oat milk latte balanced precariously on...

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Exhausted mom holding a crying newborn baby in a swaddle while standing in a messy living room

The Happiest Baby Guide for Exhausted, Sleep-Deprived Parents

It was 3:17 AM in the dead of a humid Texas summer, and I was standing in my living room wearing a nursing tank that smelled strongly of sour milk, doing frantic deep knee bends while aggressively hissing into my...

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The Honest Parent Guide to the Baby Guinness Shot

It was nine at night on a Tuesday and my toddler was treating our living room like a hostile takeover. Rohan had three molars breaking through his gums simultaneously and I was doing the classic parent sway in the kitchen,...

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The Megan Walerius Baby Drama and What I Wish I Knew Months Ago

Hey man. You’re currently sitting on the bathroom tiles at 3:14 AM, scrolling Twitter while the shower steam theoretically clears up your five-month-old's congestion. I know this because I'm you, six months in the future. The kid is eleven months...

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