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Premature baby wearing organic size 44 wrap bodysuit in NICU

Why Preemie Size 44 Clothes Actually Matter for NICU Graduates

My mother-in-law told me to just roll up the sleeves on standard newborn clothes to save money. A mom in my peanut app group proudly shared that she bought doll outfits from a local toy store. The exhausted resident on...

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The Brutal Truth About Why Your Baby Needs A Silicone Hand Teether

The absolute biggest lie older generations will tell you is that a baby chewing on their fists means they're starving. I remember sitting in the back of my Honda CRV in a Target parking lot when my son Leo was...

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Why finding a real usa baby tee is a nightmare (and how to fix it)

Yellow mustard poop all the way up the shoulder blades. That's what I was dealing with at two in the morning in my freezing Chicago apartment, trying to pry a rigid, zero-stretch miniature t-shirt over my screaming son's head. I...

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Baby Sticking Tongue In And Out Repeatedly? Put The Phone Down

Two in the morning. The baby monitor was casting this sickly blue glow across my nightstand. Anya was fast asleep, but her mouth was doing this rhythmic, reptilian flicker. Just a baby sticking tongue in and out repeatedly, tasting the...

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The Honest Truth About Letting Your Baby Sleep With a Pacifier

It's three in the morning and I'm staring at the grainy green glow of the baby monitor. The pacifier is currently dangling from my son's bottom lip by a fraction of a millimeter. I hold my breath. It drops. It...

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The Drowsy But Awake Deception and Other Newborn Survival Lies

I was halfway through singing a deeply out-of-tune rendition of 'Wonderwall' to a tiny human who was aggressively trying to headbutt my collarbone when I realised the greatest lie ever sold to modern parents. It was 3:17 am, Twin A...

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The Honest Guide to Surviving Your Baby's Dedication Service

We were standing in the third row of padded chairs, and my daughter was aggressively gnawing on a damp church bulletin. The pastor was three sentences into a long prayer about spiritual legacy, and all I could think about was...

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Did Ed Gein Kill The Baby Sitter? A Dad's Late-Night Search

11:43 PM. The glow of the television is casting a sickly blue light across our living room, illuminating an abandoned silicone teething ring and a half-drank bottle of formula. Sarah is asleep on the couch, her head resting at an...

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Why Most Baby Carriers Fail Dads and How We Finally Fixed It

Listen, I thought I was being a supportive, eco-conscious wife when I bought us a matching organic linen ring sling. It was a brisk April morning in Chicago, and I stood on our front porch watching Amit in the driveway....

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