Magazine

Priya inspecting a baby bath tub in a tiled bathroom

The real story on the frida baby bath tub and the daily wash myth

I was standing in my cramped Chicago bathroom at eight in the evening with a slippery, shrieking newborn who looked exactly like a wet baby bat. My mother-in-law was on FaceTime, loudly explaining that he needed this nightly ritual to...

Read more

Jess holding a baby wrapped in a towel looking stressed about bath water

Why The Filter Baby Concept Actually Matters For Your Sanity

I was standing in our tiny primary bathroom, the exhaust fan rattling like a helicopter overhead, while my oldest son Wyatt screamed bloody murder. He wasn't even six months old yet. I had just pulled him out of the bathtub,...

Read more

Tired mother holding a sleeping baby wrapped in a soft blanket on a neutral play mat

The Truth About The Perfectly Put-Together Infant

It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was wearing a maternity bra that hadn't been genuinely white since the Obama administration. My second kid, Maya, was exactly three weeks old and smack in the middle of a cluster-feeding...

Read more

Tired parents sitting on the floor of a messy baby nursery at night

What the Dijon Baby Album Got Right About New Parent Anxiety

It was 2:13 AM, and my husband was sitting on the edge of the bathtub just staring at the tile grout while our oldestβ€”who's basically a walking cautionary tale for why you shouldn't blindly trust anything you read in a...

Read more

Mom holding a fussy newborn baby with red acne bumps on his cheeks

My First Kid's Face Looked Like a Pizza: What Causes Baby Acne

I was sitting on my living room floor surrounded by beige tulle, two ignored piles of laundry, and absolute mounting panic. I was trying to wrestle my oldestβ€”who's now five and still my primary cautionary tale for everythingβ€”into a perfectly...

Read more

Infant sleeping soundly under a squirrel print blanket while twitching

I asked a doctor what do babies dream about and the truth hurts

It was three in the morning in our drafty Chicago apartment when my son let out a sound that was half-giggle, half-choke. I stood over his bassinet, gripping the edge like I was bracing for an earthquake. His eyes were...

Read more

Exhausted mom looking at a crying baby in a dimly lit kitchen

My absolute meltdown over thrush in babies (and how we survived)

It was exactly 3:14 AM. I know this because the glowing green numbers on our microwave were practically burning into my retinas while I stood barefoot on the freezing kitchen tile. Maya was maybe four weeks old at the time,...

Read more

A dad looking stressed while trying to zip a severely overstuffed duffel bag full of baby items.

What to Pack in Hospital Bag for Baby: A Dad's Bug Report

I had one knee pressed firmly into the top of a 60-liter duffel bag in the back of our Subaru, trying to force the zipper shut while Portland rain soaked through my hoodie. My wife, currently 36 weeks pregnant, was...

Read more

Exhausted mom holding a messy baby in a cute baby tee while drinking coffee

The Completely Unfiltered Reality Behind the Cute Baby Aesthetic

It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday in late November, and I was wearing an oversized, pill-covered grey fleece robe that smelled violently of sour milk and desperation. My daughter Maya was exactly seven weeks old. I was holding her...

Read more