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A crumpled pile of organic cotton mini crib bedding next to a half-empty coffee mug and a baby pacifier.

Dear Past Me: The Absolute Messy Truth About Tiny Crib Bedding

Dear Sarah of exactly six months ago, It's 11:43 PM on a Tuesday. You're standing in the guest room wearing those black Lululemon leggings that have a crusty streak of unidentified toddler fluid on the left thigh, and you're holding...

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Organic cotton buggy sleeping bag surviving a rainy London park walk

The Muddy Puddle And My Kinderwagen Schlafsack Revelation

It's a Tuesday in late November, featuring that specific type of aggressive, sideways London drizzle that somehow bypasses your coat entirely and settles directly into your bones. I'm standing on the cracked pavement outside our flat, trying to negotiate with...

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A mother pushing a lightweight breathable buggy in the hot sun

The brutal reality of keeping a baby alive in a hot pushchair

My mother-in-law told me to drape a thick towel over the bassinet so the baby wouldn't get a tan, which is a very Indian grandmother thing to prioritize over basic oxygen flow. My neighbor said to just keep clicking the...

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Toddler twins wearing bright yellow waterproof fishing bibs on a wet dock

Why your toddler needs real fishing bibs (and not cute raincoats)

There's a very specific, high-pitched intake of breath a two-year-old makes when the icy water pooling on a rented fibreglass boat seat finally breaches her supposedly "weather-resistant" corduroy trousers. It’s a sound that cuts through the roar of a vintage...

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A frustrated mom adjusting the straps on a rear-facing infant car seat.

The Brutal Truth About Car Seats For Babies And Surviving The Setup

It was late August in Texas, meaning the hospital parking lot felt like the inside of a preheated oven. My husband Dave was violently yanking a seatbelt through a gray plastic base, sweating completely through his shirt, while the discharge...

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Pediatric nurse Priya checking the harness tension on a rear-facing baby car seat

The freezing truth about strapping infants into baby car seats

It's February in Chicago, the wind chill is somewhere around negative twelve, and I'm standing in the concrete wind tunnel of Northwestern Memorial's parking garage at two in the morning. My husband has his phone flashlight clenched between his teeth....

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