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Jess folding organic cotton Linxia baby clothes on a messy living room couch

Raising A Linxia Baby: The Unfiltered Truth About Newborn Life

I was standing in the Target baby aisle at 9 PM on a Tuesday, completely dead inside, while my oldest son Jackson screamed against my chest in a carrier that I was probably wearing wrong. He was three weeks old....

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A frustrated mom holding a toddler in a stiff holiday suit.

The disaster of picking a baby boy easter outfit

It was ten in the morning on a Sunday and I was staring at a mustard-yellow blowout that had completely breached the hull of a forty-dollar miniature linen suit. My mother-in-law was knocking on the powder room door, asking if...

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Jess holding a ridiculous itchy baby dress while her toddler runs away in organic cotton.

The Brutal Truth About Buying Vestidos de Bebe for Your Girl

We were sitting in the third row at First Baptist Church on Easter Sunday, the air conditioning was broken, and my oldest daughter Mackenzie was literally trying to claw her way out of her own clothes. She was maybe two...

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Tired dad holding a baby lovey blanket next to a sleeping toddler

The 3 AM Disaster That Taught Me Everything About Baby Loveys

Tuesday, 6:42 PM. The Central Line. Specifically, the perilous two-inch gap between the train carriage and the platform at St. Paul's station. That's exactly where it went. Maya's beloved, slightly grey-tinged, biologically questionable scrap of fabric slipped from her sticky...

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Baby sleeping safely in a ribbed infant knit romper with secure snaps

The brutal truth about buying an infant knit romper for your kid

My mother called from San Jose on a Tuesday to warn me that wool would give my baby a rash that would scar him for life. The very next morning, my sister-in-law swore that unless I put him in thick...

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A folded organic green baby tee resting on a nursery chair next to a silicone teething toy

The real deal about that green baby tee and toxic wellness fads

I was three hours into a night shift in the pediatric ER when a very tired, very trendy mom rushed in with an eight-month-old who was vibrating like a cheap pager. His resting heart rate was through the roof. After...

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A tired dad researching sleeping bags for infants online.

Why We Switched To Sleeping Bags For Infants (And You Should Too)

My mother-in-law told me to pile three heavy quilts on him because Portland nights are drafty and he was going to freeze. The exhausted NICU nurse at the hospital swaddled him so tightly in a receiving blanket that he looked...

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A frustrated mom holding a baby wearing a wide brim sun hat and UPF shirt

The Truth About Infant Sun Shirts (And Why Your Baby is Sweating)

I was standing in the middle of the H-E-B parking lot in late July, wrestling what felt like a wet fruit roll-up off my screaming four-month-old. Jackson, my oldest and forever my cautionary tale, was beet red and slick with...

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Exhausted mother staring at her phone next to a giant box of diapers

Dear Past Jess: The Truth About Chasing That Pampers Rebate

Dear Jess from exactly six months ago, I know exactly what you're doing right now. You're sitting cross-legged on the rug in the living room, surrounded by three massive, empty cardboard boxes from HEB. Your toddler is currently using a...

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