My Very Messy Experience With MegaFood Supplements For Mom And Baby
It was a random Tuesday in November, roughly 7:14 AM, and I was standing in my horribly lit downstairs guest bathroom wearing exactly one sock and a wildly oversized promotional t-shirt with a mustard stain on the hem. I was...
The Messy, Exhausting Truth About Buying Newborn Baby Clothes
I was staring at a literal miniature three-piece tweed suit. It had suspenders. A bow tie. It was hung on a tiny velvet hanger in my freshly painted nursery, and I remember standing there, holding a lukewarm cup of coffee...
The Messy Truth About That Washable Newton Baby Bassinet
My mom sat on the edge of my couch, sipping iced tea, and told me to just put the baby in a plastic laundry basket lined with a thick quilt, because bless her heart, thatβs exactly what she did with...
Finding The Normal Baby Temperature Armpit Range Without Losing It
I was sitting on the cold tile of my bathroom floor at 2:14 in the morning with a lukewarm cup of yesterday's coffee on the counter, holding a four-month-old Maya who felt exactly like a baked potato fresh out of...
Finding the Normal Temperature for Baby Without Losing Your Mind
I was sitting on the edge of the nursery glider at 2:14 in the morning, staring at the glowing red screen of a plastic forehead scanner, completely convinced my firstborn was boiling from the inside out. He felt like a...
Oh Baby, A Triple: Surviving the Rule of Threes in Parenting
Itβs 3:14 AM on a random Tuesday. I'm standing barefoot on the freezing kitchen tiles wearing a Target robe that smells aggressively like sour breastmilk and pure desperation, holding a plastic pump flange in one hand and a half-empty mug...
How to Pick a Pink Baby Shower Dress Without Losing Your Mind
I was standing in the middle of a Texas roadhouse bathroom in July, six and a half months pregnant with my oldest, trying to peel a blush-pink polyester maxi dress off my damp skin so I could pee for the...
Rihanna And A$AP Rocky's New Girl: Let's Talk About Three Under Four
It was roughly two in the morning. I was sitting in the dark of my Chicago apartment, nursing a cold cup of chamomile tea while my toddler used my collarbone as a teething ring. I was doing that mindless, sleep-deprived...
What You Actually Need to Know About the Safe Haven Baby Box
I was knee-deep in folding tiny, mismatched socks yesterday when my phone buzzed with a notification from our local county Facebook moms group that immediately spiked my blood pressure. Y'all, it was an absolute mess. Somebody had posted a news...