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When Your Baby's Face is Red and Peeling: My Eczema Survival Story

I was sitting in my minivan in the HEB parking lot, crying over a steering wheel covered in crushed Cheerios, because the cashier had just asked me why I let my three-month-old get a severe sunburn in February. I hadn't,...

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Spotting Baby Ear Infection Symptoms In The Middle Of The Night

It was 2:14 AM and I was standing in the dark hallway swaying like a zombie while my second kid, Wyatt, aggressively yanked on his left earlobe and screamed into my collarbone. I remember staring at the shadow of the...

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Why I Stopped Freezing My Chengbao Baby Silicone Ball Teether

The rain was hitting the windows of our Portland duplex at 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I found myself standing in the kitchen illuminated only by the blue digital glow of the refrigerator panel. In my left hand, I...

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What the cardi b and stefon diggs baby teaches us about survival

I was standing in my dark kitchen at three in the morning, eating a cold samosa over the sink, when the photos dropped on my feed. The perfectly lit hospital bed, the flawless makeup, the custom football-themed swaddle wrapped around...

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The Truth About Burt’s Bees Infant Gear: A Dad's Guide

At approximately 3:14 am last Tuesday, I found myself trying to locate my daughter Alice’s foot inside a yellow sleepsuit that appeared to have been tailored for a medium-sized golden retriever. I was sweating, the baby was screaming, and the...

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That Terrifying BRUE Baby Glitch: What I Wish We Hadn't Done

Whatever you do, please don't pick up your kid and shake them like a defective Wi-Fi router when they suddenly go completely limp, which is exactly the panicked instinct I had to fight back at 2:14 AM last Tuesday. My...

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Dear past Priya: The brutal reality of the circus baby phase

Listen. It's Tuesday night, you're sitting in the dark of our cramped Chicago living room, and the baby finally went down after forty-five minutes of heavy rocking. You're holding a lukewarm mug of chai, staring at the harsh glow of...

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The Claire Saffitz Pregnancy and The Truth About Baking For Two

The biggest lie the baking world feeds pregnant women is that the raw egg is the villain. Listen. I spent six years in pediatric triage and let me tell you a secret. The eggs are usually fine. It's the raw...

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Surviving the First Night With a Clubfoot Baby (and What Comes Next)

It was exactly 2:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was wearing maternity leggings that were literally disintegrating at the thighs and Dave’s old college hoodie that smelled faintly of sour milk and desperation. We were three months into this...

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