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Sarah holding a soft organic cotton baby bodysuit next to a coffee cup.

From Cheap Laughs to Safe Skin: The Truth About Funny Bodysuits

It was May 2017, and I was sitting in a sweltering community hall in what I honestly thought was a breezy maternity maxi dress but was actually just a floral greenhouse for my incredibly swollen thighs. I was eight months...

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Exhausted dad staring at a massive pile of useless newborn baby gifts

The painfully honest truth about willkommensgeschenke fΓΌr babys

My mother-in-law arrived on day three clutching what looked like a Victorian christening gown and declared that a new baby must only be dressed in white lace. The DHL bloke who dropped off our tenth Amazon box of the week...

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Real Talk on Geburtsgeschenke Jungs: Gifts We Actually Used

I'm literally sitting on my living room floor with a trash bag in one hand and a pair of kitchen scissors in the other, trying to aggressively dismantle a three-tiered "diaper cake" constructed entirely of newborn-sized diapers and thick blue...

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Jess folding a pile of neutral organic cotton baby clothes on a rustic wooden table

What I Got Wrong About Baby Girl Gifts: Real Talk From A Mom

Right now, I'm sitting on my living room floor staring down a neon pink tutu that someone just mailed to my youngest daughter, and I'm honestly trying to figure out if it's physically possible for cheap tulle to scratch a...

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A cotton rope diaper caddy filled with organic baby clothes and coffee

Building A Baby Girl Gift Basket That Parents Will Actually Use

It was 3 PM on a Tuesday, and I was sitting on the floor of our apartment wearing Dave’s oversized college sweatpants, crying into a lukewarm mug of decaf. I was 38 weeks pregnant with Maya, and our living room...

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Kleinkind spielt auf dem Boden mit einfachen Holzbausteinen

Der Mythos rund um Spielzeug fΓΌr Jungs ab 1 Jahr

Der Kuchenrest klebte noch hartnÀckig an der Raufasertapete und mein Wohnzimmer sah aus, als hÀtte eine Fabrik für Baumaschinen ihren kompletten Ausschuss bei uns abgeladen. Mein Sohn saß inmitten dieses blauen, blinkenden und ohrenbetÀubenden Plastik-Chaos. Er ignorierte den ferngesteuerten Monstertruck,...

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Vintage 90s plush toys sitting on a messy nursery floor next to a spilled cup of coffee.

Why a February 18 Beanie Baby almost ruined my weekend

I was standing in my laundry room at 2 AM wearing my husband Dave's faded Georgetown sweatpants and a nursing bra that had definitely seen better days, violently hacking at the door of our dryer with a butter knife. The...

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A slightly chaotic table setting featuring unscented tulips next to a cold cup of tea.

The Brutal Truth About Baby Shower Flowers (Before vs After Twins)

I was standing in the narrow hallway of our London flat, proudly clutching an enormous Β£80 arrangement of stargazer lilies, completely convinced I was husband of the year. My wife's pre-baby gathering was starting in an hour, and I'd spared...

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Stressed mom holding an iced coffee and a blank children's book

What To Write In A Baby Shower Book (A Letter To My Stressed Self)

Dear Sarah from six months ago, I know exactly where you're right now. You're standing in Aisle 4 of the Target on Route 9, wearing those black Lululemon leggings with the crusty strawberry yogurt stain on the left knee that...

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