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What Are Bibs Actually For? A Nurse's Guide to Baby Drool

My mother-in-law told me I needed forty cloth neck-ties before we left the maternity ward. The lactation consultant said skin-to-skin meant strictly naked feeding, with absolutely no fabric allowed between us. My neighbor swore I only needed two plastic wipe-clean...

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The Truth About Buying a Pink Baby Tee (And Keeping It Pink)

I'm currently staring at a laundry basket full of what used to be pastel pink baby clothes, and I'm just gonna be real with you: half of them look like they were washed in a muddy puddle. If you Google...

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A messy pile of outgrown baby clothes next to a folded stack of organic cotton bodysuits on a laundry table

Mode Nachhaltig: Why Cheap Baby Clothes Actually Cost You More

I'm currently staring at three giant black trash bags full of neon, scratchy, plastic-feeling onesies that my oldest wore for exactly five seconds before outgrowing them, shrinking them, or ruining them with a blowout that defied the laws of physics....

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The Great Knee Blowout: Finding the Best Leggings for Girls

It was 7:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was sitting on the laundry room floor with a hot iron, trying to fuse a denim star patch over a gaping hole in a pair of hot pink pants while my...

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