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Tired dad holding his baby upright after a 3 AM feeding session

Troubleshooting the Invisible: Infant Silent Reflux

My mother-in-law confidently informed me that his sudden back-arching meant he was an advanced genius trying to roll over early. The barista at our neighborhood Portland roastery swore the fussiness was just a dairy sensitivity and literally slid a pamphlet...

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A tired mother holding a baby panda teether in a dimly lit nursery room

Letter to myself about red panda babies and surviving the night

Dear Priya from six months ago. You're currently sitting on the peeling linoleum of the nursery floor at three in the morning, staring at a pile of unwashed swaddles and frantically googling the birth weight of exotic animals. You think...

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A toddler covered in swamp mud staring at a fluffy black pukeko chick in the tall wetland reeds while his mom panics.

Dear Me: Don't Let Leo Touch That Swamp Chicken (A Pukeko Story)

Dear Sarah from last October. You're currently standing on the edge of the wetlands trail at 8:15 AM, wearing those maternity leggings you stubbornly refuse to throw away even though Leo is four years old now, and you're clutching an...

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Mom holding a crying baby in a rocking chair at night while singing a lullaby

Why Nursery Rhymes For Babies Actually Work Better Than White Noise

It was 3:17 AM in the dead heat of a Texas July, the cicadas were screaming outside my window, and my oldest son Liam was screaming even louder right directly into my collarbone. I had sour milk on my shirt,...

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A tired mom holding her sleeping baby in a dim nursery rocker

Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby: A Letter To My Past Self

Dear Jess from six months ago, You're currently sitting in that squeaky wooden rocking chair, staring at the peeling paint on the window sill because it's 3:14 AM and the baby finally closed his eyes. You just blindly typed a...

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Mom laying on rug making funny faces at her four month old baby

The Honest Truth About Baby Games When You're Just Exhausted

I’m currently flat on my back on the living room rug, making bizarre clicking noises with my tongue while my four-month-old aggressively mouths a silicone spatula. Somewhere in the background, my oldest is trying to teach the dog how to...

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Mom in rural Texas wearing her baby in a structured carrier while packing boxes.

Why My Spine Hated Me Until I Finally Figured Out Baby Ergo Rules

It was August 2019 at the Blanco County Fair, and I was actively regretting every life decision that had led me to that exact moment. I was sweating through a cheap polyester carrier I’d grabbed off a clearance rack, my...

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Sarah's messy living room with a Kianao wooden play gym.

The Truth About Those Perfect Baby Playing Quotes I Used To Hate

It was exactly 3:14 AM. I know this because the glowing green numbers on our cheap digital alarm clock were basically burning holes into my sleep-deprived retinas. I was sitting in the grey nursing glider we bought off Craigslistβ€”the one...

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A tired mom folding oversized sleep sacks while her infant in a hip dysplasia brace plays on the floor.

When Your Infant Becomes a Baby Rhino: A Hip Dysplasia Guide

I'm currently sitting on my living room rug surrounded by a mountain of expensive zippered cotton, trying to figure out how to shove a piece of rigid medical plastic inside a sleep sack without waking a sleeping infant or snapping...

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