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Toddler Sweaters Boy Edition: What Actually Works for Winter

My mother-in-law told me to put three layers of thick wool on him or his lungs would freeze the second we stepped onto the Chicago pavement. The moms in my playgroup swore by fifty-dollar beige cashmere rollnecks that require dry...

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The Newborn Knitted Cardigan That Saved My Sanity With Twins

There's a very specific, cold sweat terror that grips you at 3:14 AM when you're attempting to force a rigid, non-stretchy cotton pullover over the fragile, violently wobbling head of a screaming two-week-old. I remember this moment vividly with Alice,...

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The Great Winter Baby Bundling Myth (And What Actually Works)

I was standing in my icy driveway in early November wearing leggings with a very questionable hole in the inner thigh and a stained college hoodie, holding my third lukewarm mug of Keurig sludge, just staring at my mother-in-law. She...

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The 3 AM blowout and why your baby kleider set actually matters

Listen, the meconium is going to ruin that pristine white newborn outfit before the hospital valet even brings your car around. I was staring at my perfectly packed hospital bag, heavily pregnant with my son, thinking my ten years on...

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Hosen Kinder: Why Stiff Baby Trousers Are a Hardware Failure

There I was at month four, holding what looked like a perfectly scaled-down replica of my own selvedge denim jeans, staring at my son while he executed a perfect, continuous death roll on the changing table. I had exactly three...

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What I Wish I Knew About Buying Baby Bedding Sets

Dear Sarah from exactly six months ago. It's an unseasonably warm Tuesday in October, and you're standing in the middle of a department store aisle with your pregnant younger sister. You're wearing those black leggings with the mysterious bleach stain...

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The Great Accessoire Bebe Swindle (And What We Actually Kept)

It's 3:14 am, and I'm standing in our dimly lit kitchen trying to operate a Bluetooth-enabled baby formula dispenser while Twin A screams with the righteous fury of a wronged Victorian ghost, and Twin B enthusiastically chews on a piece...

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The brutal truth about buying your baby's winter sweater

It was mid-November in Chicago, which means the wind off the lake feels like tiny knives. I was running late for a four-month well-child check. My mother-in-law had gifted us this thick, chunky-knit mustard pullover that looked adorable on the...

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The Baby Sweater Survival Guide: How Not to Overcook Your Child

"Put a hat on her, she’s losing heat!" shouted an elderly woman at the bus stop, gesturing wildly at Maya (who was currently sweating through her vest and trying to eat a discarded bus ticket). Ten minutes later, a bloke...

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