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Why I Finally Let My Kids Listen to Fantastic Baby Lyrics

It was 2:14 PM on a rainy Tuesday, I was wearing a nursing tank top that smelled strongly of old milk and desperation, and my husband Dave was having a full-blown basement rave with our then six-month-old daughter, Maya. Like,...

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Feeding Your Baby Salmon: The Bones, The Smell, The Absolute Mess

It was a Tuesday around 6:15 PM, and I was wearing my one good silk shirt. Why I was wearing a dry-clean-only Madewell top in my own kitchen while feeding a six-month-old is a mystery that I'll take to my...

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The Baby Park Survival Guide for Chronically Tired UK Parents

I'm currently crouched in the damp, questionable mulch of our local playground, forming a frantic human barricade around two tiny, drool-covered infants. To my left, a feral four-year-old is hurtling past wielding a half-eaten breadstick like a medieval javelin. To...

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The Midnight Madness of Baby MORI Sacks and Tog Ratings

It's 3:14 in the morning on a profoundly wet Tuesday in November, and I'm standing in the exact centre of our Victorian terrace's nursery holding a plastic egg that glows an angry, accusatory red. This egg is supposed to tell...

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Throw Away the Weekly Milestone App Before You Lose Your Mind

I was sitting on the bath mat at 2:14 AM, the harsh blue light of my phone illuminating the absolute panic on my face while my oldest, Leo, slept in the next room. I was staring at the glowing screen...

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Note to Self: That Premium Sewing Machine Won't Fix Your Sleep Depr...

You're currently staring at a pile of blowout-ruined sleep sacks at three in the morning, holding a pair of dull kitchen scissors and convinced you can upcycle them into a quilt. Put the scissors down, Priya. I'm writing this to...

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The day a magnetic baby lock defeated my husband and saved the bleach

It was a Tuesday morning, exactly 10:14 AM, and I was wearing a pair of gray maternity sweatpants that had a questionable yogurt stain on the left thigh. Maya was at preschool, and Leo was nine months old. He had...

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The Ultimate Play Mat Baby Survival Guide For Exhausted Parents

I'm sitting cross-legged on my faded West Elm rug. It’s a Tuesday morning in 2017, I'm wearing black maternity leggings that I aggressively refuse to retire even though Maya is four months old, and I'm staring at a flashing, screeching,...

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The Messy Truth About Surviving Your Baby's First Rhinovirus

I was sitting in the dark in my rocking chair at three in the morning, holding a six-month-old who sounded exactly like a broken coffee percolator. Snot was literally bubbling out of his left nostril with every breath. My oldest...

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