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Tired mom holding a coffee mug and a merino wearable baby blanket

Dear Past Sarah: Stop Doing Wake-Up Math and Buy the Merino Bag

Dear Sarah of exactly six months ago, You're currently standing in the doorway of Leo's room at 2:14 AM. You're wearing Dave's stained Villanova hoodie—the one with the mysterious bleach mark on the sleeve—and you're holding a mug of French...

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Surviving the Night Sweats: A Dad’s Guide to Bamboo Blankets

It was 2:14 AM in the middle of a freak Portland August heatwave, and the Nanit camera monitor above the crib was glowing with a red 78-degree warning. My son, who was about eight weeks old at the time, was...

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A sweaty toddler sleeping peacefully under a lightweight breathable cotton blanket in a dimly lit nursery

My Sweaty Journey to Find the Best Cooling Blanket for Babies

It's three in the morning in mid-July. The ancient window AC unit in my Chicago apartment is rattling like a dying lawnmower, and my toddler is plastered to my left side. He feels like a baked potato fresh out of...

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A tired mother holding a newborn surrounded by practical baby items instead of stuffed animals.

The Brutal Truth About Buying Actually Useful New Baby Gifts

I'm staring at a pair of infant converse sneakers. They're the size of a jalapeño. They have actual, functional laces. Someone spent real money on these at a baby shower last weekend, and I know exactly where they're going to...

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Exhausted mom in sweatpants holding a baby wearing breathable sleepwear

Why Thick Baby PJs Are Ruining Your Sleep (And What Actually Works)

It was 2:14 AM and I was standing in the hallway wearing those gray Target sweatpants with the bleach stain on the thigh, holding a mug of coffee that had been microwaved so many times it tasted like warm pennies....

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Exhausted dad holding two baby sleepsuits looking hopelessly confused

The 3AM Zipper Panic and Finding the Perfect Baby Schlafanzug

It's 3:14 in the morning on a Tuesday in late November, and I'm sitting in total darkness on the floor of the nursery trying to match up what feels like forty-seven tiny metal poppers on a sleepsuit while Twin A...

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Mom folding a bamboo toddler sleep sack in a nursery

Why the Toddler Sleep Sack is the Only Way We Survive Bedtime

It was 2:13 AM on a random Tuesday when I heard the unmistakable, bone-chilling thump coming from the nursery down the hall. I dropped the Etsy shop packing tape I was holding, sprinted down the hardwood floor expecting the absolute...

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Exhausted dad holding two babies in footless sleepwear on a messy rug

The 3AM Zipper Wars: An Exhausted Dad’s Guide to Baby Pajamas

It was November 2022, the radiator in our drafty Victorian flat was clanking like a dying tractor, and I was holding two identical, screaming infants who felt exactly like hot water bottles wrapped in synthetic fleece. My wife was furiously...

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Tired dad trying to figure out how to put a baby onesie on his infant

Dear Past Marcus: A Debugging Guide to Dressing Your Infant

Dear Marcus of exactly six months ago: I can see you right now. You're standing over the changing table at 3:17 AM in our freezing Portland apartment, sweating profusely while holding a squirming, screaming five-month-old, trying to figure out how...

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