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The Real Deal on Finding Walking Shoes for Babies

I was standing in the middle of the Target shoe aisle with my oldest—who's now four and still an absolute terror, bless his heart—when I realized I had three completely different voices echoing in my head about what to put...

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Dear Past Me: The 2 AM Google Spiral About Vitamin K Babies

Dear Past Me from exactly six months ago. You're sitting at the kitchen island, and it's 2:14 AM. You're wearing Dave’s tragic gray college hoodie, the one with the mysterious bleach stain that he refuses to throw away, and you're...

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The Only Honest Guide to Venues for Baby Shower Celebrations

I'm currently sitting on the floor of my Etsy inventory room, aggressively tearing off pieces of packing tape for a massive stack of custom nursery signs, while my youngest child uses my left ankle as a teething ring. My phone...

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Surviving the Vaccine Schedule for Babies Without Losing Your Mind

I was sitting in exam room four with my oldest, Beau, sweating entirely through my favorite beige Target tee while trying to pretend I had everything under control. He was four months old, completely naked except for a drool-soaked diaper,...

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Why I Threw Out My Popular Baby Seat (And Got The Upseat)

It was 10:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was staring at my five-month-old son, Leo, who looked exactly like a tiny, extremely drunk man slumped at a bar at last call. He was sitting—or rather, sinking—into one of those...

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My Love-Hate Relationship With The Massive Uppa Baby Stroller

I was standing in what can only be described as a biblical amount of mud on Hampstead Heath, rain aggressively lashing against my glasses, while Twin A screamed with the sheer lung capacity of an opera singer and Twin B...

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The Late-Night Internet Spiral and Your Baby's Goo Goo Phase

It's 3:17 AM. I'm sitting on the edge of the glider in my oldest kid's hand-me-down sweatpants, smelling faintly of sour milk and sheer desperation, holding a smartphone with the brightness turned all the way down so I don't accidentally...

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The UK Cheerleader Baby Story Is Our Biggest Motherhood Nightmare

Let's just obliterate the biggest, most dangerous lie the hospital discharge nurses hand you right along with those giant mesh underwear. The absolute biggest myth of motherhood is that your "maternal instinct" is some kind of magical, invisible force field...

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What Happens to the Baby in Squid Game Season 3? A Mom's Take

My mom told me that watching high-stress television while nursing would literally curdle my milk, which I’m pretty sure is biologically impossible, but then my best friend texted me at 2 AM demanding to know if I’d seen the jump...

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