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The Truth About Baby Overalls (And Why I Was Totally Wrong)

It was October 2017, and I was standing in the microscopic, dimly lit bathroom of a neighborhood cafΓ© wearing a silk blouse I had absolutely no business wearing as a new mother, staring down at my six-month-old daughter Maya who...

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The Absolute Chaos of Trying to Make My Kid Wear Baby Perfume

It’s 2:14 PM on a Tuesday in 2017, and I'm standing over my bathroom sink in maternity leggings that haven’t been washed inβ€”actually, I really don't want to know how many daysβ€”frantically scrubbing a tiny, furious newborn with a wet...

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Dear Past Me: Let's Talk About Baby Constipation And The Panic

You're sitting on the edge of the bathtub right now, staring at a dry diaper under the harsh bathroom light. The exhaust fan is rattling above you. It's three in the morning, and you're exhausted, holding a sleeping infant against...

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Is Your Baby Constipated? The Great 3 AM London Nappy Standoff

It was 4:14 AM on a Tuesday when Florence began her impression of an Olympic weightlifter attempting a personal best. Her face turned a shade of crimson I previously thought was reserved for London buses, her tiny knees pulled up...

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The Great Baby Changing Station Lie: A Dad's Guide To Diapers

I’m holding a wipe in my teeth, my left forearm is pinning a kicking 11-month-old to a foam pad, and I’m desperately trying to unfold a clean diaper with two fingers. The biggest myth they sell you at the shower...

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A 3AM Panic, A Baby Bush Hospital Article, And Surviving Twins

It was 3:14 AM on a wet Tuesday, and the frankly demonic electronic voice of a cartoon panda driving a baby bus was the only thing preventing my left arm from going entirely numb. Zoe was wedged firmly in my...

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Surviving a City Baby Bus Ride Without Losing Your Damn Mind

It was 4:17 PM on a Tuesday in November, raining sideways, and I was standing on the corner of 4th and Pike wearing a giant, puffy green coat that made me look like a highly aggressive olive. Leo was six...

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The Michelin Man Dilemma: Why Puffy Winter Baby Suits Terrify Me

November 2022. It's three degrees above freezing in the Sainsbury’s car park, a uniquely British kind of damp cold that seeps directly into your bones. I'm sweating profusely through a thin t-shirt while trying to forcefully fold my six-month-old daughter,...

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Why We Finally Banned Those Baby Bratz Dolls From Our London Flat

The invasion began on a damp Tuesday afternoon when my wife’s Auntie Pam breezed into our flat, shook off her umbrella, and dropped a shockingly pink, heavily blister-packed box onto our coffee table. Florence and Matilda, our two-year-old twins who...

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