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Stressed mom wearing an infant in a carrier while waiting for a city bus

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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A tired father holding his baby in a designer baby carrier outdoors

A Letter To Myself Before Buying That Artipoppe Baby Carrier

Dear Tom of six months ago. You're currently hiding in the downstairs loo, aren't you? The twins are simultaneously screaming in the living room, there's a distinct smell of sour milk on your favourite jumper, and you're staring at your...

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Mom holding a baby in a simple wrap carrier at the airport.

The Suki Baby Trend: What Touring Rockstars Forget to Tell You

I was standing in Terminal B at DFW airport, dripping sweat onto my carry-on bag, trying to figure out which of the fourteen plastic clips on my baby carrier was currently digging a trench into my left rib. I had...

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A tired mom wearing her baby in a budget-friendly baby carrier at the store

The Brutal Truth About the Infantino Baby Carrier (My Meltdown)

I was standing in the Target parking lot at 2 PM on a sweltering Tuesday, wearing maternity leggings with a crusty mystery stain on the left knee, desperately trying to click a piece of stiff plastic into another piece of...

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Dad wearing a green tactical baby carrier with pouches attached while hiking on a dirt trail.

Why My Husband's Tactical Baby Carrier Actually Drives Me Crazy

"You're going to overheat that poor child in that bulletproof vest," my mom announced from the kitchen island, staring at the massive olive-green rig strapped to my husband's chest. Not five minutes later, his hunting buddy Mike texted him a...

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Mother adjusting a linen baby carrier in a messy Chicago apartment

The Happy Baby Carrier Hype Unpacked By A Very Tired Nurse

My mother-in-law warned me that wearing him would ruin his spine. My doula acted like putting him down in a bassinet would permanently damage his attachment style. The mom in my baby yoga class claimed the happy baby brand carrier...

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A tired mom holding a coffee mug while adjusting a beige linen carrier

Dear Sarah: The Truth About The Viral Mabe Baby Carrier

Dear Sarah from exactly six months ago, You're sitting on the living room rug in those embarrassing gray maternity leggings you absolutely refuse to throw out, staring at a pile of beige linen and black buckles. You're on your third...

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Tired dad wearing an ergo baby carrier on the London Underground platform.

The Ergo Baby Carrier: Surviving A Sweaty Central Line Meltdown

It was a Tuesday in late November, approximately 4:13 PM, and the Central Line carriage smelled faintly of damp wool, ozone, and my own big despair. I had one screaming twin strapped to my chest in a five-yard fabric wrap...

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Sleep deprived dad practicing tying the solly baby wrap in the living room

My 3 AM Battle with the Solly Baby: 15 Feet of Fabric vs Dad

Before my son arrived, everyone had a totally conflicting theory about how I was supposed to carry him around. My sister-in-law told me to just buy a canvas backpack thing with heavy plastic buckles and strap him to my chest...

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