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Dear Past Jess: The Truth About Chasing That Pampers Rebate

Dear Jess from exactly six months ago, I know exactly what you're doing right now. You're sitting cross-legged on the rug in the living room, surrounded by three massive, empty cardboard boxes from HEB. Your toddler is currently using a...

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Why Footless Infant Rompers Saved My Sanity (And My Wood Floors)

It was 2:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was staring at my oldest son, Carter, who was covered shoulder to knee in a blowout of biblical proportions. My husband was standing next to the changing table holding a single...

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Why The Clinical Genius Of Japanese Baby Clothes Makes Sense

My mother-in-law told me to put three layers of fleece on the baby because his hands felt cold. My favorite attending doctor at the hospital said he was sweating through his onesie and to strip him down to a diaper....

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The Great Infant Romper Lie And What Actually Keeps Babies Cool

I was standing in the emergency room triage bay during a brutal Chicago heatwave when I realized most parents have no idea how to dress a child. The smell of antiseptic was giving me a headache. A frantic mother carried...

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Why I Stopped Buying Cheap Joke Shirts For My Kids

I was sweating through my own nursing tank, trying to wrestle my oldest sonβ€”who was basically built like a sack of bowling balls at four months oldβ€”into a stiff neon green shirt my brother-in-law bought him. It said "I Only...

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What Are Bibs Actually For? A Nurse's Guide to Baby Drool

My mother-in-law told me I needed forty cloth neck-ties before we left the maternity ward. The lactation consultant said skin-to-skin meant strictly naked feeding, with absolutely no fabric allowed between us. My neighbor swore I only needed two plastic wipe-clean...

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The Truth About Buying a Pink Baby Tee (And Keeping It Pink)

I'm currently staring at a laundry basket full of what used to be pastel pink baby clothes, and I'm just gonna be real with you: half of them look like they were washed in a muddy puddle. If you Google...

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The Actually Useful Infant Essentials List for Pragmatic Parents

I was sitting on our living room rug surrounded by forty-seven pounds of cardboard packaging, holding a wipe warmer that apparently needed to be plugged into an outlet at all times, when I realized the baby registry industrial complex is...

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Priya examining a green organic cotton baby boy romper on a changing table

Why Baby Boy Rompers Are The Only Outfit You Actually Need

I'm standing over the changing table at what feels like three in the morning, trying to thread a miniature leather belt through the belt loops of three-month-old corduroy pants. He is doing the alligator death roll. There's a very specific...

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