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A frustrated dad looking at a baby bodysuit covered in mysterious stains

The Thameslink Blowout: Surviving the Baby Bodysuit Trap

We were somewhere between East Croydon and London Bridge when the smell hit. A dense, sulphuric cloud that instantly cleared the priority seating area of commuters and left me alone with a double pram. Twin A was grinning the gummy,...

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The ugly truth about babystrampler personalisieren (custom rompers)

Before I ordered my first custom onesie, my mother called me in a panic to say that putting a baby's name on their chest is how kidnappers lure them out of strollers. My neighbor, who coordinates her family's outfits for...

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Two baby girls wearing slightly stained funny organic cotton rompers.

The Truth About Funny Baby Rompers When You Have Twins

The left leg is pinned down, the right leg is currently bicycle-kicking my jaw, and I'm staring at a bright yellow chest piece that boldly proclaims, "Ich schreie nicht, ich bestelle Essen" (I'm not crying, I'm ordering food). It's 3:42...

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Organic cotton printed baby bodysuit folded on a nursery dresser

The truth about a baby body bedruckt for sensitive skin

There's always that one specific moment at every baby shower. The tissue paper gets pulled back, the entire room lets out a collective sigh, and the mom-to-be holds up a tiny white shirt with something like "Future Boss" stamped across...

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Tiny premature infant in NICU incubator wearing soft organic preemie clothes surrounded by monitors and wires

Dear Past Marcus: The Hard Truth About Organic Preemie Clothes

I still smell that specific pink hospital soap sometimes. The foaming one from the wall dispenser outside Pod B. If I close my eyes right now, sitting in my kitchen with a lukewarm coffee while an 11-month-old aggressively tries to...

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A folded black long sleeve infant bodysuit next to a wooden pacifier clip

Why I Swear By A Black Long Sleeve Onesie For Newborns

My mother told me babies should only ever be dressed in white pointelle cotton or pale lemon yellow. My mother-in-law, bless her heart, took one look at my registry and announced that dressing an infant in dark colors would permanently...

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Ein chaotischer Korb voller Garnreste und eine halbfertige Babydecke.

Mein großes Garn-Desaster: Die richtige Wolle für die Babydecke

Es war drei Uhr nachts an einem schwΓΌlen Augusttag. Ich war im achten Monat schwanger mit meinem Γ„ltesten – der heute ΓΌbrigens mein wandelndes Warnschild fΓΌr so ziemlich jede Erziehungsentscheidung ist. Ich saß auf dem Fußboden meines vΓΆllig ΓΌberhitzten Wohnzimmers...

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A tired dad trying to figure out the snaps on a wrap-style infant top.

Surviving the Floppy Head Phase With a Wrap-Style Baby Outfit

I'm sweating entirely through my gray t-shirt in Room 402 of Legacy Emanuel hospital. My daughter is exactly 36 hours old, and I'm holding a piece of yellow cotton with a neck hole that looks roughly the size of a...

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Soft organic cotton infant kimono set folded on a messy nursery changing table

The 3 AM Poop Blowout That Saved Me From Over-The-Head Onesies

There was poop in Leo’s ear. I don’t mean a little smudge, I mean a scientifically impossible amount of bright yellow liquid nightmare that had somehow defied gravity and traveled all the way up his back, past his neck, and...

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