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Twin babies wearing damp muslin bibs while sitting on a living room rug

Why we went through forty muslin bibs a week before getting it right

I was standing in the kitchen at ten past four in the morning, aggressively wrestling with a tiny square of fabric. Twin A was draped over my left shoulder, producing a volume of milk spit-up that frankly defied physics, while...

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Mom looking at her phone holding a baby and a credit card

The Real Truth About Finding a Babypark Rabattcode That Works

I'm sitting on the floor of my laundry room right now, hiding behind a mountain of unfolded towels because it's the only room in my house with a door that actually locks. My youngest is finally asleep after fighting his...

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A tired mom holding a baby covered in milk wearing a soft cotton bandana bib

The Truth About Baby Bibs (And Why You Need Them On Day One)

It was October 2017 and I was sitting in this ridiculously overpriced cafΓ© downtown wearing a beige cashmere sweater that I had bought specifically because it made me feel like a functioning human adult. Leo was three weeks old. He...

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A tiny infant swallowed by an overly thick winter knit looking uncomfortable

The brutal truth about chunky baby sweaters and keeping infants warm

You're thirty seconds into trying to shove a rigid, uncooperative little arm through the tiny sleeve of a thick cable-knit pullover when you realize you've made a terrible mistake. The baby is screaming. You're sweating. The dog is staring at...

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A fussy newborn baby getting dressed in a long sleeve organic cotton onesie.

The Truth About Long Sleeve Onesies Before You Buy Everything

I was standing in the middle of my living room in late July, sweating clean through my postpartum leggings, holding a screaming, rigid newborn who looked and sounded exactly like an angry watermelon. I had just tried to force a...

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A personalized baby blanket draped safely over a wooden rocking chair

The Reality of Buying a Baby Blanket With Name for Your Nursery

I was thirty-four weeks pregnant with my oldest, sweating completely through a maternity tank top in the middle of a Texas July, staring at a gift box the size of a mini-fridge. My husband’s Aunt Linda, bless her heart, was...

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Stressed dad checking a baby's temperature in an organic cotton sleeved bodysuit

Why I rely on a long sleeve body suit in a Portland heatwave

The thermostat in our Portland bungalow read 94 degrees last August, which meant the nursery was operating at approximately the temperature of a pizza oven. My son was three months old at the time, and I approached his overheating like...

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Twin dad surviving bath time while holding organic cotton clothes

The absolute chaos of tiny bodies, babys' boundaries & bath times

Dear Tom of exactly six months ago, You're currently standing in the downstairs loo, holding a soiled nappy at arm’s length while Maya attempts to post my electric toothbrush into the toilet bowl and Chloe aggressively inspects her own belly...

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ErschΓΆpfte Mutter mit Kaffeetasse und einem zahnenden Baby auf dem Arm

Babys zahnen: Oh Gott, mein ehrlicher Zahnungs-Survival-Guide

Es war exakt 3:14 Uhr morgens an einem Dienstag, ich trug ein verwaschenes College-Shirt, auf dem ein nicht identifizierbarer Fleck von Mayas gestrigem Haferbrei klebte, und Leo brΓΌllte, als hΓ€tte ich ihm gerade erΓΆffnet, dass es nie wieder Milch gibt....

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