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The 3 AM Pajama Panic (And How I Finally Figured Out Baby Sleepwear)

It was 2:14 AM and the red numbers on my alarm clock were basically mocking me while I stood in the middle of our drafty farmhouse nursery trying not to have a complete meltdown. My oldest son was four weeks...

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The reality of newborn wardrobes and the toy box triage

I was thirty-eight weeks pregnant sitting on the floor of the nursery folding a pair of microscopic stiff denim jeans. I actually ironed them. I think about that night a lot. I think about how profoundly stupid I was to...

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What an elon musk baby mama taught me about dad anxiety

It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, and my 11-month-old son was doing this weird, rhythmic dolphin-screech breathing in my arms. Every time I tried to transfer him to the crib, his internal gyroscope detected the change in altitude and...

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The Hudson Meek Baby Driver Tragedy and Car Safety Wake-Up Calls

I was doing about 55 down FM 1431 with my three kids in the back of my Honda Odyssey, singing along to some Disney garbage to keep the peace, when I heard the unmistakable, heavy thunk of a car door...

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What the Blueface Baby Tabloid Drama Actually Taught Me About Safety

My mom called me last week in an absolute panic saying I needed to delete my apps because parents were chucking their infants at walls, my neighbor Sarah cornered me at the mailbox to tell me belly button hernias mean...

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Why searching blue baby isaac at 2am will terrify you

It was 3 a.m. in our Chicago townhouse, the exact hour when every shadow in the nursery looks like a critical medical emergency. I was standing over the crib, staring at my four-month-old son's mouth, convinced his upper lip looked...

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Bigbang Fantastic Baby: A Dad's Guide to Infant Auditory Safety

It's 2:14 PM on a Tuesday. I'm standing in the exact center of our living room in Portland, holding an 11-month-old who's currently wearing only a diaper and one mismatched sock, while the opening synth chords of a legendary 2012...

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My Unhinged, Exhausting Search For The Best Glass Baby Bottles

I was standing in my kitchen at 3:14 AM wearing my husband Dan’s college sweatpants that had a questionable mustard stain on the knee, holding a supposedly pristine, top-of-the-line glass bottle while Maya screamed in the other room. I was...

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The Jason Kelce Baby Playbook: What Fainting Dads And Feral Toddler...

Before my daughter was born, my mother-in-law told me to keep her head covered indoors so the wind wouldn't enter her ears. The lactation consultant at the hospital told me skin-to-skin contact would solve my latch issues, my sleep deprivation,...

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