The Brutal Truth About RSV Babies and Surviving Winter Coughs
My mother-in-law told me to rub warm mustard oil and garlic on my daughter's chest to pull the sickness out. The mom group on Facebook insisted I needed to slice a raw onion and leave it under her crib to...
The Medical Truth About Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers And Safety
I was shivering on Southport Avenue, pushing a ridiculously expensive piece of aesthetic plastic over a frozen Chicago pothole. The front wheels locked up on a chunk of dirty street ice. The stroller abruptly stopped, and my four-month-old's head violently...
Dear past Priya, please stop trying to scrub baby skin raw
You're sitting on the cold tile of our Chicago apartment bathroom. It's February, which means the air inside the apartment is roughly as humid as a saltine cracker. The green plastic infant tub is taking up the entire shower floor,...
Why I Finally Stopped Feeding My Kids Apple-Flavored Everything
I was standing in my kitchen at like 3 PM on a Tuesday, wearing the exact same black maternity leggings I had technically slept in, holding a plastic spoon covered in this neon orange sweet potato puree that somehow smelled...
Why I Finally Started Buying Serenity Kids Baby Food for Maya
I was sitting on my kitchen floor at exactly 2:14 PM on a Tuesday, wearing yoga pants that hadnβt seen the inside of a gym since Obama was in office, panic-Googling "arsenic in sweet potatoes" while Maya, who was about...
The real signs of dehydration in babies (and other 3am panics)
The first time one of the twins caught a proper stomach bug, I received three distinct pieces of medical advice within a single afternoon. My mother-in-law suggested I give them a bottle of warm tap water because "it worked for...
The Silksong Crying Infant Noise Explained For Exhausted Parents
It's 2:14 AM. I'm standing in the hallway in my boxer briefs, holding a lukewarm bottle of formula, desperately trying to isolate the audio source of a shrieking infant. The problem? Our actual eleven-month-old son is fast asleep in his...
Why The Nestle Baby Formula Drama Has Me Completely Stressed
My sister was sitting on my kitchen floor yesterday, absolutely sobbing over a tin of white powder while her six-week-old screamed in a bouncy seat, and honestly, I've never felt more seen. I was standing there in my yoga pants...
Note to Self: Surviving the Man Baby & What to Dress Them In
Dear Sarah from six months ago, Itβs 3:14 AM. You're currently sitting cross-legged on the floor of your sisterβs guest room wearing a pair of Daveβs old sweatpants with a questionable bleach stain on the knee and a nursing tank...