Magazine

baby teethersgearinfant safetylondon dadparenting humorpop culture
A confused dad looking at his phone while holding a silicone baby teether

Why Googling Playboi Carti's Baby Boi at 3 AM is a Parenting Mistake

There I was, balancing a dangerously lukewarm oat flat white on my knee at the Greenwich park swings, trying to pretend I still possessed a shred of cultural relevance. The dad pushing his toddler next to meβ€”a bloke wearing immaculate...

Read more

6-month-oldbaby shower giftsgearoutdoorparenting humor
Close up of a stroller wheel on a muddy Portland sidewalk

Letter To Myself About The Baby Jogger City Mini GT2

Dear Marcus from six months ago. You're currently standing in the middle of a baby store aisle, sweating in your gray hoodie, trying to mentally compute tire diameters while staring at a wall of black canvas. You look ridiculous. Just...

Read more

baby healthbreastfeedinggearnew bornpostpartum
A tiny black portable breast pump sitting next to a half-empty cup of cold coffee

The 3AM Pumping Crisis and the Tiny Machine That Saved Us

The kitchen tiles in our London flat are roughly the temperature of a mortuary slab at 2:14 in the morning. I know this because I was lying face down on them last Tuesday, desperately searching for a microscopic silicone membrane...

Read more

baby registrybaby showergearmillennialorganicparenting humor
Confused dad looking at a smartphone while holding a tiny baby sock.

Dear Past Marcus: Please Stop Overcomplicating the Baby Registry

You're currently sweating through your vintage Timbers hoodie, keeping nineteen browser tabs open, hovering your cursor over an "Add to Cart" button for a Bluetooth-enabled diaper pail. I need you to step away from the keyboard. It's me. Future Marcus....

Read more

12-month-oldBabygearoutdoorsafety tipssummer baby
Mom riding a bicycle with a toddler in a rear-mounted seat on a rural dirt road

What I Wish I Knew Before Buying a Bike Seat for My Baby

Dear Jess from six months ago, You're currently sitting on the concrete floor of the garage, sweating through your favorite oversized t-shirt in this humid Texas heat, trying to decipher an instruction manual that appears to be written entirely in...

Read more

babywearingbudgetgearmillennialparenting humor
A tired father holding his baby in a designer baby carrier outdoors

A Letter To Myself Before Buying That Artipoppe Baby Carrier

Dear Tom of six months ago. You're currently hiding in the downstairs loo, aren't you? The twins are simultaneously screaming in the living room, there's a distinct smell of sour milk on your favourite jumper, and you're staring at your...

Read more

12-month-oldBabygearinfant safetyparenting humorsafe sleep
Mom struggling to install a heavy baby car seat in a truck

Why I Have Major Trust Issues With Heavy Recaro Baby Car Seats

I was standing in our crushed-granite driveway in late August, sweat pooling in places I didn't know could sweat, trying to shove a piece of metal and memory foam the size of a mini-fridge into the back of my SUV....

Read more

babywearingfatherhoodgearmillennialsafety tips
Dad wearing a green tactical baby carrier with pouches attached while hiking on a dirt trail.

Why My Husband's Tactical Baby Carrier Actually Drives Me Crazy

"You're going to overheat that poor child in that bulletproof vest," my mom announced from the kitchen island, staring at the massive olive-green rig strapped to my husband's chest. Not five minutes later, his hunting buddy Mike texted him a...

Read more

Babygearnewbornparenting humorstrollertoddler
A dad looking exhausted while pushing a double stroller through a rainy London park

The Great British Baby Buggy Illusion and What Actually Works

I'm currently wedged in the doorway of a Costa Coffee in Balham, the rear left wheel of our double transport system inexplicably locked, whilst twin A attempts to lick the condensation off the glass and twin B practices a high-pitched...

Read more