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Dad in a London park wearing a toddler on his back in a hemp apron-style carrier

Why I Finally Ditched Tactical Gear for the Lark Baby Carrier

It was pouring rain in the Sainsbury’s car park, naturally. I was standing by the open boot of my estate, desperately trying to wrestle Twin A into a contraption that looked less like a parenting accessory and more like something...

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Hitchhiker Baby Name 4pk: A 3 AM Naming Meltdown

It was 3:17 AM. I was wearing my husband's faded college sweatpants that had a mysterious, vaguely crusty yogurt stain on the left knee because doing laundry at seven months pregnant felt like an Olympic sport I had not trained...

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Stressed dad holding a baby next to a smart speaker and organic cotton blanket

When GFWYK Baby Mel Lyrics Crashed Our Nursery Smart Speaker

Dear Marcus of six months ago, You're currently standing in the center of the nursery at 2:14 AM. You have a screaming five-month-old tucked like a football under your left arm, and your right hand is frantically tracing the power...

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Sarah wearing an outward facing baby carrier while holding a lukewarm coffee

A Letter To My Past Self About The Front Facing Baby Carrier

Dear Sarah of October 2019. You're currently standing in the Target parking lot next to the Honda CR-V, which Dave inexplicably insists on calling the baby car even though it's literally just a standard suburban SUV with a car seat...

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Dad holding twins while playing the dijon baby vinyl record next to a PVC-free organic cotton playmat.

Why Dijon’s Baby Album Saved My Sanity (And Vinyl Almost Didn't)

It was 3:14 am on a Tuesday, and it was raining that very specific, miserable type of London rain that seems to fall horizontally. Twin A was screaming because her socks were on, and Twin B was screaming because Twin...

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University of South Alabama Baby Babysitter Program Truths

When I needed to leave my kid for the first time, my mother-in-law told me to just find a neighborhood girl and pay her five dollars an hour because she survived that exact scenario in the eighties. A week later,...

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Why Stock Footage of Baby Milestones is Ruining Your Sanity

There I was, wedged into a rocking chair that squeaked like a dying possum every time I moved, rocking my oldest, Wyatt, at three in the morning. He was screaming with the kind of red-faced, full-body fury that makes your...

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Baby Gemini playing with Ryder's Anna Claire clouds blanket on the floor.

Ryder'ss Anna Claire Clouds Baby Gemini: What I Actually Know Now

It’s 2:14 PM on a Tuesday, and I'm currently watching my youngestβ€”my little May-born force of natureβ€”try to put a fuzzy adult sock on the golden retriever's left ear. Meanwhile, I've three custom orders for my Etsy shop that I’m...

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Exhausted mom holding her wide awake perky baby in a dark nursery

Perky baby what we finna do: A late-night letter to my past self

Dear Jess from six months ago, I know exactly where you're right now. You're sitting on the edge of the glider at 2:13 AM, wearing that oversized faded tee with the spit-up stain on the shoulder, staring at your third...

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