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Why Good Infant Black Leggings Are The Only Baby Pants You Need

There I was, profusely sweating through my favorite nursing tank in the middle of a crowded pumpkin patch, trying to wrestle my oldest son's chunky six-month-old thighs out of a pair of miniature rigid corduroy overalls. He was screaming, I...

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Surviving the cursed reality of the chunky knit baby outfit

We were at my mother-in-law's house for Boxing Day when I realised we had made a terrible mistake. The thermostat in her living room was set to what I can only describe as "equatorial," and the twins were both strapped...

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A tired father staring at a complex plastic bouncing contraption while holding two identical screaming infants.

Dear Past Me: The Truth About That Newborn Jumper Fantasy

Dear Tom of six months ago, You're currently sitting on the hallway floor of our terribly drafted London flat at 3:14 in the morning. Your left shoulder smells aggressively of sour milk, your right knee is entirely numb from the...

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Why the Henley Romper is the Only Baby Outfit You Need

Dear Sarah from last November, You're currently standing in the middle of our sister's nursery, sweating in that beige oversized sweater that makes you look like a sheep, holding a lukewarm Yeti mug of day-old coffee. You're staring at a...

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Why the Newborn Kimono Shirt is a Bug Fix for Early Parenting

Before our son was born, I made the mistake of asking three different people how to dress a newborn. My mother immediately texted me a link to a 20-pack of standard crotch-snap onesies because that's just what babies wear. Our...

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That Viral Crochet Leaf Blanket Pattern: What No One Tells You

When I first decided I was going to make something beautiful for my third baby's nursery, the opinions came flying at me faster than a toddler hopped up on apple juice. My grandma told me to just use whatever cheap...

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The Great Swaddle Blanket Debugging: A Letter to My Past Self

Dear Marcus from eleven months ago. You're currently balancing on one foot in the semi-darkness of the nursery, holding a screaming, flailing seven-pound human potato against your chest. You're desperately trying to pause a YouTube tutorial with your chin because...

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The Big Myth About Childrens Stacking Blocks

I'm currently sitting on the floor of my living room, nursing a bruised heel because I just stepped on a rogue wooden square while carrying a laundry basket the size of a small car. My youngest, who's nine months old,...

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A Letter to Past Me: How to Build a Real baby geschenkkorb

Dear Sarah from last October, I know exactly where you're right now. You’re standing in the middle of the baby aisle at MΓΌller at 7:45 PM on a Tuesday. You’re wearing those black maternity leggings that you absolutely refuse to...

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