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Why Sustainable Kinder Kleidung Matters & How to Shop the Sale

It was 3 AM, and I was sitting on the floor of a nursery crying over a pair of newborn skinny jeans. My oldest sonβ€”who I swear was put on this earth purely to be my cautionary parenting taleβ€”was screaming...

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How to Get Rid of Baby Acne When Your Newborn Looks 15

I'm sitting in the low light of our London flat at three in the morning, holding Florence in one arm and frantically trying to keep a rogue stream of milk from finding its way into her neck creases, when I...

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A letter to my past self about the quest for superior baby wipes

Dear Tom of six months ago, You're currently standing in the semi-darkness of the nursery at 4:12 AM, attempting to perform a minor miracle while Twin A tries to kick you in the face and Twin B wails in aggressive...

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The babies only survival guide for the newborn trenches

Listen. You're standing in the hospital parking lot, staring at a seven-pound human strapped into a car seat that looks like a NASA prototype, and you're realizing the discharge nurse actually let you leave. They just wheeled you out and...

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The Panic of Buying Sunblock Newborn Twins Can Actually Tolerate

Standing in aisle four of our local Boots, sweat pooling in the small of my back, I found myself staring at thirty-seven different brightly coloured bottles while two four-week-old girls actively lost their minds in a double buggy. The great...

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Let's sort out that baby acne on face without losing our minds

I was exactly three weeks postpartum, running on half a REM cycle and cold leftover chai, when I noticed the first angry red bump near my son's nose. By the time my husband got home from his shift at the...

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The Nightly Bubble Bath Lie and Finding Safe Soap for Babies

I was standing in the middle of a Target aisle at eight o'clock at night with spit-up down my back, staring blankly at a giant wall of purple, lavender-scented bottles promising me the world. My firstborn was three months old,...

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Debugging a Midnight Panic: The Harlequin Baby Mix-Up Explained

Don't, under any circumstances, type the phrase "harlequin baby" into your phone at 3:14 AM while your infant is sleeping on their side. Just trust me on this one. I was sitting in the nursery rocking chair, running on maybe...

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Dear Past Me: The Truth About Aquaphor Baby and Drool Rashes

You're standing in aisle fourteen of the Target on Roosevelt Road, holding a tub of regular healing ointment in your left hand and the infant version in your right. It's two in the morning. Your daughter is at home with...

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