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Exhausted dad staring at a tiny organic cotton sleepsuit and cold coffee.

The Unvarnished Truth About Buying Clothes For Your Tiny Human

My mother stood in our hallway on a mild Tuesday in October, clutching an aggressively knitted yellow cardigan and informing me that my newborn twins were minutes away from clinical hypothermia. Twenty minutes later, the NHS health visitor arrived, took...

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A baby wearing a soft organic cotton bodysuit instead of stiff designer infant clothes

The Truth About Designer Infant Clothes and Scratchy Tulle

I was sweating straight through my postpartum mesh underwear in the back seat of a Ford F-150 somewhere on Highway 290, frantically trying to unfasten fourteen microscopic pearl buttons while my three-day-old newborn screamed like a banshee. It's funny how...

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Priya examining a green organic cotton baby boy romper on a changing table

Why Baby Boy Rompers Are The Only Outfit You Actually Need

I'm standing over the changing table at what feels like three in the morning, trying to thread a miniature leather belt through the belt loops of three-month-old corduroy pants. He is doing the alligator death roll. There's a very specific...

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A tired mother folding tiny organic baby clothes on a bed

Dear Past Priya: The Clinical Reality of Baby Clothes Shopping

Dear Priya of six months ago. You're currently standing in the glow of a cracked iPhone screen at 3:14 AM. You're holding a newborn who just produced a blowout that somehow breached the known laws of physics, and you're staring...

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A sleep-deprived mom holding a massive pile of stained tiny baby bodysuits.

The Truth About Newborn Onesies (And What You Actually Need)

It's 3:14 AM in November of 2017. Maya is exactly three weeks old. I'm wearing a milk-stained nursing bra, one single maternity sock because I lost the other one in the hallway, and I'm holding a mug of coffee that...

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Exhausted mom in sweatpants holding a baby wearing breathable sleepwear

Why Thick Baby PJs Are Ruining Your Sleep (And What Actually Works)

It was 2:14 AM and I was standing in the hallway wearing those gray Target sweatpants with the bleach stain on the thigh, holding a mug of coffee that had been microwaved so many times it tasted like warm pennies....

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Two toddlers wrapped in a colorful leaf pattern bamboo blanket on a grey rug

The Absurd Reality of Dressing Babies in Wood Pulp

When we first decided to investigate the sheer volume of apparel made from bamboo flooding our social media feeds, I received three entirely contradictory pieces of advice within a single Tuesday. My mum, a woman who still quietly believes a...

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A very tired father attempting to fasten a baby onesie in the middle of the night.

The Utter Chaos of Trying to Dress a Very Small and Angry Newborn

Before the twins arrived, I was cornered at a family gathering and given three entirely contradictory pieces of advice regarding infant wardrobes. My mother-in-law insisted on knitted cardigans with actual, functional miniature buttons (a stylistic choice I'm still unpacking with...

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A frustrated mom holding a stiff infant outfit covered in spit-up

Why high-end infant clothes usually aren't worth the headache

My oldest son, Wyatt, is the reason I've trust issues with zippers, snap crotches, and the entire children’s clothing industry. When he was about three months old, I got it in my head that we needed professional family photos out...

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