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The Great Mini-Adult Wardrobe Lie and Other Winter Baby Truths

My husband Mark was holding Maya like she was an unexploded bomb, sweat literally beading on his forehead, while I tried to aggressively shove her tiny, raw-noodle arm into the sleeve of a mustard yellow cable-knit pullover. She was three...

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The Truth About Heat Rash and Organic Cotton Shorts

Chicago humidity in July is a specific kind of atmospheric violence. I had dressed my son in these adorable sage green bottoms I bought off an Instagram ad at three in the morning, thinking I was nailing the whole effortless...

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Tired British dad folding a soft bamboo multicoloured baby throw while twin girls pull at the edges in a chaotic living room.

Before and After: The Truth About Multicoloured Baby Throws

It’s 5:43 AM, and I'm currently engaged in a pathetic, low-stakes tug-of-war over a chewed piece of brightly patterned bamboo fabric, while my twin daughters, Molly and Bea, perform a synchronised shrieking routine that threatens to wake the entire postcode....

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Baby sitting in a high chair wearing a green silicone bib covered in mashed sweet potatoes.

What Are Bibs Actually For? A Nurse's Guide to Baby Drool

My mother-in-law told me I needed forty cloth neck-ties before we left the maternity ward. The lactation consultant said skin-to-skin meant strictly naked feeding, with absolutely no fabric allowed between us. My neighbor swore I only needed two plastic wipe-clean...

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Twin babies wearing damp muslin bibs while sitting on a living room rug

Why we went through forty muslin bibs a week before getting it right

I was standing in the kitchen at ten past four in the morning, aggressively wrestling with a tiny square of fabric. Twin A was draped over my left shoulder, producing a volume of milk spit-up that frankly defied physics, while...

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The Real Truth About Finding a Babypark Rabattcode That Works

I'm sitting on the floor of my laundry room right now, hiding behind a mountain of unfolded towels because it's the only room in my house with a door that actually locks. My youngest is finally asleep after fighting his...

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A tired mom holding a baby covered in milk wearing a soft cotton bandana bib

The Truth About Baby Bibs (And Why You Need Them On Day One)

It was October 2017 and I was sitting in this ridiculously overpriced cafΓ© downtown wearing a beige cashmere sweater that I had bought specifically because it made me feel like a functioning human adult. Leo was three weeks old. He...

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A tiny infant swallowed by an overly thick winter knit looking uncomfortable

The brutal truth about chunky baby sweaters and keeping infants warm

You're thirty seconds into trying to shove a rigid, uncooperative little arm through the tiny sleeve of a thick cable-knit pullover when you realize you've made a terrible mistake. The baby is screaming. You're sweating. The dog is staring at...

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A fussy newborn baby getting dressed in a long sleeve organic cotton onesie.

The Truth About Long Sleeve Onesies Before You Buy Everything

I was standing in the middle of my living room in late July, sweating clean through my postpartum leggings, holding a screaming, rigid newborn who looked and sounded exactly like an angry watermelon. I had just tried to force a...

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