Magazine

A tired father holding two identical personalized baby bibs in a messy kitchen.

Surviving Weaning and the Tactical Genius of a LΓ€tzchen mit Namen

I'm currently staring at a smear of pureed pumpkin that has somehow defied gravity to reach the ceiling rose of our Victorian terrace. It's seven in the morning on a Tuesday, and one of the twinsβ€”I'm fairly certain it's Florence,...

Read more

A sage green silicone baby bib covered in smashed sweet potato on a white table.

LΓ€tzchen Silikon: Why I abandoned the cloth bib fantasy

It was day four of baby-led weaning. My son had managed to work a single wedge of roasted sweet potato into his hair, his ears, and the space between his toes. But the real tragedy was his chest. He was...

Read more

Toddler covered in tomato sauce wearing a wipeable sleeved bib

The Myth Of Aesthetic Feeding And Why You Need LΓ€tzchen Γ„rmel

It’s 6:15 PM on a Tuesday in 2018, and I'm standing in the middle of my kitchen wearing what was once a highly respectable gray sweatshirt but is now basically a Jackson Pollock canvas of avocado smears and despair, just...

Read more

Baby eating spaghetti while wearing a long-sleeve terry cloth smock

Why long-sleeve terry bibs actually saved my sanity and my rug

It was 11:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was wearing a cream-colored cashmere blend sweater. I know. Stupidity at its absolute finest. Leo was exactly six months and four days old, strapped into his high chair like a tiny,...

Read more

A messy toddler wearing a terrycloth bib eating spaghetti

The Frottee LΓ€tzchen Era: Why Terrycloth Bibs Finally Fixed My Meal...

It was a Tuesday night, about six years ago, and my oldest was covered in what looked like a marinara-themed crime scene. I’m talking sauce in his eyebrows, sauce down his neck, and somehow, sauce inside his diaper. He was...

Read more

Toddler wearing a long sleeve smock covered in spaghetti sauce.

The aesthetic feeding myth and why you need a lΓ€tzli mit Γ€rmel

Instagram sells this absolute lie that babies learning to eat is a minimalist, beige-hued journey of discovery. The video always starts with a perfectly clean child in a ribbed neutral outfit, sitting in a wooden high chair. They gently mouth...

Read more

A heavily stained cloth baby bib next to a clean silicone pocket bib.

Dear Past Me: The Messy Truth About Waterproof and Plastic Bibs

Dear Sarah from six months ago, You're currently standing in the baby aisle of that ridiculously overpriced boutique downtown. It’s exactly 10:15 AM on a Tuesday, and you're wearing those black lululemon leggings that definitely have a crusty yogurt stain...

Read more

Dad checking meat thermometer while holding a baby near a backyard smoker

How I Found the Right Baby Back Ribs Done Temp for My Toddler

Smoke is stinging my left eye, my digital meat thermometer is flashing 145 degrees, and Sarah is holding our 11-month-old who's currently attempting to eat his own foot on the patio. The grill is hissing. My phone is buzzing with...

Read more

A bewildered dad looking at an 11-month-old baby covered in green pesto.

The Great Baby Pesto Disaster (And How To Actually Do It Right)

It was 6:42 PM on a Tuesday, and my kitchen looked like a lawnmower had exploded indoors. My wife was holding a wet washcloth, staring at me with that highly specific look she gets when I've confidently executed a task...

Read more