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A messy stack of folded baby receiving blankets sitting on a wooden nursery chair

Why You Are Totally Confused By Those Tiny Receiving Blankets

I was sitting on my living room floor a few days after my oldest son's baby shower, completely surrounded by a mountain of these tiny, square flannel blankets that someone had lovingly rolled up like little burritos and tied with...

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Messy stack of folded baby blankets and burp cloths on a nursery dresser

The Great Baby Blanket Confusion: What Are Receiving Blankets?

When I was pregnant with my oldest (bless his chaotic, fiercely independent heart), my mom told me I needed at least twenty flannel blankets because babies are fundamentally leaky creatures. Two days later, my mother-in-law handed me a stack of...

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A dad nervously watching his twin toddlers tangle themselves in a loose cot covering

The Messy Truth About Giving Your Twins a Toddler Blanket

My mother told me that if the girls weren't under a thick wool quilt by November, I was essentially committing child neglect. My aggressively modern NCT friend, on the other hand, strongly implied over flat whites that introducing any loose...

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Pregnant woman sitting on a rug looking extremely stressed holding yarn

My very messy, tear-filled attempt at babydecke stricken

It was 3 AM on a Tuesday in November 2016, and I was sitting cross-legged on our hideous, scratchy brown living room rug. I was seven months pregnant with Leo, wearing my husband Dave’s oversized college hoodie, and I was...

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The Brutal Truth About Heirloom Crochet Baby Blanket Patterns

3 AM in pediatric triage is a specific kind of purgatory. The fluorescent lights hum, everything smells vaguely of bleach, and you're running on stale coffee and adrenaline. I was three years into my nursing career when a frantic grandmother...

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A folded organic cotton baby blanket resting on a nursery rocking chair.

Why I Finally Stopped Buying Personalized Blankets For My Kids

I was dragging a heavy plastic storage bin down the pull-down attic stairs last Tuesday, sweat dripping down the back of my neck in this brutal Texas heat, when the lid completely snapped off. Out spilled a massive, dusty mountain...

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The 3 AM Yarn Incident: Finding a Safe Crochet Blanket for Newborn

I was holding a tiny LED flashlight in my teeth at 2:14 AM, trying to extract a single microscopic thread of fuzzy blue yarn from my two-week-old daughter's left index finger. My wife, Sarah, was standing by with cuticle scissors...

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Half-finished mint green baby blanket next to a cold cup of coffee

The Truth About That Heirloom Crochet Blanket Pattern

It was, like, 3 AM on a Tuesday in 2017 and I was sitting on my living room rug wearing my husband’s stained gray college sweatpants, completely tangled in mint green yarn. I was seven months pregnant with Maya and...

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Cozy Up: The Best Warm Blankets

Cozy Up: The Best Warm Blankets

When the chill of winter starts to creep in, or when you just want a little extra comfort, there's nothing quite like wrapping up in a warm, fluffy blanket. Whether you're a new parent looking for a cozy companion for...

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