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Exhausted mom looking at a crying baby in a dimly lit kitchen

My absolute meltdown over thrush in babies (and how we survived)

It was exactly 3:14 AM. I know this because the glowing green numbers on our microwave were practically burning into my retinas while I stood barefoot on the freezing kitchen tile. Maya was maybe four weeks old at the time,...

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A tired mom holding an organic baby bottle while wiping spit-up off her shirt in a dimly lit nursery.

The Best Formula for Breastfed Babies (And How to Survive the Switch)

It was 2:14 in the morning with my oldest son, Wyatt, and I was sitting on the edge of the glider sobbing into a burp cloth. He was screaming like a banshee, rooting around like a little feral piglet, and...

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Best Bottles for Breastfed Babies: A Messy Transition Story

We were sitting in booth 42 at the Olive Garden off Interstate 35, and I was actively ruining everyone's lunch. My oldest son was four weeks old, screaming at a pitch that I'm pretty sure shattered a breadstick, and my...

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Tired mom holding a wooden toy instead of a smartphone

Lil baby wham tour: why a rap concert is not a pediatric milestone

I was sitting in the dark at three in the morning, covered in something sticky that I was praying was just spit-up, watching search results populate on my glowing phone screen. Half the mothers in my local Chicago moms group...

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Dear Past Me: Finding Sanity With the Baby Buddha Breast Pump

Dear Priya from six months ago. You're currently sitting on the cold bathroom tiles at 3 AM. The heavy white plastic box of your standard issue insurance pump is plugged into the wall, trapping you within a three-foot radius of...

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