The Day I Realized Baby's Breath Was Actually Ruining My Nursery
I was thirty-eight weeks pregnant, sweating completely through a maternity tank top in late August, staring at a giant wire hoop covered in dried white flowers that my mother had just proudly hung directly over the crib. It was supposed...
Before & After a Baby Wasp Sting: What I Wish I Had Known Earlier
It was 2:14 PM on a Tuesday, and I was wearing those terrible gray biker shorts that ride up too high, holding a lukewarm iced coffee that I hadn’t actually taken a sip of in three hours. Leo was eight...
Why the best baby travel system is a beautiful lie
I'm sitting at a coffee shop in Wicker Park watching a mom nurse a cold matcha latte. Next to her is a four-week-old baby, completely folded in half like a taco inside an expensive stroller frame. The car seat is...
Why the new mexico teen kills baby boy headline broke my brain
Dear Priya of six months ago. You're sitting in the nursery glider right now. The house in Chicago is freezing, the radiator is hissing, and your baby boy is finally asleep in his crib. You just opened your phone because...
How to Handle a Tick Bite on Your Baby Without Losing Your Mind
I was elbows deep in lukewarm bathwater trying to scrub what I thought was a stubborn piece of dried Texas dirt out from behind my four-month-old’s left ear. My oldest was running around the bathroom completely naked, loudly singing a...
What Do Baby Bunnies Eat? A Texas Mom's Guide To Not Panicking
It was 10:43 on a Tuesday morning, I was knee-deep in packing tape trying to get my Etsy orders out before the mail carrier showed up, and my four-year-old son Tucker walked through the back door holding a dripping, muddy...
How One Cheap Walmart Baby Gate Almost Ruined My Entire Weekend
There I was, standing in aisle 14 of an Orlando Walmart at two in the morning while visiting my wife’s American family, holding what I believed to be a simple piece of plastic and mesh. I was completely unaware that...
What Happens to the Baby in Squid Game Season 3? A Mom's Take
My mom told me that watching high-stress television while nursing would literally curdle my milk, which I’m pretty sure is biologically impossible, but then my best friend texted me at 2 AM demanding to know if I’d seen the jump...
What Is Shaken Baby Syndrome (And The Truth About Burnout)
Dear Sarah from exactly six months ago. You're sitting on the floor of your sister's nursery at 2:14 in the morning. You're wearing those god-awful grey Lululemon leggings with the bleach stain on the knee, holding your three-week-old nephew who's...