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Surviving the Baby Walker With Wheels (A Twin Dad's Story)

I was precisely halfway through pouring a vaguely warm coffee down my throat when Florence broke the indoor land speed record. We have a narrow Victorian hallway in our London terrace, which is entirely unsuitable for anything wider than a...

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Why I Stopped Listening to Every Tiny Nursery Sound

It was 2:14 AM and I was sitting on the edge of the bathtub in Dave’s college sweatpantsβ€”the ones with the unidentified bleach stain on the left kneeβ€”staring at a glowing plastic screen like it held the secrets to the...

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The 3 AM Baby Vicks Rub Panic and How I Finally Got My Kid to Sleep

It was exactly 3:14 AM on a Tuesday in mid-November, and I was standing in the middle of the nursery wearing yesterday’s yoga pants with an unidentifiable crusty stain on the knee, holding a half-empty mug of room-temperature coffee that...

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Navigating the Baby Vaccine Schedule Without Losing Your Mind

There's a very specific type of sweat that forms on your lower back when you're trying to maneuver a double buggy through the aggressively narrow doors of an NHS GP surgery. You're already ten minutes late, one of the babies...

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The Midnight Maths of Baby Fever Medicine

The iPhone torch was wedged firmly between my teeth, casting a terrifying Blair Witch underglow across the nursery while I squinted at a tiny, sticky plastic syringe. It was 3:14 AM. Twin A was screaming in a pitch that vibrated...

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Why the relaxing baby tub routine is actually a massive lie

I'm currently staring at a puddle of lukewarm water slowly seeping into the grout of my bathroom floor, while somewhere in the distance, a rogue rubber duck is wedged firmly behind the loo. My knees are making a noise that...

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The Great Baby Toothpaste Debate: Brushing My Son's First Tooth

My son bit my index finger at exactly 6:14 AM on a Tuesday, and that was how I found out we had a breach in the hull. I was just doing my usual morning firmware checkβ€”feeling around his gums because...

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The Brutal Truth About If Your Old Beanie Babies Are Worth Money

My mom hauled a dust-caked Rubbermaid tub down from her attic last Thanksgiving, slapped the lid with a triumphant thud, and announced she was handing over my children's college tuition. We were standing in the garage, dodging wasps, while she...

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Dear Past Priya: Finding the Best Baby Swing for Your Sanity

Dear Past Priya, It's 3:14 AM on a Tuesday in late November. You have dried spit-up on the left shoulder of your nursing tank. You're standing in the dark living room holding a screaming potato who refuses to close his...

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