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A frustrated dad looking at his phone at 3 AM trying to decipher baby gear search terms.

Searching for the Teen Baby GT: A Letter to My Clueless Past Self

The screen brightness on my phone is currently burning a hole through my retinas at 3:14 AM. The nursery thermostat reads exactly 68.4 degrees, which Sarah insists is the good temperature for infant sleep, though the small human currently vibrating...

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A frustrated dad looking at a buggy with a bamboo blanket safely clipped to the side instead of covering the front

The Blanket Stroller Mistake: Why I Stopped Making Pram Nap Tents

It was exactly 2:14 PM on a Tuesday, and my weather app claimed it was 81.4 degrees in southeast Portland. My eleven-month-old son was in the middle of a sleep regression that felt like a malicious firmware update, and I...

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A bundled up baby in a stroller bassinet during winter

The Truth About Winter Stroller Pillows (And Why I Panicked)

I was standing in the middle of our gravel driveway, my breath pluming out in white clouds, staring in absolute horror at my firstborn son. He was three months old, tucked into his fancy stroller bassinet, and entirely invisible. My...

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