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A wooden baby play gym set up on an organic cotton blanket in a sunny room

Why I Tossed My Plastic Toys For A Wooden Spielbogen Baby Gym

It was 2:00 PM on a Tuesday, and I was sitting on my living room rug nursing a lukewarm coffee while a giant plastic jungle gym flashed neon green lights directly into my six-week-old's eyeballs. The thing was blaring some...

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Exhausted mom drinking lukewarm coffee while wearing a baby in a soft structured carrier.

Finding The Right Baby Carrier Without Losing Your Mind

I'm standing next to our ridiculously tiny baby car in the pouring rain in a grocery store parking lot, crying over a twenty-foot piece of stretchy bamboo fabric. Leo is exactly four weeks old, screaming from the depths of his...

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The Great VTech Baby Monitor Experiment (A Dad's Honest Take)

I spent the first three months of my twin daughters’ lives doing exactly what you shouldn’t do: I bought a terrifyingly cheap, unbranded camera off the internet that broadcasted grainy, unencrypted footage of my children directly to, presumably, a server...

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Portland dad scanning baby products with his phone in a retail store aisle

Hacking The System: Why A Walmart Baby Registry Actually Makes Sense

Sitting at my kitchen island at 11 PM, my wife Sarah and I were staring at a beautifully curated, ultra-minimalist single gift list on a boutique website. The screen was filled with $140 organic linen wipe warmers and hand-carved Swedish...

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The day I thought a rap star was a Scandinavian stroller

Tuesday, 4:15 PM. The rain is violently attacking our living room windows and I'm wearing a pair of black maternity leggings that haven't seen the inside of a washing machine since the Obama administration. I'm holding my third lukewarm coffee...

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Mom sitting in the back seat of a car next to a newborn in a car seat.

Bringing Your Newborn Home Without Losing Your Mind

I was wedged between a breast pump box and a diaper bag in the back of my husband's F-150, clutching the plastic handle of the infant carrier like we were off-roading, even though he was driving twelve miles an hour...

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Wooden baby changing table dresser in a nursery with a waterproof changing pad and organic cotton rompers.

Why I Totally Regret Boycotting the Baby Changing Table Setup

It's 4:12 AM. Maya is exactly four weeks old, and I'm on my knees on a faux-flokati rug from Target that I previously thought was, like, incredibly chic. Mustard-yellow newborn poop is currently seeping into the synthetic fibers while I...

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Tired mom wearing a sleeping newborn in a dark grey baby carrier while drinking coffee.

Surviving The 3 AM Pacing Routine With A New Baby Bjorn Carrier

I'm swaying in front of the microwave. The glowing green clock says 3:14 AM, and I'm currently wearing my husband Dave's stained college fraternity t-shirt, which smells faintly of old milk and desperation. Leo is exactly three weeks old, and...

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A tired dad leaning against the kitchen counter next to a Baby Brezza

Surviving Twins with the Baby Brezza Formula Pro Countertop Robot

There's a very specific type of panic that sets in at 3:14 AM when you realise the expensive countertop milk robot you bought to save your sanity might actually be watering down your babies' food. I was standing in the...

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