Magazine

baby sleepinfant healthparenting humorpediatricianroutine
Tired mom holding a crying infant in a dark nursery.

The Truth About Sleep Gummies and Your Exhausted Toddler

The glow of the smartphone screen is harsh at 4 AM when you're holding a thrashing infant while reading an influencer's post about a miracle gummy that cures night wakings. I've been in that exact chair, yaar. It feels like...

Read more

baby healthinfant healthmotherhoodorganic clothingparenting tipspediatrician
Exhausted mother holding a digital thermometer looking at her baby

Finding The Normal Baby Temperature Armpit Range Without Losing It

I was sitting on the cold tile of my bathroom floor at 2:14 in the morning with a lukewarm cup of yesterday's coffee on the counter, holding a four-month-old Maya who felt exactly like a baked potato fresh out of...

Read more

healthinfant healthnewbornparenting tipspediatriciansurvival
A tired mom holding a congested baby during winter cold and flu season.

The truth about the signs of RSV in babies before you panic

Everyone thinks a severe respiratory infection announces itself with a siren and a neon sign. You expect a blazing fever, violent coughing fits, maybe a dramatic rash that tells you exactly when it's time to panic. But the biggest myth...

Read more

4-month-oldbaby developmentparenting humorpediatriciansafety tips
A squishy newborn baby lying on a gray whale print blanket during tummy time

That Time I Thought My Baby Broke Every Single Bone

I was standing in the middle of my living room at ten o'clock at night, holding a screaming four-month-old, wearing a t-shirt covered in sour milk, and trying to figure out if human knees were supposed to bend that way....

Read more

baby skincareeco-friendlymillennialsorganicpediatriciansafe
Sarah sitting on a beige bathroom rug holding a half-empty bottle of baby oil next to cold coffee

The weird, messy truth about baby mineral oil: A letter to past me

Dear Sarah from last November, You're sitting on the beige bathroom rug at 2 AM. You're wearing those faded black leggings that have a hole near the left knee, you're freezing, and you're drinking your third cup of lukewarm coffee...

Read more

baby skinbaby skincareeczemaparenting humorpediatricianpop culture
Close up of a real infant with chubby cheeks and normal baby acne.

The truth about that viral JD Vance baby face meme

Listen, I was scrolling past a picture of the vice president on my phone at 2 a.m. while my toddler used my ribcage as a trampoline. It was that jd vance baby face edit that took over the internet late...

Read more

6-month-oldbaby gearBaby-Led WeaningfeedingParenting Guidepediatrician
Baby sitting in an ikea baby chair covered in messy pasta sauce

The Ikea Baby Chair Truth: Posture, Choking & Cleaning

My mother-in-law wanted me to register for a leather-bound high chair that cost more than my first car. My occupational therapist friend cornered me at a brunch to explain that any baby chair without a perfectly adjustable, solid oak footplate...

Read more

babybaby carebaby healthbaby mbreastfeedingpediatrician
Mother inspecting her baby's mouth for white oral thrush patches

Getting rid of oral thrush without losing your mind

It's three in the morning in Chicago. You're holding your phone flashlight in your mouth, trying to pry your screaming infant's lips apart in the dark. You see a thick white coating all over their tongue. You immediately assume the...

Read more

baby gearbaby healthinfant careparenting tipspediatrician
Tired mom holding a congested infant wearing a sleeveless organic cotton bodysuit

Spotting the Symptoms of RSV in Babies Before You Panic

"Just put sliced raw onions in his socks," my neighbor Brenda texted me at 11 PM on a Tuesday, which is honestly unhinged behavior but I was too tired to block her. Meanwhile, my mother-in-law had already called twice to...

Read more