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The Complete Chaos of Navigating That Viral Jalebi Baby Trend

It was 8:45 AM on a Tuesday, and I was trapped in the preschool drop-off line in my Honda CR-V smelling like three-day-old dry shampoo and desperation. Maya, who was four at the time, was kicking the back of my...

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The Beautiful, Chaotic Reality of Having an IVF Baby in London

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in London, and I was carefully shuffling a half-eaten block of Cathedral City cheddar and some slightly sad-looking kale to make room for roughly four thousand quid's worth of hormonal injectables. That's...

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The Viral Rapper Baby Drama That Ruined My Instagram Archive

It was 3:14 in the morning, and Twin A was asleep face-down on my larynx. I was trapped in that uniquely parental state of paralysis where your arm has gone entirely numb, your bladder is screaming for mercy, but you...

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Late Night TV, DNA & Is Will The Father Of Luna's Baby

Dear Marcus from exactly six months ago: You're currently sitting on the blue exercise ball in the middle of our living room, bouncing precisely 62 times a minute in the dark. It's 3:14 AM, the baby is five months old,...

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The Brutal Truth About the Infantino Baby Carrier (My Meltdown)

I was standing in the Target parking lot at 2 PM on a sweltering Tuesday, wearing maternity leggings with a crusty mystery stain on the left knee, desperately trying to click a piece of stiff plastic into another piece of...

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Why explicit industry baby lyrics are ruining my mornings now

The digital clock said 5:42 AM. The sky over Chicago was the color of wet concrete, and my coffee hadn't even finished dripping. I turned my back for three seconds to grab a mug. That was enough time for my...

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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...

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I Want You To Be Mine Again Baby: Fetty Wap & Postpartum Love

Before the twins were born, I made the fatal error of asking people for advice on what to play for them audibly. My mum, firmly rooted in the pseudo-science of the late nineties, insisted that playing classical symphonies would instantly...

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Why Selena Gomez Replaced Traditional Lullabies In My House

I'm standing on the specific landing floorboard I know doesn't creak, doing the desperate, rhythmic sway of a man who hasn't slept a full night since 2021. Maya is draped over my left shoulder, drooling a small, warm lake into...

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