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A tired mom folding oversized sleep sacks while her infant in a hip dysplasia brace plays on the floor.

When Your Infant Becomes a Baby Rhino: A Hip Dysplasia Guide

I'm currently sitting on my living room rug surrounded by a mountain of expensive zippered cotton, trying to figure out how to shove a piece of rigid medical plastic inside a sleep sack without waking a sleeping infant or snapping...

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Exhausted mom holding a drool-covered teething toy and a cold cup of coffee in a messy nursery

The Midnight Babi Meltdowns: Surviving Drool and Sleeplessness

Whatever you do, do NOT google "why are my kid's gums blue" at three in the morning. I was sitting on the edge of the glider in Maya's nursery—the gray one we bought off Craigslist that always squeaked if you...

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Tired mom holding a coffee cup while looking at a baby monitor in a dark hallway

The Messy, Honest Truth About Baby Sleep Training Before & After

It's exactly 3:14 in the morning. I know this because the glowing red numbers on the microwave are burning into my retinas while I stand in the kitchen, wearing my husband Dave's oversized college track shirt that smells vaguely of...

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Exhausted mom holding a silicone panda teether and a cold cup of coffee

Why I threw my baby's amber teething necklace in the trash

It was exactly 3:14 AM. I know this because the glowing red numbers on the microwave were basically mocking me from the kitchen. The bathroom floor tiles were freezing against my bare legs, and I was wearing a gray nursing...

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A tired mother watching her baby chew on a physics board book.

The Honest Truth About Quantum Physics for Babies

Yesterday at 4 AM, I found myself trying to explain the Bohr model of the atom to a human who had just thrown up on my slippers. He was gnawing on the corner of a board book about electrons. The...

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exhausted mom holding a baby who is aggressively chewing on a silicone panda teether

Am I Losing My Mind or Are These Signs of Teething in Babies?

"Oh, it’s just a tooth coming in," the barista at my local Starbucks told me yesterday, casually sliding my fourth Americano across the counter while my seven-month-old, Maya, gnawed violently on my collarbone. I was wearing a terribly stained pair...

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A dad looking stressed while his baby stares intensely at a melting ice cream cone

A father's guide to a little baby's ice cream introduction

Dear Marcus from six months ago. It's me, future Marcus. You're currently sitting on the porch of our Portland rental, it's 95 degrees in August, and you're holding a dripping scoop of Salt & Straw honey lavender. The five-month-old is...

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A mother sitting on the floor playing with her baby on a soft blanket

The Brutal Truth About Bouncing Your Infant In A Plastic Cage

When my middle child turned five months old, my mother dragged a massive, brightly colored, heavily plastic contraption into my living room right in the middle of Thanksgiving dinner. It was one of those freestanding bouncing activity centers that takes...

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Tired dad researching jelly baby safety guidelines on his phone while holding jars

The Complete Jelly Baby Survival Guide For Overthinking Dads

Dear Marcus from six months ago. It’s me, future Marcus. Our kid is 11 months old now, and I know exactly what you're doing. You're currently standing in aisle four of the Hawthorne Fred Meyer at 9:15 PM, holding a...

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