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Mom making a baby bottle in the middle of the night with a formula dispenser.

Real Talk: How to Score a Baby Brezza Discount Code Today

It was 3:14 in the morning, the dog was barking because the baby was screaming like a banshee, and my hand was shaking so badly I dumped a scoop of expensive formula powder directly onto the kitchen floor instead of...

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Jess folding a mountain of essential baby and toddler equipment lumolog style in her Texas living room

My Essential Baby and Toddler Equipment Lumolog Guide

I was exactly eight months pregnant with my oldest, sitting on the floor of what used to be my craft room, sobbing into a plastic wipe warmer. My husband had just spent three hours trying to assemble a baby swing...

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A dad looking confused while holding an Allen wrench next to a half-assembled wooden crib.

Why I Went Down a Late-Night Rabbit Hole About Crib Scandals

I was holding a 20-volt DeWalt impact driver in one hand and a piece of splintered, ostensibly non-toxic mahogany in the other when my wife gently suggested from the doorway that I was "doing it wrong." It was a Tuesday...

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Messy pile of baby blankets with one premium merino wool blanket on top

Why a Babydecke aus Merinowolle is the Only Blanket You Actually Need

I was standing over my washing machine at two in the morning, holding a gorgeous, expensive baby blanket that smelled faintly of sour milk, entirely terrified to hit the start button. The care tag was entirely in German, covered in...

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A toddler wearing soft leather baby cowgirl boots while playing outdoors.

The Truth About Baby Cowgirl Boots (And My Epic Buying Mistakes)

It was October 2018. I was standing in my kitchen wearing a pair of violently mustard-colored corduroy overalls that I thought made me look like a cool Brooklyn mom but actually made me look like a giant toddler, chugging lukewarm...

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Frustrated mom looking at different gallons of water in the grocery store aisle

The Real Truth About Distilled and Purified Water for Baby Formula

It was 3:17 AM, and I was standing in my kitchen in nothing but an oversized t-shirt and postpartum mesh underwear, staring dead-eyed at a pot of boiling tap water. My oldest—who's now five and serves almost entirely as a...

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Baby girl wearing a soft organic cotton flutter sleeve bodysuit for Easter

The Complete Dad Guide to Surviving Baby Girl Easter Outfits

The great tulle disaster of last month taught me a very hard lesson about infant formalwear. My wife was out with friends, and I decided to run a beta test on a highly structured, aggressively ruffled dress my mother-in-law sent...

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Messy living room floor with safe wooden toys and an organic baby blanket

Unpacking the Baby Three V3 Toy Trend and Having a Third Kid

It was Sunday morning and I was standing in my kitchen wearing the exact same cranberry-colored yoga pants I had slept in, desperately waiting for the coffee machine to stop dripping, when my sister-in-law walked in and handed my seven-year-old,...

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Confused mom searching john baby doll dixon while holding a safe baby doll

Why john baby doll dixon won't help you buy a safe baby doll

My mother-in-law told me yesterday that Maya needed a doll immediately to develop her maternal instincts before she turns two. My pediatrician muttered something vaguely terrifying about the airway obstruction risks of cheap toy accessories. The woman next to me...

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