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A tired mom holding a coffee mug looking at a baby registry checklist on her laptop.

The Truth About That Massive Amazon Baby Registry Checklist

I was exactly thirty-two weeks pregnant with my oldest, sitting on the floor of my half-painted nursery at two in the morning, sobbing uncontrollably because a little green progress bar on my laptop told me my list was only forty...

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How to keep your lil baby alive without losing your entire mind

Listen, I spent my first two weeks as a mother doing everything exactly wrong. It was three in the morning, and I was bouncing violently on a yoga ball, aggressively shushing while balancing my phone on my shoulder to play...

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A tired father staring at a complex plastic bouncing contraption while holding two identical screaming infants.

Dear Past Me: The Truth About That Newborn Jumper Fantasy

Dear Tom of six months ago, You're currently sitting on the hallway floor of our terribly drafted London flat at 3:14 in the morning. Your left shoulder smells aggressively of sour milk, your right knee is entirely numb from the...

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A stressed mom holding a baby henley romper over a pile of laundry.

Why the Henley Romper is the Only Baby Outfit You Need

Dear Sarah from last November, You're currently standing in the middle of our sister's nursery, sweating in that beige oversized sweater that makes you look like a sheep, holding a lukewarm Yeti mug of day-old coffee. You're staring at a...

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Mom sitting on the floor with baby surrounded by scattered colorful baby blocks

The Big Myth About Childrens Stacking Blocks

I'm currently sitting on the floor of my living room, nursing a bruised heel because I just stepped on a rogue wooden square while carrying a laundry basket the size of a small car. My youngest, who's nine months old,...

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Organic cotton baby clothes and practical gifts for a sustainable baby geschenkkorb

A Letter to Past Me: How to Build a Real baby geschenkkorb

Dear Sarah from last October, I know exactly where you're right now. You’re standing in the middle of the baby aisle at MΓΌller at 7:45 PM on a Tuesday. You’re wearing those black maternity leggings that you absolutely refuse to...

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Messy pile of mustard yellow yarn and a half-finished baby sweater

The messy truth about trying to knit your own baby clothes

I was thirty-four weeks pregnant, sitting cross-legged on the floor of a craft store in Lincoln Park, quietly crying over a skein of mustard yellow yarn. My feet were swollen to the size of small hams. My lower back felt...

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A huge pile of folded organic cotton baby clothes scored during a massive online clearance.

Dear Past Jess: How to Actually Win a Bio Babykleidung Sale

Dear Jess from six months ago. You’re currently sitting on the floor of the nursery, staring at a mountain of stained, weirdly stiff fast-fashion onesies, crying because the new baby is coming in three weeks and our bank account is...

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Exhausted mom looking at a baby monitor next to a crib

The 3 AM Panic That Turned Me Into A Baby Sleep Bag Evangelist

It’s 3:14 AM and I'm standing perfectly still in the hallway outside my daughter's nursery, wearing a pair of my husband’s boxer briefs and a maternity tank top that smells aggressively like sour milk. I’m holding my phone inches from...

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