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A pile of soft little cotton clothes and baby bodysuits dumped on a messy bedroom floor next to a half-empty coffee mug.

Why I Traded All Our Synthetic Gear for Little Cotton Clothes

It was 3:14 AM and I was standing in the kitchen illuminated only by the harsh green light of the microwave, holding a screaming four-month-old Leo who felt exactly like a hot water bottle wrapped in a wet paper towel....

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The Truth About Heat Rash and Organic Cotton Shorts

Chicago humidity in July is a specific kind of atmospheric violence. I had dressed my son in these adorable sage green bottoms I bought off an Instagram ad at three in the morning, thinking I was nailing the whole effortless...

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Dear past me: The kimono baby phase will save your sanity

It's 3:14 in the morning. The radiator in our Chicago apartment is making that threatening hissing noise, the wind is rattling the bedroom window, and you're crying almost as hard as he's. You have a standard-issue cotton onesie stuck securely...

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Sarah holding a messy silicone baby bowl covered in spaghetti sauce.

The Messy, Soap-Tasting Truth About Choosing The Right Baby Bowls

Before I even bought a highchair for Leo, three different people gave me completely contradicting advice about feeding him. My mother-in-law cornered me in my own kitchen to say that plates were a waste of money and I should just...

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How to Find Pampers im Angebot Before You Go Completely Broke

The biggest lie the baby industry feeds you is that you need a massive "diaper stockpile" before the baby even takes their first breath. I vividly remember standing in my garage, eight months pregnant with my oldest, just admiring this...

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A messy pile of outgrown baby clothes next to a folded stack of organic cotton bodysuits on a laundry table

Mode Nachhaltig: Why Cheap Baby Clothes Actually Cost You More

I'm currently staring at three giant black trash bags full of neon, scratchy, plastic-feeling onesies that my oldest wore for exactly five seconds before outgrowing them, shrinking them, or ruining them with a blowout that defied the laws of physics....

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A tired mom holding a silicone baby teether while folding laundry

Dear Past Me: The Honest Truth About Surviving With Baby Teethers

Dear Jess from October. You're currently standing in the kitchen at 3 AM in an oversized, spit-up covered baby tee, staring into the harsh fluorescent light of the open refrigerator. The baby is screaming loud enough to wake the dead,...

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ErschΓΆpfte Mutter mit Kaffeetasse und einem zahnenden Baby auf dem Arm

Babys zahnen: Oh Gott, mein ehrlicher Zahnungs-Survival-Guide

Es war exakt 3:14 Uhr morgens an einem Dienstag, ich trug ein verwaschenes College-Shirt, auf dem ein nicht identifizierbarer Fleck von Mayas gestrigem Haferbrei klebte, und Leo brΓΌllte, als hΓ€tte ich ihm gerade erΓΆffnet, dass es nie wieder Milch gibt....

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Confused dad looking at tiny baby clothes and a measuring tape

Decoding European Baby Sizes: Why Centimeters Finally Make Sense

Standing in our dim nursery at two in the morning, I was holding two different bodysuits up to the moonlight. One was a legacy American brand labeled "0-3 Months." The other was a European piece labeled "Size 56." The baby,...

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