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Me trapped under our kuscheldecke groß with a coffee and two kids.

The huge family blanket mistake we made (and what actually works)

It's exactly 3:14 AM and I'm sitting in the dark nursery wearing sweatpants that haven't been washed since Tuesday and a faded Nirvana t-shirt that smells vaguely of sour milk, stale coffee, and total desperation. Maya is maybe seven months...

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Maya sleeping with her favorite stuffed animal blanket in the crib

The Truth About That Stuffed Animal Blanket (And Why You Need Three)

It's 2017. I'm wearing a maternity tank top that smells distinctly like sour milk, standing in the middle of a Target parking lot in the pouring rain, digging through the trunk of my Subaru while my husband holds a screaming...

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Folded organic baby blankets stacked next to a wooden crib

The brutal truth about picking a safe baby blanket pattern

My mother-in-law was so proud of the mint green monstrosity she pulled out of her floral gift bag at my baby shower. It had tassels. It had three-dimensional pom-poms. It had a crochet baby blanket pattern with holes large enough...

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Tired British dad folding a soft bamboo multicoloured baby throw while twin girls pull at the edges in a chaotic living room.

Before and After: The Truth About Multicoloured Baby Throws

It’s 5:43 AM, and I'm currently engaged in a pathetic, low-stakes tug-of-war over a chewed piece of brightly patterned bamboo fabric, while my twin daughters, Molly and Bea, perform a synchronised shrieking routine that threatens to wake the entire postcode....

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Baby wrapped comfortably in a breathable bamboo universe blanket

The Real Deal With Baby Swaddling And Escaping The Burrito Phase

It was 3:00 AM, and my oldest son Jackson looked like a very angry, heavily perspiring tamale. I was sitting on the nursery floor trying to wrestle him into a thick, quilted heirloom blanket my grandma insisted was the only...

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Dad adjusting an organic baby blanket on a stroller during a winter walk

The Stroller Blanket Learning Curve: A Dad's Cold Weather Guide

We were exactly three blocks from the coffee shop on Hawthorne, the wind was doing that aggressive Portland damp-chill thing, and my 11-month-old was screaming as if I had deeply offended him. I had tucked him into the travel system...

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A personalized baby blanket draped safely over a wooden rocking chair

The Reality of Buying a Baby Blanket With Name for Your Nursery

I was thirty-four weeks pregnant with my oldest, sweating completely through a maternity tank top in the middle of a Texas July, staring at a gift box the size of a mini-fridge. My husband’s Aunt Linda, bless her heart, was...

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