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How to Survive the Moro Reflex in Babies Without Losing Your Mind

It’s two in the morning in 2019, and I'm hovering over a bassinet with my oldest, Jackson, holding my breath until my lungs actually burn. I’ve done the sway, the aggressive shushing, the hour-long rocking chair marathon, and he's finally...

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My baby my baby: Sorting through the noise of the first year

The car ride home from the hospital is the longest thirty minutes of your life. Every pothole feels like a personal threat. Once you cross the threshold of your home, the reality sets in. On my first day back, my...

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Dear past me: when your baby spitting up a lot feels like too much

You're sitting on the edge of the mattress at three in the morning. Your t-shirt smells like cheap parmesan cheese and regret. The baby is finally asleep on your chest, making those little wet breathing noises. You're wide awake because...

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Why the Baby Shamili Medical Story Sent Me Down a 3 AM Spiral

It was 2:14 AM and I was wearing my husband Mark’s tragically oversized college track t-shirt that smells vaguely of stale salsa, staring at my phone in the dark while Maya, then four months old, used my left shoulder as...

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The brutal truth about water babies and safe infant hydration

I was sitting on the edge of the Oak Street Beach splash pad last August when I watched a well-meaning grandmother twist the cap off a bottle of smartwater and bring it to the lips of a newborn. The kid...

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Why I Threw Out My Popular Baby Seat (And Got The Upseat)

It was 10:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was staring at my five-month-old son, Leo, who looked exactly like a tiny, extremely drunk man slumped at a bar at last call. He was sittingβ€”or rather, sinkingβ€”into one of those...

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Searching 'There Goes My Baby Lyrics' Saved My Sanity Tonight

It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was standing on the freezing cold tile of our nursery in a nursing bra that I'm pretty sure had sour milk on the left strap and sweatpants with a massive hole...

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Why The Ronettes’ 1963 Hit Is My Ultimate Parenting Hack

It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday in November, and Maya was screaming with the kind of primal, glass-shattering intensity that makes your own teeth physically hurt. I was wearing a gray fleece robe that smelled vaguely of sour milk...

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The 3 AM Monitor Panic: Surviving The Stomach Sleeping Phase

The glowing screen of the baby monitor was blinding in the pitch-black bedroom, and my heart was hammering against my ribs at roughly 140 beats per minute. It was 3:14 AM. The temperature in the nursery was exactly 69.4 degrees,...

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