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Tired mother changing a newborn on a changing table at night

The unglamorous truth of raising a super diaper baby

The digital clock on my nightstand said 2:14 AM, and the wind off Lake Michigan was rattling our bedroom windows. My husband was standing near the door holding a tub of wet wipes like he was waiting for someone to...

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Messy nursery changing table with a stack of baby diapers and a half-empty tube of zinc cream

The Great Baby Diaper Delusion: What Nobody Tells You About The Poop

"You absolutely have to use cloth, it's the only way to avoid the toxins," my mother-in-law said, handing me a stack of what looked like medieval torture bandages while I was exactly thirty-eight weeks pregnant and sweating through my maternity...

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Tired British dad attempting to raise a healthy baby amidst twin chaos.

The Great Healthy Baby Myth: Surviving Your First Two Years

I'm currently staring at a beige, violently stained sleepsuit that was, until approximately four minutes ago, perfectly pristine and white. It's 6:15 AM on a Tuesday, and one of the twinsβ€”let’s call her the Loud One, though honestly they alternate...

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