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A newborn baby with mild red bumps on their cheeks sleeping on a bamboo blanket

Baby Acne Treatments That Actually Work According To A Nurse

I was staring at my newborn son's face under the harsh, unforgiving fluorescent light of our master bathroom at three in the morning. He was exactly three weeks old. Just two days prior, he had the kind of perfect, porcelain...

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Why your baby hates bath time and the truth about baby towels

My mother told me to just wrap him in one of our old faded bath sheets because they're the softest things in the house. The lactation consultant at the clinic said I should only use pure woven muslin imported from...

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Let's sort out that baby acne on face without losing our minds

I was exactly three weeks postpartum, running on half a REM cycle and cold leftover chai, when I noticed the first angry red bump near my son's nose. By the time my husband got home from his shift at the...

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A dad looking entirely exhausted while holding a tiny plastic building brick next to a messy toddler.

The Absurdity of Adult Soap and Safe Toys for Your Toddler

I'm standing in our minuscule London bathroom at two in the morning, holding a writhing, screaming toddler at arm's length because she's somehow managed to achieve a nappy blowout that defies the basic laws of physics. It's quite literally everywhere....

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Dear Past Priya: The Truth About the Diddy Baby Oil Situation

You're standing in aisle fourteen of the Belmont Target right now. Your toddler is actively trying to consume a cardboard price tag she peeled off the shelf. You're holding a familiar pink bottle of mineral oil because you thought it...

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