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The Nintendo Baby Video Chat Hack That Saved My Postpartum Sanity

It was 3:14 AM, the absolute worst time of the night, and the only light in my Texas living room was the soft, blue glow of my TV screen. My oldest sonβ€”who I love dearly but who is the ultimate...

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The Truth About Long Baby Sherpa-Lined Cotton Coats In Winter

We're sitting in the Target parking lot on Elston Avenue, the wind is doing that specific Chicago thing where it tries to actively slice your face off, and the mom parked next to me is fighting for her life. She's...

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What my pediatrician actually said about a normal baby temperature

Dear Priya from six months ago. You're currently standing in the dark next to the crib. You're holding a glowing temporal thermometer like it's a loaded weapon. Your nursing degree is mounted on the wall somewhere downstairs, but it's currently...

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Exactly what vaccines do babies get? A twin dad's messy guide

We were sitting in the waiting room of our local GP surgery, surrounded by faded posters from 1998 warning about the dangers of excessive screen time, which felt deeply ironic given I was desperately playing a brightly coloured cartoon on...

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Why Do Babies Spit Up All the Time? A Nurse's Guide to the Mess

When my daughter started turning every feed into a fountain, I got three different diagnoses in a single Tuesday. My mother-in-law watched a puddle form on my jeans and told me my breastmilk was too thin, suggesting I eat more...

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A first-time dad holding a bottle of prune juice and looking confused next to his eleven month old baby.

Prune Juice for Babies: A Dad's Guide to the Constipation Matrix

My mother-in-law told me to fill an entire eight-ounce bottle with warm Sunsweet and let him chug it like a fraternity dare. My lead developer at work, who has three teenagers and a suspiciously clean desk, warned me that any...

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NICU Wardrobe Hacks: Dressing Your Preemie Without Breaking Things

I was standing next to an isolette that cost more than my first car, holding a microscopic, bright red fleece snowsuit my aunt had mailed us. The incubator was humming. The Philips monitors were doing that rhythmic, low-stakes beeping that...

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A late night letter to myself about the baby gap discount code

Dear Priya from last November. You're sitting in the dark. The baby is finally down after three false starts. Your phone screen is blinding you because you forgot to turn on night mode. You're staring at a cart containing fourteen...

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Why Your Infant is Basically a Baby Monkey (And Why That's Okay)

It was 3:14 AM, and I was wearing a gray Target nursing tank that smelled strongly of sour milk and desperation. My husband Dave was snoringβ€”not like a cute, rhythmic rumble, but this full-blown, windows-rattling snore that made me want...

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