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Exhausted mom trying to lower a sleeping baby into a crib without triggering the startle reflex.

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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A tired mom in a messy living room holding her crying baby.

The Unfiltered Shift From Mother To Baby: What I Actually Learned

I'm currently staring at a dried crust of spit-up on my left shoulder that has been there since Tuesday, and honestly, I don't have the energy to change my shirt. I’m bouncing my youngest on my hip while trying to...

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Two exhausted parents looking at their tiny newborn twins in a London flat

A Desperate Letter to Myself About Surviving Newborn Babies

Dear Tom from six months ago, You're currently sitting on the edge of the sofa at 3:14 AM, wearing a dressing gown that smells fiercely of sour milk and something I can only describe as biological despair. One of the...

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Dad holding twin newborn baby girls wearing simple organic cotton bodysuits

The Brutal Truth About Buying Newborn Baby Girl Clothes Today

Before the twins were born, my mother insisted they needed tiny, stiff Victorian dresses with matching lace knickers, presumably just in case the Queen resurrected herself and invited our offspring to a formal garden party. My mate Dave, three pints...

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Exhausted mom holding a crying newborn baby in a dimly lit nursery room.

The Truth About Newborn Crying and Why You Don't See Tears Yet

It was 2:14 AM, and my oldest son Jacksonβ€”who is my personal cautionary tale for literally every parenting mistake a human can makeβ€”was doing this high-pitched pterodactyl shriek that vibrated directly in my molars. I was shining my iPhone flashlight...

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Tired mom researching vitamin k babies on her laptop late at night

Dear Past Me: The 2 AM Google Spiral About Vitamin K Babies

Dear Past Me from exactly six months ago. You're sitting at the kitchen island, and it's 2:14 AM. You're wearing Dave’s tragic gray college hoodie, the one with the mysterious bleach stain that he refuses to throw away, and you're...

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Exhausted mom holding a cold cup of coffee while baby sleeps in a crib

What Is Shaken Baby Syndrome (And The Truth About Burnout)

Dear Sarah from exactly six months ago. You're sitting on the floor of your sister's nursery at 2:14 in the morning. You're wearing those god-awful grey Lululemon leggings with the bleach stain on the knee, holding your three-week-old nephew who's...

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A tired mom holding a wrinkled newborn baby who looks like a grumpy old man.

The absolute truth about those ugly baby pictures we all hide

I was sitting there in the hospital bed, wearing a gown that had somehow become completely unsnapped in the back, holding my literal firstborn child. My husband, Markβ€”who usually has absolutely zero filterβ€”was completely silent as he held up his...

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What the Travis Hunter Baby Reveal Taught Us About Privacy

The biggest lie modern parenthood sold us is the wooden letter board. You know the exact one I mean. It sits next to a two-hour-old infant, broadcasting their precise weight, length, birth hour, full legal name, and hospital location to...

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