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The Truth About Baby Fat and Why My Doctor Said Stop Stressing

I was sitting on the crinkly paper of the exam table at our pediatrician’s office, practically sweating through my shirt, while my middle child Wyatt sat there looking like a dinner roll that had just exploded out of its tin....

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A Dad's 3 AM Guide to Surviving Your First Baby Ear Infection

Dear Tom from November, It's currently 3:14 AM. You're standing in the kitchen illuminated only by the aggressive blue light of the microwave clock, holding Maya, who's emitting a high-pitched, sustained note usually reserved for distressed dolphins. You're trying to...

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Why Your Kid's Baby Doll Accessories Are Actually A Massive Deal

It was 2:15 PM on a Tuesday, and I was sitting on the living room rug in a pair of yoga pants that hadn't seen an actual yoga studio since roughly 2018. I was enormously pregnant with Leo, sweating through...

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How to Bring a Baby Home to Your Dog Without Losing Your Mind

I was sitting on my faux-Navajo living room rug, covered in sour milk spit-up, physically restraining my 70-pound mutt Buster by his collar while my newborn screamed in the bassinet, trying to mentally sort through the absolute circus of advice...

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Dear Jess: The Honest Truth About That Terrifying Midnight Cough

Dear Jess from six months ago, You're currently sitting on the cold linoleum of the guest bathroom at 2:14 AM, the hot shower is running full blast to make a makeshift steam room, and Leo is making a sound that...

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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 snoring—not like a cute, rhythmic rumble, but this full-blown, windows-rattling snore that made me want...

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The Hilarious Truth About Planning a Baby Moon in the Real World

I was hunched over a Buc-ee's toilet somewhere off I-35, entirely convinced I was going to throw up my own spleen, when my husband tapped on the stall door and asked if we should start booking our baby moon. I’m...

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Why That Cute Baby Moose Is Actually A Hiking Nightmare

I was holding my breath so hard I thought I was going to pass out right there on the gravel trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. We had blown our vacation budget driving up from Texas just to get out...

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Surviving the Baby Mozart Delusion With Two Extremely Loud Twins

It was 3:14 AM on a dismal, rain-soaked London Tuesday, and I was pinned to the sofa beneath two howling six-month-olds, frantically jabbing at my phone with my nose. I was trying to skip a shockingly loud Spotify advert for...

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