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The Buggy Spielzeug Survival Guide (Because I Almost Lost It)

I was sweating through a grey Zara sweater that honestly already smelled like old milk, standing outside a bakery on a Tuesday in April. It was raining, naturally. Maya was ten months old and doing that back-arching scream that makes...

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The Physics Of A Kuscheldecke Gross (And Why I Tasered My Baby)

We were twenty minutes into a severely delayed family movie night, the Portland rain was hammering the windows, and I made a tactical error. I grabbed the massive, fluffy gray fleece blanket we bought at a big box store three...

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Welche Babydecke-Größe braucht man? Der völlig chaotische Guide

Ich war in der 36. Woche schwanger mit Leo, trug eine uralte, an den Knien völlig ausgeleierte graue Jogginghose von meinem Mann, die ich heroisch unter meinen massiven Bauch gerollt hatte, und schwitzte wie verrückt. Es war August. Ich stand...

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Dear Sleep-Deprived Me: That Babydecke aus Wolle Was the Answer

Dear Sarah from last November, You're sitting on the cold kitchen tiles right now, wearing Mark's paint-stained gray sweatpants, surrounded by crushed Cheerios that Maya threw on the floor like, three days ago. You're holding a mug of Folgers that...

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That 2 AM Wool Blanket Panic (And What I Finally Figured Out)

Maya was four months old, it was the middle of January, and the radiator in our apartment was making that rhythmic clanking sound that meant it was trying—and failing—to produce actual heat. I was sitting on the couch at 2:14...

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Dear Past Me: The Messy Truth About Waterproof and Plastic Bibs

Dear Sarah from six months ago, You're currently standing in the baby aisle of that ridiculously overpriced boutique downtown. It’s exactly 10:15 AM on a Tuesday, and you're wearing those black lululemon leggings that definitely have a crusty yogurt stain...

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Real Talk on Geburtsgeschenke Jungs: Gifts We Actually Used

I'm literally sitting on my living room floor with a trash bag in one hand and a pair of kitchen scissors in the other, trying to aggressively dismantle a three-tiered "diaper cake" constructed entirely of newborn-sized diapers and thick blue...

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Exhausted dad trapped under a massive organic cotton family blanket with twins.

Why tired British parents desperately need a große kuscheldecke

It was 4:13 AM on a Tuesday, and I was pinned to the living room sofa under what was ostensibly sold to me as a "generously sized" throw. On my left collarbone lay Twin A, emitting a low, rhythmic wheeze...

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The Brutal Truth About Finding the Right Baby Winter Overall

I was standing in the gravel driveway of my mom’s house on a freezing November morning, sweating through my own flannel shirt, while my oldest child—who was maybe eight months old at the time—screamed like I was dipping him in...

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