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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 3 AM Snot Exorcism: A Guide To Your Baby Nose Sucker

It's 3:14 AM. I'm sitting on the edge of the nursery glider, wearing a nursing bra that definitely smells like sour milk and my husband Dave's faded Pearl Jam t-shirt. My four-month-old, Leo, is making a sound that I can...

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Debugging the Pod: Why a Baby Orca is the Best Parenting Blueprint

I'm sitting in the dark at 3:14 AM, watching a nature documentary on mute while my 11-month-old attempts to gnaw off my left collarbone. He's wide awake, absolutely vibrating with energy, while I'm mentally calculating how many minutes of REM...

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The Truth About Baby Overalls (And Why I Was Totally Wrong)

It was October 2017, and I was standing in the microscopic, dimly lit bathroom of a neighborhood café wearing a silk blouse I had absolutely no business wearing as a new mother, staring down at my six-month-old daughter Maya who...

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Dear Past Me: Let's Talk About Baby Constipation And The Panic

You're sitting on the edge of the bathtub right now, staring at a dry diaper under the harsh bathroom light. The exhaust fan is rattling above you. It's three in the morning, and you're exhausted, holding a sleeping infant against...

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The Newborn Survival Guide For When You're Running On Empty

I’m standing in the hallway at 3:14 AM, bouncing on my heels until my calves burn, holding my oldest son who's screaming like I’ve personally offended his ancestors. I keep whispering, "baby come to me, just come here, let me...

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Why I Finally Stopped Fighting the Whole Pastel Baby Pink Phase

It was late October 2017, and I was standing in the middle of Target wearing a heather-gray maternity sweater that smelled faintly of the iced Americano I had spilled down my front three hours earlier. I was thirty-eight weeks pregnant...

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The Absolute Madness of Picking the Right Baby Pink Color Code

I'm standing in the paint aisle of B&Q at 8:15 on a Tuesday, trying to wipe half-digested porridge off my trousers, when the teenager behind the mixing counter asks me which specific shade of pale pink I want. I look...

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Surviving the baby saja costume for kids trend without tears

We were standing in a drafty school gymnasium in Wicker Park when the screaming started. Not the normal toddler whine, but that high-pitched, breathless shriek that makes every parent in a fifty-foot radius freeze. My son was wearing a mass-produced...

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