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The Reality of Sparkle Megan's Baby Reveal (From a Tired Dad)

Dear Marcus of six months ago. It's currently 3:14 AM, the rain is aggressively battering the Portland windows, and you're sitting in the glider chair trying to figure out if breathing too loudly will wake up the tiny human currently...

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Did Jessica Sanchez Finally Have Her Baby? A Postpartum Warning

Dear Tom from six months ago, You're currently sitting on the floor of our terribly drafted London flat, attempting to assemble a twin nursing pillow that looks like a life raft, while your wife glowers at you from her birthing...

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A 3 AM Deep Dive Into Sleep Coaches and 19th-Century Babies

The thermostat on the baby monitor says exactly 69.8 degrees, which is supposedly the good thermal threshold for an 11-month-old human, yet my daughter is currently thrashing against my chest like a malfunctioning Roomba. It's 2:14 AM. We're in the...

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The real science behind the dancing baby gif and infant motor skills

I spent a ridiculous amount of time last Tuesday trying to capture the perfect dancing baby gif for my family's group chat. I propped my nine-month-old against the sofa, blasted some nineties club track, and hovered with my phone waiting...

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Frustrated mom adjusting a rear-facing baby car seat in the Texas summer heat.

The Sweaty, Stressful Reality of Baby Car Travel and Seat Safety

I was heavily pregnant with my second, sweating completely through my maternity tank top in a Target parking lot in the middle of July, trying to rip an infant seat base out of my husband's truck so I could move...

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Surviving the Frilly Nightmare of Cute Baby Girl Clothes

I'm currently standing in the disabled toilet of a Costa Coffee in Wandsworth, staring in abject horror at my daughter’s back. She is wearing a gift from a well-meaning great-aunt—a vintage-style, sage green dress featuring no fewer than fourteen microscopic...

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Stop Buying Tiny Suits: The Truth About Dressing Baby Boys

I'm currently staring at a giant plastic tote bin in my garage, holding a pair of stiff, mustard-yellow baby corduroy overalls that still have the tags on them. Next to them is a tiny plaid button-down shirt that feels suspiciously...

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The Completely Unfiltered Reality Behind the Cute Baby Aesthetic

It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday in late November, and I was wearing an oversized, pill-covered grey fleece robe that smelled violently of sour milk and desperation. My daughter Maya was exactly seven weeks old. I was holding her...

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The Truth About Custom Baby Onesies: A Letter To My Past Self

Dear Sarah from exactly six months ago. It's October 14th, 2:13 AM, and you're sitting on the very edge of the living room rug, wearing those disgusting gray fleece college sweatpants with the mysterious bleach stain on the left knee...

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