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A silicone infant spoon covered in mashed avocado resting on a messy highchair tray

The Great Puree Illusion: My Humbling Education in Infant Spoons

The ceiling of my kitchen in Zone 3 currently sports a rather avant-garde splatter of pureed butternut squash, perfectly preserved from last Tuesday when I attempted to feed the twins simultaneously. Maya, deciding she was finished with her lunch, performed...

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Neutral bamboo baby blanket and wooden play gym set on a nursery floor

Brutally honest gifts for babies that parents actually want

I was sitting at a baby shower in Naperville last weekend when they brought out the main event. A massive, cellophane-wrapped basket towering with newborn-sized denim jackets, stiff canvas shoes that looked like tiny torture devices, and a neon plastic...

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A frustrated mom looking at diaper prices on her phone while holding an active toddler in a grocery store.

How To Hunt Down Every Good Angebot Pampers Without Going Crazy

I'm currently staring at a giant cardboard box of size 2 diapers sitting in my garage that I bought in a sleep-deprived haze because the neon yellow sign at H-E-B told me it was a mega savings event. Spoiler alert:...

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A tired parent holding a teething baby who is chewing on a silicone ring

The brutal truth about teething and surviving the midnight drool

My mother-in-law told me to rub raw honey on his swollen gums, completely ignoring the botulism risk. A mom at music class swore her infant popped four incisors overnight with zero tears because she rubbed expensive vanilla extract on his...

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Erschâpfter Vater hÀlt sabberndes Baby mit Silikon-Beißring

Wann zahnen Babys? Ein Überlebensbericht für übermüdete Eltern

Es ist 3:14 Uhr morgens an einem feuchtkalten Londoner Dienstag, und ich stehe mit einer halben, angefrorenen Bio-Karotte in unserer KΓΌche. Meine Tochter – eine HΓ€lfte meines zweijΓ€hrigen Zwillings-Doppelpacks, damals jedoch erst knapp sieben Monate alt – kaut wΓ€hrenddessen nicht...

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Mother organizing a minimalist baby depot of clothes and gear in nursery

Building A Bulletproof Baby Depot For Surviving The Newborn Chaos

It was three in the morning in the dead of a Chicago winter when I finally lost my mind. I was standing in my living room holding a screaming infant, staring at a corner of the house that looked like...

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Exhausted mom in sweatpants checking the diaper of a crying baby at night

That 3 AM Nightmare: Surviving a Wunder Po bei Babys at Home

3:14 AM. A Tuesday. I'm standing in the nursery wearing Dave's ridiculously oversized Villanova sweatpants with a mysterious yogurt stain on the knee, and ten-month-old Maya is screaming like I'm trying to actively murder her. It wasn't her normal "I'm...

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Wooden infant activity arch over an organic mat in a Chicago apartment.

The ugly truth about that neon plastic baby play gym you just bought

I was sitting cross-legged on my living room rug at three in the morning, holding a screwdriver and weeping quietly over a piece of molded plastic that required four D batteries. The box promised it would stimulate my newborn's cognitive...

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A frustrated mom adjusting the straps on a rear-facing infant car seat.

The Brutal Truth About Car Seats For Babies And Surviving The Setup

It was late August in Texas, meaning the hospital parking lot felt like the inside of a preheated oven. My husband Dave was violently yanking a seatbelt through a gray plastic base, sweating completely through his shirt, while the discharge...

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