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Toddler wearing a merino wool base layer and sleeping comfortably

Why I Ditched Fleece for Baby Wolle in the Freezing Chicago Winter

It was two in the morning in mid-February. The kind of Chicago night where the wind off Lake Michigan sounds like a structural failure. I reached into the crib and unzipped my son's heavy fleece sleep sack. His chest was...

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A dad clumsily trying to fold a muslin blanket around his baby

Debugging the Swaddle: When and How Long to Wrap Your Baby

My mom told me to wrap her tight enough to bounce a quarter off her stomach. The lactation consultant we saw on day three said her hands absolutely needed to be up by her face so she could self-soothe. Then...

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A tired British dad holding two identical merino wool bodysuits.

Dear past me: The messy truth about your first body merinowolle

You're currently standing in front of the Zanussi washing machine at three in the morning, holding what used to be a sixty-quid newborn base layer and is now a felted coaster suitable only for a rather small espresso cup. You're...

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