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Mom sitting in the back seat of a car next to a newborn in a car seat.

Bringing Your Newborn Home Without Losing Your Mind

I was wedged between a breast pump box and a diaper bag in the back of my husband's F-150, clutching the plastic handle of the infant carrier like we were off-roading, even though he was driving twelve miles an hour...

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A toddler in an organic cotton bodysuit looking at a baby chick in a plastic brooder tub.

Surviving Backyard Baby Chicks When You Already Have A Toddler

We were standing in the middle of a farm supply store somewhere in the Illinois suburbs when my husband decided we needed to teach our two-year-old about food sustainability. He was holding a cardboard box that vibrated with high-pitched chirps,...

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Wooden baby changing table dresser in a nursery with a waterproof changing pad and organic cotton rompers.

Why I Totally Regret Boycotting the Baby Changing Table Setup

It's 4:12 AM. Maya is exactly four weeks old, and I'm on my knees on a faux-flokati rug from Target that I previously thought was, like, incredibly chic. Mustard-yellow newborn poop is currently seeping into the synthetic fibers while I...

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Frustrated mom looking up the baby booter meaning on her phone

What On Earth Is A Baby Booter? Decoding Weird Parenting Slang

I was standing in my kitchen at 6 AM, wearing yesterday's yoga pants and one of Dave's oversized college t-shirts that has a mysterious bleach stain on the hem, holding a lukewarm mug of coffee. I was just staring blankly...

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Tired mom wearing a sleeping newborn in a dark grey baby carrier while drinking coffee.

Surviving The 3 AM Pacing Routine With A New Baby Bjorn Carrier

I'm swaying in front of the microwave. The glowing green clock says 3:14 AM, and I'm currently wearing my husband Dave's stained college fraternity t-shirt, which smells faintly of old milk and desperation. Leo is exactly three weeks old, and...

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Exhausted mom holding a crying newborn in an organic cotton bodysuit

Sada Baby? More Like Sad Baby: How To Survive The Newborn Phase

It's 3:17 AM. My living room smells like a combination of sour milk, stale coffee, and pure, unfiltered desperation. I'm wearing Matt's old college sweatpants with a mysterious bleach stain on the knee, and I'm holding a four-week-old Leo who's...

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A tired mom holding a teething baby at a wedding while wearing a formal gown

Sachin and Babi: Why I Finally Stopped Buying Cheap Event Dresses

I was locked in a sweltering utility closet at my cousin's wedding in East Texas, wrestling a static-cling polyester wrap dress off my milk-leaking chest while my oldest, bless his heart, methodically smeared wedding cake icing onto my only good...

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A baby sleeping safely in a crib wearing a comfortable sleep sack without any loose blankets

The Truth About The Kyte Baby Sleep Sack Drama

It was two in the morning in late November. The wind coming off Lake Michigan was rattling our bedroom windows like it wanted to pick a fight, and I was standing in the dark bathroom aiming a hairdryer at a...

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A frustrated mom holding a baby with red bumps on their neck in the summer heat

The Southern Mom's Guide to Clearing Up Baby Summer Skin Bumps

It was July 2019, the thermometer on my back porch in rural Texas read 104 degrees, and my oldest son looked like he had been attacked by a swarm of invisible fire ants. He had these tiny, angry red bumps...

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