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I Had A Baby This Year. The Hospital Sends You Home With More Than Your Packing List Does.

half the packing list is stuff they hand you for free, and the things that actually matter in week one are not on the list at all. what to take, what runs out on day three, and what to leave at home.

I Made Two Baby Registries Seven Years Apart. Things On The First One Are Now Federally Banned.

What I registered for in 2019, what got recalled underneath us, and the short list I bought twice. Plus the recall check that takes thirty seconds and matters most for hand-me-downs.

I’m In The Fourth Trimester Right Now. The Six-Week Checkup Is Not The Finish Line.

The guidance changed and nobody told us. What postpartum recovery actually looks like week by week, the warning signs worth putting on the fridge, and what to have in the house before the baby comes.

I Have A Newborn Right Now. The Winter Coat Does Not Go In The Car Seat.

A puffy coat is mostly air, and air compresses in a crash. The one-minute test that shows you the slack, the layering rule that replaces the coat, and the one thing never to put behind your baby.

I Wrote This Post In 2019 Promising You A Baby Who Sleeps Through The Night. I Was Wrong.

I had one easy sleeper and thought it was because of something I did. I have a newborn again now, and I owe this post a correction.

Top 3 Best Baby Shower Gifts That Baby Actually Will Use

I distinctly remember my baby shower. It was a super hot day and I was extremely pregnant. I had to set up most things myself like decorations and games. I had the idea in my mind that at the baby shower we would be getting pretty much everything that our little boy would need, andContinueContinue reading “Top 3 Best Baby Shower Gifts That Baby Actually Will Use”