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Kids & Family
What You Actually Need Before Baby Arrives (and What Can Wait)
If you're wondering what you actually need before baby arrives, here's the short answer: If you're a first-time mom building a baby registry, focus on the true newborn essentials: a safe place for your baby to sleep, a properly installed infant car seat, diapers, wipes, a way to feed your baby, a few outfits, burp cloths, swaddles, and a handful of baby products that genuinely make your life easier. Everything else? Your baby will help you figure out. I learned that lesson the expensive way.
What I Wish I Knew Before Building My Baby Registry
Kids & Family
What I Wish I Knew Before Building My Baby Registry
I thought enough research could eliminate bad baby purchases. This was adorable.
UPPAbaby Vista vs. Doona: Why I Chose the Vista
Kids & Family
UPPAbaby Vista vs. Doona: Why I Chose the Vista
I did not buy both. I did, however, research both like this decision had national security implications.
I Loved My SNOO, But I Bought It Used. Here's the New Alternative I'd Consider.
Kids & Family
I Loved My SNOO, But I Bought It Used. Here's the New Alternative I'd Consider.
If Facebook Marketplace hadn't come through for me, I don't think I would have automatically bought a brand-new SNOO.
I Exclusively Pumped After My Baby Wouldn't Latch. Here's What I Wish I'd Known.
Kids & Family
I Exclusively Pumped After My Baby Wouldn't Latch. Here's What I Wish I'd Known.
Exclusive pumping wasn't the plan. Then again, very little about having a baby went according to my plan.