This post contains affiliate links. This means I may earn a commission—at no extra cost to you—if you click and make a purchase. I only recommend products I truly love and trust. Travel light with a baby — it sounds impossible, right? Before kids, I prided myself on packing light. I could fit everything into…
Before my baby was born, I kept seeing the Baby Björn baby bouncer pop up everywhere — baby registries, parenting Facebook groups, “must-have” lists, you name it. It wasn’t just a baby bouncer, it was the bouncer. When I asked if it was worth the $200+ price tag, the answer was almost always: “Totally! My…
If you’ve been down the rabbit hole of baby gear research, you’ve probably stumbled on the buzzword “breathable.” It’s splashed all over certain crib mattress ads (hi, Newton) with beautiful marketing photos of smiling babies sleeping on airy, woven cores. The idea is simple: if your baby somehow rolls face-down, the breathable crib mattress is…
This post contains affiliate links. This means I may earn a commission—at no extra cost to you—if you click and make a purchase. I only recommend products I truly love and trust. When I was building my baby registry, choosing the best baby monitor felt weirdly high stakes. I wanted eyes on my baby at…
This post contains affiliate links. This means I may earn a commission—at no extra cost to you—if you click and make a purchase. I only recommend products I truly love and trust. When I started looking at strollers, I knew it wouldn’t be simple — but I had no idea how expensive they could get….
This post contains affiliate links. This means I may earn a commission—at no extra cost to you—if you click and make a purchase. I only recommend products I truly love and trust. I still remember watching the nurse at the hospital wrap my baby like a tiny burrito with one of those scratchy pink and…
This post contains affiliate links. This means I may earn a commission—at no extra cost to you—if you click and make a purchase. I only recommend products I truly love and trust. Babywearing Saved My Sanity There are a few things I’d call essential for the first year — a bottle station, a great diaper…
This post contains affiliate links. This means I may earn a commission—at no extra cost to you—if you click and make a purchase. I only recommend products I truly love and trust. Let’s talk feeding. Whether you’re planning to breastfeed, pump, formula feed, or just figure it out as you go (hi, that was me),…