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newborns are hard

What they don’t tell you about the newborn phase

"You hear about the rough late nights and early mornings, but you don't hear about how much you'll crave that intoxicating newborn scent after it's gone."

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Nothing could prepare me for the sleeplessness of new motherhood

Until I found what helped.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

60+ mamas tell us the *one* thing they wish they had known about newborns

14. "That clipping their tiny nails would be a traumatic event."— Shannon A.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025
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