Things we've written about being two parents who used to be a couple.
Cluster Feeding Is a Cruel Word for 'No Sleep for 16 Hours' — The 16-hour stretch where one parent is furniture.
Why Your Baby Wakes Up the Second You Put Them Down — 11 things tried, 4 things worked. In order.
The 5 p.m. Cry Is Not Your Fault: 9 Things That Actually Worked — From 90 minutes of meltdown to 20.
Best Bedside Bassinets for C-Section Recovery (2026) — Four bedside bassinets reviewed through one criterion that matters for c-section moms: how little you have to bend, twist, or stand to reach the baby.
Best Postpartum Recovery Kits (2026): What We Actually Used in Weeks 1-6 — Five postpartum recovery kits reviewed after two births (one vaginal, one c-section).
Best Baby Monitors for Couples Sleeping in Separate Rooms (2026) — Five baby monitors reviewed through one criterion most reviews miss: can both parents see the feed on their own device, in their own room, simultaneously? Nanit Pro for multi-viewer WiFi, Owlet Dream Sock for health data, Cubo Ai Plus for active safety alerts, Eufy SpaceView Pro for no-subscription privacy, VTech VM5463-2 for the non-WiFi household.
Best Baby Food Makers 2026: 4 We'd Buy (and the $300 Smart Ones We'd Skip) — Four baby food makers reviewed by a couple who did 6 months of homemade purée.
The Best Baby Room Thermometers (and the Smart Ones We'd Skip) — 2026 — Four baby room thermometers reviewed for what actually matters at 3 a.m.
The Best Sleep Sacks for Newborns: 6 We'd Buy (2026) — Six sleep sacks reviewed by a couple who tested them in real 3 a.m.
Stop Buying Baby Gear. (Except These 7 Things.) — De-influencing is the biggest 2026 parenting trend for a reason.
12 Things to Say at 3 a.m. Instead of Starting a Fight — Rehearsed sentences beat better arguments.
Most Postpartum Marriages Don't Die of No Sex. They Die of No Texts. — The canary nobody thinks to watch.
To Everyone Who Told Us We'd Love Every Minute — An open letter from week four, 3:14 a.m.
The Quietest Bedside Bassinets for Couples (Manual Glide vs. Whisper Motor) — Six bedside bassinets reviewed through one criterion most reviews ignore: does it preserve the OTHER adult's sleep? Baby Delight Beside Me Dreamer wins overall (Amazon's Choice, 5,672 reviews).
We're Not Really Strangers Couples Edition: An Honest Review for New-Parent Couples — $25 of conversation cards in three escalating depths.
The Best Baby Sound Machines for Tired Couples (2026) — Hatch Rest as the all-rounder, Yogasleep Dohm as the indestructible budget pick, Loop earplugs for couples with mismatched noise needs.
Frida Mom Postpartum Recovery Kit: What Your Partner Needs to Know — $50 of disposable peri-care supplies that fill the gap between what the hospital sends you home with and what you'll actually need by day 7.
Plant Therapy KidSafe Sleep Aid: An Honest Review for Tired Couples — A $15 oil blend that smells like a calmer bedtime.
What Other Couples Do After Baby: 19 Habits We Borrowed — The unwritten playbook from eight couples.
The Mattress Conversation: Why We Replaced Ours at Month Nine — The unsexy purchase that bought back sleep.
Date Night at Home: 14 Ideas for Couples Who Can't Leave the House — For the 90-minute post-bedtime window.
Couples Therapy After Baby: When It Actually Helps — When to start, what it costs, the one question.
Date Night With a Toddler in the House: 12 Realistic Ideas — Twelve ideas, once the toddler's finally down.
When Neither of You Wants Sex After Baby — The double-low-libido stalemate, and the rebuild.
How to Reconnect With Your Partner After Baby — The four-layer rebuild for roommate season.
Postpartum Depression in Dads (Yes, It's Real) — One in ten. It doesn't look like sadness.
The Mental Load: A Real Checklist for New-Parent Couples — Twenty-four invisible jobs. Print it, divide it.
Sex After Baby: An Honest Month-by-Month Guide — What actually happens, month one through twelve.
How to Fight Fairly When You're Both Sleep-Deprived — Four scripts for the 2 a.m. argument.
Sam & Mia. Two tired parents who write at the kitchen table after the baby's down.
We don't run a product lab. We read the reviews, test what we can, and write the part nobody else will: what the first year does to two people who chose each other.
"I read the 3 a.m. one out loud to my husband and we both just sat there." — a reader, by email