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Hi, I'm Meg! I'm mom of three (ages 5, 4, and 1.5) in Atlanta, and this is where I put everything I wish someone had just told me when I started trying to get pregnant the first time. 

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If you're pregnant with your first and drowning in registry lists, start at the top. If you're deep in the toddler years and just want to know which sunscreen doesn't fight back, skip to the bottom. Everything here is what actually worked for me, in case it's helpful to you but as always, there is NO one right way here. 🤍

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If you're just getting started

Trying to conceive, and the three trimesters, written when I was in that specific stage too.

• Trying to conceive — what actually worked for me

• First trimester: what to expect and what actually helps

• Second trimester: what to buy, do, and get ahead of

• Third trimester: prep, products, and real talk

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Getting ready for baby

The buying-and-packing season. So exciting! And so overwhelming!

• Baby registry checklist — what to buy, skip, and borrow

• How to prepare for labor & delivery, across three very different births

• Hospital bag checklist and what to actually expect

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The fourth trimester

The part nobody preps you for. This is the place I felt most blindsided.

• Bringing home baby — surviving (and savoring) those first weeks

• Postpartum physical recovery: what to expect and what you need

• Postpartum must-haves — supplements, hair, skin, and sanity

• My honest GLP-1 postpartum story

• Protecting a newborn from sibling and daycare germs

• The modern grandparent guide — what's changed in 30 years

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Feeding

However you're doing it. Fed is fed.

• Breastfeeding, pumping, and combo feeding — everything I know after three

• Introducing solids, from a third-time mom

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Non-toxic picks  

From someone who figures if I have to buy it anyway, why not try to find the cleanest & cheapest version!

• Fragrance-free baby products: the master list

• Best non-toxic sunscreen for toddlers and kids

• Best bug spray for kids — picaridin vs. DEET

• Best non-toxic diapers, tested by a mom of three

• Best water wipes for newborns and sensitive skin

• Clean baby products — what ChatGPT said vs. what I use

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Toddler & big kid years

Where I currently live. It's fine, I'm fiiiiiiine! 

• Baby to toddler — home setup and babyproofing

• My toddler parenting approach (Big Little Feelings + Montessori)

• Sick kid essentials — what to stock and what actually helps

• How to tour a daycare — every question to ask

• The back-to-school mental load is real — here's what I handed to AI

• Flying and road-tripping with a baby or toddler

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The ChatGPT Files

I ask ChatGPT the questions moms Google, then fact-check what it says and tell you what I really bought. AI does the legwork, I read the footnotes.

• Best non-toxic sunscreen for toddlers and kids

• Best bug spray for kids — picaridin vs. DEET

• Best non-toxic diapers, tested by a mom of three

• Best water wipes for newborns and sensitive skin

• Clean baby products — what ChatGPT said vs. what I use

• At-home red light therapy — is it worth it?

• Do kids actually need a multivitamin?

• Do moms actually need electrolytes?

• I asked ChatGPT to design our back-to-school drop zone

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Discount codes

• Every code I have, in one place - ALL brands I bought with my own money, for years, first and truly love.

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