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Ask The Doctor and The Dad

How do you cure chronic diaper rash?

Today’s “Ask the Doctor and the Dad” question is a real pain in the butt: My baby’s diaper rash won’t go away! I’ve tried over-the-counter creams like Butt Paste, Desitin and Aquaphor. Our pediatrician prescribed us a couple of different medicines and ointments to use, too. But nothing helps! How can I cure this chronic […]

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Product Reviews

Potty Training in One Day: a review of a thing you would never believe is possible until you actually do it yourself

So how long do you think it should take to potty train a child? A month? A year? Approximately for-freaking-ever? Well you could do it that way. Or you could save yourself some serious time and do it like we did. We’ve potty trained two kids – in a total of two days. That’s right, […]

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Product Reviews

What it’s like to live-tweet a vasectomy

Now that The Doctor has spent a solid 27 months of her life carrying and delivering three adorable little babies for our family, last Friday marked The Dad’s turn to finally take one for the team. So he got a vasectomy. And as a public service to all the dads out there who might be […]

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Research For 'Rents

Childbirth, drugs and rock n’ roll

Our third baby is due to be born this weekend, so understandably, pain is on The Doctor’s mind right now. Fortunately, a recent study from Northwestern University suggests a new method for treating it. This treatment comes with no dependency issues or side effects, and it doesn’t involve sitting on a rubber glove full of […]

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The Junk Drawer

Contrary to popular belief, writing a book is NOT AT ALL the same as having a baby

Writing a book is a pretty cool accomplishment. And if you’ve actually demonstrated the compassion and commitment it takes to pen 200-plus pages of somewhat sensical material on a single topic, you have every right to be proud. So tell your family and friends. Tweet it to all your followers. Go on a talk show, […]