Sh!t That Worked For Us

(and sh!t that didn't)

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As often happens among moms, dads and pregnant friends, our conversations frequently evolve to the apps, books and products that have worked for each of us as we navigated pregnancy and began our journeys into parenthood. Inspired by Dawn Dais’ book “The Sh!t No One Tells You” … this is the sh!t that worked for us (and the sh!t that didn’t) … in less than 1000 square feet in Manhattan.

DISCLAIMER: We offer no guarantee that the Sh!t That Worked For Us will work for other parents, and any parenting advice offered here or on MOMganized.com is purely anecdotal.

Image: Sydney’s nursery in Midtown Manhattan, designed by Shari Francis, photographed by Eitan Gamliely

Our Nursery

February 14, 2017

When it came to imagining the room in which we would be spending (all of the) hours with our new baby, we trusted Shari Francis of DADAPT to bring our nursery to life. The project came with a $10,000-budget and a designer challenge … More Our Nursery

Our Story

February 12, 2017

I mailed a copy of Dawn Dais’ book The Shit No One Tells You to a pregnant friend, along with a greeting card in which I had written, “I really can’t explain it, but motherhood is shitty and awesome at the same time … More Our Story

Our Sh!t

All of the sh!t we’ve tried and reviewed is archived here by date of publication. A bunch of this sh!t worked for us; a few of this sh!t didn’t. But maybe some of this sh!t will work for you … More Our Sh!t

"And then no one in the house sleeps ever again"

... but there is some sh!t that can help with that.

Go to Sleep