It's 3 AM. You've been bouncing, swaying, shushing, and rocking for what feels like seventeen hours straight (but has probably only been two). Your arms are shaking. Your back is screaming. Your baby is still crying. So you do what desperate parents have done since the invention of the automobile: you strap that baby in the car seat, drive around the block, and marvel as the crying finally— finally —stops. But here's the question that keeps us all up at night (well, that and

Remember when leaving the house meant grabbing your keys, phone, and wallet? Remember when you could decide to go somewhere and then... just go? Yeah, those days are over. It's 10 AM. You have a doctor's appointment at 10:30. It's a 10-minute drive. You've been "getting ready" since 8:45. Your baby has gone through three outfit changes (thanks, blowout and spit-up). You've repacked the diaper bag twice. You forgot to eat breakfast. You're wearing a shirt with mystery stains.

Let me set the scene: You're scrolling through baby registry options at 11 PM, and you've just realized there are approximately 400 different contraptions designed to hold your baby while they're not being held by you. There are swings that look like spaceships, bouncers that vibrate, rockers that glide, and something called a "mamaRoo" that apparently mimics your exact movements. You're thinking: "Do I need all of these? Any of these? WHICH ONE DO I ACTUALLY NEED?" Deep brea