Hannah Reyes is the narrating character of Big Apple Baby. The stories on this site are dramatizations, composed from experiences parents have shared in reviews and online parenting communities.
Hi, I’m Hannah — welcome to Big Apple Baby.
I never planned to start a blog. I planned to be a mom who had it all figured out.
Then my son Theo arrived, my carefully organized life turned into a blur of 3 a.m. feeds and Google searches, and I realized nobody actually tells you the real stuff. The forums are overwhelming, the “perfect mom” accounts made me feel worse, and half the advice contradicted the other half.
So I started writing things down: what actually worked for us in a tiny Brooklyn apartment, what was a total waste of money, and the messy in-between nobody posts about. Feeding struggles, the subway-with-a-stroller chaos, sleep (or the lack of it), and learning to read a label without spiraling.
I’m not a doctor and I’m not an influencer. I’m just a New York mom sharing the honest version, the one I wish someone had handed me in those first foggy weeks. If that’s the kind of company you’re looking for at 2 a.m. with a baby on your chest, you’re in the right place.
Pull up a (cold, forgotten) cup of coffee and stay a while.
— Hannah