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Here’s a splurge-worthy sweater that will give you après-ski vibes even if you just après-shoveled-your-driveway.
This Fair Isle-patterned sweater from La Linge is made from stretchy and soft merino wool. It features a bright and colorful pattern, mock neck, and relaxed fit. I love Fair Isle sweaters as a festive alternative to the traditional “ugly” holiday sweater — and you can wear them well past the end of December.
The sweater is $350 and available in sizes XS–XL at Nordstrom.
For other options, check out these from Old Navy (on sale for $24.97 in two colors and sizes XS–4X as well a tall and petite options), Banana Republic ($129 in two colors, sizes XXS–XL as well as petite), and L.L.Bean ($119 at Nordstrom in sizes XS–XL).
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- If you’re a working parent of an infant with low sleep needs, how do you function at work when you’re in the throes of baby’s sleep regression?
- Should I cut my childcare down to 12 hours a month if I work from home?
- Will my baby have speech delays if we raise her bilingual?
- Has anyone given birth in a teaching hospital?
- My child eats everything, and my friends’ kids do not – how should I handle? In general, what is the best way to handle when your child has some skill/ability and your friend’s child doesn’t have that skill/ability?
- ADHD moms, give me your tips to help with things like behavior in the classroom, attention to detail, etc?
- I think I suffer from mom rage…
- My husband and kids are gone this weekend – how should I enjoy my free time?
- I’m struggling to be compassionate with a SAHM friend who complains she doesn’t have enough hours of childcare.
- If you exclusively formula fed, what tips do you have for in the hospital and coming home?
- Could I take my 4-yo and 8-yo on a 7-8 day trip to Paris, Lyon, and Madrid?
Anon says
Gift ideas for 2 year olds? My own child is only a couple years older, but I feel like I have amnesia about what she liked at that age.
Anon says
Play kitchen stuff. Dolls. Baby stroller. Shopping cart. Little people. Dress up clothes.
Anon says
mega blocks, puzzles with those big chunky knobs on them, color wonder paper/markers
Anon says
A imaginative play things like a doctor’s kit, vet set, play food, toolbox, etc. Cars/trucks/trains, art supplies, coloring books, puzzles, light up balls, books.
Anon says
Pretend that was written coherently.
AwayEmily says
doctors kit is a very good idea, ours has gotten constant use for years.
Anon Lawyer says
My 2-year-old just has a cheap one from a Kiwi Co box and she LOVES it.
Walnut says
Melissa and Doug costumes (the astronaut is great!), learning resources play food, play doh, the little people school bus or barn with animals, tea party set
Anonymous says
My twins have been ill or up all night crying with teething since October. Last week I got four full nights of sleep, but last night I was up til 2AM with an inconsolable baby. I’m so tired. I guess I’m looking for commiseration or some reassurance that these twins aren’t going to wreck my life. They were born in February and I feel like I’ve aged ten years. I don’t remember their older brother being this hard. I need to go back and read yesterday’s post about not enjoying you’re kids because I am so there. I feel incredibly guilty but these kids bring me no joy at the moment.
Anon says
Hugs, 10 months was a very tough age for sleep for us. Things should get better soon.
OP says
Thanks for saying this. I’m praying it gets better soon.
Anon says
The teething will get better, this is a pretty crummy stage. As the mom of a child who FINALLY seems to have turned the corner on sleeping through the night at 4.5 years old, co-sleeping is the only way I have functioned. You do you, but if cosleeping is what you need to get yourself through this teething period, this internet stranger blesses you. Also all the motrin at night.
Anonymous says
Oh hugs. It will absolutely get better. Inconsolable crying is not going to be every night for the rest of your life. Honestly, if you can get a good nap life will seem more worth living.
Coach Laura says
I didn’t have twins but I had a first baby who slept through the night from four weeks and a second baby 22 months later who didn’t sleep through the night until he was over a year. My suggestion for the sleep is to trade off with your partner and one of you can go to sleep early like 7-8pm and then sleep until 1. The other person is on duty until 1 if needed and then trades off and sleeps until 7 or 8. Each partner can sleep during the other times if there is no need to be awake. That way both of you get 6-7 hours. But this assumes that morning wake times are flexible. It also assumes, not always true, that there is a partner. Or switch nights and if not on duty, wear earplugs and a sleep mask.
Pogo says
Hugs and commiseration. We finally turned a corner but it was a lot of inconsolable crying with our 16mo due to ear infection for a few weeks before Christmas.
Anon says
It finally dawned on me that it is Christmas on saturday and my parents will be in town for a whole week. Yikes. With a covid closure at daycare + baby’s week long stomach bug (which then he of course passed onto me) + respiratory virus all in the past five weeks, I’ve really just been surviving and no brain space to think about holidays and figuring out meals. Schlepping kiddo with me to the grocery store today—wish me luck, hopefully there’s something I can cobble together. Anyone else out there in my position? Lol
No Face says
Are you near a Costco? I would buy a million of their premade meals at the deli counter, a bunch of fruit and snacks, and call it day.
Lilibet says
I see you, December was brutal for us but we did avoid the daycare closures. Here is a sampling of what I am pulled together this morning for the grandparents visit courtesy of Costco Delivery. I also ordered tamales and posole from the Mexican restaurant nearby. Best of luck!
Kirkland Cinnamon pull aparts+ all the berries+ breakfast sausage
Oatmeal bar (raisins, nuts, berries, chocolate chips)
Mini Bagels, cream cheese, smoked salmon, cucumbers.
Charcuterie Plate (baguette, salami, prosciutto, cheese selection, random jams and mustards in fridge)
Premade chicken soup (excellent and can cut with water)
Precut butternut squash to make soup (but you could get the big containers of premade)
Premade chicken pot pie (wintery and huge)
Salmon with the herb butter, rice, and green beans
Anonymous says
Is it reasonable for me to decline to drive 10 hours each way to see my parents over New Year’s? We are in NYC and were going to visit them in VA for Christmas, leaving tomorrow by car. However, my husband is a teacher and was covering a class where 6 kids tested positive this week in a small, cramped classroom. He doesn’t want to go anywhere for at least 5 days or so after his last day in class (today) to ensure he’s not infectious. My parents are boosted but in their 70s and not necessarily in great health, especially my dad. My parents had previously made plans to drive down to the Outer Banks on 12/29 to meet up with my brother and his wife at their beach house. (Brother’s wife has to work on Christmas so they can’t come earlier). So the only way we can get together with them is by going all the way to the Outer Banks, which generally takes us 10 hours each way. It just feels like too much for a 2 day visit and is especially unappealing to my husband, who I think does truly need a restorative break and who has to work on 1/2. We just saw my whole family at Thanksgiving–we drove down to VA for that too; my parents aren’t really up to coming to NYC during the pandemic because they’re not comfortable driving here–and twice over the summer, so it isn’t like we haven’t made an effort. I’m just disappointed and feel like whatever I decide will be letting someone down. We aren’t really going to have much to do here and will probably be bored and cranky, but at least not exhausted and/or infecting people maybe? I don’t know how to weigh the risks and benefits of this stuff any more.
AwayEmily says
I did not even need to read past the first sentence before rendering my decision: it is absolutely reasonable to decline to drive 10 hours each way for a two-day visit. Take care of yourself, relax, you will see your parents again soon.
AnonMom says
+1000
Anonymous says
Yeah, I skipped to give my answer after 10 hour drive, too. I did a 10 hour drive over the weekend. We are here for 9 days. I wouldn’t even consider it for a two-day visit.
Anon says
Absolutely reasonable to decline. That is a very long trip. It is such a bummer to have plans keep changing at the last minute. If I were you, I’d try to find a time to go see them in VA in January. Do you/your husband have MLK day off and you can go for a long weekend?
Anon says
Yes decline! You should not travel after these exposures, and you should not push yourselves to travel 10 hours for a 2 day visit. You all can try again for spring break or something.
Anon says
don’t you get off for a week in february in NYC. can you visit them then? are you the same person who posted that your dad tested positive over the weekend? this just all sounds like a bad idea
Anonymous says
Yes, same person. They finally got their PCR tests back and they were negative, that’s why this plan B or C came up. It will also have been probably 10 days since they first started having symptoms by 12/28.
Anonymous says
Definitely decline. Posts like this make me realize how lax restrictions are in some places. In my area, your husband would be required to self-isolate for 7 days or until he had two negative PCR tests at least 3 days apart.
Anon says
+1 I’m confused – didn’t you post yesterday that your dad had a positive test?
Anonymous says
Per the CDC, vaccinated close contacts are not required to isolate unless they show symptoms, although they should wear masks indoors until a negative test after 5-7 days, which is what we were planning. He’s vaxxed, boosted, and already had a breakthrough case once, everyone in the classroom is wearing masks, and he would not necessarily be defined as a close contact, depending on classroom spacing. But I hear you, that is why we are not even considering going before at least 5 days and a negative test have passed.
Anonymous says
You are coMpletely reasonable to decline. OBX is soooooo much farther than most of VA. And a horrible place to visit anyway.
Walnut says
That’s a terrible cost/benefit even in the best of times when it’s not the holiday, no one is sick and there isn’t a global pandemic. Hard pass.
Anonymous says
Thanks for the reassurance all. My mom just sounded so sad when I told her, and I’m worried that I won’t have that many more Christmases with them. But they won’t be alone – another brother will be with them – and we can probably seem them during Feb break. It’s a bad time for me to take off work but we can probably do a short visit or something.
Anonymous says
It is sad! Your mom can be sad. You can be sad. That doesn’t mean you have to go.
Anon says
part of this is a me problem, and part of this is a figuring out what to say to others problem. i have same sex fraternal twins. at birth, their weight was pretty close but over time Twin B has gotten to be much bigger than Twin A. They are now 4. Twin A loves to be active (always running, dancing, jumping, etc.) and despite being offered all kinds of food has the eating habits of someone on a low carb diet – prefers cottage cheese to pancakes/waffles, grilled chicken to chicken fingers, etc. we literally baked muffins twice recently and Twin A has no interest in eating them. Twin B is more sedentary and has more typical kid eating habits – favorite foods are mac & cheese, waffles, sweets, doesn’t really eat meat and will very happily eat Twin A’s discarded muffin in addition to her own (and would probably then also eat a 3rd one). at their last check up the doctor said they are both healthy, which i know is all that really matters, but it is hard when i take them out and people assume Twin B is older bc bigger, or grandparents visiting comment on how much/what Twin B is eating. I know that some of this is in my own head too, but given their innate activity and food preferences i also worry for the future. Any ideas on how to reframe this for myself? I don’t want either kid to be worried or focusing on body/food
Anon says
Shut down the grandparent comments immediately, for one thing. No one should ever be commenting on your child’s weight or how much they’re eating.
Anon says
This a million times over. The food and body police hurt everyone. The thinner twin will worry that it’s not okay to gain weight; the heavier twin will feel bad about his/her body and food preferences. They will get it into their heads that this kind of chatter is socially acceptable, which won’t endear them to people who really don’t want a running monologue on their bodies and plates (i.e. most of the planet). Shut it down, sooner rather than later.
Anonymous says
Carbs are not bad. Don’t worry about your kids. They are fine. Our fraternal twins look nothing alike. People always assume the bigger/taller one is an older sibling of the other twin. *shrug* Ironically taller/bigger twin doesn’t want to be older – was super grumpy about turning 7. If grandparents make comments I usually just go with a ‘they are growing up so fast’ and then switch topics by asking grandparents about your childhood.
Anon says
I don’t have the twin dynamic and I know that probably complicates things, but my daughter is just like your Twin B. Her preferred foods are all some form of bread + cheese (bagel w/cream cheese, pizza, mac n cheese, grilled cheese etc) and she’s very sedentary for a 4 year old. Also very tall and heavy for her age and overweight by BMI. I do worry about what her habits will look like in the future, especially because we have obesity on both sides of our family, but at this point we really don’t do much except encourage her to try new foods and encourage movement. I wish we could do Ellen Satter and let her eat as much as she wants from the choices we offer, but she’s thrown up from overeating sweets more than once, so unless we want to ban treats completely (which we definitely don’t want to do!) we have to limit her dessert consumption. Our family and friends don’t comment on her weight or eating habits much, but if they do we make it clear it’s not ok to talk about in front of her.
Anonymous says
Satter says to provide a single serving portion of dessert at mealtimes not unlimited amount.
We use fruit as dessert – offered in different formats – sliced fresh pineapple, baked apples sprinkled with brown sugar, banana ‘ice cream’ made with just frozen bananas etc.
lawsuited says
Twin A’s food choices are actually more “problematic” (neither kid’s choices are actually problematic, but ideally a toddler would eat some carbs and not just cottage cheese and skinless chicken breast) than Twin B’s so the comments from grandparents are rooted in fatphobia and only veiled as a health concern. I’d point that out to them and then tell them in no uncertain terms that they may not comment on either twin’s body or food choices to you or the twins (and ideally not talk negatively about their own bodies or food choices in front of the twins either). You also need to internalize that carbs are okay, being big is okay, even being fat is okay. You must believe those things in order to convey those things to your daughters. I’m NOT saying that Twin B is destined to be fat, but if you’re afraid of that because you believe it’s a bad thing then your fear will negatively impact your parenting of her. I know I know that people on this board will be quick to point out that being fat is not healthy, but on balance I’d say that carrying extra weight is less dangerous than the slew of mental health problems that can come from a poor self image and disordered relationship with food. Your daughters will have a harder time accessing mental health help than diet programs so make your focus their mental health rather than body size. And tell other people that’s what you’re doing so they don’t undo your work.
Raindrop says
What hacks, tips and tricks do you folks have to share about pumping at work? I go back to the office in January after maternity leave (and after 18 months of WFH, so the office will feel even more foreign!). I have my own office with a door (and a window to the lobby but it has blinds I can close… and I used to bike commute and change in there so the privacy is pretty good). Should I get a second pump body/motor? What is the best plan for storage in a communal fridge? Cleaning/sanitizing? Transporting? Hit me with your best tips, wise hive.
AwayEmily says
For me, pumping as few times as possible was key to my mental health. 3x a day was terrible, 2 was bearable, 1 was ideal. I’m due in February with my third and when I’m back in the office plan on only doing 1 pump a day (and supplementing as necessary). I really regret doing 3x a day for so long with my first.
I would consider getting a mini-fridge…it does make things easier. If you can manage to get a second pump, that also helps. I used my “real” pump at the office and had a hand-me-down one at home. I feel like there are so many women around with extra pumps it should be easy to find an extra (and maybe you can snag some extra supplies, too).
Anonymous says
Here’s what worked for me: Buy a mini-fridge. Buy a second pump so that all you’re hauling is clean parts in, dirty and milk parts out. Store parts in your new mini-fridge between sessions. If your supply decreases, try power-pumping one time. If that doesn’t work, accept that this is how things are now, and supplement with formula. Block the time on your calendar. Good luck!
Anon says
I did two pumping sesssions at work and just wiped out but did not wash out the parts between sessions. I used a dry bag that was marketed for pump parts and came with basically a small plastic cloth that I could lay down to spread everything on when I was getting assembled and putting away-that felt sanitary and worked much better than say a paper towel.
I had a second pump and pumping bra that I kept at work and brought the bra home on weekends to wash.
It was hard for me to transition my brain back into sending emails or other work mode while I was pumping so tried to just accept that and used that time to call a friend or look at baby pictures or pay a bill or other life admin. Pumping during long calls also worked really well. Most pumps are pretty quiet or you can blame the noise on the AC or white noise in your office if someone asks.
Make sure your door actually locks and if it’s frosted glass or partial glass that it actually gives you privacy (have a friend scout this for you).
I recommend keeping an extra outfit at work. At some point you will spill a bunch of milk on yourself and don’t want to be damp all day plus it feels and smells gross pretty quickly.
Finally, be realistic and stop if it’s just too much. It is a lot to manage !
Boston Legal Eagle says
Agree with above. Pumping 3x was too much (I only did it for one week with my first), I did 2x for a few months, then 1x. Mini fridge for your office. Keep all supplies in fridge in between. Keep a pump at the office.
Anon says
I had the same situation as you the past couple months (office, door). I bought a mini fridge and left my pump at work. I have two pumps because my pump from my first kid still worked fine.
Sometimes, I would just pump one side at a time (about 15 minutes each) so I didn’t have to basically undress and doing the whole pumping bra thing. I was easily able to type/do work at the same time.
I pumped 2x/day.
DLC says
I had several pumps, including a wearable pump (the Freemie) which I mostly used to pump while I commuted. By pumping to and from work, I managed to get by with only pumping once a day while at work, twice if it was a longer day. i also used the freemie to pump during meetings once or twice.
I second having a pump to keep at work- one less thing to lug or forget. I actually had a whole soap/sponge/drying rack set up at work so I didn’t have to take the pump parts home.
I also pumped and decanted into mason jars, then reassembled the flanges and bottles so that it would be ready to go time I was ready to pump. (I just kept the milk in mason jars in our communal fridge, but I share the fridge with less than ten people and we are all pretty tight knit, so I was very comfortable doing that.) And then at the end of the day, I only had one thing to take home (my main strategy seemed to be “take as little back and forth as possible.”). Some people prefer to pump into bottles to make one fewer step later on… so it all depends what works for you.
Also google “nursing bra to pumping bra hack.” This hack saved me so much time because I didn’t have to change into the pumping bra, i could just attach the flanges to my nursing bra.
Good luck! And remember- you can always stop whenever you want. Your child will be fine, and you will be fine.
Anon says
Currently pumping at work as I type this and I’ve found:
– I bring a cooler with ice packs and put my pumped milk and pumping supplies in there rather than going back and forth to the fridge
– I leave my spectra at the office and bought a cheap portable pump (BabyBella, about $60 on a-zon) to have at home if I need it. I use the cheapy about once a week and it’s so worth it to me to not have to lug the spectra around
– I have to pump 4 times a day and really relax and look at photos of my kid during that time. I usually pump for about 12 min a session with a longer session at lunchtime
– all the snacks and water and yellow Gatorade!
– it truly isn’t as horrible as I thought it would be. I don’t love pumping by any means, but I was dreading it and it’s really going okay.
Anon says
Late post but I thought of this this morning and wanted to share in case anyone comes back to this thread. My job entails back to back client appointments and I really think my success from pumping is viewing it as an appointment with my daughter that I can’t break. If I’m running late than I’m running late. I don’t announce why, but I don’t skip it.
Anon says
Not sure it’s a “hack” but give yourself permission to stop pumping and continue nursing if that’s what you want. I went back at 14 weeks and never pumped more than once a day and I was still able to produce enough for my large kid. A couple months later my supply started dropping due to a thyroid problem I had, so we had to start supplementing with formula and since my kid was getting plenty of b-milk on nights and weekends, I gave myself permission to just quit pumping. It was glorious and I continued nursing until 18 months, when my kid self-weaned. If I had a second kid I would never pump at work and would just do formula during the weekday and lots of nursing on weekends and evenings from the get go. In the beginning (~6-9 months) when b-milk was still my kid’s main food source, I did spend most evenings with the kid attached to my b00b from the time I walked in the door until she went to bed, but I considered that a plus, not a minus. I loved nursing even though I hated pumping.
Pregnant and tired says
I’m five months pregnant and in a busy period at work – so basically exhausted. My husband is in hospitality so is working a bunch this weekend. Okay if I park my older kid in front of a movie every day right? We ordinarily don’t do much TV but I just need a break to rest during the day.
JM says
Yes. You can even put the movie on autoplay so it replays from the beginning when it’s over.
Boston Legal Eagle says
Will there be no new threads this week? Bummer. I’m working all week – end of year is always busy for me. Husband is watching K-er. Hope everyone here had a nice holiday, if you celebrated!
Anonymous says
Ours was cancelled due to two positive covid rapid tests! And when my SIL told her side of the family the news and that they wouldn’t be attending the family party, her parents were like, oh just come anyway (they all think covid is a conspiracy and no one is vaccinated).
Thankful for rapid testing this year!
Curious says
I’m probably too late for this but — does anyone have experience with Poppins Payroll vs. Care.com?
Anon says
Would you get a gift for the family of your kid’s preschool friend when they have a new baby? We don’t know the parents very well and I kind of feel like a stage 5 clinger because it’s always us suggesting play dates and the parents seem kind of chilly towards me and my husband (our kid and theirs are great buddies though), but my instinct is to do something to acknowledge this major life event. Is $50 Doordash gift card and a gift for the new big brother (my kid’s friend) appropriate? They’re also our neighbors so we would drop it off on the porch with no obligation to interact.
DLC says
I feel like when we have instincts to be kind these days, why not follow them? This sounds like a very nice thing to do.
Anon says
Thanks, that’s my instinct, just wanted to make sure it wouldn’t come off as creepy or weird when we don’t really know the parents.
Anon says
If you aren’t really friends, I’d do just the gift for the kid and maybe some snacks food. A gift card, basically money, would feel odd from someone that seems to not feel close to you.
Anon says
Thanks – do you have any suggestions for good new parent snacks in the $50 range? The food gifts I usually order from Goldbelly are usually $100+ which is more than I want to spend.
Anon says
I’d just go to a nice grocery store and put a basket together – some delicious fruit, cheese and crackers, a chocolate bar, and a bottle of wine and a bottle of seltzer would be lovely.
Anonymous says
I just had a baby and I really appreciated the fresh fruit gifts like edible arrangements. Bonus my two older kids really loved eating fruit off of sticks. It was a win all around.
Anon says
I like doing easy meals. Fancy spaghetti sauce and noodles, precut/washes fruits, garlic bread.
Anon says
Hope everyone had a nice holiday! Even though my parents were here for the last two weeks helping with my preschooler, it feels like I got nothing accomplished around the house and also didn’t relax at all. I’m really not sure where all the time went, and now we’re back at work. Bleh.
Any recs for board or card games for a very average almost 4 year old? We played Go Fish and Uno non-stop these past two weeks and we ordered Outfoxed for NYE and that was a big hit. I also ordered Sleeping Queens on a rec from here but it seems way too advanced for her even with some modifications like removing the arithmetic aspect. She mercifully doesn’t love Candy Land because the games take too long. I think something that can be completed in <20 minutes is the sweet spot for her (she will play a short game like Go Fish over and over and over again but she seems to lose interest when it takes a long time to complete one game).
Anon says
Yeti in spaghetti is silly and quick
CCLA says
Hoot owl hoot (beloved by our 3 yo, and 5yo still likes it). Also any memory games – takes some practice but around that age is when our oldest got really into those; there are a ton of versions but we especially like the little people big dreams one with important historical women, and we talk about the featured women (a lot of them are also featured in the good night stories for rebel girls book, which we read a lot, so that’s a fun crossover for them to recognize the women from the book in the game).
Ashley says
Mine got “trouble” for his 4th birthday and has begged to play every day since. It’s really just counting so takes some number awareness but he caught on really quickly.
GCA says
For age 4, I’d say Hoot Owl Hoot and Dinosaur Escape. My 3.5yo is just starting to comprehend the strategy, and understands Dinosaur Escape pretty readily on easy mode. Richard Scarry’s Busytown is also fun. Fine motor stuff like Yeti in my Spaghetti and Jenga are also fun for all ages (Jenga is especially great because it’s multi-purpose: you can turn it into dominoes, use it to turn your railroad tracks into an elevated train, augment your Duplo empire with wood construction… you know. Just don’t lose any blocks.) In a few months, try Robot Turtles and Dragomino.
When kiddo is older (say starting around 5-6) a whole new universe of games opens up: Sleeping Queens (we just started with my math-inclined 6.5yo!), Bohnanza, Rivers Roads and Rails, My Little Scythe.