Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: The Baby Toon Teether Spoon
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I wish I came up with this two-in-one teether spoon.
Made from durable, yet soft, silicone, this teether spoon has a unique shape that prevents choking or gagging. The design has no sharp angles and is easy for little hands to grip. You’ll use it from your baby’s first tooth through their first bites of solid foods.
The Baby Toon comes in three fun animal shapes at Amazon.
Psst: Looking for info about nursing clothes for working moms or tips for pumping at the office? We’ve got them both…
Sales of note for 7/29/25
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- Nordstrom – The Anniversary Sale is open for everyone — here’s our roundup! (ends 8/3)
- Ann Taylor – 50% off wear-now styles + $50 off dresses and shoes + extra 60% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – $19+ select styles + extra 45% off all sale
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off summer styles + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 70% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – 25% off all previous flash sale items! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – 25% off your entire purchase + extra 50% markdowns on top of that
End of Day Question! I have my Guide to Giving Birth at Your Hospital class tonight. What should I ask?
For IVF moms with more embryos than probable future pregnancies, what is your plan? We wanted to bring all of our embryos home, but we have several left and I probably only 1-2 more pregnancies left in me.
I feel so sad about the thought of not giving all of them a shot. I know that the odds aren’t 100% that we’ll run out of pregnancies before we run out of embryos, but they’re pretty high looking at the numbers, and it breaks my heart.
(This is obviously a very sensitive subject, so please be kind! I am sad my body had such a hard time making and keeping babies without IVF and now we probably won’t be able to meet all the embryos we made via IVF. Just feels like I got kicked in the teeth at both ends of the childbearing years.)
I live in the SEUS and just got back from a trip to Maine with two kids under 5, and we really enjoyed it– especially how much cooler it was than where we live. Thinking ahead to next year– does anyone have recommendations for either a family resort or towns/areas to look at that would be cool enough for lots of outdoor activities in late July? Would prefer the Northeast/Canada/Midwest (shorter flight). I have not really traveled much in the NE and just don’t know what’s available.
Also open to specific suggestions in Maine– we were in Acadia/Bar Harbor and would do something more low-key next summer.
What are some good books to give four year olds for their birthdays? My daughter will be 4 in a couple of months and could use some books. A lot of ours seem too young for her now. Current favorites are Little Blue Truck and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
What are you totally a “do as I say, not as I do” parent about?
Mine are nail biting and screens in the bedroom. They don’t drive yet, but I know I will have some things for them then, too!
What’s working for people lately?
On my end….
1) Magnesium before bed. I cannot believe what a difference it’s made to my sleep. My fitbit sleep scores have gone from the low 80s to the mid 90s. I use the Calm magnesium powder.
2) Frozen meatballs. One of the few proteins all three kids will eat, and SO easy.
3) Cleaning out the linen closet! I finally got rid of all the random “extra” sheets/pillowcases/etc we have accumulated over the last decade. Now each bed just has two sets of sheets/pillowcases. It feels SO freeing. Apparently animal shelters will take them as donations but I ended up giving them to the kids’ daycare — they said they could use them for crafts/extra sheets/etc.
If you and your husband have proven to be very, very fertile, would you trust the vasectomy as the only birth control (assuming he passes the sperm analysis)? A lot stuff that was very unlikely happened to me in the last pregnancy and it’s made me wary of trusting things like “99% effective.” Thoughts?
Planning for next summer for my current 10yo. He aged out of his favorite sports camp this year and instead of finding a replacement, I’m considering a mostly unscheduled summer for him next year.
I work from home and am around and busy for a majority of the day (about 50% solo work, 50% calls with some external), so I’d need to set expectations that he is responsible for most of his choices and activities and I’m largely unavailable for transportation, meal prep, general chatter, etc. He would have two weeks of sleepaway camp in there, and we might do a couple of week-long camps to supplement. I would have a limit on screen time and he has a list of responsibilities to complete each day.
We do have a swim club we belong to and he would be able to hang out with friends there, and could theoretically bike himself there (it’s about 2 miles away, mostly side roads). We live in the suburbs, close to friends and his school, easy biking and walking to stores and parks. One set of grandparents is about 2 miles away and he visits with them regularly. Other grandmother is about 15 minutes away and would be good for random afternoons off. He will have an Apple Watch with cell service.
Anything I should consider or think about or work out a plan for over the next year to prep?
Random parenting win- over the past 6ish months we’ve been working pretty steadily on standard toddler picky eating during dinner. Last night we served salmon with couscous and carrots and it was an enjoyable meal! The 2 toddlers mostly ate the couscous but they loved it and had multiple servings.
My 4 year old has dropped her nap at home and reeeeally needs to drop her nap at daycare. She was up until midnight last night because “my body isn’t sleepy”. Apparently they have the kids do 2 hours on their cots in a dark room per day. I’m talking to the teachers and director to see what alternatives are but it sounds like there really isn’t one in place. This is part vent and part cry for help. Has anyone been through this before and has anything helped? Any good quiet time activities I can send with her to at least keep her entertained during these periods?
Has anyone bought the honeylove bras? The algorithm is convinced I want them and I do want a comfortable bra that I can pretend is a real foundation garment. I’m 34C/36B if that helps. Are they all hype?