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Fran says
Bf question. Baby is 5 months and exclusively nurses – although has taken a bottle fine from dad if I’m out of the house ( which has not been much). Can any of you tell me how much pumped milk you sent to daycare per day? I don’t have much of a stash but can send frozen extra too but for fresh milk – how many bottles and how many ounces in each?
(I haaate pumping. I think I’ll be better at it when she is out of the house though. Daycare will be around 8-4pm, and for the beginning I can nurse as soon as she gets home. Would also love to know pumping schedules too. Thanks all
Anon says
I combo feed (formula and BM). I also have a 5 month old, we send 5 5 oz bottles to daycare a day – he usually only gets to 4 but we like having an extra there just in case. He eats every 2-2.5 hours so if your little one eats less frequently then you could definitely send less.
I pump 3x a day, but it’s only so little since we also use formula.
anon says
We did 4-ounce bottles at that age and sent 3 bottles for the 9am, noon, and 3pm feedings (he ate at home at 6am and 6pm).
We combo-fed so if baby was still hungry daycare would offer him an ounce of formula. The other option is send small bags of frozen milk as a backup.
GCA says
I always pumped just barely enough or not quite enough, and hated pumping!
How much to send in: This depends on the kid and their eating patterns, but we started kid 2 out with 4 4oz bottles at first, plus a tin of formula for backups just in case. 5-6 months is a really voracious age because they haven’t really gotten the hang of solids yet but are developing super fast, trying to crawl, all that jazz. After a while it was 2 6oz bottles and another 1-2 bottles of formula. Essentially, I sent what I pumped and did not stress about freezer stash. (We used the freezer stash along with formula when I traveled for work at 7-8mo.)
Pumping: I pumped twice a day (10am, 2.30pm) using a slightly complicated technique: Spectra on one side, Haakaa on the other, pump for 10min, switch. For some reason this always netted more milk than doing it the regular set-it-and-forget-it way – perhaps because I had used the Haakaa during maternity leave to catch letdown on one side while nursing baby on the other.
Boston Legal Eagle says
I didn’t have supply issues and had large babies so we sent them in with 3-4 6oz bottles. I pumped 2x/day, around 10am and 3pm. I’d highly recommend pumping no more than 2x and supplementing with formula if needed, as that extra pump seems to really add to the workday.
AwayEmily says
Strongly endorse everything here. Pumping three times is for some reason substantially more difficult/intense/time-consuming than pumping twice. I pumped twice, sent in whatever I had, and then told them to supplement with the big tin of formula that I left there if the baby needed more. My supply was decent and so they added formula maybe once a week. I found that the more I could outsource “milk math” to the daycare teachers, the less stressed I was.
Tweeter says
My LO is the same age and just started daycare. I send three 5oz bottles for him to eat at 9:30, 12:30 and 3:30. He nurses with me once in the morning and once in the evening. I don’t have a great supply, so I pump 4x a day (those times above and before bed) to get the 15 oz plus a few extra for my freezer stash (really only a few oz a week extra).
Pogo says
You have to sorta see how much you pump and how much kiddo eats – my first took 3 x 4 oz bottles and that was exactly what I pumped, once at 10a and once at 2p. Easy peasy.
My second took 3 x 6-7oz (!!!!) bottles, and I only pumped that much right at the beginning. I always had to pump 3x with my second to get even close to even, and at the beginning, to manage my oversupply. I tapered slowly to 2x pumping and then supplemented with formula.
TheElms says
I had supply issues in the sense that if I worked at it I had just enough, so pumping and having enough was a constant struggle. At 5-6 months our routine was something like this. We nursed in the AM before daycare. I sent 4 4oz bottles for 9-6pm (approx 9am, Noon, 3pm, 5:30pm). I pumped 3 times at work (9am, 1pm, 4:30pm) and then once or twice (generally around 8pm and midnight) in the evening. Kiddo had solids in the evening and then a bottle of pumped milk so my husband could do bedtime. (I suppose I could have nursed instead of pumped during bedtime but I really didn’t want to do bedtime and needed the break).
It was way too hard, I should have supplemented with formula. I’d say if you hate pumping after you try it when your kiddo is not with you, give yourself permission to not do it or not do it as much and supplement with formula.
Anonymous says
Both my kids did three 4 Oz bottles for a 8-6 day. They were fed as the last thing before we left for daycare they in the morning, and fed as the first thing when we got home.
Anonymous says
I started with sending 3, 4oz bottles. Daycare provided feedback that she was still hungry and asked that I send in an extra bottle. Turns out, she didn’t want the extra bottle, but just more food in the bottles she was already getting. I now send in 3, 5oz bottles for 8:30 to 4:30. I feed her in the am before daycare and nurse her at night before bed.
I have to pump three times during the workday in order to be able to send in 3, 5 oz bottles. I agree with the other posters that it is a lot. My baby is almost 6 months and about to start solids. Once she hits 6 months, I’ll probably drop to 2 pumps per day and supplement the remainder.
Anonymous says
Should I tip the installers who are here installing a new A/C unit? How much?
Anonymous says
$20. Total.
Anonymous says
Replacing installed units or like, lugging an AC up and down the stairs? The latter, yes. The former, no. FWIW I also don’t tip people that build custom shelves, take down 25 trees, install a patio, etc so YMMV.
Anonymous says
We have an elevator, but it’s fully replacing the unit (and tearing out old one first).
Anonymous says
If they are there over lunch, offer to buy them pizza if you feel like being generous. Beyond that I would just say thank you and write a nice g00gle review.
Anonymous says
Same. This type of of trade job is — as I understand it — fairly compensated for time and labor. Not like restaurant servers that are paid a low hourly rate because tips are expected.
Anon says
oops. we had this done yesterday and it didn’t even occur to me
HSAL says
It would never occur to me either, and even if it did I wouldn’t do it. For something like that, I’d MAYBE tip if something was supremely difficult/unusual, or if they went over and beyond doing the job I was already paying them for (example: a couple guys were here installing a double oven and one noticed that my fridge doors were uneven. He offered to adjust them while he was there so I gave him $10).
Ashley says
Tipping culture just exhausts me. It’s not even the money aspect, but keeping up with who I’m supposed to be tipping and how much is too much to handle. It would not occur to me to tip the A/C guys!
NLD in NYC says
+1
Anonymous says
+2.
Anonanonanon says
I don’t tip tradespeople or anyone else I consider to be “skilled labor” if you will (hate the term but don’t know what else to say.) If they went above and beyond or had to unexpectedly haul your unit from the bottom of your steep uphill driveway and up a bunch of stairs, I might hand them some extra at the end. I try to make an effort to call the company and say how pleased I am if I am or if I feel like the person went above and beyond.
anon says
I have this organizer. It’s good quality, but be aware that the individual sections are quite shallow.
convertible car seat says
Can anyone speak to experiences with the Cybex Sirona S and whether it’s worth it? My 6 month old son is almost 20 lbs and 70-80% p-tile for height, so I think the higher rear-facing weight limit will be important. I’m also 5’2, so the swivel feature also sounds nice. We have a Toyota Rav4 Prime. DH is average height. Would the car seat fit comfortably? What about if we have 2 car seats (or dare I imagine, three?) at some point? Thanks!
Cb says
We had a different brand but the swivel makes life so much easier.
convertible car seat says
Thanks – I’ve heard really good things about the swivel.
NYer says
Crossposting because I’m a mom haha — a startup based in CA (incorporated in DE) wants to hire me as GC. I live in NY and I’m only qualified in NY. I can’t waive in user CA’s multijurisdictional practice rule because I don’t reside in CA. Is there any way for me to get out of taking the CA bar exam? Can the startup establish a subsidiary in NY, for example, and hire me through that? (No one’s comments will be taken as legal advice, I promise. Just crowdsourcing my brainstorming.) TIA
MBRec says
Can you not be in house counsel? Shouldn’t matter where you’re admitted then as long as you qualify as in-house counsel
NYer says
I would be in house counsel but CA rules say you have to live in CA to take advantage of that exemption.
Anonymous says
Yes, but CA rules say you have to live in CA to take advantage of the in-house exemption.
Anon says
preschooler logic – we are jewish and my 3.5 year old was asking about Christmas and i was attempting to explain that different people celebrate different holidays, etc. and she wanted to know why we can’t “try” Christmas since sometimes we try new foods…
Anon says
Ha that is very good logic!!
Cb says
Haha! That’s so sweet!
Anonymous says
Did you explain anything about the religious component?
What about “trying” the cultural aspects of Christmas by looking at Christmas lights and decorations, listening to Christmas music, reading a book about Christmas, etc.? That seems analogous to trying new foods. Learning about other traditions is fun.
Anonymous says
They’re Jewish. You’re being weird.
OP says
yes, she knows she is jewish, since she goes to a jewish preschool. and we definitely talked about that. i totally agree that learning about other cultures, religions and traditions is fun! i love Christmas – i get to enjoy all the fun, without any of the stress!
Anon says
Ha, this might backfire on you. My Jewish 3.5 year old watched the Grinch and is convinced he stole the presents to give to Jewish kids so they could celebrate Hanukkah (the ending went way over her head, apparently). We had to have a talk about how she couldn’t say that to other kids at school.
We do like to look at holiday lights. There’s a big light display near us that even does a Hanukkah event with a menorah lighting and latkes and sufganiyot for sale.
Anonymous says
haha aw. Our close friends are Jewish and when their kid was a little younger she told us that her family “hated Christmas.” No honey, you just don’t celebrate Christmas. *I* hate Christmas ;)
Anonymous says
OMG this is me. EO Quarter combined with EOY are my kriptonite.
Anonymous says
Our 2.5 year old did ask me where our Christmas tree is yesterday. I said we have a menorah instead, but we can still go look at all the lovely trees around town. I think next year we’ll try to put up blue and white lights or something.
Ashley says
We do celebrate Christmas but my 4yo is learning all about “December holidays” at preschool. He wants to know why we can’t have a menorah :)
Spirograph says
Adorable!
We are not Jewish, but my kids are learning about Hanukkah in school, and came home yesterday all excited to have latkes for dinner on Friday. I was not planning to make latkes on Friday, but sure? And my daughter made a “Menorah” (it only has 4 candles because of space constraints) out of blocks and battery-operated tealights that is now on her nightstand.
Anne-on says
If it helps, donuts (or other fried foods) are just as traditional and A LOT easier to outsource (I HATE frying foods, it is just so messy and I do it as little as I can help it). My kiddo (I’m half/half) is psyched for Jelly Donuts and Challah French Toast to celebrate. Playing dreidel is also easy/fun for kids!
Anon Lawyer says
I’m not Jewish but latkes are literally the only thing I am willing to fry. I usually do it once a year and make a thing of it. They’re just so good!
Anon says
Oh I hate making latkes! All the grating is so annoying and DH or I usually gets injured. I like them but no one else in my house does so it’s not worth doing just for me.
Anonymous says
Get a food processor with a grating disc! Game changer, and especially useful for all of the late fall CSA root veggies which also get turned into latkes/fritters/pancakes/etc. whenever I run out of other ideas for them.
Anon says
Definitely grate with a food processor! Latkes are still time-consuming (it takes me about 40 minutes to fry 4 lbs), but grating can be the easiest part.
Mm says
I don’t know if they still have them, but this year I air fried some frozen latkes from Trader Joe’s and avoided the whole mess! Never making homemade again.
Anonanonanon says
I was going to say this! the Trader Joe’s ones are good!
Spirograph says
Ooh thanks, everyone, for the tips! I have never attempted latkes before, but I’ll try cooking anything once (and then maybe check out TJs next time). Luckily, we have a grating food processor, and a giant Costco bottle of oil, so I feel like I’m halfway there, at least. Fingers crossed. Worst case, we’ll give up and eat donuts. yummmm
anon says
Ok, so it’s kind of funny sometimes as we try to do better about teaching our own kids about diversity/different religions etc. I realized I’d taken out books at the library on several other religions but not one of our own, so adding some from our religion this monght. Whoops?
Anyways, I think you’d appreciate the Meet the Goldbergs Episode, History of Super Hanukkah. Youtube has some clips from it if you can’t stream the whole thing. It has a cheesy, heartfelt ending too.
DLC says
We have close family friends who are Jewish. (We are Catholic) and when the kids were in preschool, they would invite us over one night of Hannukah and we would have them over one night in December too, either for Santa’s Fire Truck Drive By or to trim the Christmas tree. It was actually something that their oldest kid requested.
Anon says
I grew up as the only Jewish kid I knew and I LOVED inviting a friend over to light candles one night. I did that regularly from about age 4 to 10. I also sometimes went to other kids’ houses for Christmas.
anne-on says
This is so sweet, I love it! My closest family friends growing up are Jewish and my parents would always invite them over on Easter (after mass) to hunt Easter eggs with us, they always had a blast! Uh, I feel like I should also add a disclaimer that as my dad is Jewish my mom was warned not to serve a ham, we went with a nice roast instead ;)
Anonymous says
We say that some friends celebrate Christmas, we celebrate Hannukkah at this time of year (and point to other holidays we celebrate throughout the year). Families are different. I do expect that post-COVID, we’ll be invited to do some Christmas stuff with friends and family that celebrate, so I note that, too.
Anon says
Solidarity. Last year Hanukkah with an almost 3 year old was magical, but this year my kid has learned that everyone but her at school celebrates Christmas and she is SO STINKING MAD about it. She whines on a regular basis about how much better Christmas is and The other day she had a meltdown about getting “only” 2 presents and got a very stern lecture about how she gets 8 days of presents and 2 x 8 is a lot and if her attitude didn’t improve she would be getting even fewer presents the remaining nights. We’re crossing our fingers that she can get vaxxed in time to start Sunday school next year and actually meet some other Jewish kids because this only-Jewish-family-we-know thing is rough.
Cb says
I am definitely not a craft mom but kiddo is too sick to go to nursery, not sick enough to watch Netflix all day and we spent the morning painting popsicle stick stars and making Christmas trees with cardboard from the recycling bin and washi tape.
anon says
Nice! This is the kind of crafting that I can get behind.
Cb says
Yeah, it was fun! At one point, he said “Thanks for doing crafts with me mummy!” It was really good quality time.
Anon says
I am not either, but my mother was. My kiddo has been wanting to make a tambourine out of a paper plate for weeks, so I finally ordered some crafting jingle bells, used DH’s two hole punch to punch holes around the glued and decorated plate, and threaded bells onto curling ribbon and threaded them through the holes. I have never seen a kid so happy.
Anonymous says
Thanks to the poster(s) who suggested a booster seat with just a lap belt yesterday. That worked really well last night! Kiddo must have just decided she was done with the 5-point harness. She giggled all through dinner and came back to the dining room after her bath to check out the new setup. She was pretty excited about it.
Definitely did NOT expect to be accused of giving my kid an eating disorder. Wow. To be clear, she crawls to the kitchen when she’s hungry, signs for food/points at the cabinet where the Cheerios are kept, tries to reach up on the counter to find out what’s up there, and clearly wants her plate. We definitely don’t expect her to eat everything (or anything) on her plate. If we ask her if she wants food and she says no, we just say ok and keep playing. If she just wants to eat a cheerio and fingerpaint for 5 min and then be all done, that’s fine. Daycare tells us generally how much she ate all day, so we have a pretty good idea of whether she’ll want much for dinner. She simply just didn’t want to sit in the high chair to eat anymore.
Anonymous says
Nah you’re cool. It’s not bad parenting to think your 14 month old should probs eat dinner, and that it’s your job as a parent not just to make food available but also teach and support her in sitting down and eating it.
Boston Legal Eagle says
I heard on the Mom Hour podcast once that you can pick which “food values” you want for your family, whether that’s eating the same foods but at different times or all sitting down to eat together, or something else. None is inherently better. So at our house, we like for all of us to sit together and have dinner together (and breakfast and lunch on weekends). The kids’ main food is different than ours because that’s not a battle worth waging right now. We don’t make them eat everything on their plates, but we do ask them to sit with us, and also encourage them to try new foods (which doesn’t always work, especially for the 3 year old). But to us, I like the ritual of sitting together and having dinner, even if the kids only sit there for like 5 min. I don’t think this is eating disorder territory! I’m all for having your baby sit at the table, even for a bit, so she gets used to the dinner ritual, if that’s something you value.
Anon says
The number of times a week I say to my kid “you do not have to eat, but you do have to sit” is exhausting.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
+1 – this is where I’m at with the 4-year-old. “You don’t have to eat but you do have to sit”, and “You don’t have to eat everything, but you need a few bites of something in your stomach before bed”. He’s so cranky before breakfast on a good day, so this helps.
buffybot says
Solidarity, friend. I think I say the exact same thing.
Anon says
We definitely do this with my 3 year old, but personally I think 14 months is way too young to worry about making a kid sit through a meal if they don’t want to be there. You’re not going to damage your young toddler’s table manners for life by letting them play on the floor while you eat or by eating dinner after they’re in bed (and I’m a big family dinner person).
Anonymous says
Well, except that I clearly said that she’s hungry and wants to eat. She just suddenly stopped wanting to sit in that particular chair but when we set her down, she started crying and signing for food. If she says she’s all done after 5 min, then she gets down. If she’s throwing food, same thing. If we offer food and she literally says no, then we put the food in the fridge for later. Nowhere did I say that I’m expecting her to sit through a full meal.
Anon says
This wasn’t aimed at you. I was reacting to some of the other commenters who said kids need to be taught table manners and how to make dinner table conversation and stuff like that. I don’t disagree, but I think 14 months is very young to worry about that. If you (generic you, not you the OP) care about teaching that stuff very early, that’s fine! But it’s also fine to give yourself permission to not worry about that stuff at all at this age. We did not, and my 3 year old wasn’t irreparably harmed by it.
GCA says
And your food values can shift over time as your family’s needs change! My now 6.5yo was a great eater but absolutely appalling sitter. Ate anything but would run around the dining table five times before taking the next bite of salad or Brussels sprouts or sushi. At the time, ‘you don’t have to eat everything but you do have to sit’ was what we needed. We had to shift tack for the 3yo who will sit and stare off into space but painstakingly remove all of the non-cheese toppings from her pizza – we added ‘you don’t have to try everything but it does have to live on your plate’! And they do outgrow a lot of the frustrating behaviors eventually. Kid 1 has sat through family holiday meals (with a break between mains and dessert) for the last couple of years.
OP says
Yep, we are also trying to get her used to the ritual of sitting down and having dinner together. It’s not possible every night, but at least one of us will have a cup of tea or some carrot sticks while she eats. She gets really excited when she sees she’s eating the same food as mom and dad (and often asks to try whatever we’re having if that’s not what’s on her plate).
Anon says
My 4-month old suddenly went from waking up once at night to waking up every couple hours all night long. Is this a thing? A sleep-regression? What can I do to make her sleep again?
Anonymous says
Probably a sleep regression, so the only way out is through. Is she hungry? If so, try to feed her more during the day.
Pogo says
yes, the 4mo sleep regression is a well documented nightmare of infancy.
Anonymous says
Yeh babies are crazy. You can sleep train (Ferber).
anon says
Sleep for both of ours has been a kind of trial and error and some level of just getting through it if it’s just a phase.
At 4 months, I found an actual routine more doable (I was not a newborn-on-a-schedule type, so I’m not advocating anything rigid at 4 months, more that if you have not had much of a routine yet, you might start a very simple, short one. (Turn down lights, same song off your phone, one board book, bed, whatever — cue night not just nap time). Look at some “sleep training” methods — you don’t need to do cry it out necessarily but maybe you work on figuring out when baby just needs a pat on the back vs picking up and rocking. Also, we started solids around 4 mo both times. And, I think we did oatmeal with peanut butter mixed in pretty early on, and did that at night. It did help with the waking to nurse as frequently I think??? (But again, baby sleep is a bit of a mystery to me still!). If you don’t have a sound machine, I highly recommend it. We had 4mo sleep regressions and on the upside for you, it seemed to improve a lot at 6 months. Again, no clear idea why but fingers crossed it’s not a long time for you!
4 month regression says
Concur with others that this is the four month regression. For us, it hit at 3 months and we sleep trained our way out of it at 5 months, but your kid may get over the hump on his or her own in a couple of weeks. I found it helpful to try various kids of soothing before trying to nurse and generally found that the wakeups were about waking up and needing help to go back to sleep (for my kid, that was bouncing on the yoga ball and then being held for a million hours) rather than being hungry (and the times he was hungry, it became clear quickly and then I fed him).
AwayEmily says
All the existing “craft subscriptions” are so FANCY. I don’t need my kids to learn about physics and the mechanics of flight (I’m looking at you, KiwiCrate), I just want to set them up with a ceramic magnet and some paint. What I really wish existed is a subscription where you got one of those $6 craft kits from Target/Joanne/Melissa&Doug each month. And yes I know I could just buy them and GIVE them to my kid each month but mail is so fun! Anyway, not sure if this is a question or a complaint. Probably just a complaint. But if you know of a craft subscription that’s more “summer camp art project” and less “college prep” then I’m all ears.
shortperson says
we like the pipsticks sticker subscription
anon says
Check out Little Learners Busy Boxes. It’s not “fancy” but they’re cute and well thought out. When I got them, I often thought they were the type of activities I’d want to do if I was a homeschool mom/SAHM but wouldn’t ever have my act together enough to do myself! Not college prep at all. And we’ve saved them because some that were a dud the first time ended up being a favorite a few months later when they developed a bit more.
Anon says
Yeah I agree! I buy my kid simple $10 crafts regularly, but it would be nice if would get them by mail every month.
Anonymous says
I think Fat Brain Toys has a craft subscription thing. I got a single one (sewing thing) for a Hannukah present and it looks nice and not something worthy of inclusion in a college essay, but I’m not sure if it’s representative of all the others though. And def above the price point of the stuff I get from Target and Michael’s. I get that that mail is fun, but I’ve done pretty well buying random kits and crafting stuff from Michael’s to get to their free shipping minimum and doling it out as we go.
SC says
It’s not a subscription, but Michael’s is really great for craft kits like ceramic magnet plus some paint. I usually buy a few for my son for each holiday season. I’m sure they can be ordered online.
anon says
I agree. Sorry, but KiwiCrate and the like just don’t appeal to me at all. You can’t tell me that kids can work on those without a lot of parental help.
GCA says
Yep. A sweet family member gifted my then-5yo a KiwiCrate subscription last year, and while it held his attention for a while (and the creations are still played with, and he certainly is a physics and engineering-minded kid), it was just a bit more parent involvement than I needed. Eventually I went to Target and the dollar store and picked out a bunch of craft kits. Crayola glitter dot keychains, paint your own suncatchers, paint your own ‘kindness rocks’, paint a dinosaur, and there was a textured pot craft kit (Crayola?) that our genius babysitter found in a bargain bin somewhere. I don’t want a subscription but they’re fun for a rainy day.