Feeding Tuesday: Bitey Beads
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With my first son, I ignored all of this stuff about teething necklaces — no, I didn’t wear necklaces around him, but I didn’t really want to encourage him biting my jewelry anyway. This time around… well, it’s all a bit different. With a kiddo who is possibly teething early, and super easily distracted, I’m all in for something that he can play with while nursing, chew on when I’m holding him and playing with his brother, and more. I like the look of these Bitey Beads, available in 10 colors for $29.99 each at Amazon, and just may have to pull the trigger. Mamas, did you have any teething jewelry? What brands and styles did you like best? Bitey Beads Silicone Teething Nursing Necklace 32”
Sales of note for 3/21/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off: Free People, AllSaints, AG, and more
- Ann Taylor – 25% off suiting + 25% off tops & sweaters + extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off elevated essentials + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 25% off select linen & cashmere + up to 50% off select styles + extra 40% off sale
- J.Crew Factory – Friends & Family Sale: Extra 15% off your purchase + extra 50% off clearance + 50-60% off spring faves
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash Sale: Get the Ultimate Jardigan for $198 on sale; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Buy 1 get 1 50% off everything, includes markdowns
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Good replies in return of this query with firm arguments and explaining the whole thing regarding that.
DH came to pretty much every appointment for Kid 1, but my doctor was about ten minutes from his office and his schedule in that job was flexible. For Kids 2 and 3 he only came for “big” appointments–the 20-week anatomy, the amnio, and other significant ultrasounds/tests. It’s a pain to schlep to the appointments for everyone. Also, after the first kid I was totally fine on my own, but did want him around for the potentially significant sessions so I’d have another person there thinking of questions to ask, information to retain, etc.
If his not wanting to come is just because he’s bored, too bad. If it’s that the appointments mean time away from work (and thus working later/weekends, or reducing his leave allotment), I’d consider scaling back the number of appointments you’d want him at. Also consider whether that time for him would be better spent at a childbirth class, for instance.
Pregnancy appointments! My husband is sick of going to them. We have never waited longer than half an hour (if the doctor will be later than that I reschedule) and the appointments are about 5 minutes. I apparently am having an incredibly boring and uneventful pregnancy. I schedule the appointments at lunch so they are minimally inconvenient to him.
Husband does not want to go to them anymore and skipped the last one. Also tried to skip the ultrasound. First baby.
Should I insist that he comes? In the unlikely event we ever get bad news I would like him there.
Timely post! A friend just gave me a set of Chewbeadz and they are a hit with my 8 month old pincher/scratcher. She even sits still through diaper changes if I let her hold the necklace. The ones I got have a funny plastic-y smell that I can’t shake, but it doesn’t seem to deter my kiddo. When she went in for some pinching this morning, I slipped a couple beads into her hand and she stopped attacking me. She is still easily distracted – we have to turn down the lights and face away from her bookshelf full of toys to nurse.
Just curious. My husband was raised Jewish, but not very observant aside from celebrating the major holidays with his family. His parents are more religious. Religion was never a big issue in our relationship. I’m not Jewish, and his family has been great. Now, I’m due in late December and my mother in law has raised the issue of whether to have a bris for the baby. It would clearly make her very happy. My husband and I are ambivalent/undecided about how religiously we want to raise the kid (go the whole school and bar mitzvah route). My dad told me not to over think this–who knows if the kid will end up being religious/Jewish or not–and just do it to get on the good side of my mother-in-law. I’m on the fence about it. The bris sounds like a pretty religious ceremony, and I don’t want to feel like a poser. At the same time, it’s a nice tradition, and who knows what we decide in the future, right? I’m curious if the hive has insights. FYI, I have never been to a bris before and have little idea what to expect aside from what I read on the internet.
Good morning ladies! Question for women who have already given birth: did your shoe size permanently change after you had your baby? I’m 9 weeks pregnant and I really want to get some new shoes for the fall but I have heard that your shoe size might change so I’m not sure what to do. Thanks in advance!
New week, new parenting issue: biting. My 13-month old is in a biting phase. He mostly does it when his older brother tries to yank the toys out of his hands, but he’s also started biting other kids in his daycare class. I feel awful that he’s biting other children now. When we catch him doing it at home, we tell him no sharply and explain that we do not bite, etc. He does have a huge molar coming in that hasn’t come through yet (I think it’s been sitting under his gums for two weeks now) that’s making him fairly miserable.
But anyone have any other suggestions on biting? I talked to the daycare and they’re going to watch him to see if a pattern emerges when he tries to bite someone. In the back of my head, I’m just worried that they’re going to kick him out…
Good morning ladies! I read a terrible blog post one of myfriends linked on facebook yesterday (if you want to hate-read it, search for “When Did We Start Hating Big Families” or something like that) that got me thinking about family size.
So, question for all of you: How many kids do you have or plan on having, and how closely in age? What did you factor into your decision? How do you think the size of your family has affected your career, your marriage, and your general sanity?
I have one child with a second on the way, and in the abstract, I’d like 3-4 all 2ish years apart. In reality, aside from still debating how I feel about the environmental impact of a large family, I’m not sure I have the time or money for that. DH and I have well-paying jobs with regular hours but long commutes, but childcare for 3 kids would be pretty much half of one take-home salary. The economics almost tip toward one of us staying home, but that would make the budget tight in our HCOLA, and we value our respective careers. Are these early years something you just power through, hope that the financial/emotional/physical stress doesn’t destroy you, and wait for it to get easier once everyone is potty-trained and in school (does it?)? Do you space your children out more so that you have some breathing room? Move closer to family so you can get some help? Scale back your career ambitions and go part time, at least temporarily? Or just stop at one or two?
My nanny put two layers of socks on my younger son because he kept pulling them off. He generally had at least one remaining on him then. Or we pulled them up, outside of his pants, which looked silly, but had a little staying power. Booties are another good (cuter) option.
With the weather turning cool here in DC, I am desperate to know: How do you keep socks on a baby’s feet?
How timely! I just ordered two necklaces from Chewbeads yesterday because I am so sick of not accessorizing, and my baby needs something to play with while she nurses. I will report back.