Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Breastfeeding Boss Nursing Cover
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Nursing covers have come a long way since the glorified apron I used. This multi-functional one from Itzy Ritzy can be used for more than just nursing.
This generously-sized nursing cover (47” x 47”) also works as a swaddle, burp cloth, tummy time mat, infant car seat cover, or stroller cover. Made from soft and breathable 100% cotton muslin, this nursing cover will keep both you and your baby comfortable.
This nursing cover is available at Amazon for under $15 and comes in three neutral patterns/colors.
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
What beauty appointments do you do on a regular schedule that make your life easier/better? Also what do you prefer to do yourself, and what do you like to outsource beauty-wise? I’ve just always waited until I felt like it was “time” for a haircut/mani/pedi and then had to deal with weird appointment times, non-ideal providers, and often a childcare scramble. I’m trying to be more proactive in my approach.
So far, I’m planning to schedule with a recurring appointment:
-monthly brow and lash tint
-quarterly haircuts (booking out a year’s worth of haircuts maybe?)
debating adding:
-every other month lash lift
-monthly lower leg wax
-monthly or every six weeks no-polish mani/pedi (just not a polish fan)
-monthly massage (my dream! but might need to drop the mani/pedi then for budget reasons)
not for me:
-facials (happy with the results from regular tretinoin use!)
-eyebrow shaping/waxing/threading (sadly just not enough to work with there)
-hair coloring (but will start when the grays come in the next couple years)
Headed for a long beach weekend with my 1 and 3 year old in a couple of weeks. Any suggestions for things we can do to make it feel slightly more like a vacation for us too and not just parenting in a different location?
Please remind me it gets better. This AM with my 3.5 year old it was a constant stream of cry-fests. Some were because I asked him to stop doing something I could have easily let go (thumb sucking), but the others were because he was denied desert/popsicles at 7 AM. Thankfully his older sibling was fine this AM (that’s my usual morning crier).
There’s also a lot of 3.5 year old behavior going on (e.g. bedtime delaying! SO, SO clingy with DH and I!) and he goes into a new classroom at his preschool next week, so lots of changes and likely he’s going through his own thing/leap, but hopefully it gets better. Right?
School starts Thursday, so we’re in the home stretch. This summer I discovered that day 6 of being a 24/7 single parent is when I hit my breaking point, so next summer I’ll schedule their camps better. Today is day 6 and my (non)anniversary is Friday. This is just A Week.
Do any of you have any good books or resources for dealing with burnout and thinking about how to build the next portion of my life? I’ve got 2 small kids, am early 40’s, and have a big job which is proving too big for me. Most people in my field would say I’ve got a dream job, so I’m having difficulty imagining other options for work in my direct field. I’m quite interested in being a SAHM for a while – partially because I’ve always liked the idea of being a SAHM (I really like kids and home things), and, partially just because I’m so fed up with work. I’d love to hear of any good resources/stories of other people making transitions. (I started reading Designing you Life and like it a lot).
Anyone else deal with high resting heart rate during pregnancy? Mine seems to be creeping up around week 23-24 (100-105 BPM at rest at its highest). My doctors don’t seem concerned as long as my blood pressure is OK, which it is, but this thudding feeling sucks! I’m already dealing with not being able to sleep on my back due to heart thudding sensations and now it feels like it’s affecting other parts of my day too.
i posted yesterday asking for tips on how to convert my daughter into a morning person/make it easier for her to fall asleep at night. i tried to implement making her room darker using the hatch instead of the bathroom light on and since i didn’t think she’d understand me taking advice from random people on the internet, i said I read an article which said it would help her body get better sleep and without missing a beat she responded “mommy, articles don’t know everything. i know what’s best for my body”….and then she and her sister refused to let me shut the bathroom light. this morning our nanny came at 8 and both kids were still sleeping which was unusual for them, they don’t usually sleep quite that late. guess i’ll have to figure something else out for when school starts
How do you all feel about young kids missing school for trips? My son starts state run pre-k in a couple weeks and I didn’t have the school calendar until this week. My in laws booked a trip for next spring that does not overlap with his Spring Break so he will miss a few days of school for that trip. I feel guilty that he will be missing school but also he’s only 4 so he’s not missing out on a ton.
There’s nothing to be done about rescheduling the trip now, but I very rarely missed school as a kid for travel.
Is there a certain age where daycares become easier to get in to? Is it the next room up, so like 12-15 months/when they start walking-ish? I’m not getting straight answers out of centers that I call right now. I’m in a Boston suburb with an 8 month old and I think we just need more hours than our current nanny + grandparents can provide.
Can the parents of terrible sleeping toddlers please tell me that it gets better? If you are confident you had a very bad sleeper, did anything other than time and patience help? Was there any point where you considered requesting medical testing (just, like, iron and vitamin levels, nothing crazy), and if so, did it help?
I feel like we have tried everything other than medical testing or buying a new mattress, and nothing’s helped — she is still up 1-2x a night every night, sometimes for an hour plus. We’ve had less than ten sleep through the night sleeps in her life.
I know we are at the bad end of the bell curve on this one, and I just could use a “my kid was like that at 2 but grew out of it by 3” dose of hope. She’s happy and well adjusted during the day, but my god are her parents tired.
Does anyone have a suggested general itinerary for Hawaii as a family of four with two active kids, ages 6 and 8? They are very into hiking and outdoors stuff. I am fine going to 2-3 islands or cities – we are thinking of spending about 10-12 days total, and are coming from the SEUS. Not big Disney people so Aulani is not our jam. I was thinking of splitting between getting an apartment in Honolulu for 4-5 days and doing more active stuff we’d drive to, and then moving to Kauai or Maui to a resort for a 6ish days? Or is Maui better? We are thinking of going in the spring but hoping to have a general idea of what a good itinerary would be. Any tips or suggestions are welcome!