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anon says
I have a 4 year old and a 1 year old – is it possible to combine their bedtime routines? The baby needs to go to bed at least an hour before his current bedtime, but he cant settle down knowing that his sister is awake. We try to separate them, but that hasn’t worked very well. Right now, I nurse the baby while the 4YO brushes her teeth/potty, then DH takes the baby to read 2 books (4YO joins them for one book bc she insists), then 4YO reads three books with me in the master bedroom, chats, and eventually falls asleep in there. Ideally, we would like both kids to sleep in the kid room. We have tried putting the baby to bed early in the kid room and the 4YO sneaks in and goes into her bed. She is allowed to look at books with a flashlight. This has only worked some times. Help!
anon says
We’ve put our kids to bed at the same time since they were that size, but in different rooms. We basically get them to bed as soon as we can after we get home and have dinner (between 7:30- 8 PM). We do end up staying in the room while they fall asleep (or at least get very sleepy) most nights. They are now 5 and 2 yo and neither settles down well without a parent present. Usually the harder one to get to sleep is the 2 yo because she still naps. The 5 yo is usually zonked from kindergarten and falls asleep in a few minutes.
If you need to get the 4 yo down earlier, you might try skipping a nap. At one point we went to every other day naps to split the difference while our DD adjusted to dropping the nap.
Anonymous says
I put my kids in the same room around that age. They’re 2.9 years apart. My younger was more like 14 months and wasn’t nursing at all anymore, and was down to one nap, so both kids were able to go to bed at the same time (~7:30). My older could have gone to bed earlier but she managed. If your 4 y/o is still napping, dropping the nap will fix this. They are 5 and 2 now and we still have the same routine: bath,teeth, book time (they look at books), story time (dad or unread 2 books, one pick each), bed time by ~7:30 and they’re out by 8. My oldest is out by 7:35 but my younger takes longer to wind down. She’s allowed to look at one book for 5 minutes.
ifiknew says
Do they wake up at the same time? What if one is sick and is waking up or coughing etc and is disruptive to the other kid or do they sleep through everything?
Pregnant with #2 and he/she will be 24 months younger than dd#1 so curious. Thank you!
Anonymous says
Yep, once asleep, they both sleep soundly. My older one has breathing issues and has had hospitalization-inducing levels of coughing/breathing struggles that my younger slept through. Last week my younger one vomited all over herself, the bed, and the floor. Older one woke up none the wiser and had slept through the vomit, the crying, and the cleanup. My older one falls asleep first and wakes up last. Younger often yells when awake. DH and I are typically up by then and run in to scoop her up, but are working on having her come in and wake us up. She’s 2, so it’s a work in progress ;)
FWIW my older one has always been an excellent sleeper (both getting to sleep and then sleeping soundly). My younger one is the poster child for sleep problems BUT does sleep soundly once asleep.
There was definitely a transition period. For us, it was low stakes since we have room for everyone to have their own rooms. My older one had the most trouble transitioning (since younger is so noisy/fights sleep) and every time we asked her she didn’t want to give up.
Anonymous says
Yes. Two books total. No chatting in mommy’s room. Same bed time.
Seafinch says
Our three kids (ages 8, 5, 2) go to bed together in a shared bedroom at 7:45 – 8:00 and have for over a year. My oldest is a bit of a night owl and sometimes doesn’t settle. She will wait a half hour or more and get up and ask to read for a bit. She will do this in my bed and then go back to her bed later.
MomAnon4This says
Bath together if they both can handle it. Brush teeth, pajamas. Baby gets cuddled and read to first, then dropped in crib while older kid is cuddled, read to. If Baby is still awake, everyone gets lullaby, but I bet baby will be either asleep or almost-asleep.
Reference: my kids are 14 months apart. It’s an ever-changing process, but best to get a routine.
Good luck!
Sharing a room says
Related to the post above, for those whose children successfully share a room, what are their ages and when did they start sharing? My two will be 20 months apart. The current plan is to keep the newborn in our room at least until she’s sleeptrained around 6 months, but she could stay in our room for up to a year or so if it would be better to transition them to sharing later.
Anonymous says
Twins here, which I get is different than two kids of different ages, but they’ve been successfully sharing since they moved out of our room at 5.5 months. When we had to re-sleeptrain around 10 months we put one of them in the guest room in a pack-n-play for a couple nights, but mostly they’re just really good at sleeping through each other.
They’re fairly in-sync (because twins), but we follow the cues of whoever is more tired in the evening and will base bedtime off of that. Typically the less-tired one will roll around her crib talking to herself for a while while the exhausted one drops off right away, but it works out pretty well.
Anonymous says
Mine were ~14 mos and ~4.5. We have 4BRs and had a new baby coming. My oldest desperately wanted to share. The toddler didn’t care one way or the other. This way, I got to keep a guest room.
In hindsight, it was brilliant (though the transition was tricky because we had to also do a crib to bed move eventually). Now bedtime, cleaning, and playing are so much more consolidated. They are already asking when the baby can move in. I’m not *not* considering it even though it’s a little silly since we have so much space.
AwayEmily says
Very interested in reading everyone’s answers to this. I have a 9mo and a 2.5yo and the goal is for them to share a room, but the 9mo is sleeping 6pm – 5:30am (in the guest room) and the 2.5yo is sleeping 7:30 – 6:30. It’s the morning I worry most about — I think the baby would wake his sister up; she’s already a light sleeper and it’s taken a two years of OK to Wake training to get her to 6:30.
So maybe the answer is to slowly move the baby’s schedule to be more like his sister’s…but he’s just so wiped when he gets home that it’s hard to imagine putting him down any later.
Seafinch says
Our three shared one room from ages 6, 3, and 18 months (doing so now for 16 months). Bedtime at approx. 7:45. As mentioned above, my oldest sometimes gets up to read in our room if she can’t settle and then goes back, the other two are dead to the world and they all get up at various times and sometimes wake each other but often don’t (we have a late start time at school, so they can sleep in). We are expecting #4 in February and it will room with me for around six months, if not longer, then take an empty room once our current Au Pair leaves. I expect to put the new baby into the combined, shared nursery sometime after 12 months.
M in DC says
I have a 14 mo and a just-turned 4 yo. They have shared a room successfully since baby turned 1 (and I weaned at the same time). We actually tried to put them together a few times before that starting around six months, but baby would occasionally wake up in the middle of the night and fuss/cry until I nursed her, so it was less disruptive to keep her in a travel crib in our (very small) office room. Our current routine is that baby goes to bed around 7:30 after milk/books/diaper change. The 4 yo does books downstairs starting around that time, then at 8 comes upstairs for bathroom/teeth brushing/changing in our room, and he sneaks into bed. 95% of the time we can do this without waking up the baby. When baby does wake up, 4 yo knows to stay in bed and quiet and she falls back asleep within 5 minutes max, usually much less. Baby also wakes up early (between 5 and 6), and occasionally it wakes up 4 yo, but I just come take her out and most days he stays in bed and/or goes back to sleep until his Ok to Wake clock says its ok to get up at 6:30. If he wants to get up earlier, I usually say ok (since it doesn’t happen often). If it was happening regularly, I’d probably say he has to stay in bed but could read books.
All that to say – staggered bedtimes/wakeups are working for us and may work for you too – worth a try!
Spirograph says
I have three, ages 5, 3.5, and 2. The older two have shared a room since the middle child was born (although she co-slept or slept in a bassinet in our room rather than her crib for a lot of the first 3-6 months). The youngest still has his own room, but is moving into the big kids’ bedroom very soon. We never had a problem with the kids waking each other up; they are incredibly heavy sleepers. The problem with the older ones now is that they’ll chat, sing, or “sneak” out of their beds and play together after lights out. On nights this goes on for more than 15 min or so (usually a few times a month), either my husband or I will sit in their room as an enforcer until at least one falls asleep, or we’ll move one to our bed until they’re both asleep.
Right now we do bathtime together/assembly line style, but stories and songs separately — for the youngest at 7-7:30ish, and for the older two about a half hour later. Once they’re all in the same room, we’ll combine everything (3 books total, each gets to pick 1, one extra if they’re fast and cooperative getting ready for bed) and average to around 7:45. They all fall asleep at night and wake up around the same time, it’s nap/quiet time in the afternoon where we have the differences.
Anonymous says
You’re doing all 3 in one room? We have 4.5 bedrooms and my older 2 currently share…and want the baby to move in. It seems silly since we have so many rooms! But…they’re all girls and right now the older ones have a sweet bedroom/playroom setup. It’d be easy to move baby into the playroom, if they all want to do it. Or more all 3 of them into the playroom and the toys into the smaller nook where their beds are currently.
Seafinch says
We have all three in one room and have extra bedrooms for guests. We intend to move the fourth in when it gets to be around a year old, even though we are renovating to add two bedrooms. We are huge fans of the “nursery” system. It has been superb for us.
Anonymous says
Yup! It’s a big room. My house has 2 bedrooms on the main floor and one upstairs. We treated the second main floor bedroom as the nursery, and moved the kids to their current room shortly before baby #3 came along. It’s worked out really well so far, and they’re all looking forward to being in the same room soon. I am looking forward to having a home office / guest room in what used to be the nursery. I have two boys and a girl, so eventually we’ll have to split them again, but I think we’re good for at least the next few years.
Roommates says
When youngest starting crawling out of crib (~18 mos) I moved him out of it and into bed with toddler sister. They are 2.5 years apart. I pushed her full bed against the wall and she slept on the outside side and he was on the inside.
We did bedtime together every night–bath, books, 5 mins of snuggles, parent leaves, kids sleep–mostly because during the week we both travel for work so very rarely is there more than one parent home for bedtime. Bedtime is on the later side 8-9:30, depending on how the evening transpires. (See above re: one parent per night.)
They just started 1st & 3rd grade and made a deal that they sleep in their own beds on school nights and together on weekends. It’s the first time big sister has pushed back about having little brother in her bed, so we really let them set the timeline. Little brother did get a “big boy bed” when he was about 3, but very rarely slept in it. I pretty much figured that every night they slept together after she turned 5 was a bonus and never encouraged them one way or the other.
I highly recommend having them share a bed, regardless of gender, if it works for their sleep habits. Mine have both been good sleepers, so I realize I’m lucky. It cuts down on laundry, on requests to sleep in our bed with us and on the middle of the night invaders because they aren’t really “alone” in their own bed.
Redux says
This is so sweet I can hardly stand it. My sister and I shared a bed until she started kicking me and strealing the covers in her sleep.
Anon says
Wow this is really similar to our setup. 2.5 years apart, boy and girl, shared a room since ~18 months. Also usually only one parent home at night, so we streamlined the bedtime routine. However, they both start out the night in their separate twin beds and somehow end up together in one bed at some point during the night. We’ve always enforced that if you want to sleep together, you both have to agree to it, every single night.
They both have flashlight-nightlights and are allowed to read quietly in (their own) bed if they can’t go to sleep right away. They’ve also both turned into heavy sleepers, likely because we have a barky dog, and will sleep through almost anything. The only time we have visitors in our bed is when someone is sick – even loud thunder will just cause them to jump into bed together. It’s adorable and we’ll let them set the same timeline for when they want to separate. For now, they’re convinced they’ll sleep together until they get married.
Anonanonanon says
I wonder how this would actually hold up after repeated machine washing?
I always forget about white house black market, despite finding some really great items there over the years. Talbots is another place I forget about. Once in a while I (somehow) get a catalogue in the mail and see some cute stuff, but I never follow through. I spilled coffee on myself while on the road recently and pulled over to a Talbots to find a cheap but coordinating top I could wear under my blazer, and had great luck! Also LL Bean (or maybe it’s Land’s End? I get them confused). Every fall I have this great vision that involves ordering a bunch of cable knit sweaters and finally embracing the season but, again, I always forget to follow through.
What stores do you find things from and then promptly forget about? I can’t be the only one!
MomAnon4This says
I also get LLBean and Lands’ End confused, but like them both enough.
I forget about the department stores like Macy’s but everytime I walk through one it’s like Wow! What a great store!
H13 says
Talbots! My friend just got a great coat there. I think there are treasures to be found. I just remembered Eddie Bauer yesterday.
Lyssa says
I’m always seeing ads or mentions for Talbots that look so great, but every time I go into the store, everything there looks like what my middle-aged elementary school teachers would have worn. I wonder if it varies by location or something?
Anonanonanon says
I think that’s what happens to me. My grandmother was an elementary school teacher and I go in and see stuff that I’m pretty sure she would’ve worn in the 90s to teach. But then I see the catalogue and stuff looks cute!
France with kids says
Any suggestions for where to stay in France? Traveling with sister’s family + grandparents so 5 kids between 1-7. Looking at maybe Provence around Easter or late May but open to other locations.
Ideally villa or a few apartments that are self-catering on a small/medium sized resort so that there’s easy access to pool/restaurants but still have option to cook at home. Open to AirBnBs but would have to be a ‘professional’ accommodation as grandparents hate the idea of staying in someone’s house.
PTE says
I love the Luberon region in Provence, and there are lots of villas on One Fine Stay there (I stayed in small hotels in Provence, but have had great experiences with One Fine Stay in other cities – I’d describe it as exactly AirBnB but more professional). Not sure of your budget, but these are a few that are in/near great little towns, with pools:
https://www.onefinestay.com/home-listing/TK7442/
https://www.onefinestay.com/home-listing/SB303/
https://www.onefinestay.com/home-listing/SB1596/
https://www.onefinestay.com/home-listing/SB5687/
Carine says
Check out Kid & Coe for kid-friendly vacation property rentals! I haven’t booked through them but I drool over their Instagram posts. I think they have multiple properties in France.
blueberries says
Brittany is beautiful and super kid friendly. The region is famous for its galettes and crepes, which are wonderful.
Only downside is that it is also known for gloomy weather (though the weather was great when I visited).
Anon says
My husband and I spent 4-5 days in the Loire Valley before we had kids and there were lots of families with young children out exploring the countryside and touring the chateaus. It seemed very family friendly. We loved it and talk often about taking our daughter there someday.
Pogo says
I stayed at a chambres d’hôtes (like a B&B) in Provence and loved it. There was not a full kitchen available to guests, but a small outdoor kitchen with fridge, grill and utensils/serveware. We bought snacks and wine and kept them in the fridge to have by the pool/on the patio. Aside from full breakfast every day, 2x a week the owners cooked dinner for all the guests.
Summer was VERY hot, so I think Spring would be a great time to travel there. France in general I find very family friendly.
Anonymous says
My almost 5 month old needs crib bumpers. Or to sleep on a double bed.
She is up all night long because she rolls around and gets herself stuck in the crib bars or (and/or) wedged up in a corner. She’s in a sleep sack but somehow the sheer square footage she covers is unlike either of my prior two.
This is what bumpers are for, right? If not, any other ideas? I was happy that we were over the hourly wakeups from her rolling over to belly and not being able to get back, but now she just rolls and rolls and pins herself into a corner or gets an arm through the bars. I gave up around wakeup #5 last night and put her in the swing to sleep at 4am so she’d stay put and I could get 2 straight hours of sleep.
Anonanonanon says
I (years ago) had one of the breathable crib bumpers for that reason. They’re mesh, and after shoving my face in them repeatedly I was convinced they were safe. They worked for keeping him from getting between the bars.
Anon in NYC says
Yep, I think mesh crib bumpers are the play here.
anon says
You can get something like this: https://www.target.com/p/breathablebaby-174-solid-mesh-crib-liner/-/A-26403162
I got some mesh ones for my son, but it was not an issue for us. If you were local, I’d give them to you!
AwayEmily says
How long has she been doing this? Ours did it constantly for about a week and then just…figured it out. So you could also try waiting it out (though I think crib bumpers are fine too at this age).
Anonymous says
About a week. It’s on the heels of 2 weeksnof rolling to belly, getting stuck, screaming x100 all night long AND a week where my older 2 had a vomit filled stomach bug so my capacity for “wait it out” is fairly low ;)
AwayEmily says
OMG that sounds like a truly awful week. Hope things improve soon, bumpers or no bumpers!
Anonymous says
Our ped said no crib bumbers, even the mesh ones. She thinks they’re a safety hazard. I agree with waiting it out. It’s a phase and baby will figure out how to get herself unstuck pretty soon.
Anonymous says
We had this problem and… Just waited it out. They figure out how to not get stuck pretty quickly.
lawsuited says
I recommend the Breathable Baby bumpers for this. Added bonus is that it keeps LO’s soothers in his crib.
Carine says
Can anyone speak to WHBM fit for cusp sizes? I’m 6mos postpartum, about a 16 and probably will stay there until I wean (grrrrr) and I’ve never shopped WHBM before. I’d like to try them for some pieces to get me through the winter but I’d rather avoid a demoralizing fitting room session if it’s not worth trying!
Anonymous says
They have great options but don’t carry size 16 in store. On line only.
Carine says
Thanks!
Clementine says
So follow up from a few months ago. My husband had a work trip in FL and you all convinced me it wasn’t an insane idea to add a couple days on and go to Disney for my kid’s 3rd birthday.
Well, it was fantastic!! We added 2 days/3 nights at Disney World and it was totally something I would do again. Also, there was some discussion about the ethics of just ‘fudging his age’, but I found out that whatever age a kid is on their first day at a Disney Park or hotel, that’s their age.
So 2 year olds are free and don’t need tickets but 3 year olds need tickets. Because of the ‘nobody ages at Disney’ policy, if you check in with your 2 year old on Saturday and then she turns 3 on Monday, she’s free for your whole stay. It’s official and legit- also a great way to spend a 3rd birthday.
Cb says
Oh that’s wonderful! My extended family is big into Disney and I’m hoping when the kids are a bit older (my cousins and I all had babies in 2017) we can do a family trip during one of my trips home to California.
Anoner says
This is funny to me bc I have distinct memories of my dad fudging my age at Disney to get me in as a four year old (or five year old) when I was older and my my mom being mad at him! 30 years later I still remember this so beware your kids are listening :)
Anonymous says
HALP. I got the Spectra S2 Plus pump. I’m due in a few weeks so I’m trying to figure out what else I need. I don’t really understand compatibility issues. Can I buy any bottles (I’m looking at the Lansinoh mOmma Breastmilk Feeding Bottle)? What about storage bags?
AK says
I can’t speak to the bottles (the internet says no – link to follow), but for Spectra pumps I have used both Medela and Lansinoh storage bags. Both require an adapter (wide mouth to small) – again, link to follow. It’s not particularly cumbersome. The only issue I’ve had was with the Lansinoh adapter to bag (somehow I didn’t get it on tight enough and it spilled milk on the carpet… ugh). But that could happen with any pump.
AK says
Compatibility chart: (not mine) https://www.theglassbabybottle.com/info_BREASTPUMP.shtml
Lasinoh storage bags come with this adapter in the box: https://www.amazon.com/Lansinoh-Pump-Adapter-2-Count/dp/B06Y1JV6SQ
Both Medela and Lansinoh storage bag adapters require this thread adapter to work with Spectra pumps: https://www.amazon.com/Maymom-Changer-Converter-Spectra-Lifefactory/dp/B01EUNA96W
Anonymous says
The avent bottles (I have the “natural” ones but I think they all work) fit great on the spectra. I have never tried pumping directly into a bag (I pump into a bottle and then pour into a bag) so I can’t help there.
AIMS says
I just pumped into the bottles they came with and then transferred to milk storage bags immediately. The avent bottles are supposed to fit without adapters.
Turtle says
This is what I did. We feed out of Dr Browns.
Anon says
I have the S2 and I pumped directly in the Lansinoh storage bags (the ones with the white flowers on them – no adapter needed). I liked NeNeSupply on Amazon for spare parts. You can also buy a Medela battery pack on Amazon that will work for the S2 as well, so you don’t always need to be near an outlet.
AK says
Frankly, I feel like a bit of an idiot. I recommended the adapters, but I literally just checked and the Lansinoh storage bags fit right over the regular flange set that comes with it. just as you recommended.
Thanks, Anon….
Emily S. says
The Lansinoh bottle I had from my manual pump did NOT fit my Spectra. The Avent Natural bottles fit because they are a widemouth. In a pinch, when I forgot my bottles at home, I slipped Lansinoh bags over the flanges and secured them with a hairtie, but the design of the flanges makes it difficult to secure a bag on.
lawsuited says
I couldn’t figure out any feeding bottles that attached to my Spectra. You are best off storing pumped milk in storage bags anyway so you can remove the air. I just pumped into the collection bottles that come with the Spectra and then dump it into a storage bag. IThe measurements on the collection bottles are far and away more accurate than on the storage bags, so I take note of the measurement on the collection bottle and write it on the bag. Any storage bag will do, but I like the Lansinoh ones best.
Katarina says
I used the spectra bottles for feeding, I am lazy. I found some other bottles that were the same size, Philips Avent Natural. I tried pumping into bags sometimes, but I preferred to use the bottles. I often wanted to combine bottles, had problems with spillage, and did not have a good idea of how much milk is in each bottle.
Lily says
I am having a hard time making a decision about whether to give my 9 month old antibiotics. Can anyone share if they have been in a similar situation and what they decided? Baby has double ear infection and could, but pediatrician said she doesn’t know which came first, and whether it is bacterial or viral. She left it to us decide whether to give the baby antibiotics right away or after 48 hours if his symptoms don’t improve. His low grade fever is not there, but his appetite is still down (about 20 oz milk in 24 hours, refuses all solid food). Sleep is still poor, still congested and coughing. Has rash all over face & body,
Which the doc said is normal reaction to infection. Can’t decide whether we should just wait it out or give him antibiotics. My concern with antibiotics is drug resistance & side effects and general attitude of no medicine RX unless it is absolutely necessary/ critical.
Anonymous says
I did antibiotics in this same situation, with the same general attitude of no medicine Rx unless absolutely necessary/critical.
Anonymous says
I would give the antibiotics. I am also generally anti-unnecessary medicine, but my kid has never been more miserable than when she had her one and only ear infection.
Pogo says
I would do it. You sound very reasoned, and kiddo really has an infection. It’s not like you’re whining about your kid having a stuffy nose and wanting antibiotics for that.
kiinde still a thing? says
Pregnant with my third and wonderings – Are kiinde storage bags still popular? I loved that I could pump right into it and feed right into it as well, without pouring between bottles. I just found it very easy. It looks like I’ll be getting a spectra pump this time around so curious about the best bags or bottles. (Building on other recent posts!)
Lucky says
My LO is nearly 1, and I LOVE the Kiinde system. I used it for everything–breastmilk, purees, and now other whole milk. They have all kinds of attachments for different uses, nipples, sippy tops, straws, puree tops, and even spoons. It is so easy, and their bags are the most sturdy I have used–I have never had one leak, and I carted 100+ oz of milk all over the US when travelling for work. I seem to get them for the best deal at Amazon.
SG says
I’m an evangelist for kiinde storage bags! You pump directly into them, they are very sturdy/never leaked for me, can stand up if needed. I love them!
AIMS says
Inspired by all the room sharing comments above, can we talk about making the transition itself? Right now I have a baby that sleeps in our room and a toddler that sleeps on her own but they will be sharing soon. Baby goes to sleep about 30 minutes before toddler but the main issue is really that baby is a really light sleeper and toddler takes forever to fall asleep and will ask for things – water, blanket, hugs, etc. We have tried to curb this but it just results in crying and freakouts. I’m not sure what to do other than let her fall asleep in our room and them carry her to her bed but this doesn’t seem like a long term solution. Any tips on the transition? We have a white noise machine but it doesn’t help much.
Rainbow Hair says
Crossposting from the main page:
Any tips on Santa Fe with an almost-four-year-old? (OMG how is she almost 4?!)
We’re just there for two full days, and I know we are going to go to Meow Wolf first thing on the first day we get there, but those are the only concrete plans we have. It’s just me and Kiddo, because she always begs to come on my business trips, so now she gets to come on one … except it’s not a business trip! Anyway, I’d like to indulge her somewhat, do some really special stuff, but she has a pretty low bar for “special” — riding a trolley, going to a really cool ice cream shop, etc.
Advice?
Redux says
Take a ride on the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad!
Rainbow Hair says
Wow that sounds perfect! Is it way far out of Santa Fe proper?
anon says
We love Santa Fe and recently took our almost 4 year old! Meow Wolf is so neat. Are you going over a weekend? There is a great farmer’s market at the Railyard on Saturday mornings. There’s also a good park nearby that was a hit with my LO.
Other ideas:
-Pecos National Historic Monument – native american ruins
-Bandalier National Monument – haven’t done this with the kiddo, but it is really neat. Further away than Pecos, which is why we did Pecos last time.
-Fort Marcy Park – huge field and playground
-Santa Fe Riverpark and Trail
-I’ve heard the children’s museum is good, but I’ve never been. It may be a good option if the weather isn’t great.
-Are you into coffee? Iconic is really good and close to Meow Wolf.
-We also did a picnic in the mountains and sat near a stream that my LO loved. There are several picnic areas off Hyde Park Rd.
Anon says
people with babies. what times do your kids nap? i have a 6 month old who gets up around 7/7:30 and typically goes down for the first nap around 9ish. we are still on 3 naps. where we live, almost every activity for babies – from music class to story time at the library is around 9:30am. is my kid on some kind of weird schedule?
Anon says
We switched to 2 naps around 6 months – up at 7, nap at 10, nap at 2-2:30, bedtime around 7. One of my big frustrations with baby activities near me is that they seem to be geared for kids on one nap (so basically toddlers). My 11 month old is still on 2 naps and we’ve yet to make it to a library storytime because they’re all right at 10 AM.
Anonymous says
Usually awake two- three hours then sleep an hour or two. Just find classes that work with your baby’s schedule. Once you are on two naps it gets easier.
Sometimes I signed up for a class on the other side of town and split the nap so baby slept in the car for 30-40 mins while I drove there, enjoyed class and then slept on the way home.
Or if it’s a fitness class, go anyway and baby can sleep in the carseat, just make sure you prop the front of the seat up so they are lying on their backs.
AnotherAnon says
My LO was the same as yours: up at 7, back down by 9:30. We just…didn’t participate in activities that were during his naptime. Sometimes that meant we didn’t participate in any activities at all. Honestly, I’m pretty low-key and a secret introvert so it didn’t bother me that much. If you want to get out of the house for your own sake, you could try moving the nap. I’d either skip the activities or try to find ones that fit your baby’s schedule better. Good luck!
Anonymous says
I think some people are just very nonchalant about regular naps, and those people must be the ones going to the class at 9:30. I also think those people must have babies with different sleep needs and personalities than mine, so great if it works for them, but that time will never work for us. I laughed reading the comment above about sleeping in carseats etc as neither of my kids would sleep anywhere other than a pitch black room or a baby carrier after about 4 weeks of age.
Anonymous says
When my daughter was 6 months, she woke up at 9 and usually went down for her first nap around 10:30-11, so a 9:30 class would have been pretty much perfect for us. I definitely think she’s the exception though, and most kids wake up earlier and take their first nap earlier, so it does seem like an odd time for a class for kids under 1 (ie kids who are still taking morning naps). I had no real interest in doing Mommy & Me classes though – I figured soon enough I will have a 5 year old who’s demanding to do certain activities and I saw no need to rush it. Introvert here.
Anonymous says
Late but wanted to add that classes are usually at 9:30 bc it’s right after preschool dropoff and they’re short enough where you can bebhkme by 10:30 which is a common naptime. So drop off preschooler at 9, go to library for 30 min music class, home for nap between 10 and 10:30. Our library has classes at 10 and 11 (30 min each).