Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Grow Smart Changing Pad and Scale
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I love the blog/Instagram Extra Petite, which I found as a Corporette reader.
I really love her personal style, that she alters some clothes herself, and more recently that she shared her IVF and newborn stories. One product that she showed she owns is this Hatch Baby Smart Changing Scale.
I remember when I previously posted here about the Glow Baby app that records feedings and diaper changes, readers’ reactions were mixed about the usefulness of tracking so closely.
This scale adds a whole extra layer to the tracking by being a combo changing pad and scale that measures and tracks your newborn’s weight. I’m conflicted — on one hand, how much information is too much information?
On the other, if you have a baby who is premature or has feeding issues or jaundice, tracking steady weight gain is super important.
Maybe you don’t want to wait for doctor’s appointments and the people at the supermarket are giving you dirty looks when you weigh your baby in the produce section (kidding).
Anyway, if you think this would be helpful for you or even just right up your data-driven alley, it is $129.99 on Amazon and is available for Prime shipping and free returns. Grow Smart Changing Pad and Scale
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Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
The whozems self- laminating baby bottle labels (search baby bottle labels on amazon) are cheap and held up great for my first, bottles were used 3-12 months at daycare and dishwashed and the labels stayed well enough that we had to use goo gone to remove and re-label for my 2nd.
What labels are the best for bottles for daycare? Bonus if I can get them on amazon. Thanks!
Any recs for an under-$100 one-piece bathing suit? I will be 4 months post-partum for our first family vacation (Miami). I’m 5’4, currently 150 lbs, and I’m guessing I’m a size 8. Anything that conceals a still-very soft belly would be awesome.
Pregnant with #2 and I’ve heard a lot of people say the weight doesn’t come off as easily with #2. Feeling a bit anxious about this. I gained 40 pounds with #1 and it took me a year for it to all come off. I’m hoping the same thing will happen this time, but ugh, anything I could do differently? I only eat when hungry and I eat “more” of my meals, but definitely not indulging in junk etc. I’m sure I’ll gain 40 pounds again, given that I’m 24 weeks and have already gained 20 pounds.
If your weight didn’t come off as easily with subsquent pregnancies, was there anything in particular that contributed to this? I was 27 with #1 and 29 with #2, so not sure if age makes a huge difference, but maybe?
How much do you worry about language in front of your young kids? DH and I swear probably way too much – never at each other, and rarely in anger, but we regularly say things like “oh $hit, I left my phone at work.” DD isn’t talking yet but I know soon she will be repeating everything we say. We have to stop, right? Also how much do you worry about lyrics in music? She currently loves listening to Pitbull because she loves the beat…not sure how much I should worry about that.
Plus size ladies, when did you start to actually look pregnant? I’m at 16 weeks and still don’t at all.
My 4 year old does this also. It’s all over the place, sometimes a leg or an arm, and we massage it or sometimes let her use a heating pad. I mentioned it to our doctor and she was not concerned, but I (because of family history) just wanted more info. I explained my concerns to our doc and she got us in to an xray. Everything came back negative. I am sure I look like the crazy parent, but I had my reasons, and now feel a little better.
For the better part of a year now my almost 4 yo has been complaining that her knee/leg hurts whenever she is overtired, which unfortunately seems to happen a lot (4-5 times a week at least) because she almost never naps at preschool. I’ve been ignoring this as just her go-to “I’m tired” response or general growing pains and because she sometimes complains about other things hurting (arm, foot, etc) whenever she’s tired. But last night she woke us all up several times in the night complaining that her knee was still hurting (she had complained at bedtime, too, but went to sleep easily). I realized that when she’s really had a long day, she will often wake up in the night continuing to complain about her knee/leg. Now I’m wondering if there could be something real going on and that I haven’t paid enough attention. Is this normal? Anyone else had experience with similar issues? I think I’m panicking a little because we skipped her finger stick at her 3 yo checkup because she was having a full on come apart in the Dr.’s office and now I’m imagining every worst case scenario. Calm me down, please!
Anyone have a child with a birthday that meets or misses the school age cutoff by a few days? My 4 year old misses the cutoff for kindergarten by 8 days and I’m struggling with whether to put him private kindergarten or another year of preK. Academically, I know he will be fine because he is reading very basic books and seems to have a more developed sense of math than his peers. He is independent and follows directions well. He is small for his age, so I worry about the impact of advancing him socially, especially what it would mean for him during middle school. His pediatrician and current teacher both suggest that I enroll him in kindergarten.
Did you push your child forward to be the youngest in the class, or hold them back so they were the oldest? Did your child adjust well? Would you do it again?
I am kind of dreading the three-day weekend coming up. I usually love more time at home with the kids, but it’s cold, we’ve all been sick on and off for a month and a half, and I’m just exhausted. What are your best tricks for keeping everyone entertained and adhering to routines on long weekends? I am hoping to take the kids out of the house for some kind of activity to give husband a break and vice versa (we somehow always forget to do that and then wonder why we’re so tired). Kids are 4 and 1 and we’re in DC.
Good recommendations on Etsy or otherwise for fun, funky, otherwise cute stuffed animals as baby gifts? (Please no comments that the person has enough animals, it’s my sister and she has everything she needs, so this is just for fun!) Thanks.
Anyone else in the office today despite the winter weather? My office is technically open, but almost everyone is working from home. I know I should enjoy the quiet, but honestly I just feel lonely!
Now that I am embarking on this next phase (told soon-to-be-ex that I wanted a divorce on Saturday), what is the proper nomenclature for the parenting that I am doing? Kids will be with me except for every other weekend. I know my soon-to-be-ex and I will “co-parent,” but is this single-parenting?
I’ve read and heard a lot about kids who are sensitive, have big feelings, etc. Has anyone experienced the opposite with their kid(s)? And can you recommend any resources that may address kids like this?
My 5 yr old has “low arousal,” which in practice means she’s pretty even keel, emotionally — no really low lows, no really high highs. She also is not noticeably affected by the emotions of those around her. This can be challenging when, for example, she does something dangerous (darting into a road) and doesn’t seem to perceive how serious this is. Or when I try to explain why her 5-yr-old ‘tude is not acceptable (she literally does not acknowledge that I’ve spoken, just responds when I’m done talking with a non sequitur). There are upsides as well — I love that she’s not a people pleaser (something I really struggle with) and very independent. But I want to ensure she develops appropriate empathy, and I’m just not sure how to do that. I’d love to hear any thoughts or experiences you all may have had with similarly-wired kids.
I had a combo bathtub/scale (I think it was about $70) and it really gave me peace of mind in the beginning. It was nice to know she was growing and to have some sense of how much she ate at each feed.