Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Infant Baby Spring Float
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I find summer weather unbearable — the season’s only redeeming quality is outdoor pool time.
Introduce your baby to the water with this inflatable baby float. For babies three to nine months old, this easy-to-inflate float is made from comfortable anti-stick fabric and supportive innerspring technology. The removable and adjustable canopy has UPF 50+ protection to shade your baby’s skin.
Summer’s not over, so make the most of it!
Swimways Infant Baby Spring Float is $44.99 at Target.
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
WWYD – I am American, my spouse is German. We have two kids (4 and three months old). We currently live in the US but long term we want to settle down in Europe (within the next 2-3 years). Four year old is fluent in both languages, both have both citizenships.
Now the question: Germany has free university education. Should we still save for a US college tuition or basically expect/require our kids to go the „German route“?
Looks like DS2 has a dairy allergy and possible wheat allergy. My oldest had an egg allergy he grew out of but dairy seems a bit more challenging for us to avoid (we are big Greek yogurt eaters in this house and put it in everything!). Any tips on navigating dairy allergies? Any websites or social media accounts for parents? We are seeing an allergist soon.
My husband planned a short trip to visit the in-laws a few states away. I feel so drained from other travel and stress at work that I’m very tempted to just stay home and let him take our young kids without me. I would worry about the kids, and would miss them, but once he’s through the airport hassles, he would have his parent’s help watching them, and it wouldn’t be for many days. I’m sure my in-laws and kids would be disappointed in my absence, so that’s a factor. But I already see my in-laws five times a year. I feel like these vacations are really for everyone else’s benefit, and I find little enjoyment, and mostly a sense of duty and exhaustion. (My in-laws are nice people, I’m just more of an introvert and stressed by life in general and need a break.) Before our last trip, I told my husband I was feeling overwhelmed and wasn’t sure I could handle it well, and he was sympathetic, but once we were on our vacation, I felt little support from him and felt he was just barking orders at me during moments of stress with the kids. To be honest, our marriage is not great, so it’s really hard to stay positive or ask for help from him when I’m struggling (we’ve tried counseling in the past, and it was a disappointment). Staying home sounds like a dream (apart from missing my kids) but I know I would feel guilty and send a message to my in-laws that something’s off. Any advice on whether I should back out? It’s likely I will go on the vacation, and so how can I muster up some resilience? I always begin with good intentions, and then things unravel. My fear is that I would snap at my husband or yell at the kids or behave in a way I regret.
This is hard. Is there a weekend before or after that you can use to spend in a hotel in your city? If not a weekend could you just do 3/4 of the day without husband and the kids? I’m thinking get up, have breakfast with the kids and then go go get a mani/pedi (or whatever you would enjoy) and then take yourself out to lunch and do an afternoon activity like the pool or wandering around a museum you would like but your kids wouldn’t and then dinner out with a good friend. Come home after the kids are asleep. It won’t fix the whole problem but maybe a little pick you up to make it through the vacation?
Would you work on potty training an almost- two year old (22 months) to avoid having 3 kids in diapers? Or are the early months of potty training hit or miss and it’s probably easier to have 3 in diapers? We are trying to decide if we should try to potty train our daughter before the twins arrive or just wait till a few months after. I know regression after the twins are born is possible as well. On one hand, 3 kids in diapers is a lot of diapers! But on the other hand we know what we are doing on that front, whereas potty training is uncharted territory. I wouldn’t say she’s showing readiness signs quite yet and we’d be starting in a month.
Another looking ahead to fall clothes – Has anyone tried lands end legging for girls? My 6yo daughter is of medium build but TALL (99% percentile since birth) and even primary was too short last year. Cat&Jack just made it to the ankles, we may stick with those but exploring options FWIW, she goes to a crunchy outdoor school so we need something semi durable. Once it turns cold she’s in jeans or long Johns plus sweats, so length isn’t an issue there.
Seeking any thoughts on a trip. Next February is our 15th anniversary. We will have 3.5 yo twins. Traveling from west coast but not a major airport. Looking for 10-14 days, easy. Coming from snow (so much snow). Will have a part time helper with us. Budget 12k all in. Where would you go?