Makeup & Beauty Monday: Invincible Setting Powder
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I have very sensitive skin that burns really easily. Even in my teen years when tanning was all the rage, I still could not tolerate the pain of sunburned skin and was the only one sitting under an umbrella all day. I recently picked up this product, which seems to be marketed to use over makeup every day, but I’m also planning on throwing it in my beach bag for quick touch-ups. For some reason, I have a mental block about putting on a separate sunscreen under my makeup every day, so I can see this being a great addition to my routine. Some of the reviews criticize the packaging concept, but whatever gets me to use sunscreen every day, I’m on board with! It’s $30 at Sephora. Supergoop! Invincible Setting Powder
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
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- 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
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So, I’m ready to be pregnant again. Kid 1 is nearly 2. My cycle seems regular (tracking temps). But my husband travels so much for work that he has been gone for the past 5 months of ovulation. I’ve mapped it out for the next three months and he’ll be gone in my fertile windows for those months as well.
I’m wondering how other people have handled this situation of getting pregnant when your spouse is always away. Is it fair that I ask him to tell work that he needs to be home to impregnate me? Should I be looking into IVF? I’m getting so frustrated. I’m hesitant to get him to take time off and then we don’t conceive and that time off feels like a waste. FWIW, we have discussed this and at first, he didn’t seem to understand why I can’t move ovulation (facepalm). Advice very much appreciated.
So, I’m ready to be pregnant again. Kid 1 is nearly 2. My cycle seems regular (tracking temps). But my husband travels so much for work that he has been gone for the past 5 months of ovulation. I’ve mapped it out for the next three months and he’ll be gone in my fertile windows for those months as well.
I’m wondering how other people have handled this situation of getting pregnant when your spouse is always away. Is it fair that I ask him to tell work that he needs to be home to impregnate me? Should I be looking into IVF? I’m getting so frustrated. I’m hesitant to get him to take time off and then we don’t conceive and that time off feels like a waste. FWIW, we have discussed this and at first, he didn’t seem to understand why I can’t move ovulation (facepalm). Advice very much appreciated.
Someone posted recently about an app they use to communicate chores or lists with their spouse but I can’t find the comment. Can anyone remind of that app or one you use for this? I know some people use a joint evernote but I’d rather not because I keep lists for gifts and all sorts of plans in my evernote account that I’d rather keep private.
How often do your babies eat? I have a breastfed 4 month old who is home with my MIL during the week. She feeds her every 3 hrs like clockwork and lately this seems to have translated to her waking up 2-3 times a night to nurse. When I was home on ML she typically woke up once a night from 2 months on, and woke up twice rarely. Our pediatrician says we should be stretching out feedings during the day and this will result in longer sleep at night. But when I tried leaving bigger bottles, MIL said baby still needed to eat every 3 hrs, so that’s not sustainable for me to pump that much.
Thoughts? I’m desperate to wake up less at night!
Reposting, because my comment didn’t seem to get through.
I’m ready for kid 2. Kid 1 is nearly 2. But my husband travels a ton for work. For the past 5 months, he’s been away during my fertile window. I’ve mapped out the next three and he seems to be gone for those too. I’m so frustrated. What do I do? Do I go for IVF? I don’t want to have him take a vacation and then not conceive (for whatever reason). Do I get him to explain to work that he needs to stay around home? Has anyone else dealt with this?
+1. My husband put our baby on a schedule during his paternity leave (but at 6 months). It’s not what I was doing when I was home, but worked better for him and she was well-fed and happy. I would ask if every three hours is okay for the baby and just go with it if it is.
If you and your husband each have Evernote, you can choose to share individual notes (or notebooks), which would let you keep other things provate. Might be easier than a separate app.
How odd is it to give two siblings the same middle name? We gave our first son his middle name in honor of my husband’s father and my grandfather (both of whom had passed away and were very important in our lives). My husband is suddenly very keen on giving our second son the same middle name as a way of honoring those family members, having a tie to both sides of our families, and having this be something that they share. I’m not totally opposed, but I’m wondering how weird this would seem to outsiders. Honestly, the only people who would really know/care are the brothers themselves and anyone who gets a birth announcement and paying attention.
Hey ladies. My 6 month old is sleeping through the night (aka if he wakes himself up, he can go back to sleep himself). The issue we have is early waking, often around 5:30-6 AM. We usually let him CIO until 6:30 AM. When we let him wake up early, on weekdays this means he is wiped out/super fussy by daycare dropoff time around 8-8:45 AM. He also seems still tired/sleepy when he does this early wakeup. Any suggestions on getting him to 6:30 AM without CIO? FWIW, Right now, he’s napping about 2-3 times at daycare with at least one nap being 1 hour plus, and by the time we get back home around 5:30-6 PM, I give him solids and then start bedtime routine (massage/bath/nurse/book/put in pack n play drowsy but asleep), and he’s asleep no later than 8 PM. TIA!
That feeling when you have been solo parenting all day with a preschooler and a toddler and your husband finally comes home . . . and then takes a shower for half an hour because “he got caught in the rain”. Raaaage.
I don’t think it’s weird. Reading why you want to do it sounds very sweet; a beautiful reason is motivating the decision. That being said, I have to defer to Tfor22, above, since she has first-hand experience of what it’s like being the sibling with the same middle name.
Today is my first day back at work. My mom’s home with the baby and keeps emailing and texting me that he won’t take a bottle at all. He had some formula when he was very young but hasn’t a bottle in over a month and has apparently forgotten how to suck from it. Please reassure me this will get better and he’ll figure it out. I mean, I know he won’t starve, but I’m worried he’s going to start waking up all the time at night to feed if he doesn’t get enough during the day. Ugh. Not the best start to my return :(
This is a weird question and I don’t know quite how to frame it. But I feel like growing up it was drilled into my head that I had to achieve, achieve, achieve. I had to do my best. I had to go to the best school and get the best grades, anything less than an A was unacceptable, etc.
Has anyone thought about raising their kid without that kind of pressure? Sort of a “you can overachieve if you want to, but it’s also okay to be a normal person with a normal job and just enjoy your life”?
My husband and I are both anxious perfectionists, FWIW. I’ve been working hard at not being one, but I haven’t gotten it quite perfect yet. ;)
Yes, I’m trying to raise our son without that kind of pressure. I’m not sure how well it’s working, but I do think about it.
I was raised that way, and most of the time, I really appreciate it. My parents expected me to do my best, but also emphasized that it was more important to be kind and well-rounded. Sometimes, I wonder if I’d have set higher goals if that had been drilled into me more, but frankly, I think I’m happier not feeling so wed to that sort of set of expectations.