Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Jingle Travel Toy
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I love giving stroller toys as shower gifts — they don’t take up too much space and they get so much use!
My current favorite is this one from Itzy Ritzy. It easily attaches to strollers and car seats for babies on the go. There are rings for baby to grasp and an embedded jingle ball to keep them entertained. For parents, the five patterns are colorful without being garish.
This travel toy is available at Amazon for under $10.
latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
We had parent teacher conferences, and the teacher mentioned that my kid (in Kinder) is struggling a lot when work frustrates him in any way (he doesn’t get it immediately) and working independently (I see this at home too.. e.g., tantrum when he doesn’t get something right away and a refusal to do it without help).
Long story short, he is fairly advanced (e.g., teacher said yesterday than he is the strongest reader she has seen in her class, he understand multiplication… and honestly having two kids I see that school is naturally easier for him/he is more academically inclined) and our public school kinder isn’t super challenging. Anyways, she mentioned that she often sees with kids like him, that it’s all good until things get more challenging, and then often what happens is they can’t handle things not being easy anymore once they hit 3rd, 4th grade type thing. How can I help him? Should we be looking into other school options? G&T doesn’t start in our school til 3rd grade..
WWYD– Just got a positive pregnancy test. We are in the middle of booking a trip for the last week in July with our toddler. (His school is closed that week, and we are also excited about taking a trip as a family.) I would still be in my second trimester. During my first pregnancy, I felt great second trimester and went hiking, etc. However, I had high blood pressure at the end of my pregnancy last time and am at risk for that again. (BP started trending up around 32 weeks, DS was born at 36 weeks.) I’m not really sure what travel recommendations are from my OB– first pregnancy was during Covid so we weren’t traveling, and I don’t have an appointment with my OB for another few weeks and we need to book the trip before then.
Should we still book the trip? Trip is domestic and would involve a flight. We were planning on visiting a widely visited national park and staying in a cabin…. does that seem ok or should I pivot to something in a city?
Has anyone tried one of these “virtual VIP disney tour” services where they run the app for you?
Just did shower gifts for two colleagues. I got them each a large, leakproof travel mug. Useful in the hospital, useful postpartum, useful through spring and summer months of maternity leave, and useful long after the baby years!
Truly, how is everyone doing today? I want to hear everything.
I feel deep in the young kids muck where there are so many highs and lows minute by minute. I’m getting antsy for true spring/summer to come. I’m feeling pretty scattered with life stuff (taxes are due in a month!?).
I was just reading Wirecutter reviews for pregnancy tests and it seems to say the popular First Response tests (where you can test ahead of your period being due) might give false negatives if you take biotin. I do (in a prenatal vitamin I started preconception) and had to stop it for a few days before getting thyroid labs. That seems weird to me that a major brand would have this issue – has anyone encountered false negatives on it? I might just buy a different brand to be safe.