Postpartum Tuesday: Lactation Cookies
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The other day at Target, I wound up in the maternity & infant section, where I hadn’t been in a while. I was intrigued to see that Target has lactation cookies for a much more affordable price than I paid for the very tasty Milkmakers cookies (also at Target) a thousand years ago.
I thought I’d share these other lactation cookies with you guys and also ask which you’ve tried to increase your milk supply. (Or do you make lactation cookies from scratch?) Note that Target also sells individual Milkmakers cookies, so you can try the various flavors. The pictured cookies are $10 for 10 at Target. Booby Boons Lactation Cookies Oatmeal Raisin
Psst: Looking for more info about nursing clothes for working moms, or tips for pumping at the office? We’ve got them both…
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?
Are you me?? I was waking up in the middle of the night to pump, though my child slept through the night at 8 weeks, too. I cried and felt so “guilty” about giving her formula. Surely if I didn’t choose to work I could just nurse her all day on demand…anyway reading all these comments is super helpful and I wish I had thought to reach out to the women on this s*te rather than stumbling down a rabbit hole of mommy blogs with the same advice.
I’ve never been able to pump enough to keep up with demand (baby is 6 months old, used freezer stash to get us to 5.5 months as I returned to work at 3 months, and now we are supplementing with formula as I continue to pump). I have tried various products to increase my pumping output, and haven’t noticed a difference. I’ve taken frenugeek supplements, drank Mother’s Milk tea, I eat oatmeal every day, and I’ve purchased overpriced lactation cookies. I just started LegenDairy pills so waiting to see how that works. I’ve also tried relaxing music, meditation, and hand massage while pumping. My output has remained pretty consistent throughout, and I have not noticed a spike or change from using any of these products. Interested to hear what others have to say, of course, because my type A personality won’t let me give this up as I keep searching for that product that is going to WOW me!
oh, and I pay mothers helpers ~$10-12/hr depending on their age and ability. We pay our babysitters $15-20 depending on age/transportation/how much my kids like them and how loyal they are to us (our favorite sitter gets prime rate)
To SBJ – Kellymom says 3-4 times a day at least the size of a quarter at this stage. After a month you can get EBF babies who poo anywhere from once a day to once every 10 days. How many wet diapers are you seeing? Get the pampers with the blue line so you know it’s a wet diaper. I think you could easily and quickly take the baby for a weigh-in at the pediatrician, or just call their nurse hotline
How much would you pay a family member to do some “mother’s helper” activities around your house? Think laundry, dishes, meal prep, and light cleaning. She’s my niece, 22 years old, recent college graduate who’s looking to make some extra $$ while she applies for grad school. We pay $15/hour for babysitting but that seems a bit steep for this type of work…
Looking to send three token gifts to the children of extended family in England (we’re in California): approx. 10 yo boy, approx. 8 yo boy, and 3 yo girl. Ideally, something more common here than there. Would welcome any/all suggestions! Needs to be relatively small in size so will fit in luggage.
The only thing I could think of was to send a book each, by a US author with a US setting/theme. And then maybe add something from the Tea collection for the 3 yo as it’s her birthday and also, her mom sends my kid her hand-me-downs. Any ideas?
Can someone remind me how much (quantity, not frequency) newborns should poop? New LO is 5 days old and has fully transitioned to breastmilk poops, but I cannot for the life of me remember what quantity of poo my first was producing at this point (who was in the special care nursery for the first week, which is probably why my memory of this is hazy…). Currently seeing more like little skid marks and feeling like it should be more?
As for lactation cookies (how’s that for a transition?), I made my own with coconut flour and flax and chocolate chips… Will post a link to the recipe if I can find the original.
My 6 month old apparently rolled off the bed onto the (carpeted) floor this morning. DH was watching her while I showered, she spit up everywhere in the middle of the bed so he moved her out of the pile, turned his back for one second to grab a burp cloth to mop things up, and then whipped back around when he heard a thud (followed by wailing). She seems fine, happy as a clam when I left no visible injuries and acting normally, so we think she’s probably fine, but he was pretty broken up about it. We called my mother to gut check, where she promptly informed me that I and my sisters all rolled off of beds and that I took a nap in the bathtub unsupervised at 2 and am lucky to be here. Meanwhile DH was in tears about how he was a terrible parent this morning, and I ended up 45 minutes late after consoling and calming down everyone! Thank goodness babies are more resilient than adults.
Anyone want to help shop for my kids’ spring photo portraits? I picked out a denim-y slate blue sweater for my son and I know he’ll wear a bow tie, but I haven’t fallen in love with any dresses yet for my daughter. She has hazel eyes and warm blond hair, and will be wearing 18M clothes by April. I wanted to keep it a little cheaper than Boden– my husband will kill me if I spend $40 on bunny overalls– but nicer than Target? Son’s sweater is from Zara.
My 3.5-year-old daughter is either really hard on shoes, or most kids’ shoes are terrible. (She’s ripped holes in New Balance, Nike, Under Armour and Sketchers, so price hasn’t seemed to make a difference.) Any recs for cute sneakers that go with pants and dresses? She has a narrow foot, so Keens are out. I’m soooo tempted by Plae shoes, but the price makes me cringe!
Ugh. I was so proud that we got valentines done last week and were ahead of the game, and then found out when I picked up my son yesterday that his before/after school program is doing them too. They’ve already made special bags for them and everything, and there’s 39 kids!!! My initial instinct was to skip, but my son would probably feel awkward receiving valentines without giving any. So guess I’m getting valentines on my lunch break :(
I did tell him we’re not going to fill out the “to” field- he’s just going to write his name where it says “from” and drop them indiscriminately into the bags. Blergh.
Can we talk about kids sneakers?? My son has worn Saucony Jazz sneaks with velcro for years but I recently discovered that they end at size 12. Wahhhh. He’s not ready for laces (side note: when am I supposed to teach him how to do this? He’s almost 6 and in kindergarten). Kid shoes after size 12 get so pricey, I want affordable shoes but also something substantial–I got him some Carters sneakers from DSW and they were garbage… Help!
I used the How Sweet Eats recipe and added nuts, dark chocolate, and cranberries. Definitely not a health food but when you’re nursing that much, it doesn’t really matter.
I couldn’t find a Valentine’s Day outfit for my kiddo that wasn’t gross (little stud, etc) so I made him a cape with a lovebug on it. My husband came home and said, ‘Oh that’s a lovely tortoise…’ I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but to be fair, it really does look like a tortoise. Luckily none of the babies will know any better.
I haven’t gone with little kids but mine are close in age to yours and I wouldn’t take them on the Maid of the Mist boat tour. It’s not only choppy but you get so close to the falls that you’re basically standing in a shower. It’s super wet and loud and windy and I think my kids would freeeaaak out. As I said, though, I haven’t actually done it with littles so maybe others who have would disagree! Or perhaps there are other, tamer boat tours that don’t go right up to the falls.
I can’t really speak to nearby attractions – I haven’t been to Marineland and Clifton Hill on the Canadian side has that super touristy Ripley’s and Hard Rock vibe, so I don’t think about that as little-kid-friendly. Niagara-on-the-Lake is beautiful and might be nice…I do have a lot of friends who live in Buffalo and I think it’s become a pretty good family destination in itself. There’s an Olmsted-designed park, the zoo, and there’s an area along the waterfront that has a playground and maybe splash pad that is super popular with families.
I hope you’ll hear from people who’ve been there with little kids, but based on my experiences I probably wouldn’t extend my trip with the kids that little and unable to do most of the falls-related activities.
What do you do for dessert? Both DH and I have sweet tooths and I am realizing that we have gotten into the habit of dessert after dinner and our 3 year old has started to expect it. Around xmastime, DH would make hot cocoa every night. Because I am the mom, and no fun, I have tried to break the habit by having strawberries or yogurt with some honey. I am not opposed to dessert, but I don’t think donuts every night is responsible. Am I overthinking it?