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Pretty much the only thing I can imagine buying for myself at this point (at least, before sales start, ha) is fitness gear — and Amazon has some as part of their big markdowns. This gym tote from LeSportsac looks functional — huge but lightweight! — and while they have it in black at full price for $138, this fun but sedate blue number is just as nice at $83. (The other colors/patterns range in price from $51-$138.) I think you can still get it by Christmas if you really want it. LeSportsac Gym Tote
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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
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Ideal Stroller? says
Re-Posting from main s I t e (forgot there was a moms’ one!)
My sister is having by #2 and my parents and I want to get her a double stroller. She says she would really like one, but has no idea which one (though a single that converts to double is best) and does not have time to look into but would really appreciate if we could find one for her. We are going to give it her as a combined Christmas/baby gift, so budget is pretty high.
If cost were not a factor, what would be your ideal double stroller?
Her older son will be 2.5 when his brother arrives and she lives in the suburbs. Not sure if these are a factor in stroller purchases but they may be.
EB0220 says
Personally, I’d go with the Mountain Buggy +1. I have single Mountain Buggy stroller that I’ve been very happy with. But Lucie’s List has a really good writeup overview of double strollers.
EB0220 says
http://www.lucieslist.com/gear-guides/best-double-stroller/
(was) due in june says
If single converting to double is what she wants, the Uppababy Vista is definitely one of the top choices. I have three different friends with two kids each, two of the families are very well off and could buy anything, and they all have the Vista and love it. I have the Vista with one kid and really like it, but I’m told where it smokes the competition is with two kids. Lucie’s List is the right place to look at reviews.
EB0220 says
OK, that does look pretty awesome!
ANP says
This is not a single-converting-to-double, but I swear by our Bumbleride Indie Twin. I like that it’s narrow enough to fit through doorways but is still a side-by-side (my kids didn’t like one riding behind the other).
anona says
What are the five things you would absolutely bring on a 6 hour plane flight with a rambunctious, can’t-sit-still 10 month old lap infant? (Other than many extra diapers and extra outfits). Getting nervous!
Anonymous says
Snacks/foods that take a long time to eat.
BKDC says
A cup of snacks? At that age, we liked the puffed barley that came in a bag, which we picked up a Whole Foods. Never traveled by plane with my little one, but we did have to power through a 13 hour car trip at that age. There was a lot of singing and games of peekaboo. Hopefully you’ll have plenty of opportunity to move about the cabin. Good luck, mamma!
Syd says
See if you can get the seats right behind first class. We recently payed a little extra for those seats when traveling with our thirteen-month old and it was amazing! Didn’t have to worry about him kicking the seats in front of us because there weren’t any. He could get down and sit on the floor or take a couple of steps. We took reusable sticker books that he had never seen before (big hit!), pipe cleaners that he could pull in and out of a jar (saw that recommended here, he didn’t like those as well), and lots of snacks. Also we let him walk as much as possible in the airport before getting on the flight so he was tired – if your baby is crawling/cruising I’d just let them do the same at an empty gate area and bring some anti-bacterial wipes.
Amelia Bedelia says
agreed on the movement. Our bebe didn’t walk until 14 months or so. We let her crawl ALL OVER the place for before multiple plane rides. Ignore the stares from others. it’s worth it to tire her out! dirt is good for the immunity system!
Also, we always traveled with her in a zip up footed pajama onesie. It was just easier for movement and changing her (and warmth).
EB0220 says
A Munchie Mug of snacks and a water bottle could amuse my 10 month old for hours. We also enjoyed looking through the airline magazine and sky mall (especially the animals). Other passengers, if they’re nice, have always been fantastic about making faces at/playing peekaboo with my little ones. Walk around in the galley area if she/he gets fussy. The flight attendants are almost always helpful if they’re not busy and will try to amuse kiddo. I would definitely sit toward the back, as it is more likely to be empty and is also closer to the galley and bathroom.
Amelia Bedelia says
We traveled a lot with our bebe, and she was VERY mobile at 10months.
We had:
1. at least four types of snacks – all that take a long time to eat (i.e., large pretzel rods she could gum, cheerios or other cereal, cucumbers she could pick up, and some kind of fruit).
2. several lift-the-flap type of books (or feely books). These hold her interest longers
3. stickers (make sure she isn’t eating them!) that she could use to decorate everything in sight
4. a ziploc bag filled with odds and ends — we put a few puzzle shapes with handles (for grip), a few straws (she loves them!), and other grippable oddities. Our bebe would take them out of the bag and then put them back in over and over again. Then take them out and bang them and put them back in. This bought us tons of time. And it’s good if it is something she doesn’t usually play with at home (we had odd things like tylenol syringe (empty) and baby bottle caps).
5. iphone — we have a “no phone at all” policy at home, but we make an exception for plane travel. Because the kiddo doesn’t watch tv, cartoons didn’t hold her interst. But we had enough shapes and painting games on there that she got quite a bit of use from it. And honestly, she just loved scrolling through pics of herself!
6. benadryl so she would take a longer nap. Ours is a difficult sleeper. Benedryl is the only way we could make her sleep more than 45 minutes. trust me – people around us should thanks us for this one!
7. one or two light up toys. We dropped these after a few flights, though, as they just didn’t hold her attention long enough.
8. bibs, hats, shoes with velcro, and unbreakable necklaces. She enjoyed taking these on and off during the flight.
It’s a lot, I know. We essentially travelled with a back pack just for her.
Meg Murry says
In addition to pics of baby, pictures of animals are also often a hit “oh look, a doggy! A cow!” Etc
And if possible sneak in some pictures of whoever you are going to see, preferably with you, husband or her in the picture. “oh look, it’s mommy and grandma! We’re so excited to go see grandma!”
Maddie Ross says
I vote a big NO to the Benadryl rec if you’ve never have tried Benadryl with your infant before. It can make a small (though not insignificant) subset of infants/toddlers really hyperactive. Mine falls in that category. Like totally unsettled and hyper. Not what you want on a plane.
I second the rec for lots of food – cheerios, puffs, pretzel sticks, goldfish, fruit snacks. Things that can be eaten for lots of time without filling them up. Also second an ipad or iphone with photos to look at. Fisher Price has several simple videos/games that are fun to watch for 10 month olds.
Amelia Bedelia says
COMPLETELY agree. Do not try ANY medication for the first time on a flight!
my poor mum tried ambien for the first time on an overnight flight — we still tease her about that one. she was pretty embarrassing.
Anonymous says
a baby carrier (Ergo, Bjørn, whatever) so she can sleep on you and you have both hands free
LOTS of things to suck. pacifiers on lanyards, pouches, a bottle with some water/juice, and mom or formula.
TK says
Don’t accept the airline’s invitation to board first … it can add 30 – 45 minutes to your ‘entertaining in the seat’ time. Hang out in the boarding area until the last moment (send parent 1 ahead with bags so all parent 2 has to bring is baby).
Anon says
This is such a genius idea.
anona says
This is all great advice. Thank you! I am mostly worried baby won’t sleep because he usually refuses to sleep unless he’s totally alone, but … we shall see. He has no experience with screens so we’ll break out the ipad baby apps if necessary. Photos is also a great idea. And straws and other little objects. Ok, we can do this!!
NewMomAnon says
Other oddities that entertained my kiddo for a long time: a roll of blue painter’s tape (stick it all over the back of the seat in front of you, stick it to mom’s chest, etc), lots of hair binders, the plastic cups they give out on airplanes, bags of pretzels that they give out on airplanes, small containers baby can open and close with objects to put in them (we had a couple small plastic bottles with snap lids that were big enough to hold small toys).
Don’t expect or plan for sleep. My kiddo only slept on a plane once (she has flown on five round trips now), and she was strapped into her car seat and not mobile yet. Expect that kiddo will want to stand on the floor a lot. Good luck!
Anon in NYC says
Any favorite microwave and dishwasher-safe bowls/plates for kids?
Meg Murry says
Whatever was on sale at Target the day I realized we didn’t have plastic plates? Take and toss, Rubbermaid or gladware containers bowls with lids – enough so you have a bunch that take the same lids. The shallow ones that are only an inch high or two meant for sandwiches etc work better than plates for the littlest ones.
If you want to avoid plastic – Corelle plates and bowls and pyrex glass bowls (small sets with lids). My mother had them and my kids threw them off the table more than once and very rarely broke them. I usually microwave in these and then transfer the hot food to plastic plates or cold regular plates, because the glass and plates get really freaking hot long before cold food from the fridge does.
Avoid divided plates if you can help it – my kids used them for a while at my MILs and it caused drama about “my food is touching!” every time that we went to a restaurant or place with regular plates. Save them as a special occasion novelty. And once you find one that works for you, get a bunch that are all identical so you don’t have to hear “no, I wanted the blue plate, not a green one!” as another way to be difficult.
NewMomAnon says
I second the rec for Corelle – I use it and it is indestructible, lightweight, and cheap. Bowl falls off the counter onto the tile floor? Doesn’t break. Kiddo wants to bash it against the table? No problem. Sat filled with tomato sauce on the counter for 24 hours? Doesn’t stain. Mine is a plain white set with no pattern, so it isn’t obvious that it’s indestrucible dishware.
For my kiddo, I usually use the cheapest plastic divided plates from Target – I don’t put them in the microwave, but they do go in the dishwasher (get the plain colored ones, the ones with printed designs can peel after running through the dishwasher). The divisions help me not over-serve her and remind me to give a variety of foods at each meal. They are also less slippery on my table, so harder to accidentally brush onto the floor with an errant toddler sleeve.
Anon in NYC says
Thanks! I wouldn’t have thought of Corelle!
Momata says
Thirded Corelle. I had planned on using plastic with the kid but out of habit reached for the Corelle we use every day, and it has held up great and doesn’t give me heebie jeebies about chemicals. Plus it’s just the same as what we use so it’s one less set of cr@p to have around the kitchen.
Anonymous says
I love my Corelle!