Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Lotus Travel Crib
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For frequent flier babies and toddlers, this is the perfect travel crib.
We’ve traveled with our now six-year-old since she was a few months old. On almost every trip, the Lotus Travel Crib came along. It’s way lighter than a traditional pack-and-play (it’s only 13 pounds), can be carried like a backpack, and fits in the overhead bin of most planes.
Setup is literally a snap, and it’s also GreenGuard certified (so no scary chemicals like phthalates or formaldehyde). When we’re ready to fly again, our travel crib is ready and waiting for our toddler.
The crib is $199.95 (includes the travel crib and backpack). There’s also a bassinet kit and travel crib for very wee ones for $299.90.
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We used the guava lotus as our bassinet/crib full-time and for travel and were very happy with it. I move my kids to floor beds early (my first was a climber, my second got so tall she could throw a leg over the side of the guava lotus before she was 2) so I preferred to invest in a good option that could also be used for travel.
Any suggestions for bumpers for a twin bed that is high off the ground? Ideally ones than mimic the feeling of a crib? At home kiddo is still in a crib, but going to visit grandparents this summer and can’t comfortably fit in a pack n play anymore. Hoping to at least get some sleep on the trip
After a terrible hotel packnplay experience, we got a travel tent and it’s been great, you can scooch in with kiddo for a cuddle and then zip them in once they’re asleep.
Is anyone planning to decline the monthly child payment and instead planning to claim it on taxes for next year? Just saw something on NPR about the ability to decline it.
We don’t really need the monthly payment.
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Just on the vertical ’11’ lines between my eyebrows. If you knew me in real life, I’m a fairly low-maintenance kind of a gal… but as I’m getting older I can see that deep creases are starting to form and make me look mad (especially when you can’t see me smiling). I’m all about the cute little smile lines but… no thank you to looking angry.
I told one friend and my husband but… I just wanted to shout it out because I’m so excited not to look ‘mad’ with my mask on.
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I kind of want to go with some kind of active outdoor toy– like nerf type stuff? She has 10 year old older brother so I think they are good with NERF but that’s the sort of thing I’ve been thinking about.
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