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Maternity Monday: Split Sleeve Maternity/Nursing Top

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Maternal America Split Sleeve Maternity/Nursing TopColor me crazy, but I think this is exactly the kind of thing that’s great to buy while pregnant. First, if the sleeves are too much for you at work, you can just throw a regular cardigan or blazer over it, and it becomes another black top. Second, because the sleeves are kind of fun, you can dress it up for date night or even a holiday party (picture it with a fun sequined skirt or the like). After the baby comes, the easy nursing access will be helpful, and you can totally be the cool new mom who looks super put together. The top is $98 at Nordstrom and comes in four colors, sizes XS-L. Maternal America Split Sleeve Maternity/Nursing Top (L-2)

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  1. EB0220 says

    *Posting on main site as welll* Can anyone recommend a camisole that is mostly cotton and works for someone with a long torso? I prefer a built-in bra of some sort but not 100% required. I am still wearing my nursing camis, despite having weaned a month ago, because they became such an integral part of my wardrobe.

    • mascot says

      My camisoles from Costco and Old Navy are pretty long (they have some modal in them and no built in bra)

    • Anon says

      Honestly I’m still wearing my bravado nursing tanks 2 years later because I can’t find other non-nursing tanks that are sold by bandwidth. I’ve heard that nursing bras can be converted to regular bras – should look into getting that done with my tanks.

      Any suggestions for non-nursing tanks or camis with bandwidth sizing?

    • TBK says

      Um, I stopped nursing/pumping when my kids were 12 weeks. They’re 20 months now. I still wear my nursing tanks. They’re the right length and are nicely fitted while also being pretty forgiving around the mid-section.

  2. Due in December says

    So I have not yet entered the postpartum period, but I can’t see how something like this would be flattering while nursing, soon after giving birth (when I assume I’ll have quite a tummy). There are all these maternity/nursing clothes available, but I haven’t bought many because I’m trying to stay away from empire waists, which I assume will make me look pregnant long after the baby has arrived.

    Am I overthinking?

    • Anon in NYC says

      I agree. Maternity/nursing combo items have (in my opinion) a very limited lifespan.

      • Anonymous says

        I agree as well. Although, I have a friend who was nursing AND pregnant at the same time — that made the maternity/nursing combo seem smart.

        • Due in December says

          Never thought of that. Actually, was reading a bre*stfeeding book yesterday and got to the chapter about nursing 2 kids at once and that had never, ever occurred to me either.

    • NewMomAnon says

      I found that some of the maternity/nursing shirts made for good sleep shirts and maternity leave shirts postpartum. If I wanted to dress up while nursing, I generally wore a nursing tank under a regular shirt (or got a babysitter and just wore regular clothes).

    • Anonymous says

      I wore nursing shirts right up til we weaned (still in progress…) because I found them really convenient for nursing discretely. I eventually stopped using a cover but felt comfortable since generally the nursing tops don’t show tons of skin while nursing. But I did look for non-maternity nursing tops – I agree the two categories should not be combined.

    • layered bob says

      nope, I had absolutely no use for my maternity clothes from the day I got home from the hospital. Did not fit right, were not flattering, and I was sick of wearing them anyway. I don’t know why manufacturers think they should be combined.

  3. OMG says

    Overnight diaper recs for a toddler boy? And while we’re at it favorites for daytime? We’re adopting a 2 year old and diapers his foster family uses are not working well. They change him while he’s asleep but there has to be a better way!

    • Anonymous says

      I have a 2.5 year old boy in Pampers Baby Dry or Pampers Swaddlers at night. They work fine for him.

      Other things to consider are how much he’s drinking before bedtime. You could put in an insert like Booster Pads Diaper Doubler (search on Amazon). If he’s leaking out the top, be sure to point his pen!s down when you diaper him.

      Diabetes can cause increased urination (along with other symptoms). Not trying to scare you, just something to keep in the back of your mind if it’s really out of control.

    • anon says

      Granted our baby is a lot younger, but we really struggled with overnight leaks because he now sleeps on his tummy – not so much an absorbency issue as a pee-out-the-waistband issue, so your mileage may vary. We found Target Up & Up in a size larger than he wears during the day has just about solved that problem. We also tried a variety of Pampers products/sizes, which weren’t as good. We also love the Up&Up during the day because they’re unscented.

      • MDMom says

        We just started having this problem with my tummy sleeping 6 month old. I ordered the diaper doublers mentioned above and plan to use them to reinforce the front. I haven’t tried it yet though.

        To the OP: congratulations and best of luck with your new toddler!

        • anon says

          The size-up diapers worked better for us than doublers because they just come up higher in front.

          • MDMom says

            Hmm good to know. I resisted bc we are using the Huggies overnite and the smallest size is already big- he was 15.5 lb last week and size 3s start at 16. I was worried there’d be leg gapping. Maybe i’ll give size 4s a try. Worst case he’ll grow into them eventually. Thanks.

    • NewMomAnon says

      Mom of a girl who wakes up if her diaper is too wet (happened last night, yay). Two suggestions: (1) Pampers Baby Dry Extra Protection (they are more absorbent than the regular Baby Dry) and (2) size up.

      Also, congratulations on your new addition to the family!!!! That is so exciting.

    • Midwest Mama says

      I’ll start by saying I have a daughter, so YMMV with a son. But we used Pampers when DD was a newborn, switching to Target’s Up & Up through the time she was potty trained. But the only diapers that worked overnight for her as a toddler were the Huggies Overnights. Which was interesting to me because Huggies didn’t work at all for her as a baby because they didn’t come up high enough on her back and she was a long, lean baby. And congrats!! How exciting; what a magical Christmas gift!

      • anne-on says

        Huggies overnights were the only diapers that worked for us at night – it helped buying them a size up if you’re able to.

        • Meg Murry says

          Same here with Huggies Overnights. In every other category Pampers were best for us, way over Huggies, except for overnights, where Huggies were way better than Pampers.

          For everyday, daytime diapers we were good with Target Up & Up or Luvs – although we would also use the overnights before anytime we weren’t sure if we would be able to do frequent diaper changes, like a long car ride.

          Honestly, changing him while he sleeps (for instance, putting him down for bed at 7:00 and changing him at 10 or 11 before you go to bed) isn’t the worst idea in the world if you can do it without waking him fully (perhaps sliding a changing pad under him in the crib instead of moving him to the changing table). Part of the issue could be that before bed his tummy is full of liquid, and as he pees and his tummy goes down the waistband gets too loose, and then he can pee up and over the loose diaper. We would experience this for a days or a week, especially when my kids were going through growth spurts – go to bed with a diaper that fit, wake up with a wet bed and loose diaper.

          Oh, and +1 for sizing up as well, as long as the issue isn’t him peeing over a too loose diaper. And maybe this goes without saying, but making sure to aim everything down before fastening the diaper will make a difference too.

        • Anonymous says

          We use Huggies overnights in a size up plus a booster pad for my son who pees a ton overnight. It works great and I have tried a lot of the other recommendations given here.

    • CHJ says

      We swear by Pampers Swaddlers for our two year old boy, both for overnight and daytime. Pampers Cruisers are good, too, but I think the Swaddlers are softer and easier to put on.

      And I agree with NewMomAnon that sizing up is a good idea if they leak.

      • CHJ says

        Also – congratulations! Did you post on the main board a few weeks ago about your adoption? If so, I’ve been thinking of you and hoping everything was going well! Two year olds are wonderful – curious, loving, crazy, hilarious… it’s a wonderful age!

          • Anon says

            Getting the right size diapers is also important. I find trying to save money by using the smaller size is never worth it because of leaks. We love Pampers Swaddlers but I find that the size ranges are optimistic. Generally they work only up to about 1 or 2 lbs less than the box says. I find if there is a leak it means I need to go up another size. I also always put onesies underneath the pajamas -especially for older babies and toddlers that sleep on their tummies, it helps keep the diapers in place. Carters sells size 24 month onesies.

    • In House Lobbyist says

      We used pampers for daytime and would size up at nighttime. My oldest son was late to potty train at night and we used the pampers overnight diapers for him. They always worked great for us.

    • Frustrated Academic says

      We use Seventh Generation Night diapers on our 21 month old.

    • Anonymous says

      Another thought … It may be helpful to have him pee before bed. Even if he is not ready for full on potty training, you may be able to teach him to pee in the potty. My 3 yr old is still in diapers but will pee in the potty before bed (for an m&m).

      • mascot says

        +1 to getting them used to sitting on the potty while you run their bath/shower. You can add it later in the bedtime routine too if needed.

    • Lorelai Gilmore says

      We use either the Target Up& Up or the Huggies Little Movers, both in size 6, on my 2.25/y/o boy. The Huggies Overnights are great.

  4. the second says

    Suggestions for gearing up for baby’s first winter? With specific brands? I have a ten month old – we are in a fairly warm city but it occasionally gets cold and we are also traveling to ski several times for several days. Sooo help me out moms! mittens? do you do one big puffy outfit or tops and bottoms? layers? what are those things you cover them with in strollers? Feeling overwhelmed by the choices and in my city there isn’t much to observe.

    • Anon in NYC says

      Lucie’s List has a number of posts about this (look for the Winter Series), which you may find helpful. I don’t ski, so I can’t help with gear related to that, but some of the stroller gear that I use for my almost-6 month old include a footmuff (for the stroller – check out 7AM Enfant or JJ Cole), and really warm blanket (Rain or Shine Kids Woobee Plush – dual sided, water resistant on one and warm and fuzzy on the other).

      We use the blanket in warmer temps, say 60+ degrees, with a warm (but not too warm) jacket, long-sleeve onesie, pants, and socks. We use the footmuff for anything colder than that, with the same outfit. My daughter is toasty warm in the footmuff.

    • Sarabeth says

      Can’t say enough good things about the Patagonia Puffball bunting. Very warm, goes over fleece layers if necessary, and useable in a carseat.

      Be aware, sizing runs huge.

    • TBK says

      We used coats with foldover hands (if that makes sense) last winter. Cannot imagine getting a 10 mo old to wear mittens. (Currently wondering how on earth I’ll get my 20 month olds to wear them.)

      • TBK says

        Oh, and you probably already know this but no puffy clothes in carseats. Thin jacket (we did fleece) plus blanket only. Otherwise the straps might not be able to tighten enough over the clothes.

    • EB0220 says

      We got a Columbia snow suit for our ~ 13 month old for her first “ski trip”. It had the foldover mittens, which are awesome. It has a zip-in fleece lining and waterproof exterior. It was great for our trip to Vermont and she wore it at ski resort and in town alike. Kept her warm in very chilly conditions. Now that she’s older, we’ve switched to ski bibs and coat. We’ve been pretty happy with the REI winter clothing. For regular wear, we’ve been very happy with LL Bean, REI and Patagonia fleece jackets. REI and Patagonia make long underwear for toddlers and babies, which is very important in cold conditions. We also like smartwool wool socks and Bogs boots to keep the feet warm and dry. We’ve been happy with the Toddler fleece mittens from REI, but I haven’t found a waterproof mitten I like yet. Hats – REI has been good for that, too. Basically we just love REI – haha. They have “real” outdoor gear for kids and you can usually get it on sale offseason.

  5. anne-on says

    Snowsuit (LLBean with the grown cuffs was great – we’re still using his 2T at 3.5 now) and base layers underneath so they don’t get too hot/sweaty. Patagonia makes mittens that were fantastic for babies, they open up nearly down to the knuckle so they’re super easy to get on/off.
    For all the time use (not playing in the snow) we like the patagonia down jackets, they are nice and warm but compress down easily so I could shove them into a diaper bag.

  6. BumGenius Cloth Diapers says

    So, DH and I are researching cloth diaper options. We’ve narrowed it down to the BumGenius Freetime or the 4.0. We are leaning toward the 4.0. I’d love to hear about any experiences with either!

    • kes says

      4.0 all the way! Or more generally, pockets over AIO. We found the microfiber pads that came with the BG cloth diapers didn’t work at all – they were really prone to compression leaks – and with the pockets we could swap out whatever pads we wanted. I was a big fan of a small microfiber on top for the initial absorption (even when she got bigger, we used the newborn size) and either bamboo or cotton/hemp blend below (and 2 of those overnight). Also, although I know you didn’t ask this, we definitely preferred the snaps over the velcro-type fasteners because the velcro just stops holding at a certain point. Good luck!

    • layered bob says

      We use BumGenius 4.0s with a hemp doubler at night, but don’t use any pocket diapers during the day because they are a GIANT PAIN to stuff. Also they are expensive for them to be your whole stash. The advantage of the Freetime is no stuffing – although I would think they would wear out more quickly because you have to dry the whole thing (BumGenius pockets and other shells dry quickly without the dryer). You also can’t use a doubler or other type of insert as easily with the Freetime, but they do have I think about 1 1/2 times the absorbency of the standard BumGenius 4.0 microfiber.

      You didn’t ask, but we do BetterFit prefolds during the day (with a stay-dry BumGenius fleece liner before naps) with a Flip one-size cover. No stuffing, way cheaper, wash and dry easily and will last for a second child with no need to replace elastic/snaps/aplix/etc.

      Also, the 4.0s are the previous model – don’t pay full price, lots of places have them on clearance because now there is a 5.0 version.

    • Anonymous says

      I’ve been down the BG train. We found they all didn’t fit our kid right. They do have fantastic resale value though so it wasn’t a huge loss. I urge you to try a couple of every kind for a day or two or rent a package before committing because sometimes something entirely does not work. We found GROVIA ONE was the only option that fit our child well enough for there to be no leaks regardless of night or daytime.

    • Cdn Lawyer says

      I have been using the Freetimes on my 5 month old for a few weeks and so far they have been great. I do still use a disposable at night though. There are a lot of comments on other sites suggesting the Freetimes take a long time to dry but I haven’t found that to be a case. I wash at night around 7pm and they are totally dry the next morning after being on a drying rack.
      I have heard that you can run into absorbency issues later as the baby pees more. But my husband would only get on the cloth diaper train with an all in one.

    • Anonymous says

      We used the older, cotton version of the Freetime (now called Elements?) because we just are not people who are going to stuff diapers. The only downside was longer dry-time – not sure if that would be true of the Freetime, which seem specifically designed to speed that up – which didn’t matter to us. They held up beautifully after multiple kids and no special care. We loved having them so simple: wash, use, no thinking.

      So I’d go Freetime without question!

  7. POSITA says

    I need Christmas present suggestions for my 2 yo. I have several smaller things that I’m planning to get her, but her grandparents just asked for a big splashy item that they can get her. If we suggest smaller things, they’ll go overboard . Last year we suggested they get her something from the Little People line and they gave her the 5 largest sets they could find. I’d really like to suggest one substantial gift so that we aren’t inundated with big pieces of plastic again. For her birthday this year they got her a scooter–that was perfect. However, I’m not coming up with anything that she’d want along those lines. She already loves her play kitchen, scooter, tricycle, balance bike, and easel. She has a bunch of MegaBlocks, Duplos, a wooden train set, a baby stroller and a shopping cart. What am I missing? I know there has to be at least one substantial 2 yo present that she hasn’t gotten yet.

    • CHJ says

      Does she have a wagon? Or a Little Tikes cozy coupe? If you live somewhere wintery, how about a nice sled?

      We have this issue too. Both sets of grandparents want to do something big and flashy, but all my son really wants is a small plastic dinosaur.

      • POSITA says

        Ack. Wagon and Cozy Coupe came from grandparents last year. The curse of the first grandbaby (on both sides)!

    • CPA Lady says

      What about a play tent? Land of Nod has some cool ones shaped like rocket ships, teepees, etc. I think there are more reasonably priced versions on amazon.

      • mascot says

        Play tents are fun. Add a kids sleeping bag (PBK has cute ones) if they want to add a little more.

      • Famouscait says

        OMG the toys at Land of Nod! I had no idea. They are fantatsic!

        What about a child sized chair for reading?

      • POSITA says

        We have a tent and tunnel from Ikea (they’re great, btw, if anyone is looking). The bean bag chair might work. She’d probably enjoy that! A kid-sized trampoline is another option. I just don’t want to store it.

    • Anonymous says

      swing set and/or swing set accessories? a trampoline (the kid safe kind, not the outdoor ones), tent/tunnel, babydoll + crib (that’s what my 2 y/o is getting from great grandma…who is going all out), slide, bean bag chair (you have no idea how much joy my kid gets from flopping on this thing), kid sized chair, luggage/backpack, workbench (my kid has asked for a workshop for christmas…too much time with dad!!), cozy coupe, really nice farm animal/barn set or dollhouse….

      • hoola hoopa says

        +1 Great toy with wide age/interest range, expensive, and small footprint.

        Or a good set of wood blocks (eg Haba Extra Large set). You’ll have lots of years of use with those.

        • Lorelai Gilmore says

          +2 on Magnatiles. They are perfect.

          What about the Dalmatian Fire Engine Speedster from Land of Nod?

          Rocking horse?

          Bitty Baby from American Girl, with assorted accessories?

          • Lorelai Gilmore says

            Dollhouse? The Fisher Price Loving Family set is really sweet for young children.

    • Meg Murry says

      Is she still in a crib? What about a toddler bed or twin bed? Or a train table/Lego table? My neighbors have a nice one that is flat on one side for trains, or flips over to be a Lego grid on the other, and you can use the Lego side with Duplos or MegaBlocks.

  8. CPA Lady says

    I am so excited about Christmas but simultaneously already “over” the whole presents/materialism/stuff aspect of it. My MIL emailed us all today and asked if we could skip doing gifts for the adults and just focus on the kids. What a breath of fresh air. We all have everything we need.

    I am by no means a minimalist, but sometimes I just get so overwhelmed by how we’re supposed to have an ever escalating amount of stuff and do more and more for every occasion (destination bachelorette parties, elaborate 2nd b-day parties, etc). I wonder if the pendulum is going to swing back towards moderation anytime soon? A girl can dream, right?

  9. SC says

    Someone asked this recently, but I didn’t see any responses. Is there an expected amount to give a nanny for Christmas/end of year?

    • Anonymous says

      I don’t have a nanny, but since this has been asked twice without reply: I’ve heard one week’s pay is ‘typical’.

  10. Anonymous says

    Advise needed! Just found out I’m pregnant with #2 (yay!), due in July. #1 is currently in full time daycare, but I have a very flexible schedule and she probably spents abotu 30 hours/week in the center. She’s been in a center since she was 3 months old, but has been at THIS center since she was 21 months. She’s 2 now.

    Former daycare (FDC) had a fabulous infant program/room. Current daycare is just not as great all around, but it’s close, cheaper, and gets the job done for my happy go lucky toddler. I do not want to put a 3 month old baby in that daycare.

    Options I’m weighing- would love to hear your thoughts and maybe options I’ve forgotten:

    1. Au pair + preschool at current daycare 3x/week for #1
    Pros: no daycare for baby, cheaper than daycare for 2. Could send #1 to some dance classes etc. to liven up her week and still have it be cheaper than both FT in daycare.
    Cons: not sure how I feel about a young au pair with a 3 month old and a 3 year old. Also, space- we have room for an au pair, but it would mean giving up our guest room, which has been fantastic to have when our out of town relatives are here. We have long term plans to finish our basement which would EITHER be an au pair suite or a fab guest space, but that won’t happen by July. Also, I feel nervous about a young lady from a foregin country driving my tinies around. This could be paranoia, but we are in the ‘burbs and it would be a lot of driving.

    2. FT daycare for both- send to new daycare
    Pros: one place for both kids, nice infant program
    Cons: ANOTHER transition for #1 (this would be her 3rd daycare), more expensive, have to get 2 out of the house in the morning…ugh

    3. Nanny for baby, preschool 2-3x/week for #1 at current program
    Pros: more experience with tiny babies and/or two kids than an au pair (?), no cultural gap (am thinking more like au pairs not knowing the stories/games my toddler knows)
    Cons: most expensive option. Probably 150% the aupair and for less hours (au pair you get up to 45; I would probably only use 35-40. With a nanny, we’d probably move schedules to get more like 30-35 hours since we’er also paying for preschool).

    4. nanny or au pair, no preschool for #1– she’s a fall birthday and so technically will get 3 years of preschool (or 2 years of preschool and 1 year of preK– whatever.)

    Thoughts? Current front runner is nanny and part time preschool until the baby is ~6 months or so, then start to consider an au pair. could be flexible if we found the nanny we loved.

    • Anonymous says

      oh- add’l “pro” of the nanny is in-home care without giving up a room. By the time we’d move to the au pair (when baby is older), our guest suite/au pair suite would be finished. So we could have each kid in their own room, plus an au pair room, plus a guest suite/my home office.

      I work from home if any of this matters, but our house layout is such that in-home care while I work is 100% feasible. I have done it before.

    • TBK says

      On the au pair front, they all know Americans want/need people who can drive and so they really brush up their skills when they’re trying to get placed. There are also some countries where driving is more common than others. I hear the Germans are excellent drivers. We use Au Pair in America and all the au pairs talked at length in their profiles about how much driving experience they have. Our au pair can drive (she’s Brazilian) but since she doesn’t need to, and we don’t have a car for her, she never does (nor does she want to). But other friends have Brazilian au pairs and they drive the kids all over. Your concern is really common and my guess is that any good au pair agency will have great information for you about how to find an au pair with the driving skills you need. Some even offer driving lessons specifically tailored to helping foreign au pairs learn American driving.

    • POSITA says

      I asked a similar question a week or two ago and the general consensus was to keep the toddler in FT care. Several folks said their toddler was miserable and bored being home with the baby and nanny/au pair.

      What about keeping your toddler in her current program and using a nannyshare for the baby?

      • Anonymous says

        Yuck. That sounds like a massive headache to me– driving one kid one place, one kid another– unless the nanny share is at my house in which case…even more yuck.

        I keep thinking that families that have a stay at home parent don’t put their toddler in FT care when they have a second baby…so how do they keep them busy? And/or is a little boredom ok? I would also make an effort to enroll/send toddler in all the fun stuff i can’t do with her now b/c she’s at daycare- dance lessons, town rec programs for the littles, etc.

        When I stay at home with my toddler, she mainly “helps” me all day. we do laundry, wash dishes (her fave), sweeps, then we play for a bit, then we’ll go outside (we have a fab yard), maybe do some gardening or play in the swingset, etc. I’d think adding a baby would, by and large, be an extra thing to help out with and keep her busy. Would also think she’d be the happiest kid in town if she could spend 3 hours/day at the playground, which is totally feasible with a tiny baby in tow.

        • POSITA says

          We hosted a nannyshare for kid no. 1 and it was great. We just set up an extra PnP in a bedroom for the visiting kid and had an extra Ikea high chair in the kitchen. The nanny came to our house every day and the other mother just texted the nanny to arrange to drop off and pick up her little one up. We didn’t even think about their schedule.

          The biggest benefit was that it made having a nanny half the price. Once the kids were a bit bigger they loved playing together too, so it was really a win-win.

          We also had the nanny come early enough that she would help with the baby while we got ready. It made it *much* easier to get out the door on time. I could see this being even more of a benefit with no. 2, since we’ll also be getting no. 1 ready.

          We’re considering another share for kid no. 2, while leaving no. 1 in daycare for the schedule and socialization.

  11. Daycare waitlists in Boston says

    I am early on in my pregnancy with my first and I am wondering when we need to get aggressive about putting our names on waitlists in the Boston area. I am hearing horror stories of waitlists of years! TIA!

    • TK says

      ASAP. It doesn’t cost much to get on a waitlist or three – $20 – $50, as best as I can recall – and totally worth it for peace of mind. I paid to get on several when I was first trimester – some waitlists were 15 months long or longer.

    • CHJ says

      Yeah, just go for it. I know it feels silly, but the infant spots really do book up. But don’t let the waitlists scare you too much – there is a ton of movement because people put themselves on a number of waitlists, so you’ll almost certainly get a spot by the time you need it.

    • Anon in NYC says

      Not in Boston, but I imagine the market is similar to NYC… do it now. It seems ridiculous, but it’s not.

    • Anonymous says

      are you actually in Boston? Or a burb? The burbs are not that bad- visited during my first trimester and we put a deposit on one when i was 4.5ish months along. We looked at a few that were filling up but none were 100% booked for infant 6+ months out.

      The biggest thing I found was in some areas of the burbs there are actually very few daycare centers. We moved to a different burb (moved from south shore to metro west) and there are tons of centers in the new area

  12. Daycare waitlists in Boston says

    We are just North and slightly west of Boston if that makes any sense. Yes, I have a suspicion that there are few daycares in our burb and we both work downtown so I am currently trying to figure out what makes the most sense. It feels crazy to be researching all of this before I am even telling most people that I am pregnant!

    • Anonymous says

      If you are as far out as Lexington or concord I think you have some time, but they won’t look at you funny for asking and you should put a deposit down before you are ~3 months. If you are more like Cambridge/Arlington it might be crazier as there are so many more people in your spot.

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