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I never thought I’d consider spending north of three digits on a raincoat, but after schlepping through the remnants of a tropical storm in my bargain raincoat, I’m reconsidering.
I’ve read wonderful things about Stutterheim raincoats, and I particularly like this one. Stutterheim’s flowing, A-line Mosebacke offers unparalleled rain protection with double-welded seams. It comes in a rainbow of colors (for fall, I’m drawn to burgundy, pictured) — perfect for rainy commutes or errands.
Although this coat costs more than I’ve ever spent for a raincoat, this classic design will last for years to come.
Stutterheim’s Mosebacke is $295 (but several colors and styles are on sale, including their lightweight Mosebacke) and comes in XXS–XL.
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Anonymous says
Depending on your climate, I believe that you will never regret spending $$$ on quality, functional outerwear. Can you really put a price on being dry? warm enough?
Signed,
Canadian
Anonymous says
Yes but you can be dry and warm for a lot less.
Anon says
It’s hard to justify the cost of outerwear if you drive everywhere too.
-Texan
Anonymous says
My car will never break down on a pretty 70-degree day. I, too, drive and this has been the Year of A New Alternator and also Weird Electrical Things Happening. A good raincoat is good when you have an 11YO car and there are literally no new cars to buy.
Mommasgottasleep says
Hard agree from a fellow Texan. I have a Marmot rain shell with vents that I will wear if I’m walking in the rain. It’s still a little hot, but it keeps me dry. I think it cost $80? I’ve had it for a decade. I dream about moving to Montana and wearing layers.
Anonymous says
I have a North Face raincoat that I love. It was around $140 (I think, it was a few years ago) and keeps me dry. It has been a workhorse, and it is one of my favorite purchases ever. It is thin enough for warm weather, but it blocks the wind. So if I layer it over some sweater fleece in cooler temperatures, it works well down into the 30s. Super versatile.
Anonymous says
This particular coat is rubberized cotton, which I think is the most basic & non-breathable of raincoat materials. You’re paying for “designed in Stockholm, made by hand in Europe.”
If I wanted to splurge a bit on a raincoat I would get one from Boden – I like the designs and feel the Brits ought to be good at rainwear.
Anonymous says
Agree, this does not look breathable. If you want waterproof + breathable, I’d look at an outdoor store. I have a nice EMS brand raincoat that I got on sale for around $40. REI, Eddie Bauer, etc. often have longer, trench-style raincoats as well.
Esquinkle says
I can confirm – my husband got me this coat as a gift because he loved how it looked, but it is NOT breathable, and is hot on hot days, cold on cold ones….
Anon says
Just a Minnesotan here to agree with a Canadian. I bought a $800 Patagonia that can be a rain jacket without the down insert, -50 rated winter jacket with it. I have zero regrets.
Anonymous says
I have a Patagonia raincoat that cost $140 FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. Just wore it in the rain yesterday.
Anon Lawyer says
Bernie?
Anonymous says
Hey Texans! How does it feel waking up in a third world country? Still going to brag on your state now that your neighbors can destroy your life on a whim?
If you think false CPS calls were life destroying, wait till you try fake abortion reporting!
Anon says
so i am the poster who the other day said i live in Texas (unfortunately) and now it is more unfortunate. I still like Houston (in fact, we are literally buying a house here this week), but would like it better if we were part of a different state. Between the abortion laws, voting laws, gun laws, covid policies, etc. it’s disgusting to have an abortion law like this, especially one that makes no exception for rape or incest or a myriad of other horrible things. You can be a proud Houstonian, but no, I don’t think anyone should feel proud to be a Texan – what exactly are you proud of? I actually wish schools would get rid of Go Texan day as something to celebrate. It’s embarrassing
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
Good luck with the house purchase! Glad you’re here :)
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
P.S. I love Go Texan day. I love that it’s LBGTQIA+, BIPOC, et al folks dressed in western wear. It shows how the face of this state – and what is “Texan” is changing. I think that is what scares the old guard, ergo harsh laws around voting, abortion rights, etc. But you can’t stop progress.
Fellow Houstonian says
Ahh congrats! We’re closing on a new house tomorrow – it’s been a journey, but we’re finally there!
Anonymous says
This is really, really bad, but it doesn’t help anything to make people who didn’t vote for this or support it feel more helpless and miserable. We have come fairly close to turning Texas blue, and there are grassroots organizations fighting tooth and nail for better policies and to vote out the bad guys. Further, no matter your opinion on the issue of the day, the fact that the Supreme Court stood by and let a flagrantly unconstitutional law go into effect (see the dissents) should concern the entire country.
Anon says
Yeah, we saw this coming a mile away. I’m more concerned about SCOTUS and I think that’s where everyone’s concern should lie.
CCLA says
Yeah this is horrifying but not surprising from TX. Not saying we should be complacent about that, but SCOTUS worries me far more. Until recently, while not perfect, it felt there was at least some recourse and fallback that SCOTUS would check states going too far. Between this and recent voting rights assaults, I worry about how much that has already eroded and how much more it will erode in the future.
Anon says
Yikes. This is so obnoxious and I’m not sure what you think you’re going to accomplish, but whatever it was, this isn’t the way to do it.
Anonymous says
yeah way harsh Tai
Anon says
Sorry I didn’t get your joke? Take this toxicity to the main board
Anon says
It’s a Clueless reference ;)
Anon says
Yeah this is a weird take. It might be nice to show some solidarity instead of berating women who aren’t lucky enough to live in a liberal state. And anyways, this is America, not just Texas.
Redux says
Berating the very women who may suffer under this cruel new law. WTF honestly.
Anonymous says
Wow this is not it. Many many people in TX do not support this and will be harmed by it. So toxic from you and really nasty to our TX posters none of whom have behaved badly.
Anon says
I’m not sure that there are any people here that are pro this awful situation.
IHeartBacon says
Um, I’m not Texan, but I blame the Supreme Court.
GCA says
What’s your point?
What actions are you going to take for justice for the Texans who didn’t vote for or support this?
Tangentially, speaking of fake abortion reporting, I absolutely wouldn’t go on the prolifewhistleblower website with a VPN and submit false reports containing thoroughly NSFW images to crash their website, totally couldn’t endorse you doing that ;) /snark
AnonTexan says
Bless your heart.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
This is exactly the toxic behavior I couldn’t stand when I lived in D.C. from fellow “liberals”. Justice and equity don’t apply to JUST people that vote a certain way. I hope your day gets better. These dramatic laws are from electeds in fear of the state continuing to turn purple – it’s the same song we’ve seen in other states as well.
Meanwhile, H-town CMoms, I’d love a meet-up when things are safer and some chat on how we can keep the push to turn Texas blue!
Anonymous says
If you haven’t submitted false reports to the “Pro-Life Whistleblower Hotline” yet, please do. If you are doing it from a Texas residential IP address and your report sounds like it *could* be true, you can poison the dataset and make it useless. It’s time for citizen action. If you don’t live in TX, get a VPN. I’ve submitted 8-10 reports already.
https://prolifewhistleblower.com/
FEC Data says
Fun fact, you can look up the names and addresses of GOP donors to Ted Cruz, the former White House occupant and others on FEC. Just mentioning that for no particular reason.
Spirograph says
What even is this? The pro-life news out of Texas makes me sad, esp lack of SCOTUS action. And the gun stuff makes me deeply uncomfortable given that I’ll need to visit family there. I’ve seen polling that shows that neither law has an actual majority of popular support, statewide, in TX. So why gloat? This is a scary shot across the bow of what a well-organized minority can do with political power.
anne-on says
Can anyone comment on how much/how you pay regular sitters for overnights? We’re thinking of using our regular nanny for a mid-week getaway (so our son will be in school during part of the time she’s ‘on duty’) – say we’ll drop him at school on Thursday AM and be home by 10-11am on Saturday, with her hours starting by picking him up after school. We also have friends in town who can do an emergency pick up before our nanny starts or in case of emergency for backup (no local family).
I’m thinking regular rate for daytime hours (roughly 12 hours/day for 2 days) and a flat amount for each overnight. Is that right? Other ideas? She will likely do her other dog walking/morning hours for another family while our kiddo is in school but I’d rather ‘double’ pay her and keep her happy as this is our regular part time nanny and we obviously want to keep her for many years.
Realist says
This is what I did with our nanny for overnights. Regular rate during all awake hours, a flat rate overnight (I think it worked out to just over half her usual hourly rate) plus petty cash for food deliveries. But I think I counted her awake hours, not the baby’s awake hours, so she was making her hourly rate for 16 hours instead of 12.
anon says
Regular rate for her awake hours (which is the same as my kids awake hours, honestly) plus a flat rate o/n – $100 in her case. That was her going rate and I wasn’t going to complain.
Paging Mom of 8yo Journalist says
Saw your post too late last night so wanted to reply here. What if you got them a voice recorder and reporter notebook? If you/someone you know is crafty, you could make a press pass for them with their name, and use the name of the Family Newsletter as the outlet. Voice recorder could double as a way to save conversations with grandparents, parents, etc. Love their ambition!
Anon says
i also saw the post late last night and had the exact same thought about a voice recorder. also- i would have this kid reach out to some of these journalists he knows a lot about, sometimes you can get lucky and get a nice response
Pager says
+1 yes – I think Face The Nation would love to know they have a big fan and might put up a picture/give a shout out for birthday. Basic contact information for the show is easily googleable. Journos are easy to find on twitter, some pretty responsive.
Anonymous says
Also consider The Week for kids! Great magazine for adults I’m sure the kid version is good too.
Anon says
Thinking ahead to family Christmas pictures – any good sources for Fair Isle sweaters for elementary school-aged boys?
anne-on says
How about these? The anchor ones are adorable and they’re really well made.
https://kieljamespatrick.com/collections/kids-sweaters-1
AnonATL says
I don’t see them now, but old navy usually has a decent selection of fair isle sweaters later in the year
Anon says
Most brands I like haven’t put out many sweaters yet (I live in MN, so I need them to hurry up), but I usually see some good ones from Tea Collection, Hanna, and Peek that I like.
Masks for 8-10 year old ? says
My son has recently graduated out of kids masks (they move when he talks and won’t cover both nose and mouth) and needs bigger masks, but adult masks are still too large. Which ones do you like for your similarly-aged (8-10ish?) kiddos?
anne-on says
Expensive, but the Under Armour masks in XS are the most comfortable ones I’ve found that work well for sports. The jcrew kids ones are also good!
Anonymoous says
My 9 year old has a big head and is still wearing the gap kids with pleats. They provide very full coverage for him. It looks like they may be phasing them out but they still had 1 style on their website earlier this week.
Anonymous says
My kids wear vista print masks. They hate pleated ones. I buy them on clearance. They’re age 7 (a big headed 7) and 9
Furniture says
Any tips for buying new living room furniture with dogs + two toddlers? (Other than the obvious answer which is don’t buy new furniture with two toddlers – in this case it is necessary as springs as breaking out the back of our couch.) Is this like cars where leather is the best option? Our dogs don’t get on the furniture but they do shed and leave hair around. Any ideas greatly appreciated!
Anon says
House with small children and dogs and we recently got a West Elm Haven sectional in performance velvet. We got a dark blue (which I love) but it 100% shows dog hair. The other side of this is that it vacuums right off. We also have a West Elm chair in a pebbled microfiber that matches our dog and it has held up really well.
My main tip: it is absolutely fantastic to have a couch on which my whole family can comfortably fit.
OP says
Thanks! I have been eyeing the Haven sectional for sure
AnonATL says
If you don’t want to spend buckets of money now and wait to invest when kids are older, I have been really pleased with the sectional we got from Costco almost 10 years ago. One cushion sags a bit, but otherwise it’s still great.
Allie says
We are very happy with our Apt.2B sofa and the price is reasonable for the quality.
anon says
Piggy-backing on the mask question – Old Navy is out of kid masks. That is where I got all of our masks. Where are you buying masks for kids?
Anon says
We abandoned fabric masks and use the children’s surgical-like ones from Costco.
Anonymous says
+1, I don’t love the waste but I feel like they’re safer? Also easier.
anon says
We’ve also gone this route.
No Face says
Same, but with Target’s disposable ones. My daughter can wear the same one for several days.
AwayEmily says
Yeah, we’re switching to paper masks for my elementary schooler. We finally found a KN94 she will wear.
Preschooler is still in his old ON masks (now supplemented with his big sister’s hand-me-downs).
eBay Shopper says
eBay has new-in-packaging masks from all the major stores. I was able to pick up quite a few Gap kids masks that work really well for my kids on eBay for 50% off in-store price.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
I was doing one-offs on Etsy, but finally got the Crayola mask pack. They had a buy one, get one deal, so definitely worth the price.
anon for this says
Brother & SIL are requesting visitors be tested before meeting their new baby later this month, but haven’t given any guidance on children. We plan on visiting them but LO is two months away from turning two and is in daycare part-time. Daycare extremely stringent about covid protocols, DH & I are masking; we live in an area that’s on par with national averages for cases. I am not wild about the idea of a precautionary test (and our ped probably wouldn’t authorize one w/o symptoms) and a little hesitant on the mask just yet (we planned to start practicing 2 weeks before bday). Wanted to figure out what some options would be – i.e. no touching, outdoor visits, etc? What have others done in this situation?
Anonymous says
Seems pretty easy to me! They’ve said visitors must be tested. So you either get your kid tested or leave your kid home! No need to start a whole big convo about it because it’s not exactly what you want.
So Anon says
I would follow the new parents’ request if you would like to be in the vicinity of the baby.
Hmmm says
Can you just leave LO at home? I would respect the new parents’ requests on covid-related issues. It’s a hard time to have a new baby.
Hmmm says
(Or on any issues for that matter)
Anonymous says
Right? Daycare kids are germ central on a good day, pre-COVID and the baby has NO IMMUNITIES YET to anything. Just keep your kid home or just one adult make the trip with other parent / kid staying home. If you do this right, you have decades of life enjoying each other. No need to rush everyone over.
NYCer says
+1. Assuming this is your brother having the baby, I would honestly probably go alone and leave your husband with your 2 year old.
Test says
I’d try to get a COVID test for my child as requested or wait until the new baby is older to meet him/her (like in a couple months when your child has gotten used to a mask). I was extremely concerned about my baby being exposed to COVID, especially during the first few months because I didn’t want to end up back in the hospital with a sick newborn. Can you plan a shorter visit without your child? Your post doesn’t say how far the trip would be. FWIW my one year old has had at least three COVID tests so far (nose swab). He doesn’t like them and squirms a bit, but it’s not as bad as when he gets a vaccine. If you really don’t want to do that, I guess I’d suggest an outdoor visit with no touching and 6 feet apart, which is what we did with my LO during the first few months (pre-vaccine availability), but that sounds like a lot less fun for you!
Anon. says
When I go to meet my new niece this weekend (4 weeks old), I’m leaving kids (1.5 and 4) home. It’s not just the COVID risk, it’s all the other daycare germs they share. Especially because my littlest loves babies and would have a very hard time keeping her distance.
Anon says
Even aside from covid, with RSV as crazy as it is right now I would not take a toddler who is in daycare to visit a brand new baby. Just leave LO at home.
Anon says
+1
But if you do want to bring your kid, my under 2 year old got tested last year twice and it was fine. So I’d definitely respect that request. She did much better than the 5 and 6 year olds!
If you do bring the kid, you could try to coordinate having kid wear mask and meet baby outside? Be a partner here because I’m sure those parents are stressed. It’s a weird time to have a newborn.
anon says
I would leave your child at home.
IHeartBacon says
Test your kid or leave kid at home.
Anon says
Agree to get the test and leave the 2 year old at home. It seems reasonable to me.
I wouldn’t worry too much about masking. I have a two year old in a Covid-cautious daycare where all kids 2+ are required to wear a mask. While maybe there is some magical two year old class where everyone properly wears a mask, it seems to be mostly theater at this age. I strongly support masking but these kids are not really able to wear them properly yet. In all practicality if one kid in my kid’s room gets Covid it’s definitely spreading to others. It’s not because the teachers aren’t trying or because we haven’t tried all the tricks and various types of masks. It’s just the nature of 2 year olds.
JL says
I wouldn’t take LO. Our pediatrician, who was more cautious than most, nearly 6 years ago told us no kiddos until 2 month shots. (Kiddo is our only, otherwise siblings are certainly fine!) I wouldn’t take a young child in daycare to meet a new baby outside of Covid times.
Anonymous says
Agree with this. It’s not just COVID (if it were, I’d say just test your child like the parents asked). An infant that young with a fever is likely going to be getting a spinal tap, blood draw, and urine culture in the ER, possible admission. I would 100% not want to risk being the cause of that happening to a baby, especially right now when ERs and hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID.
Curious says
Yeah, the protocols described above are driving our decisions on who to let near #1 (arriving shortly we hope!). Spinal taps are standard for infants under 1 month running a fever; treatment gets a lot less invasive quickly as they age.
Anon says
that sounds totally reasonable to me. you could also do outside visits
Anon says
We aren’t allowing kid visitors with #4 coming next month, but are explicitly saying that to family and friends. I would leave your LO home if you can, otherwise plan on getting them tested or not visiting. There are some tests you can do at home if you don’t want to go to the Pedi.
It’s a really scary time to bring a kid into the world, and I am 100% fine with people saying they cannot visit because they can’t leave their toddler home and don’t want to share germs.
Anon says
“I am not wild about the idea of a precautionary test” Why? Do you have any good reason for this? It’s basically public health guidance at this point, you would not have any trouble getting a test for any member of your family.
Anoon says
This is the line that threw me, too. You know what I’m not wild about? Infant mortality.
Anonymous says
The rule might be their way of implying that toddler is not welcome
Allie says
My toddler has been PCR tested a ton at this point — I really don’t see why you’d not do a precautionary test. Skip the pedi and do a drive through private test company that takes insurance so you don’t even have to get out of the car.
RR says
I just had to test my 13 year old daughter because she had a cold and wanted to be safe. Where I live, I could pick up a home test from the library and take it at home. We just logged on, a person came on and had us open the test, walked us through taking the test, then came back in 15 minutes to help us read results. It was crazy simple, and the nasal swab was fine for a kid–only required insertion about a 1/2 inch. It’s a rapid test with some potential for false negatives, but I would think it would be perfectly suitable for this situation.
Redux says
Whoa, what a cool service. Where are you located?
anon says
How do I read to my 4 year old at bedtime with my 2 year old (27 months) causing mayhem? there’s probably not some genius solution I’m missing, but I remember people posting here on how they read what seems like advanced stories to their children with a 2 year age difference and I feel like the chapter books my 4 year old likes and the simple “Blue truck” type books my 2 year old likes have zero overlap right now. My husband and I try to read to each child seperately, but that doesn’t always work. There’s also not much time during the day that I can get them to sit still to read.
Anon says
My kids are around the same age as yours, if I’m doing bedtime solo I put hte little one down first, her books are shorter, we read 3 then lights out. My son (5) usually watches a show or legos duirng this time. Then I put him down and he goes to bed later / we read longer books. Most days my husband’s home and we just each take a kid. Not sure that helps but that’s what I do!
Anonymous says
My 2 year old goes to bed 30 mins earlier than my 4 year old
Anon says
Okay, so we have this problem too but our younger kid goes to bed later because she still naps and the older kids are exhausted from school and not napping!
Um at my house the kids know that when dad’s traveling (not infrequently) we probably aren’t reading before bed. I sometimes manage to read to just the younger one after I’ve put down the older kids, so I do think there’s something to be said for staggered bedtimes.
Anonymous says
In a few months you might have success with early readers that are not exactly chapter books. My older kid didn’t like them till after we were already reading real chapter books but does enjoy them now, and the younger one has a different personality and started enjoying them around 28-30 months- arnold lobel, the Fox books by James Marshall, etc. we also have success (now at 6/3) with more advanced picture books like William Steig.
AwayEmily says
+1 — to satisfy both kids at that age we did a lot of early readers/chapter books with pictures on each page — my younger started liking them at a bit after 2 and they were interesting enough for my older. Princess in Black, Iris and Walter, Dodsworth, Mouse and Mole, Mercy Watson.
Now the kids are 3.5 and 5.5 and they mostly prefer different books, though both are a fan of the Sophie Mouse series.
OP says
Your younger child is so advanced to be able to follow mercy Watson and the like after age 2!!! I wish my son had that attention span.
AwayEmily says
It’s so random. My older one couldn’t handle those until she was almost 4.
Anonymous says
I posted above but we had the same thing where the younger sibling wanted to read books at age 2 that our older child had no interest in at that age. The 2 year old is not following plot, just wants to be reading as much as possible. It’s totally fascinating because our older one is one of the most verbal kids I’ve ever met .
Clementine says
I frequently read a book or two while my younger kiddos are in the bath. I mean, I am going to be in there anyway and the kid likes to marinate for a little while and it’s an easy way to streamline the evenings.
Anon says
Interesting! I like this!
No Face says
Excellent idea that never occurred to me once, in all these years.
GCA says
I read to the kids at the end of dinner – set out a bowl of fruit and read to them while they munch. I agree with Clementine, why squander a captive audience…
CCLA says
Our kids are about to turn 5 and 3 and got o bed at the same time (who is more tired varies depending on whether younger DD napped), and I realize I probably should have hopped on the chapter book train earlier but we are planning on gifting several to her for her bday this month. So far we just read the same books to them, they each choose one. They both enjoy elephant and piggie books so we read a lot of those, but realizing we need to get some more complex stuff for the older one. I expect we will just let little sis listen even if she is not engaged, and ensure she still gets her book too. But following for suggestions!
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
DS #2 was diagnosed with a milk protein allergy at ~2 months based on a photo of a BM. I stopped all dairy (nursing) and we switched to hypoallergenic formula. As time as gone on (and we switched peds), I suspect that the diagnosis was…wrong or that DS #2 has grown out of it. Going to ask new ped to test him at 9 months.
I’m only nursing AM and PM now, most of his nutrition is formula or solids. Any thoughts on me having dairy in my diet again? Obvi will ask ped but wanted to see if anyone had experience with this.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
Oh, and DS #2 is 8 months old!
Anonymous says
I reintroduced dairy to my diet gradually around that time.
Anon says
Oh me too! Except my babe was 2 weeks at diagnosis and is now almost 6 months, and they actually tested her BM and found blood. Still exclusively BF. Our ped said she’d likely grow out of it by a year and that around 6 months I should eat a big bowl of ice cream and see what happens. I haven’t done that yet, but I have stopped hardcore avoiding dairy and so far she’s been fine so I think she might be over it!
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
A big bowl of ice cream sounds heavenly! The vegan stuff (even the expensive brands and Oatly) don’t cut it for me. I just want a slice of pizza :)
Curious says
SO cashew milk ice cream. Nothing else non-dairy compares.
GCA says
Ugh, sadly there is no good vegan substitute for cheese! That was the hardest for me.
Anonymous says
Planet Oat is far superior to Oatly IMO. Also certain flavors of the Ben and Jerry’s vegan…maybe the mint brownie?
Anonymous says
I am sorry – but this advice from your doctor is incorrect with respect to reintroducing dairy to little one and to yourself during or after nursing. Both should slowly introduce using the dairy ladder. And mom should only reintroduce a step on the ladder AFTER baby has passed. By mom ingesting dairy it will literally require elimination all over again – 3 weeks for baby and then another three weeks for mom. Not to mention, after months of not eating dairy, mom will also have a slight sensitivity when reintroducing dairy. If you eat a bowl of ice cream, I hate to say it, but you will likely be feeling really ill. I did this process with both of my kids and most GP and pediatricians have no idea about true dairy allergies in infants. If you really want to stop nursing, you need to try the dairy free formula (or alimentium if they also have a soy allergy, which a lot of dairy allergy babies also have).
I Miss Pizza says
I could talk about this for days. It really rules your life doesn’t it?! I’ve been dairy free (and a couple other things) for 8.5 months due to my sons milk protein intolerance and hes almost 10 months now. Our ped wasn’t that helpful and there is a lot of misinformation on this it seems. I am part of an intense Facebook group that’s been extremely helpful (although very breast is best obsessive so some cons there too) and most people there recommend doing a dairy ladder that involves gradually giving your baby dairy foods starting with the most broken down forms and incrementally moving up to less processed forms, with the moms following behind so only eating the step their child has passed once you’ve given it a week or two without the kid failing the test. I haven’t tried yet because my son has failed the reintroduction of the two other things I’ve tried and recently threw up all night from what I think was somehow a dairy exposure. The lowest step they say is goldfish or gerber arrowroot biscuits (I think?).
Also I guess I’ve lost the taste for dairy because I really like so many fake ice creams (only coconut based!). But desperately miss cheese, eating out, you name it…
Anon says
If you’re doing regular formula and he’s doing great, he does not have a dairy allergy. – mom of dairy allergic baby also diagnosed at 2 months but can’t have formula
Anonymous says
Similar diagnostic procedure for my daughter. I cut dairy and then got the ok to reintroduce dairy around 9 months, things went fine. Now she eats lots of cow milk dairy products directly (in addition to nursing while I eat whatever I want).
EDAnon says
My son had a dairy sensitivity (blood in the stool). He refused hypoallergenic formula around 10 months (and I couldn’t nurse), so the doctor said to try milk. We did and he had outgrown it and was fine. Funny enough, he LOVES milk and drinks a ton and is fine (he’s five now).
GCA says
*waves* hi, this was me with DD! With our ped, we figured out when she was a few weeks old that she had a milk protein intolerance based on symptoms and tests that found blood in BM. I went totally dairy free, and when we introduced formula (combo fed), we used hypoallergenic formula.
My memories of that time are a little fuzzy, but I think I reintroduced dairy to my diet when kiddo was around age…1ish? I started introducing dairy to her diet using the ‘dairy ladder’ methodology (search for ‘dairy ladder’ from UK national health service resources for a better explanation), and discovered she had outgrown it. Milk protein sensitivity is a common one that many kids outgrow, so it’s totally plausible yours has outgrown it! I would say feel free to try some dairy in your diet and see if he reacts.
Anonymous says
My son had an infant allergy to dairy. Most children do grow out of it by age 2, so really nothing to worry about it being a wrong diagnosis. But I would suggest waiting the full nine months before introducing the dairy ladder. This is the best way to reintroduce dairy because small children can pass one step but fail another. It took me almost a year to pass the last step with my son, who is now fine with all dairy. We sought a gastro and a feeding specialist in addition to our pediatrician because from my experience pediatricians have very little understanding of true dairy allergies in infants and will just tell you to try to feed them a spoonful of yogurt and see how it goes.
Anon for this says
Can anyone share membrane sweep anecdata? Me: Just scheduled a membrane sweep for this afternoon. 39w4d. I was at 3cm, 70% effaced, soft, baby nice and low at my 39w appointment Monday but declined the sweep due to some work issues that have since resolved. I scheduled for today because hospitals in our area are already tight on staffing due to COVID, and I’m worried about a surge next week after Labor Day/ back to school. But I know there’s no guarantee it will work and it could hurt. Has anyone had success with it? Frustrating un-success? Lots of pain? Any anecdata will help me feel more prepared.
Anon says
Got my membrane sweeped and my water broke the same night and baby 2 came out next day! It didn’t hurt and resulted in a beautiful baby boy. Good luck!
Anon says
Got a membrane sweep 3X over the course of week 40. They weren’t painful but a bit uncomfortable. I was similarly dilated and effaced, but the sweeps didn’t do anything. Ended up getting induced at 41 weeks.
Anon says
Suggestions for a 4-year old girl and 2-year old boy Christmas/birthday gifts? Both of my kids have birthdays coming up later this year and then Christmas not too far after that. Well-meaning relatives are already asking what they would like and it feels like we already have every possible toy (sadly, gifts are my mom’s love language and she will not take “college fund” for an answer).
Anon says
We got a kiwi box/koala box subscription for my two last christmas and it’s been great! you do end up wiht more toys at hte end as most of the projects are making some kind of toy.
Bean74 says
I have this issue with my four-year-old. For last Christmas and his birthday (both are within a week of each other) I asked for things I’d want if we had to lock down again. So, more magnatiles, more Duplos, more train tracks, and more craft supplies. I don’t mind toys if they’re open-ended but I can’t deal with the huge character branded one-offs anymore.
And he loves making “experiments” in the kitchen so I’m going to pick up the America’s Test Kitchen kids cookbook. Maybe some kid-sized cooking utensils, too.
This year, we’ll be asking for marble run pieces (may or may not work with a two-year-old), clothes (the price jump from 5T to size 6 has been a shock), and activity books. He’s really gotten into Highlights’ Hidden Pictures.
DLC says
Non toy things: Clothes,hats, plates, cups, waterbottles, throw blanket, towels, etc. with their favorite character or things on them.
I also like art supplies because i can usually convince the kids not to open them right away and stash them until later.
Anything for outdoor play: balls, pop up soccer nets, t-ball set, etc.
Board games.
Anonymous says
Shoes are a surprisingly big hit. I don’t buy character shoes, but santa and relatives do. Or light up ones, etc.