Family & Weekend Friday: Munch Mitt Teether
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I am going to put it mildly when I say it is very difficult to soothe a teething baby. They’re cranky, uncomfortable, and may have other symptoms concurrently as well. Like almost all babies, when my son was teething he chewed on anything he could get his hands on. The most frustrating part of a baby chewing on something is when they inevitably drop whatever they were chewing on and then start crying. I ordered this Munch Mitt while my son was teething, and I wish I could have been the one to invent it. You put it on their hand like a mitten, and the top part near the fingertips is silicone and has bumps and ridges for them to chew on. The rest of the “mitt” is that crinkly material that babies love. It is available on Amazon.com for $13.99, is eligible for Prime, and comes in many fun colors and patterns. Munch Mitt Teether
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Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
I’ve been really happy with Suprize by Stride Rite at Target.
I’m that crazy person who is excited about Christmas starting on December 26 so I’m already thinking presents. I can’t tell anyone in my actual family so I’m telling a group of internet strangers that I can’t wait to give my family their HA matching pajamas this year. They have a train print! My son is obsessed – OBSESSED – with trains, and his older sister (12) and we parents have a lot of fun with it. So now we’re all getting train pajamas for our PJ gift this year. My son is going to lose his mind. He loves trains *and* loves wearing matching shoes with Dad, so I think he’s going to get super excited about our whole family matching!
Fun question for you all – I’ve got a birthday coming up, and normally I’d celebrate by spending a weekend in our closest city with girlfriends who still live there. My husband will generally join for one night’s dinner out, but we have a ‘girls weekend’ for the most part. This year the timing won’t work as we’ve got a family wedding right after my birthday and need to travel. So – what would you do for a girl’s weekend at home?
I’m thinking sleeping in, having breakfast at my favorite french bakery, window shopping and maybe a foot massage or facial? Anything else you’d want to do with a free weekend day I’m not thinking of? Low cost options preferred (travel for 4 to family member’s destination wedding almost immediately after!)
Happy Friday Wise-Hive! Questions for today:
1) DS is 10.5 months. Takes sippy for water ok. How did y’all switch to 100% sippy for cow’s milk at 1? Did you mix bottles/sippy or just go cold turkey? Our ped told us to wait until the 1-year mark for cow’s milk, and not introduce any earlier.
2) Did kiddos experience nap regressions once BF was dropped? For background, on weekends, I nurse DS before naps, mostly because it’s been a few hours and is time for his feed. This will stop once he’s weaned. No night feeds since 5-6 months/sleep training. Sometimes the nursing makes him more drowsy/fall asleep, otherwise he rolls around for a bit after nursing a falls asleep on his own. At daycare, his bottles/naps aren’t synced, and we have done CIO (and apply that as necessary during the regressions…welp). I’ve found that so far, I’m pretty laid back about most things, but sleep I am a bit…particular.
Has anyone lived in Stockholm (or even visited)? I’m considering a job there but have never been. I’d love first-hand feedback! Family-friendliness, housing availability and general culture especially of interest.
It’s getting cold and I suppose I need to send my 8-mo to school in something other than bare feet. I had Robeez for my first but I wasn’t thrilled with the quality or the softness given the price. Is there a knockoff version somewhere? Or a magic pair of baby socks that don’t come off?
Agree that teething, earache, or mouth sores (from a virus) are a likely culprit – something causing pain. It will probably pass in a couple days.
Favorite activities to do with sick toddlers? My 15 month old has a low grade fever, runny nose, and is mildly fussy, but otherwise seems fine. Since she can’t go to daycare today, I need to find ways to keep her entertained indoors (still in the 90s here). Any suggestions would be appreciated!
We LOVED the munch mitt. Highly recommend. My son was more into the crinkly sound than anything else but it was great for that period where he was shoving his hand in his mouth so much that it was getting blisters.
11 month old baby, refusing the bottle at daycare. I breastfeed at home, and that’s going fine. She has always taken the bottle OK before, so what’s going on now!? I’ve been experimenting all week with fresh, frozen, even formula. I have sent milk in a cup, which she refuses as well. She’s eating solids fine, but definitely not in great enough quantity to suddenly replace the 9oz a day she was drinking during her 6-7 hours at daycare. Any ideas to end this hunger strike?
Just wanted to say thanks for the recommendations yesterday on aprons! I was not patient enough for etsy or creative enough to make them myself, so I ordered from Williams Sonoma!
How do you keep cardigans from wrinkling? I don’t hang them up so I don’t get the shoulder bumps, but in my drawers they will eventually get wrinkled. I don’t have time in the mornings to break out the iron – are there any other quick fixes when you look like a wrinkled mess?