News Roundup
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Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…
- Jessica Grose’s post on Slate’s XX Factor blog can be summed up by the caption to the photo used in the piece: “Mothers drop out because they lack maternity leave and child care, not because they’re obsessed with babies.”
- Fortune says that the decision of former MongoDB CEO Max Schireson to step down into a less demanding role at the company is an important step toward making the “having it all” discussion not just about women (via the Broadsheet).
- Thanks to HuffPost Parents, we now know about the Tumblr blog Places I Have Pumped, where a working mom chronicles the various places she’s used her breast pump, from her own home while watching a webinar for work to the Acela.
- Remember that story about the parents of twins who gave fellow airplane passengers little goody bags because the babies were likely to do some crying during the flight? Mike Julianelle (DadandBuried blogger) doesn’t think traveling parents should feel guilty about their kids acting like, well, KIDS.
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I am of mixed race, with extremely curly hair, and was looking for a good conditioner to use until I could run across town to purchase my regular botanical conditioner.
Questions for working moms- did you wear regular pantyhose and order a larger size or do you shell out for the maternity pantyhose?
Anyone have any tips for flying on Southwest with an infant and a toddler (and a husband)? We’re getting the cheapest seats so not boarding early or so forth.
One of the symptoms of pregnancy I have been living in fear of is my feet growing. I don’t care from a “dainty lady feet” standpoint, I just don’t want to have to replace my shoe wardrobe. I’m due in about 7 weeks and my feet haven’t grown yet (knock on wood!!). Am I probably in the clear, or is this something that happens at the last minute?
Yes. Breast milk is much more stable than formula. I believe you can technically leave a bottle of breastmilk at room temperature for 8 hours and it would still be ok to feed (never tried it, but its hardier than you think). A great tip I read here last week was to get a metal thermos (like you’d use for a cold drink or for your lunch) pre-chill it, and then pump and dump your milk into that. It should keep it much colder than the plastic bottles would if you’re worried about temperature.
Also, when pumping at work I wouldn’t wash pump parts in between sessions, I’d just wipe down and store them in the fridge and wash/sterilize everything at the end of the day at home. Saved lots of time.
I love that Places I Have Pumped tumblr! It’s very timely for me, as I’m trying to figure out how I am going to pump at a week-long offsite training next month. It looks like I will have a place to pump, but not a fridge. Is it safe to feed my baby milk that’s been in a cooler with an ice pack for 8 hours (by the end of the day the ice pack will have been out of the freezer for at least 10 hours)?