Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Nursing and Car Seat Cover
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This is one of those products that you will use almost every day during the newborn phase. It is a multitasker that serves as a breastfeeding cover, scarf, and car seat cover. My favorite use for it by far was as a car seat cover. I frequently used my car seat (Chicco KeyFit 30) and snapped it into my stroller base (Uppababy Cruz) when running errands. The best part of this car seat cover is that it resists nosy people from sticking their face too close to the baby or touching the baby. As a bonus, while it keeps things dark enough that the baby can continue to sleep, it has a hole at the top so that air can circulate and you can see what’s going on inside. I found it much more handy than draping a blanket or swaddle over the top of the carrying handle. The material was light and stretchy, and it comes in different patterns. It’s $11.99 at Amazon with Prime and free returns. Nursing and Carseat Cover
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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 have another annoyed-at-my-husband question… I recently went back to work after a 12 week mat leave (the most I could take without losing my job). My husband has a whole year of paternity leave and is now at home full-time with our daughter. I know we’re lucky to have her home with a parent for so long, but he has been making a lot of snarky and passive-aggressive comments to me about how he’s doing all the parenting. He says things like “if I could breastfeed her, I’d be doing everything” and this morning as I was rushing out the door to work he said “oh there goes Mayzie off to Palm Beach” (a reference to the lazy bird who abandons her egg and leaves Horton the elephant in charge, for those who are not up on their Dr Seuss). Wtf… I’m going to WORK, not on vacation or out with my friends and I’m certainly not abandoning my kid. I already feel pretty guilty about going back to work so soon and this is really not helping! It’s true that I don’t spend a whole lot of weekday time with my daughter except when she’s breastfeeding but she still nurses for 2-3 hours total in the mornings and evenings and I work/commute for 9 hours and she sleeps for 11-12 so it doesn’t leave a lot of time for awake play time. And those 2-3 hours of nursing give my husband quite a bit of time to himself (he does usually make us both dinner, but that doesn’t take more than an hour total). I play with her all day on weekends and give my husband Saturday afternoons “off.” Tthe rest of the time we’re pretty much all together. He did something similar during my maternity leave, fwiw.
I have told him how much these comments hurt my feelings and he apologizes and says he’ll work on not doing it again, but then he does. And I feel like it’s one thing to “work on” remembering to pick up your dirty socks, but you shouldn’t have to work on not calling your wife a bad parent. I honestly can’t recall him ever saying anything positive about my parenting, except in the context of apologizing for the mean comments.
Him taking extended leave was something we both agreed on before the baby was born and he was (and claims he still is) enthusiastic about it. Money is not an issue and I’ve suggested getting a baby sitter for 10 hours per week or so to give him some relief (even though I managed fine alone during my leave) but he says he’s fine and he doesn’t mind doing everything. He just enjoys being a martyr about it, I guess. I’m not sure how I’m going to survive a whole year of this and am worried our marriage will be irreparably damaged by the end of it.
Advice? Commiseration? My mom and best friends all act like he’s a saint for taking this long leave and aren’t really here for my complaints. I would love to be home with my daughter for a whole year, but that’s not an option for me without leaving the workforce, which I really don’t want to do (especially now that our marriage feels shakier than it ever has). Whew, sorry for the novel…
JCrew promotions are giving me a whiplash! I bought a whole bunch of items at 25% off and within two days, they have even better offer of 30% off with additional 20% off! What have you done in this type of situation?
This is dumb, but will my body clear those ducts on its own if i dont express it? I know the first rule of thumb in bfeeding is if you express, body will make more, but how does the body clear the milk that’s being made if its not expressed?
Obviously, my first time, so i’m clueless.
How do I wean my 12 month old? We’re down to 1 feed a day. I can go about 2 days before My ducts feel clogged, no pain but just a bit heavy. I then go back to pump or nurse a little but I know this is silly. How do I stop entirely?
Hi all, we are going on a family beach trip in a couple of weeks—any ideas on fun things to bring to keep 2 four-year-olds and 1 two-year-old entertained? We already have some sand toys (pail, shovels), but I’m trying to think what else would be fun for them. Maybe trucks for the sand, or a bubble machine? Any ideas appreciated!!
On bras – I need a few sports bras to accomodate my preg bo0b$. Any recommendations for cheap (like target price) sportsbras that come in FF/G+++ sizing?
Fun activities for a group of approximately 10 two year-olds? Suggestions for indoor and outdoor activities are appreciated!
For pull-down nursing top:
I adore the luxe nursing top from UdderlyHot Mama (cringey name, but the shirt is fantastic!). Good design, somehow manages to be flattering, and wears like iron. I just bought my third one. It’s a little pricey )maybe $40?), but there are frequent sales, and the short is worth it anyway.
+1 to all of this
Wish I had advice. Just commenting to let you know you’re not alone!
We had our first baby a year ago. We’ve been together since we were kids and have really tried to learn how to communicate etc.
Having the baby has been so hard on our marriage though. It sounds so cliche. My husband says he doesn’t have any big complaints, but he’ll make jokes about how he doesn’t believe we have s** atleast once a week. When he’s pushed, it also comes out that he feels like I push him away when he tries to hug me etc. I just feel so touched out and am tired/stressed by the end of the day. I try to allow him to give me hugs etc but I just need like an hour to decompress and by then, it feels like he’s no longer in the mood or busy doing other things. I feel like I am trying to be a good wife, I have sex even when I’m not super into it, because I recognize its good for me/our relationship. I try to communicate what I want/need in a way that doesn’t involve yelling or screaming.
I have weekly date nights for us at home after our daughter goes to bed and we go out once a month. He just says he hates how everything has to be so scheduled and that after 9 pm, i’m tired.
I feel like I want him to use his words to tell me more often how much he loves and appreciates me that he’s more reserved and just not in his nature do that. He wants to have just non-s**ual intimacy even and I’m trying, but it feels like it’s not enough for him.
I just hate this crazy irrational fear that he’s going to leave me. He has NEVER indicated in any way that he would, but I don’t know. I also feel really emotional a lot, it’s hard for me to take things in stride these days.
I’ve read how not to hate your husband after kids, but maybe I need to reread it, because all of our issues seem like everyone else’s. I don’t even know what I need / should do to be in a happier spot with myself and our marriage.
Does anyone here have any experience with sciatica and things that help it? I had some during pregnancy but now I keep having flare ups that are so much worse – like can’t get out of bed or stand up pain. It’s really painful and of course pretty inconvenient with having a toddler.
Ugh. I’m pregnant and getting over 2 weeks of a terrible sinus infection/bronchitis. On the subway this morning, I was coughing a bit, and the man sitting next to me called me “disgusting.” Some other man then chimed in that I’m pregnant and “need to take better care of myself.” Hello, I’m on antibiotics and not contagious. Of course I started balling my eyes out, like uncontrollably weeping, over stupid jerks. Pregnancy hormones are the worst. Can I go home now??
One year old is two next month – I realize one year old would be sort of crazy. At two he bangs a drum and sings along :)
My one and three year old are both in a music class that’s having a spring concert tomorrow afternoon. It’s been on my calendar – including work calendar – forever, but I had a big meeting scheduled over it. Tried to get big boss’s assistant to move meeting but no luck.
Basically, allll the mom guilt right now. Any other day I’d be able to make this concert, but not tomorrow…
Also, I know it’s ridiculous they have a concert. They have to wear certain outfits and everything, but the woman who runs music class takes her job very seriously!
I feel like you all would appreciate my new go-to ‘oh god that person just had a baby and I really should send something but what do they need and I don’t have any time to do any of this’ gift: big boxes of snacks.
If you go to ama zon and search for care packages, a bajillion different options come up, including GF, Vegan, Healthy, total throwback junk food style, etc.
For $20-35 you get a much appreciated, very practical gift and it takes like 8 seconds to order and get shipped to them. I just sent one to a friend who just had her 4th baby and she was genuinely happy to have single handed snacks to eat.