Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Hot & Cold Reusable Gel Packs
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Nobody told me how painful the initial weeks of nursing could be. Hot and cold packs like these were a lifesaver.
These reusable gel packs can be used hot or cold to soothe pains from breastfeeding or even an achy arm from holding a baby 24/7. Filled with a nontoxic gel, these packs are flexible even when frozen so you can get relief where and when you need it.
A 2-pack of hot & cold packs is $24.99 at milk & baby.
Psst: Looking for info about nursing clothes for working moms or tips for pumping at the office? We’ve got them both…
Sales of note for 1/27:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 800+ new women’s markdowns!
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your full-price purchase + extra 60% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off + extra 20% off
- Brooks Brothers – Clearance up to 70% off
- Express – $40 off $120, $75 off $200, $100 off $250 with code
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 70% off everything + extra 70% off clearance (ends 1/27) + 50-60% off hundreds of styles
- Lo & Sons – Winter sale, up to 50% off (ends 1/31) — reader favorites include this laptop tote, this backpack, and this crossbody
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Neiman Marcus – Up to $250 off + up to 70% off select sale styles
- Talbots – Extra 70% off select winter markdowns + extra 60% off all other markdowns (both end midnight 1/27)
Just venting into the void: my friend is visiting for a week. we are doing our normal routine and sprinkling in some sightseeing/ meals out, etc. to try to do double duty of hosting during a regular week. She’s been here for 4 days and is supposed to leave Saturday but just told us she’s thinking of extending to Tuesday.
I feel like a bad friend/ bad host, but…
I’m over the constant chitchat, I’m over the meal planning, over the squeezing in sightseeing, and zero alone time, my kids are sharing a room so she can have her own and they are bickering and their room is a mess. This is the friend who used to say that houseguests are like fish, they go bad after three days… and yet she is talking about extending her visit by an extra 4 days!
Any suggestions on Paris accommodation for a family of 5? Apartment hotels in particular would be great for kitchen or kitchenette access. Just a 2-3 night stay so proximity to Eiffel Tower or Louvre is preferable. Thanks!
Curious to hear people’s experiences with an IUD like Mirena. My doctor said it was the “gold standard” treatment for menstrual migraines. My migraines usually last two days, and make it hard to work or parent beyond the minimum effort. If I didn’t work from home, the migraines would interfere with my life much more. My PMS has been getting worse (I’m in my early 40s), but it’s not clear if the Mirena would help with other symptoms or just add another unknown variable into my life.
Valentine’s Day gift ideas for DH and our baby (6 mos)? I feel like I exhausted my gift ideas for Christmas, and I’m feeling really stuck.
How’s this snowy week shaping up for everyone else? Here in Maryland school is closed through at least Thursday and parents are pretty divided about whether they appreciate the heads up of having that call made on Monday afternoon or are mad that maybe school could actually open on Thursday and we’ll be closed anyway.
Here’s hoping daycare is open tomorrow (or at least only delayed).
Posted on the main site and got great movie recommendations already. Having DD’ six best ballet friends over for a pizza and movie night Saturday. Was going to let them mess around and play on the trampoline but it’s supposed to be super cold now.
Definitely think I just want to order pizza. Any good ideas for desserts we could decorate or fun drinks? Or anything else to add a little indoor entertainment? They’re all 10 or 11 if that helps. TIA!
AITA? … My mom booked a flight that will be late coming in tonight. She stated that a friend would pick her up from the airport when she booked the flight. Her friend flaked (honestly I knew that would happen), and I begrudgingly offered to pick her up tonight. She stated “no” and she would get a cab home. My mom is not the most experienced traveler, so I easily could push back and insist, but honestly the flight gets in late/I am sure travel will get delayed anyway with all of the winter storms/we are getting over being sick/I have a full day booked at work on Wednesday and would prefer to go to bed at a decent hour. My mom is known for calling with last minute emergencies (and I strongly suspect figuring out booking a cab will be difficult for her), so I feel guilty…but at the same time she is a grown woman and offered to get herself a cab home. I feel like a jerk…haha maybe this is how setting a boundary feels?!!!????
I was thinking of all of you on Saturday at my (now 8yo’s!) birthday party. We always have such fascinating discussions here about gifting norms at parties. I specified “no gifts please” on the invitation. We had fifteen kids and not a single one brought a gift. No gift cards, no stickers, nothing (though about half of the kids brought homemade cards, which was sweet). But I know from our past discussions that many of you would never have that experience — in your community, people bring gifts regardless.
Anyway, I just find it fascinating how geographically heterogeneous these community norms are even across a group of similar-minded people like this!
(and the party itself was super fun — we had it at an ice skating rink)
This is the kind of purchase I would only make if needed. There’s sooo much optional baby stuff that adds up to hundreds of dollars real quick. I did end up using cold packs myself but I got a same-day delivery from Target to do it and could have used regular ice in a pinch. We ultimately saved a ton by waiting to see if we really needed something – we even found out that we never needed a Snoo that way.