Gear Tuesday: On-the-Go Travel Drying Rack with Bottle Brush
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Oooooh: I’m past the bottle stage, but I may have to pick this up anyway — it seems like every time we’re traveling we never have enough places to put all the various plastic cups we bring for the kids, and towel-drying isn’t optimal for things like Zolis… and the idea of bringing a regular drying rack on vacation with us just isn’t that appealing. (I know, crazy!) Note that OXO Tot also has a travel drying rack just for breast pump parts, which I could see being handy if you keep a breast pump at the office. The pictured drying rack is $15 at Amazon. OXO Tot On-the-Go Travel Drying Rack with Bottle Brush
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Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
This could be an IVF first… So, I’m super duped bloated (ER is in less than 24 hours) and a coworker said, “So, congratulations are in order?” And stupid me, I’m like, For what?!?
“You’re pregnant?”
I literally almost burst into tears (my estrogen is sky-high, people). Why would you ever assume someone is pregnant. She backtracked being like, oh no you’re not fat, you’re just.. you’re usually always so slim and …
I mean yes, I DO look four months pregnant from bloating. But I was telling myself no one noticed.
I am also the most un-pregnant person on the planet. Ugh.
Question about maternity leave coverage: I work in a three person team – while I am the most junior, both my Senior Colleague and I report directly to our boss (meaning I don’t report to the person the second person on my team who is senior to me, but junior to my boss). Senior Colleague and I work together on nearly all of our projects — there is very little that is specifically mine or his.
My leave is, unfortunately, poorly timed with our busy season and both senior colleague and I believe that senior colleague is going to need assistance during my leave. We’ve mentioned this issue to our boss in the past, who seems less convinced of the need support during my leave, but has not completely ruled it out. At this point, whose responsibility is it to push the issue with our boss? I tend to think it is the responsibility of my senior colleague, as the projects on which he’ll need help are projects for which we share responsibility (I think I’d feel differently if they were solely my projects). However, senior colleague seems reluctant to raise the issue with boss and seems content to just tell me how much he is going to need assistance. Should I be the one raising this with boss?
I just need to vent. Partner just told me I have to unexpectedly stay late at the office tonight. And my kid’s big boy furniture was just delivered today, but I won’t be able to be there for bedtime. And I worked past bedtime last night. Feeling like a crappy mom even though I know it’s not a big deal.
Any advice for giving up the pacifier? The dentist said she has to stop now so we did cold turkey last night and she cried for an hour. We read the Pacifiers Are Not Forever book and I got her a new stuffed animal which she loved but as soon as it was time to get in bed the crying began. Any other advice besides just keep at it? I planned to do a big pack up pacifiers for new babies party on her birthday next month but the dentist scared us so bad we went cold turkey.
Anyone have any advice on night weaning? Kiddo is 7.5 months and has been down to a brief nurse once a night for a long time now, but our lives have been in upheaval (cross country move, temporary housing, two week trip home trucking around to see family, move to permanent housing…) and I haven’t really been motivated to drop that last night nurse, since it hasn’t bothered me and honestly I kind of like the snuggles. He also seems to need it-when I’ve tried to cut back too much, we all suffer through multiple wake-ups and he’s clearly hungry by the time I finally nurse him again. Then again, I know he’s capable of sleeping through the night because he’s done it on his own a handful of times since about 4 months.
Is this something he’ll just drop on his own and I should stop worrying about it? He’s a pretty easy going kiddo, so my instinct kind of says yes. That said, I’m not keen on night nursing too too much longer, so I do want to encourage us towards dropping that feed. Any advice appreciated!
Please give me your best tips for surviving first trimester nausea at work. I am not actually throwing up but I feel so sick all the time. I am already using ginger chews and eating small, frequent meals when I can stomach it. But it’s taking so much out of me and making me way less productive.
Janie & Jack – how did it take me so long to discover this brand?! Absolutely adorbs!
Any suggestions on where/how to buy at a reduced price?
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I’m pregnant with my second (due soon!) did not have and do not want a shower. Do not need anything :-)
I have a ton of friends and family that will want to meet the new nugget. Is a sip-and-see something you plan yourself? What are the general logistics? Is it a casual email invite with a 1-2 hour party with food? More like an open house? Is it typically at the moms home (i.e. Do I have to clean? :-)). More formal with paper invites? Do I state NO GIFTS!! Or is that implied? Small stuff (outfits/books/onesies/food) of course would be fine but I don’t need any traditional baby shower stuff.
Do I only invite local people? Or like a baby shower do out of town aunts/grandmas get invited too?
Have never been to one but love the idea. Also….can I call it something else? Not wild on the sip-and-see name.
Recommendations for a light, portable umbrella stroller? Preferably one that has a basket and a carrying handle and isn’t too expensive. Our regular stroller is the City Mini and we love it, but it barely fits in grandma’s tiny car and it takes up a ton of space on the bus when I need to take public transit somewhere. Our daughter is 8 months now and rarely naps in the stroller anymore (sad development, but she started napping like a champ in her crib the same time she started fighting stroller naps) so I think she’s ready for an umbrella stroller on occasion. Thanks all :)
I’d take the help, but postpone by one day. Enjoy one more day without her and focus on the good parts of not having her there. Then accept the help and SLEEP (which means you won’t be interacting with her anyway).
Thanks to everyone who came to my pity party yesterday. I’m still pregnant, now 9 days over! I have a bit of a Sophie’s choice situation.
My moms and I don’t have the greatest relationship. No bad blood, just two very, very different people. She drives me batty. But my kids love her (for now) and she comes up to visit them every month or so, staying overnight. Anyway, she lives about 2 hours away and this AM offered to come up from now until we get home from the hosptial- which could be as long as Sunday if I end up being induced.
Pros:
-she’ll watch my toddler and let me sleep all day
– she’ll be here when/if the baby comes so we don’t have to use our emergency child care plan (it isn’t a great one but it’ll do).
– she might cook (she’s not a great cook)
– she might clean (she’s a slob and not a great cleaner)
Cons
– she drives me batty on a personal level- 4-5 days is a LOT of time.
– she’s not the most physically able (is still recovering from a winter surgery that makes bending/lifting hard) and won’t be super useful in terms of doing stuff I can’t
– she’ll be around when DH gets home and we normally get grown up alone time
Notes:
– She won’t do anything awful like ask to be in the deliver room or insist info some crazy labor dance
– She, in normal times, is not a great houseguest but also not the worlds worst- just messy and not a great adult conversationalist, tends to be overbearing with the kids.
– She was planning to come for an overnight once the baby was here anyway, so this is just an additional 3 days (assuming worst case baby timeline of Friday which is my induction).
So….I’m leaning toward having her come tomorrow but I half know I’ll regret it. She means well, she’s just annoying as $hit and I’m in a very irritable mood.
My 38 week old born baby is in the special care nursery while he learns to regulate his sugars (I was diabetic) and his breathing (caucasian males often have issues with this after c sections?). The sugars thing worries me – I feel like if I had been more strict with my own diet he wouldnt be struggling! My GD was a lot better towards the end so I was totally enjoying ice cream before bed, etc (and my sugars seemed fine). Anyways, I miss the little guy and know I should just be happy he is being carefully supervised and cared for, but any other moms go through this? Everyone just keeps emailing congrats he is perfect, and I kind of want to yell back that the little guy is struggling some at the moment and I feel responsible and like I cant help him all at the same time! I am also just thankful he is not on an IV or breathing machine. But… I want my little boy in the room with me!