Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Quick Clean Micro-Steam Sanitizing Bags
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Cleaning pump parts during business trips was always a challenge — do I really want to dedicate precious space in my quart-sized liquids bag to dish detergent? Instead, I used these Quick Clean Micro-Steam Sanitizing Bags on the road.
These convenient bags just need a little water and a microwave to kill 99.9% of common germs. Each bag can be reused up to 20 times. In addition to cleaning pump parts, you can use it to clean bottle nipples and pacifiers.
A five-pack of these sanitizing bags from Medela is $5.79 from Target.
Sales of note for 11.25.24 (Great Black Friday Sales!!)
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Early Black Friday, up to 60% off — great deals on Natori, Vince, Theory, Boss, Cole Haan, Tory Burch, Rothy’s, and Weitzman, as well as gift ideas like Barefoot Dreams and Parachute — Dyson isn’t marked down at all but you do get 3x points on beauty purchases.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, plus extra 15% off full price styles
- Anine Bing – Shop more, save more (spend $200-$300, get an extra 15-25% off)
- A.P.C. – Shop 40% off
- ba&sh – Up to 40% off Fall/Winter styles, including select colors of reader favorite Gaspard & Guspa cardigans (also included in Tuckernuck’s sale)
- Banana Republic Factory – 60% off everything + extra 20% off (or extra 30% off with your Gap Inc credit card) ends 11/26
- Bloomingdales – Take $25 off every $100 you spend on items labeled BLACK FRIDAY; ends 11/24
- Boden – 30% off on 1000s of styles, including reader favorites like this blazer and these dresses
- Cuyana – Free shipping over $95 (and 10% off your first order over $150)
- Demellier – 20% off with code, free worldwide shipping & returns
- Design Within Reach – 25% off sitewide (including reader-favorite office chairs Herman Miller Aeron and Sayl!)
- The Fold – Black Friday, up to 30% off everything
- Eloquii – 50% off everything + extra 10% off $125 or more
- Everlane – Up to 50% off everything
- Furla – Up to 50% off select styles
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off almost everything – LOTS of winter coats 40% off, down to $204-$230
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything, plus extra 25% off orders $125+
- Kule – 30% off sitewide
- Kohl’s – Earn $10 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 Spent – includes Travelpro luggage!
- LaLigne – 30% off in their ONLY sale of the year
- Lo & Sons – Up to 70% off – reader favorite laptop tote is under $200
- Macy’s – 20-50% off beauty brands like Clinique and Armani, 50% off designer handbags, 50-75% off sparkly jewelry, and 40-50% off women’s boots
- Mansur Gavriel – Winter sale, up to 60% off
- M.M.LaFleur – “20% off everything” (but exclusions apply)
- Ministry of Supply – 30% off sitewide
- Mulberry – Up to 40% off, including Bayswater, Islington, and more
- Neiman Marcus – Earn a $50-$1250 gift card, including on beauty and fragrance purchases
- Rothy’s – Everything up to 30% off (some also on sale at Nordstrom)
- Shopbop – 25% off storewide with code, including great blazers from Rag & Bone, IRO, Smythe, and select L’Agence (also lots of nice Black Halo dresses)
- Soma – Early Black Friday $29 bra event (up to 50% off)
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Sue Sartor – Week of Joy sale, 30% off sitewide
- Steelcase – 25% off sitewide, including reader-favorite office chairs Leap and Gesture
- Strathberry – Pre-black Friday, enjoy up to 30% off select styles!
- Stuart Weitzman – Extra 25% off full-price and sale styles
- Talbots – 40% off your entire purchase + daily deals
- Theory – 25% off sitewide + up to 40% off select outerwear
- Tory Burch – 30% off $250+
- Tuckernuck – 20% off sitewide
- Universal Standard – At least 30% off sitewide, up to 70% off all styles
- Victoria’s Secret – 30% off everything, and 7/$35 panties
- White House Black Market – 60% off clearance, 30% off sitewide for WHBM members
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- BabyJogger – 30% off sitewide
- BestBuy – Lots of deals on gaming consoles, including PS5, XBox Series X, and more
- Carter’s – 50-60% off entire site and store
- ErgoBaby – 25% off bouncers
- Graco – Up to 30% off sitewide
- Hanna Andersson – 50% off sitewide
- J.Crew Crewcuts – 50% off almost everything, prices marked
- Nordstrom – Lots of deals on Stokke, Maxi-Cosi, BabyJoger, Posh Baby, Silver Cross, and more
- Old Navy – Everything on sale
- SNOO / Happiest Baby – 30% off Snoo, up to 50% off sitewide
DS is currently hanging out with our probable nanny for a trial run while I make myself scarce, and I am emotionally cleaning the entire house about it. I know there’s been lots of good advice here over the years about leaving your kid with caregivers for the first time; lay it on me?
My kid’s best friend’s parent has been in two car accidents in the eight years we’ve known them. At least one was definitely the parent’s fault. Until recently due to Covid no one was carpooling anywhere. We had always said to ourselves we’d never let them drive our kid. Now twice in the past two weeks they are suggesting to drive our kid places that it would absolutely logically make sense for them to drive (ie they invited him to the zoo with them, both boys going to a birthday party). It was super awkward about the zoo and we ended up dropping our kid off and picking him up without any good explanation. Ideas of how to politely get out of having her drive without directly saying “you’re a bad driver?” They are best friends, and we are family friends, so this is obviously going to continue to be an issue for some time.
Staying at 11 Howard in NYC with kids this weekend. Any kid friendly recommendations for that area? I’m used to seeing itinerary ideas for upper west side or midtown but not sure what might be good nearer the hotel – activity, food or other! It’s near the intersection of Lafayette and Canal if that helps!
Baby2 has been EBF with some bottles in the beginning. He goes to daycare in two weeks and we still haven’t gotten him on the bottle. He hasn’t figured out how to suck the nipple. As a second time mom who has gone through this before I feel like I should have this figured out. Please send encouragement.
What’s the best way to word an email saying that my kid won’t be returning to an activity? They reached out to us, and I do want to respond rather than ignoring it. The honest truth is that my kid hated it. I’m obviously not going to say that, but I also don’t want to give them false hope that we might return after a short break because my kid has been pretty clear she’s DONE.
I am attending a baptism party for a close friend’s 4 month old son. Any gift suggestions?
Is there a good, convenient way to sterilize parts that doesn’t involve microwaving plastic? That’s generally not recommended for anything associated with consumption (including bottle nipples…) because of BPA and other leaching chemicals.
Any creative ideas to keep my 9 month old busy today? It’s our second day of being stuck inside because of the wildfires and terrible air quality where we are. I feel like I have exhausted all of toys, play spaces and books in my house. She is teething and extra cranky and we are all going a little nuts.
Would you be comfortable having a kids’ room a half-story above the rest? We have a split level home and the “main” bedroom floor has the primary bedroom, one medium sized bedroom, and one small bedroom along with the hallway bathroom and linen closet. Up six carpeted stairs is a large bedroom. We have our daughter in the medium sized bedroom and are thinking of putting our twins (due in the fall, both same gender) in the large bedroom once they’re 5-6 months or so. I WFH full time and my home office would be the small bedroom. Kids will all be in daycare while I’m working. I am slightly hesitant to have the twins on a different floor from the rest of us. They’ll need to come down stairs to go to the bathroom and it might be easier to manage all 3 on the same level. We could move my daughter into the small bedroom and have the twins take her room. But then we have a very large bedroom that frankly I don’t need for an office (I’m paperless so just need a desk and an outlet). Our house isn’t huge and I don’t want to waste that space. WWYD?
What logistical factors contribute to whether you would sign up for an enrichment activity? My area has a shortage of activities for working families, so I’m thinking of starting a once a week class/play group. Details tbd, but currently I’m thinking 5:00 or 5:15-6:00, either T or Th…
I’d like to avoid weekends because it would conflict with travel and religious observance. Location will be downtown, not the residential areas, so I thought early would be best. Are there any other major common factors I’ve forgotten?
how much supervision/intervening do you provide when hosting a playdate. recently hosted a drop off playdate for the first time for my 5 year old twins. we had two other kids come over because i thought an even number would be better. first Twin A was upset that they were only playing with Twin B, then visa versa. then my kids were starving and ate 3 slices of pizza each at 4:30, but the other two didn’t want to eat (which was fine by me, but i felt maybe it was rude that my kids wanted to eat?). and then when their parents came to pick them up no one said anything about helping to clean up. should i have stopped the kids 10 minutes before pick up to have everyone clean up? do you just clean up all the toys yourself when you host? i feel slightly ridiculous asking these questions, but i dont remember what my mom used to do!
We live right next door to a nice family. Their oldest daughter and my oldest daughter will be in 1st grade together and get along well. We also like the parents. Their younger son who is 5 and is a full year older than our son is a different story. I know he’s only 5 but he’s just not kind. Making fun of my son’s speech (my son is still clueless about saying dum truck or sair rather than chair rather dump truck etc.), saying our house is boring and to go to his house, that our house smells funny because we cook different things, saying “why are you crying like a baby” when my son gets upset about something, always wanting to show my son that he’s better than him at everything, saying my sons picture is ugly because its scribbles. There are countless examples everytime and I have never met a child that I just genuinely don’t like to be around. My daughter regularly says that he’s the meanest kid she knows. All kids act out and say things that adults would find mortifying but this is just multiple examples everytime.
I just don’t want my son around him, but I don’t know how to avoid since the girls play well together and my son loves going to their house. Am I taking this personally? I don’t observe the parents trying to correct his behavior very often either but they are overall nice people so I’m hoping that he will outgrow this behavior by being around nice parents and sister.
I need work outfit help. Currently wearing JCF Jamie pants with a structured t-shirts and loafers. I threw on a summer blazer because it’s freezing today. Office skews casual (most people wear jeans). They’re a client so I’m not comfortable wearing jeans. I’m also only there twice a week. My polyester shirts feel boring to me. Where are you shopping lately?
I have an induction scheduled for Friday. Please give me all your tips and advice that you have. Although, the OB noted at my appointment yesterday I’m making good progress and might go into labor before Friday. I went into natural labor with my first but did have to get Pitocin near the end, so I’m somewhat familiar with that.
Also, if anyone has any tips for exclusively formula feeding, please share those as well. With my first, I combo fed for six months before switching to exclusively formula. I’ve decided to go straight to formula this time.