Feeding Tuesday: Divided Plates
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I’ve been trying to upgrade my kids’ dining accessories by moving away from cheap plastic with weird chemicals and into friendlier pieces. These simple plates (which seem expensive, but do come in a pack of 3) are a hit thus far — they’re “BPA, Phthalate, PVC and Melamine FREE,” dishwasher safe, and made from recycled milk jugs — huzzah. The trickiest part is deciding which color pack you like the best. They’re $10-$12 at Amazon for a three-pack. Ladies, which are your favorite kids’ dining accessories? The Soft Landing had their last roundup in 2012, if that’s helpful to you. Re-Play Divided Plates
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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?
Favorite eating tip – I saved all our metal or decent baby and toddler utensils. I use them for serving smaller things, like dipping sauces or relishes or chutneys or little things like that, when you a million of things on the table and need a million spoons but don’t need huge table- or teaspoons for everything.
That’s my “tip”
Oh, and as for whether it’s impacting breastfeeding or not, what set the LC’s radar off in my case was the way that his upper lip never flanged out. Instead, it was like he tucked the upper lip under his gums (which, ouch). Between that and the sheer amount of time we spent nursing (because his milk transfer was so inefficient) that’s how it got figured out. Finally.
What are you experiencing with breastfeeding? Pain? Ridiculous frequency (even beyond cluster feeding / growth spurts)?
Anyone here have experience with lip and tongue ties? We have been told by several lactation consultants that it’s interfering with breastfeeding, and we’ve been told by several ENTs that it is not. We have been told that clipping the tongue tie (or scissoring) will do the trick (it didn’t), and by others that nothing less than a laser on both the tongue and the lip tie will work. Everyone feels very strongly about it, while I am very, very confused. Anyone have personal experience with this?
Regular poster, going anon for this. I’m a part-time attorney at a law firm. I’ve been at 60% for a couple years now, and I’ve struggled to hit my pro-rated billable hour requirement. My firm decided to defer me for partnership (which is fine) but then also didn’t give me the market raise that all associates received – I have not gotten a raise or bonus in three years, despite my billable rate increasing.
My firm rolled out a program that lets me compare my productivity to other time keepers, and I’ve noticed that my billable hours are slightly more than 60% of the average for all associates (which means all associates are struggling to hit hours) and my total hours are closer to 80% of the average total hours for associates. I have published several articles, sat on two boards, presented several CLEs, and attended several CLEs, which all increase my total hours.
Because I’m so senior with a high billable rate and high realization, my total revenue generation is only 10% less than the average associate at my firm, but I’m making $30K less than a first year associate and less than half of what an associate on the verge of partner makes.
I’d like to use this information to argue for a raise at my upcoming review. All the other associates received a $10-15K raise, and I would like to ask for 60% of $15K since I’m senior. I’m a planner and would love to get some of the counter-arguments the firm might present if I make that pitch. Should I ask for more? I’ve felt too embarrassed by my low hours to ask for a raise, but I’m wondering now if that was silly.
Does anyone have ideas as to the easiest way to track my 2 month old’s general eating/sleeping schedule?
I realized the other day that as I’m feeding on demand (and she’s sleeping when, well, she falls asleep), I have no idea when she generally naps vs. when she is awake, etc. I want to get a general idea before heading back to work next month! I’m thinking of setting up a shared google spreadsheet (for DH and I), but would love to hear other ideas.
I’m trying to limit what I’m buying for maternity wear. Currently (2o weeks) I’m able to wear some of my regular pants with our without a bella band, plenty of my regular tops, but not too many of my dresses – I can zip them, they just look terrible. I bought a pair of maternity black pants that I’ve also been wearing. If I wanted to add dresses or skirts, what would you recommend? I’m due in July, so I’m not looking forward to wearing pants in May and June when the weather warms.
My workplace is between business and business casual. I looked at the maternity clothing post, but many of the links have seriously limited sizes or are sold out of the items.
Does anyone have suggestions for a convertible car seat that easily straps in with a seat belt? We have large ones installed in our cars with the Latch system, but I’d like a lightweight one that can be used with the seat belt or installed super quickly by our nanny, by our parents, for travel, and in the occasional cab or Uber. Is this a unicorn?
Can anyone who is a foster parent and/or adoptive parent suggest any books to read on the subject(s)? Both ideas are flitting around my brain/heart, but I don’t even know where to begin to educate myself. Thanks!
Heading out of town soon and will be leaving my 4-month-old with DH for a long weekend. Any tips on pumping while traveling? I have a short flight (so shouldn’t have to pump on the plane) and will be staying in a nice hotel so I think they will be friendly about giving me an in-room fridge. I’m thinking moving the milk to bags and transporting those is easiest? Should I get a huge cooler for the trip? Really want to bring all my milk home if possible. Any other suggestions?
What kind of a highchair do I want?
Here are the main goals that I need: No fabric/easily wipeable, won’t get knocked over when my big, goofy dog inevitably climbs underneath it to eat debris.
Right now I’m considering getting a used wooden highchair off of craigslist or some plastic thing that I buy off of amazon. What would you all suggest? The idea of wood appeals to me… lasts longer, easier to really wipe down, I hate plastic, etc. Should I be looking at a space saver highchair that straps onto a chair or one of those ones that clip right onto the table?
Kid isn’t at a high chair stage yet, but I feel it rapidly approaching.
Possibly divisive question: life decisions based on kid’s school. This will out me to anyone I know irl, but oh well. Here’s the deal. I moved to the east coast from the Midwest for grad school and ended up staying. I live in a pretty cool small city where almost no children of my coworkers go to public school. The school system is full of charters and almost no neighborhood schools and it’s lottery based. I believe strongly in public school for many reasons, not the least of which is that I can’t fathom paying more than my college tuition for first grade. I get the sense that private school is the expectation and after-care, transportation etc options are much easier for private school because that’s what everyone does. My toddler is far from first grade, but we are not far from choosing a preschool, which matters for which public school you have preference for (and of course it matters for private school admission). The culture around this public/private choice is so strong out here it makes me want to move back to the Midwest(specifically Chicago, though I am not from there) , which is possible but would mean abandoning professional networks I’ve worked hard to develop. I would get paid more (or at least the same with COL) and we’d be in driving rather than flying distance to our families.
However it’s possible the culture is not an east coast problem but rather that times have changed since I was a kid and it will be the same in Chicago. We would like to not live in the suburbs if we can avoid it to avoid the commute. City-dwellers, do you all experience this where you live? What calculations have you made? Can any Midwesterners chime in?
I have divided plates and my only advice is that once you buy one, buy only that brand. Otherwise you end up with three different types of divided plates AND THEY DON’T STACK.
We totally skipped these divided plates. I have a 2.5 year old and she either eats off of our family plastic plates (melamine white from crate and barrel) or in a bowl. We have a full set of white dishes, but we started using these plastic plates once we realized that if we store them on a low shelf, our kid can set the table, clear the plates and load them into the dishwasher without breaking anything :) So what started as our outdoor picnic plates have really become our stand by family dinnerware. Of course, when company comes over we use real plates…