Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Sleep Sheep White Noise Machine
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My sister-in-law bought this for me before the baby came, and I used it a lot during the newborn period. Once my son passed the newborn stage, he wasn’t too attached to white noise, but luckily we live in a decently quiet neighborhood. If you’re looking for baby shower gift or a sound machine that isn’t another ugly appliance, this is a great choice. There are several different options for sounds, and we used “whale sounds” frequently. I think if I heard “whale sounds” right now I would be instantly transported to the haze of the newborn days, those sounds being so imprinted on my psyche. The Sleep Sheep is $32.95 at Amazon and is eligible for Prime and free returns. (Frankie the Fox and Peaceful Panda are also available.) Cloud b Sleep Sheep White Noise Machine
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- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
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Kid/Family Sales
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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?
Yesterday someone mentioned having an evening nanny. I was wondering if this nanny provided pick up and transportation from daycare. This is precisely what I would like to have! However, when I have approached potential evening sitters they would not do pick up and transport to our home. I had written this off as something that was just not done but perhaps I gave up too soon? Does anyone here have a sitter than provides pick up and transport for preschoolers? Can you tell me how you found them and approx. how much you pay them? The only other non-parents I see at pick up and drop off are grandparents.
We have this and got it for travel, but we use our plug in one. The speakers are better in an actual machine.
This seems so deeply unnecessary. Why not buy a regular white noise machine like a LectroFan or a Dohm so you can re-use it post-kids (for guests, for travel, etc).
I’m probably just being a killjoy but single-use stuff bugs me when it would be so much easier to get something that was both better quality AND could be used for a longer period. Also my home has been hit simultaneously with a stomach bug and an upper respiratory infection so perhaps I am just in a bad mood…
Ok, soliciting recommendations. We have a 3 year old and a soon to be 1 year old. We try to use our single stroller wth the ride along board but this doesn’t always work out, esp. in the winter. Baby is too big for wearing without it being back breaking, so that’s not an option. We have the UB double umbrella stroller but it is so hard to push with two big kids now that it’s basically torture. Really we need something for school pick ups (which is a 15-20 min walk on city streets), but it would be nice if it was not a total pain to navigate in a supermarket, etc. Is this just impossible with over 50 lbs of kids?
I’m considering the Joovy ultra light sit and stand, but worry it won’t be much easier to push than the UB double. Anyone have a solution?
I loved this thing. It was super convenient for sleep routines when we were traveling–sleep sheep in the car, sleep sheep in the hotel, sleep sheep in the stroller–and my daughter LOVED it. We had the normal sound machine too, but I really found this thing useful.
My older daughter currently uses the Britax Advocate and we’ll be passing it down to her little sister in a few months so I want to get her a harness-to-booster car seat. I love how the crotch buckle on the Advocate sticks forward. Does anyone know if that’s the case for all Britax car seats, and/or know of any other car seats that have that feature? Her second car seat is the Cosco Scenera and digging out the crotch strap every day is the biggest problem I have with it.
We had some weird electrical issues that scared us about having an electrical fire (electrician came and fixed everything, so hopefully we are good now), so I decided to teach my 5 year old about fire safety and what to do in case of a fire. I can’t believe I haven’t done it before. We also didn’t have smoke alarms in all bedrooms or CO detectors in the house. DH and I feel a bit irresponsible. Was wondering if anyone had thoughts on other safety related things with small children in the house?
Our 5.5 year old son has recently begun wetting the bed after about 2 years of being dry overnight. It started out as once a week or so but is gradually picking up to be about every other night. It’s only a small accident (usually only gets his undies and pjs wet, the sheets and blankets are still dry). Thoughts about how to address the problem? Is this something that will resolve itself if we give it a little more time?
I’m guessing this has been discussed before, but here it goes anyway. How long is too long for a road trip with a 1 year old? At what point does flying become better, even if a layover is required?
We are trying to arrange a family get together with siblings and their kids, but everyone lives so far apart (Midwest and West Coast) that figuring out a location has been a nightmare.
The fire question above reminded me – Does anyone else ever worry that you or your kids would not be able to find your cell phone in an emergency (or that it wouldn’t be charged)?
Back in the day of land lines, I can remember learning how to call 911 from a very young age. I never had to, thankfully, but I felt good about knowing what to do in an emergency. I’m not sure how that translates today, though.
Does anyone keep your cell phone always in the same place so your kids could find it if they needed to (seems like it should be easy but not super practical)? Has anyone gotten a prepaid phone or landline specifically for emergencies? Or is this all kind of silly and paranoid?
Ladies – How do I psych myself up for labor? I’m 38 weeks pregnant with my second and exhausted, a bit overwhelmed and stretched pretty thin. I was so prepared for my first (mentally, physically, logistically). I just feel overwhelmed thinking about the actual labor. In actuality the logistics are pretty much in place for labor (bags basically packed, care for toddler secured). How do I get myself mentally ready? Anyone have a pep talk for me? Can I go from being an exhausted frazzled mom to doing this big thing?
My 4-year-old is a bit knock-kneed and flat-footed. It’s not a serious issue, but the ped says shoes with stiff ankles would be helpful. Any recommendations for brands?
Also, does anyone by any chance have a recommendation for a kids’ shoe store in Northern Virginia or DC? I liked getting my kids fitted for shoes and buying them in an actual store, because it’s really hard for me to figure out their sizing and understand how well shoes I buy for them online work, but the kids’ shoe store near me closed.
Can you help offer ideas and suggestions to get through solo parenting in the evening with 3 kids?
Details: Husband works evenings and Saturday mornings. He is technically on call but gets called pretty much every evening and Saturday morning. We have a 3 year old, 18 month old, and newborn. He is on paternity leave now but goes back to work at the end of the month and I’m dreading the evenings alone. I’m currently nursing and pumping for the newborn to get supply up. 3 yo is independent but a picky eater. 18 month old wants to be carried and is a bit handsy with the new baby and breast pump parts but is otherwise adjusting well to the new baby. 18 mo old goes to bed at 8, 3 yo at 9. The toddlers are in daycare and can be picked up any time before 6:30pm. No family help nearby. This must be doable because there are moms that have the kids all day that do this, and I’m only looking at evenings right??
I didn’t get a job I applied for. It was an internal posting, a bit of a stretch. My boss and grandboss gave me feedback, which amounted to we need to see more “leadership” but your technical skills are off the charts, so don’t worry about that. When I pointed out that the projects I’m on a currently are technically very complex, but don’t involve managing people (where I’m lacking leadership), I’m told that we need you on those now, but in the future you can ask for work to develop your leadership. This kind of makes me worried that I’m going to be stuck as the smartest analyst in the room, doing the grunt work, but get no credit because I’m not the leader. Just a bit depressed about it. Not the worst thing, but I’m also due to give birth in two months, so I really don’t feel like I can tackle this “opportunity” (as my boss framed it) with any sort of rigor right now.
We are going to do 2 days of Disney in late April. Kids will be almost 1, almost 3, and 5.
We’ve gone once before when kids were almost 1 and almost 4. We did one day of magic kingdom, until the parade, and the kids were beat for days (and both stroller napped).
We are going to be visiting family for 4-5 days. We’d been thinking of doing Disney for 2 days- if that is reasonable, which parks? 2 days at MK? One elsewhere? My kids would love the frozen stuff at Epcot but I’m not sure enough to justify a whole day there. Animal kingdom? And 3 days in Disney isn pushing it, right?