Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Sleeved Bib
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My youngest insists on feeding himself, so by the end of a meal, he’s a hot mess.
If your kid is also independent-minded when it comes to eating, consider Bumkins’ Sleeved Bib. This lightweight and waterproof bib has a catch-all pocket for spills and crumbs, adjustable back closure, and elastic cuffs. It’s also machine washable (although I just hand wash my bibs when I do the dishes).
We whip out the sleeveless version of this bib when our son eats anything drippy or gooey (like soup or yogurt). Perhaps we should get the one with sleeves as well.
This bib is $13.99 at Target (in the pictured cacti pattern plus three others), or $12.99 at buybuy BABY (six patterns available). It fits babies and toddlers 6–24 months.
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- 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.
- 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
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
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- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
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I think I have reached a new annoyance level – a middle of the day birthday party on a summer weekday. I guess some people just think no one works.
I have mastitis AGAIN. This time it was clearly related to a milk bleb and a blocked duct behind it, which I thought I got out, but then woke up this morning to a big red spot that’s burning hot. I don’t feel the flulike symptoms yet so hoping to ward that off because I cannot afford to be sick right now!
My 26 month old still. Makes a huge mess eating things like rice and oatmeal independently. Is this normal? My 4 year old clearly doesn’t now so I know it changed at some point but I can’t remember when kids can eat well without throwing food or making a mess.
Small summer parenting win: we picked the kids up from daycare at 4 yesterday and drove 30 minutes to a nearby lake. The beach was super empty, it wasn’t too hot, the kids played in the sand and swam, we had a picnic dinner, and everyone came home tired and happy and went straight to bed. What other easy-ish things have people been doing to make summer feel like summer? I want more of this feeling!
What do you so with a sick two year old with a Fever? He is top active to stay in bed so should I just let him play as normal?
My day is off to an excellent start. Our AC is on the fritz and it’s going to be 95 here today and 97 tomorrow before our HVAC company can get out to repair. I have client video calls all day today and tomorrow where I will hopefully not look like a sweaty mess. Then I walked into my home office this morning and one of our dogs took a massive poo on my rug in the middle of the night. The day can only get better from here right?
Un-related can someone remind me of the wirefree bras that are recommended here frequently? I have a couple Tru & Co ones on my list from the NAS but appreciate any other suggestions. Under $40 preferred
Hopeful mom-to-be here: what is your opinion on the impact of stress in trying to get pregnant? I’ve been off contraception since January. I am a biglaw midlevel and work has been relentless since then. I am still not pregnant and DH seems concerned that the stress isn’t great for me (and he isn’t wrong – I’m certainly not living my healthiest life and am very stressed, and now somewhat concerned about not being pregnant). We’ve discussed if I should quit for something lower stress. At the same time, I feel like the price for the past 6 years of my sweat and tears should be my firm’s very generous leave policy. If I were to quit and go somewhere less demanding, then get pregnant and go on leave is… not a great look? And I probably won’t get the same kind of benefits. I will probably quit biglaw after kids but am not 100% decided yet. What would you do?
I’m currently doing IVF, and need to have a procedure done to remove a uterine adhesion before they transfer the embryo. It is an estimated 2-3 month wait to have the procedure done at the medical office that is covered by insurance. I cannot get ahold of anyone at that office to narrow down the waiting period, and they will not schedule me for the procedure until they are ready, so 2-3 months down the road. My other option is to pay out of pocket and have the procedure done in the fertility clinic for $2k. This may also require a follow-up visit that would cost about $1.5k. I’ve reached out for their scheduling availability, but expect it to be far sooner than 2 months.
Usually, I wouldn’t mind waiting despite how frustrating this process has been. However, my OBGYN relative (same medical office group, different location) warned that the medical office may cancel all non-essential procedures in the event that the variants get out of control and we approach another lockdown, so I may be waiting 2-3 months for nothing. We’ve been in infertility limbo for over a year and are definitely frustrated and impatient, but $3.5k is not an insubstantial sum. We are not flush with cash, but can move around money and tighten the budget for a bit to afford it. This would be our first child.
Typing this out, it seems the best option is to suck it up and pay. What would you do in this situation?
Question for those who kept their children at home (either with nanny, SAHP, or other caregiver) full-time until preschool/kindergarten age: did your children get super sick once they started school? I ask because older DS (almost 3) started part time school (3 half days per week) back in March and has brought home some kind of illness almost every week (colds mostly, but also possibly a stomach bug) since then. He usually recovers quickly, and DH and I mostly escape unscathed (although not this last round), but my infant DS (now 10 months old, home with nanny) bears the brunt of it. When I asked the ped about this, he said that the advantage of waiting until ages 4-5 to send to school were that the children were much better about hygiene, and thus not as likely to spread germs everywhere. This seems dubious to me, based on what little I know about preschool-aged children’s hygiene, but I’m curious if anecdotally, it’s held up. The illnesses have gotten so bad I’m considering pulling older DS out of school until next fall (when he’s almost 4) and just having our new nanny take him to play dates etc until then, but if we’re past the worst of it, I suppose I won’t (the ped did say this typically lasts 6-12 months…so maybe not). Any thoughts appreciated.
My parents are trying to plan a get-together for the grandkids before school starts in 2 weeks, but we’re finding that there are literally only two days the oldest, who is entering middle school, has free because she has softball every other day in this timespan.
Can I have permission to somehow permanently hobble my kids if they ever express interest in school sports?
(Also, seriously, didn’t school *just* end?)
Just got NIPT results back — everything looks okay, and it’s a girl! So we’ll have girl/boy/girl, which is coincidentally exactly what my husband’s family was. My in-laws are visiting this week and we’re going to tell them — I’m excited because this will be the first time breaking pregnancy news where it will legitimately be a huge shock (pretty sure everyone thought we were done).
Feel good moment this morning in the car on the way to drop-off that I needed to share with someone. My husband almost forgot 4-yr old’s backpack but remembered right at the last minute. As we’re driving off 4-yr thinks this is funny. I jokingly said something along the lines of “What would we do with daddy if he forgot. That silly daddy.” To which 4-yr responds, “Well, I would still love him.” And my heart melts, because he already understands forgiveness, albeit in a very low stakes circumstance.
Thoughts? TIA!
I have a toddler (she’s 32 months) and a 3 month old. Toddler has been in daycare since she was 6 months old (except for 3 months last spring when they closed). I was vaccinated while 7 months pregnant back in late January. I exclusively breastfed the 3 month old. I hope/assume she has some COVID protection but of course I don’t actually know.
Is it crazy/pointless to consider pumping some extra breast milk to add to my toddler’s regular milk in the hopes of giving her some protection against COVID? I am so worried about her again as numbers go up.