Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: ‘Sprig’ Bottle Drying Rack

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Boon Sprig Drying RackSpecial festive bottle drying racks for your kids: yea or nay? We never had one, but honestly I kind of regret it — I think it would have been a bright spot in the otherwise dreary task of washing bottles (and ZoLi cups and Take & Toss, and so forth) and would have made the kitchen look nice, too. I always think of the faux grass–looking one, but this new rack from Boon looks like it takes up even less counter space. It’s $12.99 at Nordstrom. Boon ‘Sprig’ Bottle Drying Rack Psst: Looking for more info about nursing clothes for working moms, or tips for pumping at the office? We’ve got them both… This post contains affiliate links and CorporetteMoms may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For more details see here. Thank you so much for your support!

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  • Old Navy – 40% off everything
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How/when did you teach your kids to put on and take off shoes? Kid is 2.5 . Honestly his shoes are really hard to put on – very wide feet- but o sm struggling with teaching him to pull them off. Same for socks; maybe the answer is looser socks? With most things, I stress about teaching him to do things and then he just learns it on his own on his own timeline. Perhaps this is one of those things? Seems like Montessori kids have mastered taking off shoes so I’m wondering if I should be teaching him.

Incoming Rant:

I’ve billed 400 hours so far this year. I am going to lose my mind. I’m making good money to sit in my seat and be available. I’m in a niche and am unlikely to lose my job. I may pick up some more hours at some point when a coworker retires, but who knows when that will be. In the meantime, I have complete flexibility with my hours, can work from home whenever I want. My boss is fantastic. My husband’s work involves a lot of travel and having this level of flexibility is necessary for our family. I came from a much more intense work environment and I find myself jealous of my former coworkers and dreaming of going back to work there, though I’m sure I’m looking at my time there with rose colored glasses. It’s extension season right now and I’m waiting for stuff to come in, but have been twiddling my thumbs all day for the second day in a row.

400 hours. I want to run into the street screaming. So much solidarity with all the other working moms who leaned out and are seriously questioning themselves.

Has anyone here tried UPPA baby products? Interested in the Cruz stroller and the car seat. Not too concerned about cost if it’s a good product. I like that I can get an insert and use it before six months and change which way it faces, and that it seems portable.

I live in a wealthy suburb of a HCOL area. My husband and I make good money. I only work part-time and my kid goes to preschool with kids that have full time SAH-Ps.

I just booked her 4th birthday and was grumbling that it’s going to run me a few hundred dollars to let the kids run around in a gym for a while and then eat pizza and cake on rainbow plates. We did a similar thing last year, which also ran $200-300. Fair enough, kids these days….

But guys. I just found out that one of her preschool makes is having her birthday party at home. At first I was super impressed and happy to see that not everyone does things the expensive but lazy way (no judgement– this is my style!) and that some people recognize that 4 year olds just need a big yard to play in, some water balloons, cake, and pin-the-tail-on-the-unicorn to be happy.

Oh no. Not this party. This party is at home, but will have a pizza truck, unicorn rides (ponies with unicorn hats I imagine?), a bounce house, facepaint/tattoo station, full bar for parents (with bartenders), and the parent I was talking to was asking me if I thought this was “enough to keep the kids busy.” WHAT. My kid could keep busy for an hour just running up and down the slide in their yard. THESE KIDS ARE FOUR. My four year old barely had enough people to make the 10 kid minimum for her gymnastics party!

Am I completely out of touch, or is this what “at home” birthday parties are now? I can tell you in no uncertain terms that my home will not have unicorn rides. If it weren’t for the fact that I don’t want to clean my house, my kid’s party would be in our backyard. Maybe set up some kind of cardboard box decorating station/activity.
We might have a magician after age 6 or so if I could find one on the cheap and minimally creepy.

When I was a kid we swam in friends’ pools, dug around for candy thrown in bales of hay, and played some pin-the-tail-on-the[whatever]. The cool parties had pinatas.

Get off my lawn (especially you, pooping unicorns).

I know this is partly sleep deprivation talking, but rant ahead: I am so. very. very. tired of being the breadwinner. I’m not in a high-flying position, or a high-paying industry, but I bring in 2/3 of household income. Husband is in the early stages of an emotionally + intellectually rewarding, but not financially rewarding, academic science career, which frankly is crappy in the early years – long hours, lab, fieldwork, low pay relative to level of education. We’re trying to figure out how to afford another kid on a five-figure household income. And my work is normally flexible, 40h/ week, but for the last month it’s been crazy due to projects all coming due simultaneously. I need one of those magical household fairies y’all keep talking about.

Ugh, wish the threading on mobile would get fixed!

I had one of those panel coats and used it some in NYC winter. It was fine but not sure I would get one for a milder climate. I ran hot enough that I only needed it for sub-freezing temps. Otherwise, sweater plus open trench/rain coat was fine. I might go with a waterproof hooded coat in a bigger size to layer under if needed, maybe with a fleece vest. The maternity coat was OK in snow but not very waterproof at all, I wouldn’t recommend for real rain.

No experience with the BJCS but we have the Chicco Together and I don’t love it. I love our keyfit, our nextfit and our activ3 (chicco jogger). All those were new and we bought the together used so possible it’s worn out or an older model that’s been improved on, but it’s a pain. It’s super hard to open/close and to click the car seat in. I always get bruised on my shins. The canopy is hard to use and it won’t fit in my trunk with it on so I have to fight that thing every time. Cup holders are shallow, doesn’t really work to clip the diaper bag on the handle. Ugh, ready for something else now that baby can sit up.

I considered the cortina options which I think lets you click in a keyfit with an adaptor. And maybe the newer chiccos are better. Not sure how old mine is but there are features on my 2 year old chicco jogger that are more advanced.

I’m due in March and am contemplating getting one of those Modern Eternity coats (via Nordstrom) that have the zip-in panel for the baby bump. Apparently they also cover baby carriers. My question is, it is worth it?

My last baby was a summer baby, so I didn’t have this issue. Most of my current coats are fairly fitted, so I don’t think they will work. Also, I live in a fairly mild climate where temperatures hover around 30 degrees at the coldest time of the year, and are usually around 40 and rainy for the bulk of the winter.

I’m starting a low-pressure book club (in an NYC suburb). Email me at [email protected] if you want in.

Re Double Stroller (can’t reply on my phone):
I only have one kiddo but am a bit of a stroller nerd. Almost every mom of two or more I know prefers a “side by side” double stroller as opposed to a “tandem” double stroller. Almost all double strollers are approximately the width of a wheelchair so assuming you live somewhere accessible, getting through doors shouldn’t be an issue. The most popular double side by side strollers in my area are City mini (or city mini GT which fits bigger kids and may be a better long term investment) or the new Valco snap Duo strollers which are a relatively new re launch into North America (but not sure about the Chico fitting it)

TJ: looking for recommendations for NYC with kids in Nov. is the first week of Nov too early for holiday stuff? Specific must-dos for 2YO and 6YO? We’re not familiar with the city so any thoughts on where to stay, eat, etc very much appreciated!
Note: We adore our Boon Grass, so much so that we actually upgraded to the Lawn :-) complete with twigs. Now that we are out of the bottle phase it’s still very useful for water bottle tops, big knives, straws, all sorts of random stuff.

This morning in the elevator I was chatting with someone from another floor whom I’d never met before. When I got off at my floor I said “have a nice day,” and she replied, “You too, enjoy whatever’s in there–” and motioned to the cooler I was carrying. I said, “It’s breastmilk.” Then the doors closed.

Car seat question- I just moved my baby into a convertible carseat (Britax Marathon) from her infant car seat, and I’m surprised that she seems to fuss more. I thought she would be more comfortable! It’s not like out and out crying, just occasionally yells and cries, but it’s more than she ever did in her infant one, at least that I can remember. I give her toys, which she throws (which may contribute to the fussing? it seems to be easier for her to throw them in this seat than it was in the last seat). Is there anything I can do to make her more comfortable, or is this just normal for a baby that doesn’t like being confined?

Any of you ladies recently give any gifts to the moms/aunts/stepmoms in your lives that knocked it out of the park? My stepmom’s birthday is next week. Sadly it is only a few days apart from the memorial service for HER departed mom. So I want to send something nice just for her. (I am not able to attend the memorial service and she is OK with that.) She is sporty and low maintenance.

I mentioned I was doing the clear + brilliant laser treatments to get rid of some big patches of melasma from my pregnancy that didn’t respond to hydroquinone. First treatment was mildly painful (slightly less painful than a bikini wax, though the area above your lip does hurt) and I was definitely red afterwards. The redness was almost totally gone the following day, and easily covered by a BB cream. I wore a chilled sheet mask right afterwards and slathered myself in moisturizer that whole day which I think helped a lot. Going for my next one in 2 weeks, so curious to see what the results look like by then!