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And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- If you’re a working parent of an infant with low sleep needs, how do you function at work when you’re in the throes of baby’s sleep regression?
- Should I cut my childcare down to 12 hours a month if I work from home?
- Will my baby have speech delays if we raise her bilingual?
- Has anyone given birth in a teaching hospital?
- My child eats everything, and my friends’ kids do not – how should I handle? In general, what is the best way to handle when your child has some skill/ability and your friend’s child doesn’t have that skill/ability?
- ADHD moms, give me your tips to help with things like behavior in the classroom, attention to detail, etc?
- I think I suffer from mom rage…
- My husband and kids are gone this weekend – how should I enjoy my free time?
- I’m struggling to be compassionate with a SAHM friend who complains she doesn’t have enough hours of childcare.
- If you exclusively formula fed, what tips do you have for in the hospital and coming home?
- Could I take my 4-yo and 8-yo on a 7-8 day trip to Paris, Lyon, and Madrid?
FVNC says
This is really pretty! I just got a fitbit that functions as a watch…if it weren’t for that (and that I work from home in sweats with no need for beautiful jewelry), I’d be tempted!
Anonymous says
Totally wearing my Fitbit with a suit today. I don’t even care. They’re so mainstream now that I really don’t think anyone judges. And if they do, we weren’t meant to be friends anyway.
Batgirl says
Guyssss, my four month old was up every hour between 3-7am last night. I know this is the 4 month regression, but I can’t remember what we did the last time around (for our toddler). Any tips for how to do low-key sleep training (not hysterical crying sleep training) while the baby is sleeping in your room? When we did this the last time around, we had graduated our baby into the nursery. Hoping to hold out a little longer this time around, though not opposed to moving him into the nursery just for sleep training and then moving him back.
Anonymous says
YMMV but regressions normally only last a couple weeks. We just dealt with it and didn’t try to sleep train. If you have a baby that never sleeps through the night, that’s a very different story.
Anonymous says
+1 Give him a minute or two to fuss and try to calm himself (he can’t learn if you don’t give him an opportunity), keep the room dark, be all business with no/little talking when he does wake up. Switch off with a partner if you can.
On the opposite side of giving him a minute, sometimes when kiddo was in the PnP beside me around that age, if I heard stirring, I’d rub her back hoping that would comfort her enough to prevent a total wake up. It was effective if she wasn’t hungry. I could reach over from the bed.
10:19 Anon says
Yikes, not rubbing her back – we put her to sleep on her back. I guess I rubbed her tummy. It’s a blur…but I remember reaching my arm in her PnP half awake to do something to comfort her anyway…
Anonymous says
Did you try tylenol? My kids never had the 4 month regression thing as much but they all started teething around 4-6 months, usually tylenol took the edge off the pain enough to resettle pretty quick. First teeth came out around 6-7 months.
Knope says
Are you feeding him every time he wakes up or does he just need comfort? If the former, you have to break the sleep-feed association first – comfort each time instead of feeding. Once you have that going for a while, if he is still waking up a lot, then move on to sleep training. We did Ferber but if you want less crying my friend had good luck with the No-Cry Sleep Solution.
Anonymous says
+1 for the No Cry Sleep Solution. It worked for us.
OP says
Well, up until now, I was always nursing him when he woke up because he had been doing a 7 hour stretch and then a shorter, 2.5-3 hour stretch. (So, down at 9pm, up around 4am to nurse, up again for the day around 6:30 or 7am). Now, he’s going down at 8:30pm, up at 1, 4, then every hour from there. I’m still only nursing him at the same times as before and my husband is trying to rock him to sleep for the other wake-ups. I will check out that book! Thanks.
Anonymous says
That’s exactly what we did, and it worked well. We also slowly transitioned from an 8:30-9:00 bedtime with a early evening catnap after daycare to an earlier bedtime with no post-daycare catnap around that time.
OP says
Did your baby wake up earlier/more frequently in the night once s/he had an earlier bedtime? Thanks!
Sarabeth says
My tips are less for sleep training and more for how not to lose your mind during a sleep regression. Is there space for an adult to sleep in the nursery? Or a guest room? At that age, my partner and I would split the night. He’d take the first half, and try to comfort without feeding if at all possible (this goes towards breaking the nurse-to-sleep association). At the first wake up after 2:30 am, he’d feed baby pumped milk and bring her into my room. I’d deal with the rest of the night, and would nurse back to sleep, b/c no way would baby go back to sleep without nursing when she could smell the milk right there. If you are formula feeding, you could both try to comfort without feeding first, which would probably help baby figure it out more quickly. On the flip side, I always had massive oversupply, so I wasn’t stressed about giving baby a bottle instead of nursing in the middle of the night. If you are nursing and care about maintaining supply, you’d probably want to have your partner bring the baby to you to eat instead. But it still helped so so much to have a stretch of sleep in a different room from the baby.
Pogo says
+1 and this amount to ‘sleep training’ for us because LO was nursing to sleep every time he woke up. I had husband do 9-12 while I slept, and he would attempt to soothe LO but in reality this was basically a CIO scenario. When I had those first 3 hours I would put earbuds in with white noise and sleep far away from the baby so I could really rest. Then I would take any 12-6 wakeups and actually nurse (because the goal was one feeding at 1 and another at around 4). I did respond to every wakeup typically, but was able to get to those two feedings with time (I honestly don’t remember but I think maybe I did some more CIO for other wakeups? Or he just naturally went back down to 2 feedings?)
Our regression lasted almost 2 months but we quickly went from 2 to 1 night feedings after that. He dropped the last night feeding about another 6w later. With mine I firmly believe it was a nurse to sleep association and he just needed to get those self soothing skills.
OP says
Thanks to you both — this is helpful. And you raise a good point. With our first, we thought we had “trained” him to sleep through the night, but we may have just started “training” right as his regression was ending on its own. So maybe we can ride it out but also try to break the “nurse to sleep” association during those wake-ups that we don’t associate with him needing to eat. For example, he’s been waking up 30-60 min after a feed! No way does he need to eat again!
Pogo says
exactly. By 4mo he definitely only needed to eat 2x a night, but he used nursing to self-soothe. Hugs, it’s so hard, and you totally do get amnesia about it really quickly – I’m sure by my second I was be in the same boat as you right now!
OP says
Thank you!
Anon says
How do you get email addresses for friends in your kid’s elementary classes?
For my DD’s birthday this year, I want to invite 5-6 of her good friends from school. I’m not allowed to send invites home with only a portion of the class. DD is bussed to another location for aftercare, and we do the drive through pickup lane in the morning, so I literally never see her teacher or the other parents. I thought about sending notes home with those kids asking for their emails, but I don’t see how that’s different than sending home a party invite. How do I get their contact info??
(I tried stalking online, but one of her good friends is literally named Maddie Smith. I can’t narrow down her parents or address at all.)
EB0220 says
Does your school have a student directory? Ours has one that you can access if join the PTA. Also, if you know one parent you could ask if they have contact info for the other parents. Sometimes if a child has older siblings his/her parents will already know the other parents. I also had luck contacting the room parent to ask for email addresses (I just ask for all of them). We have a Facebook group for the local elementary school and I’ve found some people that way too!
Anonymous says
Email the teacher and ask her to email those parents your contact info and/or ask permission to release theirs to you. Don’t reference that it’s for a party, just say playdate or something so that teacher doesn’t think it’s caught by the ‘whole class’ rules.
Anonymous says
That seems like a lot of work for the teacher. Is there a school directory? Or could your daughter give your contact info to her friends and have their parents contact you?
EB0220 says
Having an issue with my comments not posting. Here are some methods I’ve used –
1) Check with the PTA to see if they maintain a student directory. Our school has one that you can access if you join the PTA.
2) If you have contact info for any of the parents (of the kids you intend to invite) ask if they have info for the other parents. Sometimes when a kid has an older siblings, the parents already know the other parents.
3) If there’s a room parent who sends out announcement emails, ask them. I just ask for all email addresses and the room parent was willing to send them to me.
4) Look for a FB group for your elementary school. I’ve found a few people that way.
Anon says
Ooh good idea on the PTA. I’m actually a semi-room parent (there’s two of us and I’m leading the V-day party) and there is no class contact list – my only effort was to make 25 copies of a note asking for donations to cover the two parties, which the teacher stuck in every backpack.
And yes I tried the FB group, but see the aforementioned problem. I might get desperate enough to start messaging all the Smiths in the group and see if they’re the parent of “Maddie in 1st grade”.
The things we do for our kids…. what a good example of me overthinking and taking on way too much emotional labor. Guarantee my husband would not be posting on a message board to figure out how to invite her friends to a party. (He’d either say okay to her and then just forget to do it, or somehow charm the school into just giving them out because hey, it’s a dad who cares!)
Redux says
Re: the dads getting extra leverage just for being dads… I 100% had my DH return a pair of tapshoes from a fancy shoppe for which I had missed the window for returns for just this reason. Not only did they accept the return, they gave him cash and a happy attitude! I would’ve been stonewalled and maybe even dancemom-shamed (a whole new level of mom-shaming!).
SC says
DH recognizes this double-standard for dads, and he is happy to use it when necessary. So…I’d ask your husband if he’s comfortable using his dad-charm to get the email addresses from the school :-) Or at least ask him for ideas and give him a few days to accomplish it.
Shirt Recommendation says
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I wore it earlier today with a suit for a networking meeting, and the ruffle laid really nice under the jacket in the middle of the shirt. I am now working from home so changed into jeans and booties. I half tucked the side with the ruffle, but left the ruffle out. Looks great that way, too. Hopefully it holds up – Banana Republic Factory isn’t the best quality ever, but at $20 that is to be expected.
Anonymous says
Thanks for the rec! That looks like a great option for fall to put under my blazers.
Anonymous says
Just a PSA that I bought the MilkMakers lactation cookies recommended here and I thought they were disgusting. I got the chocolate salted caramel flavor and they didn’t taste like chocolate or caramel at all. They were a bit salty, but mostly they just tasted like crumbly cardboard. :(
Anon says
What a disappointment. I loved the Oatmeal Raisin ones 5 years ago, and saw real improvements in my pumping, but maybe they’ve changed recipes since then. Maybe I need to stop recommending these to new moms.
ElisaR says
yeah some of the flavors are gross. I found the lemon flavored ones to be the best tasting option they offer.
Favorite Deep Pocket Sheets? says
Talk to me about your favorite deep pocket sheets that stand up to husband funk, baby spit up, etc. I am finally fed up of putting my husband’s corner of the fitted sheet back on the mattress every single morning (I make the bed). It’s like when he rolls over and back during the night, he pulls the fitted sheet with him until it pops off. I don’t understand it and have never had this problem in my life, but whatever. It’s less of an issue with our flannel sheets, but it’s not quite winter here yet. My current proposed solution is to try a deep pocket sheet set in hopes that it will stay on the mattress better. Normally I swear by Company Store, but the color selection in their deep sheets leaves a little to be desired (although that may not stop me). We generally go with darker jewel tones for sheets (in contrast to our taupe-ish walls and white duvet with navy coverlet). Husband prefers sheets that are “not scratchy” and historically has bought in the 1000 thread count range; I find them suffocatingly thick and also not that great quality despite the thread count. I am thinking at least 400 thread count and sateen. Prefer 100% cotton.
Anonymous says
Ours are from JC Penney, and the pockets seems super deep compared to the Target ones we had before. They’re 100% cotton and have held up great. I read somewhere (Martha Stewart, maybe) that thread count is less important than material. Find 100% cotton and go from there.
Anon says
My DH is the same as yours. He flops around so much at night, all the sheets and comforter and everything end up pulled out and bunched up on his side. Drives me NUTS!
They make sheet suspenders to hold your fitted sheet in place. We have a platform bed so I’ve never used the giant X ones, but we use the little 6″ ones on each corner and they hold the sheet nice and tight.
Favorite Deep Pocket Sheets? says
I am definitely going to have to try this before I fork over the money for new sheets! Thanks!
Anon says
no sheet recommendations, but my husband does the same thing, which I also don’t understand! glad it’s not just at our house.
Anoner says
Target Threshold! I don’t have the exact name but they are excellent and deep pocket.
Anon says
I bought these on this groups’ recommendation – Target Threshold Performance Sheet Set Patterns 400 Thread Count.
They have an extra level of elastic in the corners to help the fitted sheet stay.
I have also found that often when my fitted sheet is giving me trouble it’s related to the mattress pad, so maybe bed suspenders on your mattress pad will help?
Anon says
Talk to me about meal time length. My 3yo is a good eater, but he is increasingly dragging out meal time and it is killing me. We do the Satter method for the most part (but require one bite of each item on the plate) but he just plays around and talks a mile a minute and gets distracted listening to the conversation and does not start eating his food until well past when the rest of us are done. It doesn’t matter whether he likes the food or not, it just takes him forever to get started. This morning for breakfast, he took 10 min before he even started eating his waffle, which is his favorite breakfast.
We pack lunches and I got confirmation from his teacher that he eats every bite in the 20 minutes they have for lunch, so he is certainly able to eat more quickly. He just doesn’t do it at home.
It’s important to DH and I that we eat meals as a family, so we all end up sitting there for what feels like hours while he finally decides to start eating his banana. It’s killing me. I love family time, but not trapped at a dinner table. I’d rather read a book on the couch or tell stories to each other or split up and play together, anything other than sit at the table with empty dishes in front of us.
Any ideas how to hurry him up? Can I buy a timer and just take away his plate when it’s done? (I hope after a few sessions of that he’d figure it out.) Any other ideas?
Anonymous says
I started bringing my knitting to the table so I can do something with my hands while my slow eater finishes.
Anonymous says
Ug, commiseration. We go through periods of that and periods where kiddo wants to get down and then will nibble later. I’ll tell you what we’ve been doing, but it might not work for you because our kiddo actually wants to leave the table. We all leave the table after a reasonable time and put the rest of kiddos food by her stool at the counter. If she wants to eat more before bed, she is limited to that. Dessert is at our discretion. We wind down every night to 15 minutes or so of Daniel Tiger (or another show), and oftentimes, she’ll stand at her stool and finish her dinner.
Anonymous says
Can you build in more time to talk while you’re cooking before dinner? We take turns telling our ‘best’ and ‘hardest’ thing while I and/or DH cook. Kids sit up at island and are allowed to munch on whatever veggies are being chopped up for dinner.
Around age 3 was the peak of chatiness for us. They can finally express themselves more clearly in longer sentences and really want to talk to you.
SC says
We give Kiddo lots of warnings before meal times if he’s playing before dinner. We’ve also pushed dinner a little later because it seems like he’s not usually hungry after preschool. (He used to need to eat 5 minutes after walking in the door, so consider whether there’s been a natural shift or change of schedule at daycare/preschool.) Once we sit down to eat, if Kiddo is playing around, we say something like, “You’re playing instead of eating. It looks like you’re not hungry. This is your only chance to eat tonight. Do you want to eat your __, or should I clear your plate?” Sometimes we set a timer for time to eat, and that seems to focus him. If he is actually eating when the timer goes off, we let him finish. We don’t allow him to eat more after dinner–since we pushed bedtime later, he gets 10-15 minutes to play after dinner, and then we start our bedtime routine, so there isn’t really time.
anon says
Eh, I think it counts as eating together as a family, even if LO finishes later than everyone and you need to get up and get other things done. We have an open floor plan, so I work on dishes and putting away food while mine is taking forever to finish, so it’s not like he’s alone in the room.
Anonymous says
we have a 3.5 year old VERY VERY slow eater. I’m really not comfortable with things like timers around meals, so what we do right now is all start eating together. After 20-30 minutes, my spouse and I stay in the room but may do other things like rock the baby, do the dishes, etc. We remind kid that he can’t play until he’s done eating and has cleared his plate (sometimes many reminders), or that he can’t go to bed until he’s done eating (he is very bed-motivated after a long day of preschool). Occasionally we do give a time limit if there’s something that we really need to do — i.e. if it’s nearly shower time/bedtime, if we need to go out after lunch, etc. I figure it’s a phase and will be over eventually.
Thinking ahead says
I have slight scoliosis in my lower back that I was diagnosed with in middle school. The curve was slight enough that I’ve never had to have follow up appointments, etc. If I’m thinking of TTC next year, should I visit my OB/GYN for a pre-conception appointment and ask her to refer me to get a lower back x-ray? Just thinking if I ever decide I want an epidural, I wonder how necessary having an X-ray image to show the doc would be. Any thoughts?
anon says
I have mild scoliosis (just under a 30 degree curve), and I never had an issue with an epidural (two times). I always mentioned it to the anesthesiologist, but they never asked for an Xray or said anything about it. Honestly, this never even occurred to me. They must give epidurals to people with all kinds of back issues.
Anon says
Counterexample, a friend found out she had undiagnosed mild scoliosis when they went to give her an epidural at her delivery and were not able to. I would definitely mention to the OB, but not sure if an xray will be the solution (but she can probably advise or refer you to an anesthesiologist).
Anonymous says
+1 I also know someone with scoliosis who couldn’t get an epidural and didn’t find out until she was 5 cm dilated. I agree with mentioning it to your OB and they will know how to proceed.
Anon says
It sounds to me like you’re over-thinking this a bit, but it can’t hurt to mention your concern to your OB-Gyn. A pre-conception appointment is a good idea even if you don’t have any concerns, so I’d just bring it up then.
2 Month Shots says
I’m curious to hear what anyone’s experiences have been with 8 week shots in terms of pain and any side effects, etc. I’m going to be taking my LO in for them this week and I have no idea what to expect.
Anonymous says
It has been a while, but I want to say kiddo was usually sleepier after shots during the first 6 months or so.
Anonymous says
She screamed and screamed in the doctors office, but as soon as we left the building she seemed basically fine and snoozed in her carseat on the way home. She slept more than normal for the next 24 hours or so, but didn’t seem fussy or have any noticeable side effects. Fwiw, that’s been our experience with all her shots so far (she’s 9 months) not just the 2 month shots.
rosie says
This was the case for us, but the my daughter did have a fever after the 12-month shots (she’s 17-months now).
mascot says
They may be a little grumpy post-shots. Mine took a longer nap that day. Resist the urge to pre-dose with Tylenol so you can watch for any reaction. Your doctor should give you info/handout of what to look out for. The nurses are crazy fast at getting those shots done. But, it’s a little hard on the parent sometimes to watch your kid register what’s happening and start crying. I teared up myself the first few times My doctors have never had an issue us with taking a few extra minutes to snuggle, nurse, feed, etc. and calm everyone down before leaving.
Em says
Shots weren’t that big of a deal until my son was like a year to 18 months. He would cry initially but calmed down easily and we never noticed any side effects.
Anonymous says
What happened at a year?? You’re scaring this mom of a 10 month old.
Pogo says
Stranger danger, at least for us. Before 12mo, LO smiled and coo’d at everyone, doctor included. One set of shots he didn’t really cry, just gasped.
At 1 year, he hated being held by someone else and so the crying started as soon as he’d see the doctor or nurse enter the room.
Anonymous says
Ah ok, mine had really bad stranger danger by the 6 month shots. She’s had more than her share of medical stuff done and has learned that people in scrubs always hurt her. She was fine in the waiting room and with the doc (who wears business casual) but when the nurse walked in her scrubs, my little one’s chin started quivering immediately, and when she saw the needle it was just full on hysteria. It’s over quickly though, as soon as we can pick her up and cuddle she’s fine.
CPA Lady says
My kid screamed her head off for less than a minute and then was totally fine. I was more traumatized than she was. Also didn’t notice any side effects.
Also 2 month shots says
I’m taking mine in tin an hour for his 8 week shots if you’re looking for an 8 week buddy! Last time around baby was just really sleepy for a couple days.
GCA says
Just did this last week; she was a little grumpier than usual that day, and a little poopier than usual the day after (I chalked this up to the rotavirus oral vax), but otherwise her normal self. No fever.
Pogo says
For the 2mo, 4mo and 6mo I do recall he slept longer afterward. Never had a fever or other reaction, but his daycare buddy always gets a fever and extra cranky. I think it depends on the kiddo.
Anonymous says
I know we complain about husbands here a lot and I’m not immune to that, so I just wanted to share something nice my husband did recently. I’m a serious amateur photographer who takes tons of photos of my daughter and husband with a DSLR. My husband is the opposite – he doesn’t even use the camera on his phone. So I’m never in photos unless we pay for professional ones, which we do hardly ever because they’re expensive and we have so many nice photos of the baby that I take. I told my husband a couple weeks ago that I would really like him to take photos of me sometimes and he said “Yeah, uh huh, sure” and it really seemed to go in one ear and out the other. Last night, I was snuggled up with my daughter reading to her after her bath and my husband snuck in with my DSLR and took some photos of us. They’re far from technically perfect and I look like I need a shower, but I will treasure them forever, both because they captured a sweet moment with my daughter and because of the effort my husband made to listen to what I said and do it. Also a good reminder that people aren’t mindreaders and we have to tell our spouses what we want!
Anonymous says
This is great. I love that he didn’t just ‘dial it in’ by taking a photo at any old time to check if off the list but really understood your desire to capture lovely moments.
CLS says
Totally not on any of these topics, but I’ve just come out of a totally swamped period where I wasn’t really able to read the daily emails i usually get from this site. But now that i’ve regained my 15 minutes each morning with coffee, I went back and tried to catch up on past postings via email.
My email isn’t coming in the same as in the past – there used to be a photo and more of the article included in the email. That doesn’t happen anymore, and I’m sad, as I was able to click on the posting that were most interesting, especially the news roundups.
Is it just my email system that is doing this? or is it a change here? ANyone have any ideas? I’m not always a huge fan of change in my routine, and was excited to get back into the groove with my coffee and corporette! :)
Anon says
After internally (smugly) congratulating myself on keeping me and my still not yet weaned 14 month old healthy from DH’s bout of pink eye (thankfully gone now) followed by a particularly nasty head cold that has been going on for almost a week now (and taking notes on the mancold aspects), I woke up this morning stuffy with a very painful sore throat (how his started). He’s been mainlining dayquil and still miserable – I picked him up the real sudafed last night, but I am dying at work and dreading the next few days. I keep explaining to him that if he gets sick, it’s not a big deal, but mama and baby can’t take cold meds for our suffering. Here’s hoping my immune system once again proves stronger than his and keeps me and LO to a milder version of his cold, because if not, this is going to be terrible.
Anonymous says
Best of luck. I hate when I get hubby’s illness. After making a big deal about man colds I have no choice but to not let him see it affect my life. I regretted that after the last one we both had. It actually was a rough one :(
ElisaR says
it’s the worst – I feel for you! neti pot, vicks vapo rub and ricola cough supressing cough drops. and hot tea. lots of lemon tea.
rosie says
Not all cold meds are incompatible with bfeeding. That aside, suggest neti pot and zarbee’s cough syrup for you (I just use the kids kind). I also like the non-zinc zicam nasal swabs (make a decision if you are ok with them while bfeeding, I tried to only use right after feeding). If baby gets it, nose freida, steamy bathroom time, and you can get non-menthol rub for bottom of the feet (we have zarbee’s brand). Feel better!
Anon says
So, thinking about holiday travel. DS will be 13 months, and most likely 100% weaned and probably using a sippy most of the time if not exclusively (let’s see…). How to manage on flights post nursing/bottle for a super active LO? I’ve read the various tips here before – water, games, etc. – but wanted to see the latest and greatest, if they do exist.
Also, at what age do kids actually watch phone/tablet for more than a few minutes?
Full Disclosure: I have 0 problems with screen time, juice, snacks, etc. as a distraction when traveling to get through.
Anon says
Search not too far back for ideas on how to drag out activities for as long as possible. Something like play with playdough, bring out spaghetti strands and stick them in the playdough, and then try to string cheerios on the spaghetti strands, and then eat the cheerios.
At that age, I got a lot of “emergency” mileage out of photos and videos of the baby herself on my phone, and also two apps: peeka boo barn, and one called “toddler counting 123” or something very similar. The app logo is a catepillar, and the point is to touch the objects on the screen to “count” them. Between about 11 and 18 months my kids were obsessed.
Anonymous says
I found 12-18 months to be the hardest age for all my kids (who are 4mos, 2.5 & 5). They are old enough that they don’t snooze, they want to explore, and don’t yet have the attention span for screens. Assume you will be entertaining 100% of the time. Bring a million snacks. Buy a seat and pray for a successful nap.
OP says
Thank you!!! This age range being the hardest is 100% in line with what others have told me. SMH. Looking forward to the day when holidays won’t require air travel.
Annie says
YMMV but our LO couldn’t really be distracted with a screen for that long at that time. Showing her pictures of herself worked for the longest amount of time but it was still probably well under 10 mins.
rosie says
Buy a seat if you can. Bring stuff–toys, snacks that can be eaten slowly, etc. Things that may be fun once you get on the plane: safety information card, empty cup from beverage service, window shade going up and down, bag of pretzels (shake for a while, then open and eat–hopefully not a choking hazard, but if you’re not comfortable with it, might be able to ask for a cookie instead as a new snack).
anon says
If he’s not 100% weaned by his first birthday, you might consider not weaning him until after the flight…that was the fastest way to a nap for us, so with DS1, I hung on until after the trip. Other than that, some other ideas are roll of blue tape, pictures of people he knows (him and family, friends etc.),
Anon says
So DS isn’t a rockstar nurser in public places/on the plane. Often, a pumped bottle has been better (which makes me think it may not be a bad idea to bring a bottle for some cow’s milk in this survival situation). Love the idea of painter’s tape!
AnotherAnon says
Need your advice/opinion. NY&Co discontinued my favorite work pants. But they have a similar kind of pants on sale for $27 each if you buy 4. NY&Co pants usually fit me. Banana Republic Factory also has a bunch of Sloan pants on sale. Do any of you know how Sloan pants fit in comparison to NY&Co? I haven’t worn Sloans in years. I’m sure the Factory cut is also slightly different than the ones I bought secondhand years ago.
AwayEmily says
I posted the other week about my baby potentially having a reaction to the nut butter in his oatmeal. Turns out it was probably a reaction to the PUMPKIN I had mixed into his oatmeal…we realized this because today at daycare they had the kids playing with the insides of a pumpkin and he broke out in the same rash. We’re still following up with the allergist but a contact rash related to the pumpkin fits the story a lot better (he had had nut butter previously without issue). So….happy Halloween, I guess!
BPS says
Oh, no! Hope he feels better. And also, I am chuckling with you at the irony given this time of year. :)
Anon says
Before you see the allergist, I would also be careful with other foods in the squash family if he hasn’t had them before.