Teething Tuesday: Teething Necklace
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I bought one of these teething necklaces for Harry, and I thought it was a good purchase — it was easy to grab when I was going out to wear him or to something where I knew I’d be carrying him a lot, and he liked playing with the necklace and chewing on it. I also bought a longer one for when we were actually nursing so he could play with it instead of getting distracted by his brother. The pictured one is $14.95, and available in purple, turquoise, black, or gray. Siliconies Medley Necklace – Silicone Bead Necklace
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Nice pick! I’ve been thinking of getting a necklace like this. Maybe I’ll go for it.
Ladies … Could you walk me through the logistics of nursing baby in a carrier while out and about? I can’t figure it out. I carry baby in an ergo 360 but his head is usually just below my chin. (I’m also short, so maybe that’s the problem.) Do I just lengthen the straps so he’s sitting lower? Does he need to be kind of … diagonal or something? Baby is 7 mos, good at nursing in public, but usually we nurse in a cradle hold so he’s more crosswise than straight up and down.
Thanks to all of you who offered encouragement yesterday when I posted about being at the office at 39w6d.
Update: still at the office. 40w today. Still over it. However, I actually think being here is better than being at home (and I could totally work at home if I wanted to) — mostly b/c I know I’ll be at home a ton when baby arrives, and I do still feel mildly productive at work.
Seriously, though — my second kid was a week early so I was CERTAIN this one would follow the same schedule. WTH?!?
My only issue with teething necklaces like this is that they seem to encourage behavior that I usually try to prevent. When my 12 month old grabs at or pulls on my ‘real’ necklaces, I gently take them away and tell her no. Although I am sure that she would love to chew on a necklace like this, it seems like it could be confusing for it to sometimes be OK (or even encouraged!) for her to chew on my jewelry and other times not.
Our au pair told us last night she’d be interested in extending for six months. Woohoo!! I could do a happy dance in my office! Her year isn’t up for awhile but I was already starting to stress about finding someone new. We’ll still have to eventually but any amount of extra time we can get, I’ll take — she’s amazing. Happy dance!
I am totally buried at work and keep getting e-mails from other lawyers asking me (or sometimes ordering me) to do new projects on short turnarounds. I’m struggling to keep up with e-mail flow as it is, and I know I’m not responding to the new projects quickly enough for the lawyers to hit their intended deadlines (I’m gettin 300+ e-mails a day right now, while closing three deals and I’m only being paid part-time because that is fair, right?).
Would it be wrong to set an away message only for internal folks that says something to the effect of, “Thank you for your inquiry. I’m working on X, Y, and Z projects right now and do not have capacity for any other projects (even small ones). I likely will not have capacity until after the 4th of July.”
I feel so overwhelmed right now….
My kindergartener needs to bring a “nap mat” to school this fall and I’m looking for recommendations. We have a sleeping bag for her already but this is supposed to be less fluffy/huge. Most of the ones I’ve seen at her school are like a sleeping bag in that the kid can get between two layers (vs. a yoga mat or similar where they’d just lay on top). Any recommendations for this type of thing?
I’m going to be taking a trans-atlanic flight soon with baby (9m old) and I’m trying to figure out the best way to handle his bottles (he’s 100% formula fed). What is the benefit of using a powdered formula dispenser (like link at the end)? Versus just filling a ziplock with powdered formula and a scoop and portioning the bottles out as I need them? I feel like I’m missing something here…
http://www.amazon.com/Munchkin-Formula-Dispenser-Combo-Colors/dp/B000RFCXIK
I’m looking for what bottles/accessories to buy (i.e., register for and then buy at a discount), and I’d love recommendations. I hope to breastfeed (of course, we’ll see how it goes) and pump once back at work with the Medela Pump in Style, so I’m thinking of getting Medela bottles but am open to other suggestions. And I keep debating…
5 oz. or 8 oz.?
How many to start?
What accessories?
Or should I get a variety of bottles?
After reading all of your comments re: how much expressed milk you all give (or gave), I am wondering if my caregiver is overfeeding. At 3.5 months, my LO is taking three to four 5 oz bottles of milk over ten hours during the day (varies depending on what time she wakes up in the morning), with 1-2 nursing sessions in the morning, 1-2 in the evening when I get home from work, and about a 4 oz dream feed by bottle. How much expressed milk do others give?
I will have our caregiver experiment with 4oz bottles tomorrow, but now am curious as to what others do. 20 oz days are hard to maintain!
PregAnon here – I need help figuring out a great shower hostess gift. My BFF is throwing mine at her house, and she’s just like me and will probably go way overboard (in a good way!)
I want to get her a great hostess gift. I was thinking fancy wine + fancy chocolate, but I think I can do better? Her son just turned 1 and loves the water, so I got him a really cool, official PFD for him to wear when we go to water parks and other places that require a “real” Coast Guard rated PFD, so maybe a “water” or “ocean” themed…something? Budget up to maybe $100, or more if there is something really awesome that someone suggests?