Maternity Monday: Preggie Pop Drops

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Three Lollies Preggie Pop DropsLuckily, in my first trimester I didn’t get morning sickness too badly — but I was definitely queasy on more mornings than not. Unluckily, I had to commute every morning in very crowded conditions. The smells, the heat, the crowds, the swaying … it’s enough to make me nauseated on a regular, non-pregnant day. I always made sure to have plenty of these Preggie Pop Drops in my bags or in my pockets to pop into my mouth so that there was a flavor in my mouth and something to smell. It could have been a placebo effect, but they helped and took the anxiety out of commuting. One thing to note is that the outside wrapper has the brand name, so to keep things quiet, you may want to take them out and put them in a ziplock before you use them in the office. Three Lollies Preggie Pop Drops 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! Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines.

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Does being miserably pregnant make it OK to rip audible f@rts in your private office (but thin walls)? Asking for a friend.

Has anybody hired someone to turn old baby/kids clothes into a quilt? If so, can you recommend your person, either on Etsy or in the DC area? Thanks!

What do you do with stained baby clothes? I hate to throw out perfectly usable clothes but I’m not sure if stained things are appropriate to give to Goodwill. (The stains are poo, if it matters.) Done having kids and none of my friends would want stained clothes.

Because I’m 6 days out from my due date and it’s horrible and unseasonable weather at home (hey, Marathon Monday in Boston!), I’m doing some day dreaming. DH and I would like to travel somewhere that would be family friendly to our new family of three. We’ll have a 5-6 month old depending on the exact date of travel. Somewhere sunny, with a pool, good food and relaxing. Any ideas? We’d probably like to stay domestic given the new baby but could be convinced to go to a nearby international location. If the suggestion is Florida, it would need to be a good few hours south of Orlando to put some distance between us and family local to the area that would beg for us to visit (and we don’t want to). TIA.

PS: don’t worry – we’re not booking anything until we get some footing with new baby 2-3 months in. Just looking to do some dreaming!

OP here – thank you all so much. Will check all these out!

Recommendations for a toddler multivitamin with iron? Pediatrician told us to start one. We have been using Zarbee’s so far, but it smells vile and stains everything. I’m not a big fan of artificial colors and flavors but will live with them if it means toddler actually takes his vitamins without a fight…

Recommendations for a toddler sized table and chairs? Bonus if the table is height adjustable. It doesn’t have to be fancy, but I think my kid would like her-size furniture.

Hi internet friends– I have a couple of burning first-pregnancy questions for you this morning.

(1) Can anyone recommend a good brand for maternity tights? Right now I’m still in the first trimester so I’m trying to make my normal (very uncomfortable) tights last until I don’t need them later this Spring, but if you have a good rec I might give in and buy a pair. I know I will definitely need maternity tights this Fall, so I don’t mind stocking up now.

(2) There were discussions lately about hosting holiday festivities soon after a due date and I have a similar question. I am due 4 days after Thanksgiving. Would it be reasonable for me to travel ~ 1 hour away from my hospital for Thanksgiving with my family? I’m thinking it’s fine because many people live 1 hour+ from the closest hospital anyway.

Thanks as always for the advice!

Complete working mom fail this morning. I got transferred in directly to a meeting with my kid screaming on my hip because my husband has either a stomach virus or food poisoning (we both had it yesterday but somehow I’m better and he’s not), and I thought I was transferred to the assistant as I requested and only after a few sentences of harried explanation with my son screaming in my ear did I realize that I was on speakerphone to everyone in the room. Great! That’s great. I am basically completely embarrassed. I muted for a moment when I realized, stuck my son in his room, told my husband to get out when he could, and took the rest of the call outside in the rain and cold and pulled myself together. UGH I AM SO EMBARRASSED! Fortunately it was just my boss (fortunately? unfortunately?), who likes me, and a physician we work with who is supremely nice and also a parent himself, but still. UGH.

And I still have a headache and queasiness. And it’s only Monday.

That is all. Happy Monday.

Thanks…have done research but not coming up with great definitive answers. I am finding that caring for a child qualifys if it inhibits their regular daily activity (i.e. Attending school/daycare). And obviously I won’t know until I talk to my HR department. But I was just wondering if anyone has used FMLA this way.

Has anyone taking intermittent FMLA for a sick toddler, like just for a fever or ear infections? Basically it’s April and I’m shot on PTO but kiddo is sick again. Pediatrician said this morning he’d fill out whatever forms we need since she’s been in the office so much. I think it’s basically the nature of the beast, but I’m so over it!!

Do any of you have recommendations for a toy or other activity to satisfy my 13 month old’s interest in pushing buttons? He’s obsessed with our light switches, but of course he can only reach them when I’m holding him. I’d like to get him something that he can push or activate that turns on a light or something similar. Maybe I can dig up our ceiling fan remote.

I need new nursing bras. What are your go tos? I’ve been wearing my old ones for now and some stretchy ones I ordered on amazon but they are not very flattering and I need to wear real clothes when I go back to work (so no uni boob look).

I posted Friday about realizing that my DD is extremely shy (which I already knew) and only talks to one of the two teachers at school (which I didn’t know before!) I’m feeling better after a weekend with her fun and funny self – and I have to admit I immediately set up a playdate with one classmate and a kid she DOES talk to for Saturday, which went well! She’s been at that church school for 1.5 years – starts at a 5 day a week pre-k this summer and I couldn’t be more ready since I think we’ll get a lot more feedback and hopefully her new teacher can work with her.

Other ideas for helping a shy 3.5 year old get out of her shell a little bit? I’m mostly trying to work with her on being polite when people talk to her and not completely shutting down. And trying to encourage her a bit on playdates but not push it. She has fun around other kids so I don’t mind upping her social life a bit, even at the expense of our free time!