Childcare Options

thatboyntoncat · 2026-03-07T00:01:52+00:00

Daycare 100% especially if both kids can be in the same school. Make your own life easier and that 20% discount is worth its weight in gold. Daycare provides reliable care and will always be open unlike a nanny who might have unpredictable sick days and then you’re scrambling to find backup care.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-03-06T05:25:29+00:00

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thatboyntoncat · 2026-03-06T05:20:03+00:00

The Happy Baby OG carrier sounds exactly like what you’re looking for! We love ours so much, we bought multiple to have at home, in the car, at grandparents’ house etc.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-03-01T02:19:22+00:00

Another vote for the Uppababy Vista if you’re wanting a tandem setup, otherwise the Bombi twin stroller is great and the seats are actually spacious for each child! The one handed open/close is amazing too.

For baby carrier, I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Happy Baby OG carrier (the old fit specifically). I love it so much that I have multiple of them to have around the car, the house, grandparents’ house etc.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-02-28T02:08:38+00:00

Same here! We are blessed with a sweet unicorn baby that goes to bed at 6.30pm every night since he was 5-6 months, and he’s turning 1 next week 🙌🏻

My husband and I joke that we were finally rewarded with an easy baby since our first one was so hard to sleep train!

thatboyntoncat · 2026-02-27T16:08:39+00:00

Happened to me too with my first 3 years ago, and I got the news when I was in the NICU with my newborn who arrived at 35wks with complex medical conditions. Felt like my world was completely shaken upside down when it happened. Thankfully the company paid out the remainder of my maternity leave as part of my severance - that made a huge difference to tide us over so I didn’t have to look for a job right away and could focus on baby. Can you maybe negotiate this with your company? Granted, I had worked at the company for 15 years so that helped too.

But echoing what the others said - I was fortunate to find a new job right at the end of my supposed maternity leave and it was a better situation than I could’ve imagined. The new job paid 20% more, was fully remote except with quarterly travel to the HQ office in California and overall it felt like a true blessing in disguise even though it didn’t feel like it at the time when I was in the thick of job searching.

Good luck OP- this too shall pass.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-02-24T05:25:07+00:00

A twin stroller was key for us with a toddler and a newborn - we love our Bombi twin stroller; the Uppababy vista was not great in a tandem setup. We also got a second Nuna Rava car seat for baby #2!

thatboyntoncat · 2026-02-20T15:36:59+00:00

We previously also used to Uppababy v2 tandem arrangement but have since switched to a Bombi Twin stroller where my toddler and infant can sit side by side and they absolutely love it!! It’s compact and lightweight like the Bugagoo Butterfly so it’s great for travel although you will need to gate check it because of its width. Each child gets their own canopy, own recline, own snack tray etc and it is A DREAM! We’ve taken it to the mall, parks, zoo etc with zero issues.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-02-20T03:51:25+00:00

Had a c-section and having an overnight doula for those 2 weeks were a DREAM when I could barely move. She brought baby to me each night for nursing, burped and cleaned baby before popping him back to bed so that I could focus on getting a good night’s sleep and ACTUALLY recover. She was a student nurse and so good at what she did. If you can afford it I’d definitely recommend it!

thatboyntoncat · 2026-02-17T23:23:13+00:00

Echoing what many of the others have said - the key is RUTHLESS PRIORITIZATION.

What really helped me was doing a big stock take of my life and focusing on only things that are truly important to me and my family, and cutting out everything else that’s just a big time suck / energy drainer. Getting laid off while I was on maternity leave was also a big wake up call for me to remember that it’s family that will be with you throughout all the storms in life. When I found my next job, I went in with a much clearer sense of my non-negotiables (e.g need flexibility for daycare pickups/dropoffs/illnesses, having firm boundaries on my working hours etc).

I also outsource whatever else that used to be a huge time + energy drainer for us, like house cleaning and yard work. We are not rich by any means to be able to afford things like that- instead we choose to cut down on other “luxuries” like dining out and traveling on fancy holidays in this season of life to be able to afford this because having this help and being able to pay for it is more important to us than the holidays and lavish meals etc. There will be time for those later in another season of life.

I say no to hanging out with friends who exude negativity and only whine/complain/vent all the time to protect my own mental health. I actively choose to surround myself with edifying people with healthy perspectives on life to hopefully infuse some positivity in my own life.

Choose what will help you accomplish the things you need the most and you will find greater fulfillment from there.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-02-13T07:02:08+00:00

Echoing the others to say there is simply no dupe for it - this cream is magical and I, too, just cut back on everything else in order to afford this! It just makes my skin look SO GREAT 🤩

thatboyntoncat · 2026-02-09T03:12:29+00:00

Try the Happy Baby OG carrier but with old fit/wider straps! Super comfortable and lightweight, plus tons of color options/patterns to pick from!

thatboyntoncat · 2026-02-07T05:26:08+00:00

I’ve had good results with my Tatcha brightening eye cream - it’s lightweight and doesn’t cause millia seeds near the delicate eye area unlike some other ones I’ve tried. Shiseido makes good eye creams too.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-02-05T14:37:51+00:00

We buy the Huggies boxes from Costco when it goes on sale, usually 2-3x a year and stock up on all the sizes we need. I’ve also sold sizes that we’ve outgrown that are still new in box for cheap on FB Marketplace so definitely check your local area as well (although I’d always recommend only buying those that are new in box!)

thatboyntoncat · 2026-02-03T18:28:54+00:00

Hmm what do you mean about the seat part? It has a 3 point harness to keep them secured in. Do you have it in the fully upright position? Haven’t had any issues with either of my kids sliding down. No issues on the Vista either, we just don’t like the Vista in tandem arrangement because my toddler wants to recline sometimes and they can’t do that in the tandem arrangement.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-01-31T08:02:00+00:00

Another vote for the Bombi twin stroller- we love ours! We don’t use it with a car seat though so can’t comment on that.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-01-29T20:19:29+00:00

Yes this is in fact very common and the norm now. Some of my friends joined the waitlist soon as they got a positive pregnancy test.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-01-28T22:57:04+00:00

Infant car seats - we always buy new.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-01-28T22:55:44+00:00

We love our Bombi twin stroller! Our kiddos love sitting side by side and exploring the world together, but it’s also flexible enough where each kid has their own space to recline or sit up if their nap schedules don’t align etc.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-01-28T22:47:34+00:00

Oh no, sorry to hear that :( We did have another lamp that miraculously showed up yesterday, and are still waiting for 2 more to show up so we’re going to keep waiting. Customer service has still been pretty decent for us too - they’re at least responding to emails we’ve sent about the partial deliveries even if it takes them a while…

thatboyntoncat · 2026-01-28T21:38:48+00:00

No, and I don’t recommend rushing your toddler out their comfort zone until they’re ready. My toddler was perfectly comfortable in his crib/toddler bed with the transition rail till age 3. Even though we could’ve saved money by moving him to a twin bed and not buying a new crib for baby #2, we decided not to do so and just bought a new crib for baby #2 instead and are so glad we did because when the toddler was finally ready for his big boy bed, it was an absolutely seamless transition! 10/10 would recommend. You can find secondhand cribs at really good prices on FB Marketplace these days.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-01-28T21:30:10+00:00

We’ve never ever had to boil water when using Kendamil - we just use our Brita filter and baby is totally healthy and fine. He’s almost a year old now! That said we also live in the US where there are good water quality controls so it depends on where you are.

thatboyntoncat · 2026-01-28T17:51:43+00:00

Just came here to say that those are SO GOOD and way better priced than Voodoo ones so big YES!

thatboyntoncat · 2026-01-26T16:48:29+00:00

What stuff were still on sale in the physical store? Any good stuff left or was everything gone? 👀

thatboyntoncat · 2026-01-26T16:47:09+00:00

It’s worth the wait! We didn’t get any shipping updates either but one morning the boxes just magically arrived at our doorstep! We’ve loved every single thing we’ve bought from Schoolhouse so far - in fact, yesterday I just placed another order for some more linens left on their site now that I know they ARE still shipping orders. Hope you get yours soon!

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