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Posted in Parenting Hacks

Milk Management System

Posted on by ottawaem
Boss Baby Drinking a Bottle

One of our better parenting decisions early on with Tiny Human #1 was have M give a night bottle to allow me an extra couple hours of sleep.

This means there are usually 2-3 bottles of milk lurking in our fridge, identical bottles with an identical amount, making it hard to know which bottle to use first. That is until we instituted:

The Banzet Milk Management System

I place a rubber band around the oldest bottle in the fridge so M knows which bottle to use first. BUT what if you don’t give a bottle everyday (which we don’t). I pump a bottle everyday but M doesn’t necessarily give Tiny Human #3 a bottle everyday.

Milk only lasts in the fridge for 4 days. I have started to use coloured stickers to mark each bottle and just jot down on a sticky note the date I pumped the bottle.

I admit it is a little Type A but it does keep us organized.

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Under Cover Poncho

Posted on by ottawaem

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Purple poncho posing on the kitchen floor

While pregnant with Tiny Human #1 I was given a traditional nursing cover.  It did the job but… A)I always felt like I was wearing an apron B) it just screamed look at me I have a baby under here C) it did nothing to cover my back and sides.  There had to be a better way, then during a late night Pinterest hunt I found a pattern for a one seam poncho made of jersey knit.  I went to the fabric store, found a nice black jersey knit and fired up the sewing machine.

I road tested the poncho on a trip to London.  It passed the test! It was lightweight, easy to pack and stylish enough to wear while wandering around London. I was even able to breast feed on the plane without feeling like I was about to flash the man across the aisle.

The original post seems to have disappeared but this pattern is similar. I am not crazy about the raw edges but someone with a bit more patience and talent could problem fix that problem.

If you are not a fan of needle and thread, similar infinity scarf nursing covers are sold at most baby stores or you can keep your eye out for jersey knit ponchos.  I picked up a  gorgeous purple one from a local shoppe with a neckline I love.

A side benefit I discovered after Tiny Human #2 came along is that a poncho cover is perfect for covering the “leaking” that seems to take a few weeks to sort   out.

The poncho has earned its place in the mommy bag, doing triple duty as back up blanket and car seat black out curtain.