fisher price frog seat
This has saved us this month! Anytime we are needing to sit Kess down, we can plop her down on the floor, the dining room table, or the kitchen counter in her frog seat. It allows her to sit up and look around, and it also has two toys attached to it that she can play with. She is not quite holding her head up on her own yet, so this is a great transitional piece for us to use before the bouncer and bumbo seat. Oh, and did I mention that it’s $39.99?!
kindred bravely pumping/nursing bra
As a working mom, you can drive yourself crazy changing back and forth between a nursing bra and a pumping bra. I found a bra that allows you to nurse and pump in the same bra. I can nurse Kess in the morning, pump all day while working, and nurse her in the evening all while wearing the same bra. You can also nurse on one side while pumping on the other if you are feeling adventurous. It comes in black and nude, and is quite comfortable.
deep freezer
LOL. You gotta do what you gotta do. We were outgrowing our freezer at home, but I wanted to keep adding to my stock pile of breastmilk. We bought a deep freezer at Best Buy, and I have continued to fill it throughout Kessler’s life. I bought plastic tubs that help me sort the milk by date to ensure that I use the oldest milk first. Milk lasts up to 9 months in a deep freezer (which is longer than it lasts in a door freezer), and we anticipate using it for frozen meats, etc. when I am done nursing.