Comments on: Weekend: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:20:00 +0000

In reply to Virginia.

@Virginia – I’m wearing an Amon maternity band, which has thick, supportive fabric around the bottom (under the bump). Then I wear a regular band on top of that to make sure it stays up. This has worked so far, though I welcome suggestions for other supportive garments that people used late in pregnancy. Also, slowing down has helped a lot too — most discomfort I’ve had got a lot better when I consciously slowed down.

By: Virginia

Virginia — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 01:26:57 +0000

Laura are you wearing anything to support your bump for your runs? I had a lot of pain in my pelvic joint (the pubic symphysis!) when running with my second pregnancy, and wondered if some kind of support garment would have helped take the pressure off.

By: Gillian

Gillian — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:27:42 +0000

My 12 yo son just transitioned to men’s shoes sizes, but he is also growing at such a rate at any given pair of shoes only lasts a few months. Men’s sizes are 2 sizes higher than women’s sizes. I actually find it easier to look at the European sizes as they start at 16 for infants and continue on up into the 40s without a break, and are the same for children, men and women. They are often printed inside American shoes along with the American sizing, and are helpful for comparing across different American sizes. I have found ordering a couple sizes of dress shoes from Zappos and either sending back the ones that don’t fit, or saving them for 6 months from now when they do fit, helpful. I also store all the outgrown dress shoes (they don’t get worn out enough to get worn out) for my two younger sons. Finally, I sigh and shake my head at how big this kid is getting!

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:01:12 +0000

In reply to Cate. @Cate - sounds like a good idea!

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:00:48 +0000

In reply to Jessie R. @Jessie R- congrats on planning your vacations! That's wonderful!

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:00:28 +0000

In reply to Olivia Wallace.

@Olivia – he wears my old snow boots so I could see this working for shoes like that. Though I’m not sure I could find women’s dress shoes that would look right for boys.

By: Olivia Wallace

Olivia Wallace — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:14:11 +0000

Just a hint with children going into adult shoe sizing – I have been buying women’s sneakers for my two sons, as they are a lot narrower than the adult men’s sneakers. Not too sure if that strategy would work for dress shoes though, and it does depend on the width of your son’s feet.

By: Jessie R

Jessie R — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:13:42 +0000

I’ve seen several Christmas trees up in my neighborhood, it is kind of making me want to put mine up soon! We can all use some extra cheer, right? 🙂 You mentioned in a recent post about planning vacations for next year, and I thought that was a great idea! I have already planned out a few weekend trips for the first half of the year, I had already booked a winter beach getaway for February. Our future-selves will thank us 😀 Thanks for the great ideas!

By: Cate

Cate — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:09:29 +0000

You can print one of those foot charts off the internet – I kept on handy in my drawer for years so I could order kids’ shoes online.