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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Tell me about daycare in the US. How does the settle-in period work?
We live in my European home country and my American husband thinks that the way we settle in our 11 months old over six to eight weeks is super slow. He doesn’t mind but it made me curious about how that works in the states.
Over here it starts with a week of going into the daycare together with the baby for an hour, playing together and then taking them back home. The following week the parent leaves the baby with the care provider for 10 mins, spends the rest of the hour there together. Next week we will do 30 mins and then one full morning, etc.
Curious to hear about the US approach.
Do most people use puddle jumpers in the pool with their kids? One friend told me they are unsafe and prevent kids from learning to swim, another told me they won’t go near a pool without one
Does anyone else have a kid who wakes up crying/screaming at age 2? We’ve tried an ok to wake clock, but every morning wakes up making noise asking to get out
Yesterday’s comments about backup care/going to work if your kid’s daycare/school closes for COVID exposure got me thinking. What are your workplaces rules?
We’re supposed to take sick leave if we’re a primary contact but still come in if we’re a secondary contact. As far as I understand it, this means that even if there’s a case in my kids’ class, kiddo is a primary contact but I would only be a secondary contact (unless kiddo tests positive) so am expected to be in the office. In the case of the OP yesterday where there was a case in a different classroom, that would put kiddo as a secondary contact (assuming there was a pod system in place) and me as a tertiary contact, which definitely doesn’t count for anything.
Can anyone recommend a vacation house rental or even just an area to look in for a house in Virginia/Western Maryland that is near a pond/lake/river/swimming hole? We live in NYC and have been planning to meet up with my parents and brother at my parents place on the Outer Banks in early August. Parents live in Charlottesville, brother is in NoVa. Given that NC is now on the list of states requiring a quarantine for returning New Yorkers and the fact that it is a long drive from NYC (with potentially limited restrooms along the way/possible exposure/etc), I’m wondering if we should look at Plan B. My parents are in their 70s so high risk, but with schools reopening this fall, I think this is our best chance to see them for some time.
Daycare has opened back up and we are all so happy about it! Somewhat similar to the question above about transitions, I was really worried about my 1.5 year old going back- she has seemed to enjoy this time at home and also got into a pretty intense “mommy only” period. But every morning she has walked in with the teacher without looking back! And my 4 year old, who was definitely regressing in speech from only being around the younger one, is suddenly speaking much more clearly, with a better vocabulary, after only three days of spending time with same age kids and the teachers. This morning the 4 year old scarfed breakfast and was immediately ready to go to school- very much an attitude of “why am I still here with you when I could be there.” Happy days are here again!!!! Fingers crossed we can stay open.
Has anyone had or heard of a failed hysterosonogram because (as I understand it) the saline solution essentially wouldn’t cycle? I have a friend who has one successful pregnancy and several miscarriages. She is trying for another kiddo and just had a Hysterosonogram where the solution wouldn’t stay in so they couldn’t image. Our collective googlefu is coming up short for why this may be. She’s obviously consulting with her doctors but also looking for anectdata. Thanks!
Is anyone in the process of forming a learning pod for the school year? How’s it going?
We have a group of parents who are looking to hire a tutor/educator for 2-3 mornings a week for a small group of 2nd graders. We’re still trying to sort logistics and school schedules, but I’m hopeful something will work out.
OK I know this has been discussed ad nauseum… but please, one more time: Spectra S2 vs Medela PISA?
I had the PISA last time and it was fine, but I’ve heard really good things about the S2 and both are no cost to me w/ insurance. Is it worth the hassle of getting adaptors for all my bottles and stuff from last time? One thing I loved about Medela was you could get pretty much anything at any Target anywhere – is that also the case for the S2? Not that I expect to be travelling anywhere anytime soon…
Talk to me about the pros and cons of a nanny share, please! Our neighbors approached us about this as a possibility and it is an appealing option given all of the uncertainties associated with daycare right now. What are things that we should consider / talk about in advance? We’ve used a nanny in our home before but never a shared arrangement.
So I know this is nbd, and I will get a course or two of antibiotics during labor, but anyone who has been GBS+ have some tips or something I should plan for? I’m going to start taking probiotics this weekend. I’m not allergic to penicillin that I’m aware of.
Should I be concerned that my 2.5 year old (29 months) still refers to herself exclusively in the third person? Her verbal development otherwise seems pretty normal, although I’m not an expert. We noticed a few months ago that we were referring to ourselves in the third person sometimes around her (mimicking her language basically) so we made a conscious effort to stop doing that. In the last few weeks we’ve been actively trying to correct her and have her repeat “I want that” instead of “[name] wants that” but we’re still not really seeing any progress. She seems to understand what the words “I” “me” and “you” mean, but just won’t use them.
Has anyone experienced low platelets during pregnancy? My issue is related to an autoimmune disease, but I know it’s a fairly common issue. I’m speaking with my doctors but wanted to hear what treatments you used so I can better advocate for myself?