Maternity Monday: Organic Cotton Lounge Robe
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Robes are a maternity wardrobe workhorse. If you’re expecting, this chic botanical print robe is the upgrade you’ve been looking for.
Made from organic-cotton stretch jersey, this comfortable robe features a shawl collar, deep pockets, and an attached belt that can be tied above your bump or at your waist. The mid-calf length provides full coverage during and after pregnancy.
This Organic Cotton Lounge Robe is on sale for $27.50 (originally $55) at Nordstrom and comes in two chic floral prints. It’s available in sizes XS/S and M/L.
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Maycember is hitting me hard, and I have zero energy to do my actual job. And honestly, the “worst” of it is over and the stuff that’s left is pretty manageable. But every single year, the high demands in late April/early May both at work and at home leave me feeling burned out and grumpy by mid-May. And I can’t just coast if I want to stay on top of my long-term projects. I haven’t done much to plan for summer, beyond getting one of the kids signed up for her summer program. And I don’t want to do anyyyy of it.
I’m sorry. I know I’m stirring the pot here but I’m struggling and want the feedback/sounding board
I’m the OP from the very first post about being disappointed for Mother’s Day. My husband texted me this morning that yesterday was “mentally and physically exhausting” for him and he’s hurt that I wasn’t more grateful. Guys, I love him. I truly believe he tried really hard and is hurt. But we went to a playground and had a picnic. This is freaking parenting. I feel like I do this kind of stuff with the kids all the time (almost always solo so that he can get a break because he works more hours during the week than I do) and then don’t come home complaining of exhaustion.
Any words of wisdom on how to respond?
Did anyone here quit their job to be a SAHM when their kid went into elementary? I’m considering it this coming fall due to various factors including a kid with some special needs and DOGE impacts to my job. I’d love to hear stories from moms who stayed home for a few years and then went back to work. Thanks!!
Posting here because I can’t talk about this IRL. I was sick last week and thought I was over the cough. Yesterday I was somewhere where you need to be quiet, suddenly had to cough, suppressed it, and ended up triggering my gag reflex and vomiting. We then had to leave. It was highly unpleasant and could easily have been much, much worse. Later this week I am scheduled to be in a highly visible situation where I absolutely cannot make any noise and cannot get up to leave. The consequences of coughing or of getting up or of suddenly barfing would be disastrous (public humiliation in front of 1,000+ people plus getting fired from a side gig I really love). I need to pull out of this obligation even if I think the cough is gone, right? I am so freaking annoyed with this whole situation.
Shampoo recommendations for elementary kids? Needs to be paraben-free and phthalate-free; nice to have is also SLS-free. I have two kids and both are eczema prone:
1) The 10 YO with short hair is using kids shampoo + conditioner 2in1 but it doesn’t seem to be cutting through the sweat/grease. And I don’t love the strong fruity scents. Is it time to switch to adults’ shampoo? Any recs?
(He reluctantly washes his hair every ~3 days or so. I’m not going to nag too much for him wash more, because I’m lowkey dreading the upcoming Stylized Teenage Hair phase— it seems like perms for young men are back!?)
2) My 5YO daughter is still finishing up a large Honest baby shampoo. Was thinking she’ll graduate her to brother’s shampoo. Unless the Hive has a better rec?
Just wanted to drop a line that we had a very chill, very nice Mother’s Day. I am coming out of a really tough spot in life dealing with some health issues and I’ve had to really rely on my husband and my “village” these past few months. We have 2 kids under three so it has been really chaotic. It has also led me to appreciate motherhood in a whole new way. I told my husband to keep it really simple this year and we did exactly that. Maybe next year we will go all out, but this year I was thankful to have a day with my kids and that I am on the mend and was able to celebrate the moms in my life who stepped in to help our family out.
Help me come up with suggestions for my daughter’s 10th birthday coming up. She seems to have seen a lot of friend drama lately – not from her, but several of her closest friends apparently can’t stand each other. She had wanted to have a sleepover party, but now is saying she can’t figure out who to invite, because her friends won’t get along. I tried to tell her that she shouldn’t give up what she wants because her friends aren’t getting along, but she said she won’t have fun if people there aren’t getting along, which does make sense. She’s floated the idea of trying to take a couple of friends to the water park, but I’m really not comfortable with supervising kids I don’t know well at the (huge) waterpark, and that still puts her in a difficult question of who to invite. I thought about suggesting just doing something as a family, but I’m having trouble coming up with something that would feel special for her – most things I can think of are things we would probably do as a family anyway (like the water park or an amusement park), so they’re not really a thing for her (though to be fair, she gets a lot more out of amusement parks then her easily-scared older brother, but we wouldn’t want to leave him out).
We need to make a decision, but she keeps saying she just doesn’t know. Any suggestions?
Tween parents: how long does it take your 5th/6th grader (mine is a girl FWIW) to get ready for school in the morning? How involved are you as task master? Any tips for tightening up the morning routine, especially with an early school start?
My 5th grade DD sets her alarm for 7am and has to leave for school by 9am (so late!) and often barely makes it. Next year she starts middle school and has to be there by 7:30! Obviously, she will need to wake up a little earlier, but I honestly don’t think 2 hours is reasonable for getting ready for school. I would like to help her shorten her routine by half if that’s possible? We are big on independence so I am not really involved in her morning routine, but this is generally what she does: snooze her alarm several times and actually get up around 7:45. By her reporting she likes this part of “waking up slowly” sometimes she’ll read but mostly she lazes in bed listening to the radio and sometimes falling back to sleep. This is clearly the weak spot. She gets dressed, brushes her teeth and then labors over cleaning her retainers for way too long (why? I don’t know. Probably her orthodontist gave her excessive instructions necessary for most kids to give 50% but my kid is Very Literal when it comes to following directions). She brushes her very long hair, but does not style it. No makeup. All of this takes until 8:50 and in the remaining 10 minutes after yelling for her to come downstairs, she eats a quick breakfast and then is out the door. She does not do homework before school or pack her own lunch. At this rate, we’ll never make it in middle school!
Different thread to hopefully minimize tone-deafness, but any Mother’s Day wins to share?
I had a lovely Mother’s Day. DH checked this plan with me before executing, but it was his idea: we went to a MLB game. Tickets in the “club” which is fully-contained with nice clean bathrooms, has great seats behind home plate and includes buffet, beer, wine, & sangria. Purchased with CC points, so while it wasn’t free, it also wasn’t money we missed.
We took the metro and I read my book while DH made sure the kids weren’t bothering anyone. We got there early and ate lunch together, then enjoyed the game refilling our drinks and snacks at will. My picky kids all got to eat whatever they wanted with no fighting (they may have eaten their weight in popsicles, but whatever). A nice lady gave my son a foul ball she caught, and the celebratory jumping sibling hug was adorable. Everyone ate enough during the game that we didn’t need dinner, so we just relaxed the rest of the evening. Wins all around! 10/10, would recommend.
you know what’s really helpful, visiting your daughter who has twins, and expressing multiple times that being a twin is h*ll, being a twin is horrible, etc. …. thanks dad
Help me navigate this please. My first is a kindergartener. Several moms at kid’s public school have mentioned that they contacted the principal to express a preference for their child’s teacher for the next year, or even that the principal has promised a certain teacher for their kiddo next year. At least one mom with older kids has mentioned “preferencing” (and getting) particular teachers for her kids.
This isn’t a formal thing from what I can tell (they don’t ask for preferences). I don’t think I want to do this unsolicited as it makes me feel uncomfortable. But if many other parents are making requests (apparently successfully), I worry that my kid is going to end up with lower quality teachers.
There is one amazing first grade teacher I’d love for my kid to have. But I also know she’s also the one others have asked for. In the absence of these conversations, I would 100% just sit back and let what happens happen. But now I’m doubting myself.
This is not a replacement for talking to our pediatrician, but just curious, has anyone had a 5 year old describe heartburn or acid reflux type symptoms? My daughter had some lower chest pain for about 20 minutes last night. Shortly after drinking lemonade with dinner and then laying down for a while. So I’m assuming it could be related to the combination of having acidic drink + laying down. I suspect this has happened at school a couple of times as well.
maybe i’m a grinch, but please don’t gift makeup or kids smart watches unless you know the parents are ok with it. there are plenty of other things to give that dont involve technology or makeup.
All of you who have recommended The Princess in Black books through the years, thank you! We read the first one last night and again this morning and reserved the next two in the series from the library. It’s the perfect next step up from picture books.
Anyone else with some Mother’s Day disappointment?
We have two young kids. My husband took us to a park with multiple playgrounds and packed a picnic. It truly was a very lovely morning. But that was it. Nothing else. And a longstanding point of contention between us has been that I feel like the kids get too much unhealthy food. The picnic included cupcakes, brownies, capri suns, and two types of chips. And he promised/gave them ice cream after dinner (that I wound up cooking).
I’m just feeling unacknowledged and then selfish that I’m feeling that way.