Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Adjustable Nursing Pillow
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I’ve sampled my fair share of nursing pillows — while they all worked, I often had to use other pillows to get the right position.
This adjustable nursing pillow solves that problem — it has three interchangeable layers so you can find the perfect height and different cushioning levels for baby’s comfort. There’s also a back rest and pockets for your phone and other essentials. There’s even a slot for heat packs to relieve postpartum pain.
Fridababy’s Adjustable Nursing Pillow is $49.99 at Kohls (but selling out quickly). (Note that it’s not eligible for coupons.)
Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
In the past two weeks, I have had pink eye (so did my husband), strep throat (just me), and now a stomach bug. My stomach sounds like a bunch of whales fighting today.
Luckily kid has been spared even though it’s usually the opposite. That’s all. Just complaining
Potty training update – thanks for the encouragement to stick with it for my reluctant/resistant almost-3-year old! Somehow, it was padded training underwear that did the trick, and she’s had like 1 accident in the last week!
New conundrum: What dolls/figurines are 6 year old girls loving right now? We went heavy on educational and practical gifts for Christmas for our older child (including a rock tumbler, which she loves but is all about delayed gratification) so I want to get her something purely fun for her upcoming birthday. She was pretty into changing the clothes of some small (6 inch?) dolls at her cousin’s house, so I’m thinking something along those lines. Are there good options that don’t have weird unrealistic faces/bodies or a million tiny pieces? I am slightly horrified by LOL dolls. The Barbie “Chelsea” seems like what I’m picturing, but I’m wondering if there are other nice ones out there?
What’s the going rate to pay someone to watch your kids for a weekend away? Context: person is a cousin who is about 25 years old. I have one seven year old daughter. Thanks!
why are the day camps I want to send my kids to fully booked…in january. why is this a thing? I hate summer as a working parent. I am tempted to suggest renting a place outside the city (I’m in nyc) for a few weeks and sending the kids to a daycamp there so they get some outdoor time (while working remotely). Is this totally dumb?
Has anyone been to Aspen with kids? Will they be bored? Looking at taking my then almost 6 year old there for fall break in October. We would fly into Denver for financial reasons (it’s ~five times cheaper) and do a day or two there doing kid-friendly museums, etc., but I would like to get up in the mountains and see some nice scenery too.
I am on the struggle bus. My dad tested positive after babysitting my kids, throwing a wrench into our lives and just making me super paranoid about every sniffle (we’re all testing negative, but what does that even mean?). My spirited 5yo has been really butting heads with DH, who is getting frustrated with having to “play games” to get 5yo to do anything. I put some plans in motion for Big Things in our life and now I am second guessing everything.
I just want to pause everything so I can scream for a bit and then recollect myself.
Just need to vent. Looking for a new nanny after ours left unexpectedly. Why is this so hard. We’re offering guaranteed hours, good pay, holidays, vacation, etc. and still all of the candidates so far can’t provide references or admit to exaggerating their experience. I never thought I’d consider quitting but I’m considering it. We just need another 6 months before we enroll in school, and then go through the hardship of finding a PT nanny. I just hate everything today.
Anyone who exclusively formula fed, what tips do you have for in the hospital and coming home? I’m looking for anything from how to handle with hospital staff who are pushing breast feeding to tips to minimizing pain when your milk comes in.
has anyone been to Sesame Place? thoughts? or is Hershey Park better? this summer we are visiting family outside of DC and will then be driving to stay with my inlaws at their beach house in long island and would love to maybe stop for a night or two along the way to do something fun with the kids. we don’t live on the east coast, but both DH and I grew up on the east coast. and we don’t have many amusement type parks near us and think our kids might like one of them and want to do a Disney trip at some point and feel like this is maybe good ‘practice’
Is this normal? DS is 22 months old and was scheduled to have tubes put in this morning at a local hospital. Last Friday, the hospital confirmed the surgery and told us to get there at 645 for a 730 surgery. Yesterday, at 2 pm, I got an automated text telling me the surgery had been moved and now had an 815 arrival time. I called the hospital and said they estimated the surgery being at 1015 now… DS would have to be NPO the entire time. The hospital told us DS’s surgery time had been bumped due to his age– several other kids had been scheduled who were younger than him, so they were moved to be ahead of him. We ended up cancelling the procedure today because we just didn’t not see how DS could be NPO that long. We have to go through our ENT’s office to reschedule the procedure– I left multiple messages with them yesterday and still have not received a call back. I understand some parts of surgery scheduling are unpredictable… but I am appalled that DS (who isn’t even 2 yet) could be asked to be NPO that long. I don’t know who to even be mad at.. the hospital or the ENT. Does anyone have any insight as to whether this was an ENT or hospital problem or whether this is just something normal we have to deal with? We have the option of going to a different hospital with the same ENT, so if I knew that was the problem, it would be an easy fix.
I know there was a discussion similar to this a few days ago. My five year old seems interested in Minecraft. As in, he chose Minecraft themed valentines and chose a Minecraft sticker at the doctor’s office yesterday and seemed to know the character. He does not have access to the Internet (that I’m aware of: possibly at school) or a cell phone. I am not a gamer. Do you have suggestions for 1) how to talk to him about the internet and 2) how to give him some agency without giving him full access to everything? He honestly reminds me of me: lots of black and white “that was bad” and I want to help him understand nuance. I also want to encourage him to talk to me when he sees something questionable.
The story of the family in Massachusetts where the Mother suffered from Postpartum Psychosis has shaken me. I feel so bad for the Mother, Father, children, extended family. The only hope is that this brings light to the needs of postpartum parents and that help will be provided to all who need it.
What are things that you would have liked in a care package for a second pregnancy? She’s also had bad morning sickness, so any OTC remedies that worked for you, let me know!