Feeding Tuesday: Baby Be Mine Sleeveless Maternity Nursing Nightgown
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After I delivered my first son, I’ll admit it: I was just in the hospital gown for the entire stay. I heard the same from a lot of my friends — it can be a really overwhelming experience. As I prepared for my second son’s birth, though, I decided to buy this lovely nursing nightgown — I figured it would help me feel more “normal” right away after birth, and look far prettier in the pictures (and with people visiting) than the usual hospital gown. (I also specifically bought a chemise instead of PJs so I didn’t have to sit directly on it in my hospital bed and instead could scrunch it up around my waist when I was under the covers. If you haven’t delivered yet and are trying to figure out why… well, let’s just say you’ll thank me later.)
I liked this one because of the pretty pattern, pull-down neckline, and easy care (machine wash/dry) — and the affordable price: it’s $29.99 with Amazon Prime, available in seven colors. Baby Be Mine Women’s Sleeveless Maternity Nursing Nightgown
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
PSA: Motherhood Maternity is having a Buy 3, Get 1 Free special on career separates. I’m not particularly in love with their clothes in general, but it’s worth a look since it can be so hard to find work appropriate maternity wear.
Baby one is on the way. The husband and I have similar incomes. We maintain separate bank accounts though and the husband wants to combine them. I’m not keen on the idea. I believe women should always have their own bank accounts.
Currently all baby related expenses have been paid by me out of my bank account. Husband feels the obvious solution is to immediately combine incomes. I feel he should show more (some) interest in the things we need for baby, I’ve made all major decisions and while they have been discussed with him he hasn’t brought any ideas or suggestions of his own.
Thoughts on this? Is it unreasonable to want my own bank account? I have investments I brought into the relationship, no debt (husband brought debt in), significantly more savings, and my parents regularly send additional money. Can I give my husband something to do? Even selecting a car seat would save me some work and would encourage him to show a bit more interest.
(I also specifically bought a chemise instead of PJs so I didn’t have to sit directly on it in my hospital bed and instead could scrunch it up around my waist when I was under the covers. If you haven’t delivered yet and are trying to figure out why… well, let’s just say you’ll thank me later.)
Ok, not to be dense…. but I’m expecting my first and I really *don’t* know why a nightgown is better than PJ bottoms! Because sitting on something is uncomfortable? Or because you’ll bleed on it? All of the above?
I like the nightgown but would want to pair it with a lightweight robe for more coverage up top when visitors stop by. However, if the issue above is bleeding, I’ll buy a throw-away because I don’t want to ruin my most-favorite-ever Joise robe. Help, please!
this post is perfect, I’ve desperately been looking for a nice nightgown that I can wear now (23w pregnant) and after for nursing. I’m pear shaped so a lot of them just make me look HUGE… any recommendations?
I just found out I’m pregnant this morning and feel a totally normal combo of excitement and terror. My husband and I are feeling a bit overwhelmed by all that we don’t know. Do any of the folks here have NYC-specific pregnancy resources that they can recommend? Things like: info on daycares or nannies, birth classes, etc. Thanks!
Just need to vent for a minute. 37 weeks today, and baby is breech. We’ve been trying to turn her since 34 weeks and . . . nothing. If nothing happens in the next three days, I have to schedule a c-section which, I know, I know, is not the end of the world, but kind of feels like it right now. And if one more person just shrugs and says, “you know you won’t care at all once baby arrives, so just relax,” I might scream. Wow, way to totally invalidate someone’s completely reasonable feelings!
Okay, done now.
Work/life dilemma — I’m a midlevel associate at a small boutique law firm. Since I came back from maternity leave, my firm has been respectful of my need to leave to pick up my son, but I’ve also been marginalized in terms of staffing. I’m being staffed on the small, insignificant matters and having trouble making my hours while the two other associates (both men with SAHW) are both overworked. At the same time, I’m really struggling with the 5 day, 9-10 hours/day workweek as it is and I feel like I don’t have enough time with my son.
I’m not really sure what to do. Given that I’m having trouble making my hours in the first place, what I would really like is to ask to go 80% so I can have more time with my son. My firm hates part-time work, though, and I fear that my request would be rejected and would cause me to be further marginalized. I don’t want to ask for more work, because night and weekend work would probably break me at this point — I feel like I barely have enough time with my son as is.
Has anyone successfully navigated a part-time work request in an environment that is pretty hostile to part-time work? Or has anyone gone from a full-time position into a part-time position elsewhere, with success? I still need to make a decent income because we live in a HCOL area, but I would really love to scale back a bit.
Day Care Q:
Right now, I am working part time and having a family member watch my baby while I am at work. This arrangement is only temporary, so I am right now trying to decide between a nanny and daycare for my baby daughter. At the same time, I am negotiating a job offer with the government that will return me to regular- but hopefully reasonably- hours.
With an 8 hour work day plus my not great commute, I calculate that my daughter will be in daycare at least 10 hours a day, and probably closer to 11 when factoring in commute delays and that fact work never ends right at 5. For those of you who have been there, is this too long of a day at day care for an older baby? Would a nanny (which we can just barely afford if we cut back on everything else) be better for such a long day? What are your experiences?