Maternity Monday: Everyday Maternity Belly Support Tank Top

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This is the support tank I needed when I was hugely pregnant with my youngest. 

This stretchy, seamless tank is perfect for layering. It features moisture-wicking, breathable fabric; invisible belly support; and a longer length to keep everything in place. The varying degrees of compression and flexible belly panel help alleviate heaviness and pressure.

Currently, it comes in black and white, but I’d love to see a range of nudes to match different skin tones.

Blanqui’s Everyday Maternity Belly Support Tank Top is available at Nordstrom for $72 or on sale at Blanqui for $36 (!).

Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
  • Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
  • J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
  • J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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My 4 month old is refusing a bottle after taking it fine from birth to ~12weeks. We’ve started daycare part-time, and I can tell the caregiver is starting to get frustrated by a cranky, hungry baby. We’ve tried everything, different positions, bottles, temperatures, times of day, other people giving the bottle, paced bottle feeding, etc. Nothing works, and I’m feeling exhausted and defeated (will have to start full-time work again soon). Tonight I’m going to run out to Walmart and try latex nipples, fingers crossed. When I’ve searched similar threads in the past, I see all the advice, but not a lot of info on how bottle refusal resolved (or how long it took), or how to navigate daycare in the meantime. Anyone out there have words of wisdom/encouragement/commiseration?

I clicked on the post link but it seems like the price has gone back up to $72. Bummer!

This is bizarre, every book I look up is $7. I’d just break the rules and order Blueberries for Sal, runaway bunny, the gruffalo, or I love you stinkyface in paperback.

I know I’ve seen recommendations here before for sleepsacks for tall toddlers, but my search skills are failing me. We want to keep our very tall daredevil 13 month old in her crib for as long as possible, and she’s outgrowing (outgrown) her current sleepsacks.

My daycare recently requested that parents for my 2 year old’s room bring a book for a book exchange next week. Which sounds great! But gave some specific rules: new, completely paperback (no hard covers), non-gender specific, and no more than $5.
Which “sounds” simple but I’ve only really bought board books for my kid so far and most of the books I’ve put on a “wish list” for my kiddo are more than $5.
My first though was Scholastic, but their website says deliveries are not guaranteed before Christmas with standard shipping. Our Target had no paperback toddler books that are not for coloring.
I hope other moms are not finding out new last minute tasks to keep up with daycare.
So long story short, any recommendations?
Thanks!

Has anyone done raddish cooking club for their kids? Was just targeted and wondering if it would be fun for my very into cooking 6 year old (or if it’s unnecessary since she already has kids cookbooks…)

Anyone have experience with painful s$x following a c-section? I did a lot of ab/pelvic floor work postpartum, and it seemed like it was getting better. Then, I started running again around 6 months postpartum. Everything seemed fine for about 6 weeks. I had been running a bit more each week (had gotten to running about a mile with no break), and then this past week starting having back pain and painful s$x again. Looking mostly for anecdotal advice– I’m not sure whether I just need to take a break from high impact activities for a while or if I need to go ahead and try to find a pelvic floor PT. Or is this just my new normal?

Did anyone have a preschooler in play therapy for anxiety and/or issues with rigidity and emotional regulation? We’re in the process of getting my almost 4 year old a referral and I would love to hear anecdotes about people’s experiences even though I know each kid and therapist is different.

Are there any parents via gestational surrogacy here? If yes, what words of wisdom to you have for someone (me) who is in the early stages of evaluating whether to press on with fertility treatments, quit altogether or purse alternative paths? I specifically ask about surrogacy as we have genetically normal embryos and are fortunate enough to be able to afford what I understand the cost to be. I’m located in Boston in case there are any geography-specific nuggets of wisdom or resources to share.

This would be potentially for a second child. The first was was conceived via ART, but #2 is proving to be unsuccessful, scary, panful (physically and emotionally) and I’m fast approaching my limit.

Thanks in advanced.

The model’s hair, makeup, and expression are hilarious. Definitely not how I’d feel about wearing this top.

Kid #1 got their second COVID vaccine over the weekend. Because all our kids are at least half vaccinated at this point, I thought nothing of letting kid go play at the neighbors’ house over the weekend.

Kid #1 woke up with a cough. I’m sure it’s just normal kid stuff, but also: the stress of ‘what if it’s COVID and I’ve exposed their entire family to it!’

Not a fan. 0/10, would not recommend.

This past weekend, my mom had the audacity to use a zoom catch-up with our five year old to say, sorry you could not come to my surprise party for my birthday, we missed you. This is after I told my dad several times we would not be able to attend because I’m immunocompromised, pregnant and they run with an anti-vax crowd. In my mind, this meant that I wouldn’t tell my five year old that we missed out on a birthday party for someone she loves and we would celebrate on my mom’s actual day. My kid got very sad in the zoom call, buried her head in my side and I it broke my heart.

I texted my mom afterward to say that wasn’t ok (in case she didn’t realize), she upset my kid and I was upset. Her response: I just wanted her to know she was missed. When I replied that it came off that she wasn’t invited to something fun, she simply said, I never said she wasn’t invited.

My mom has a history of pointing out such technicalities (so she doesn’t have to admit to or apologize for being wrong) with me, but she’s now using my kid. To make matters worse, her own mom did this to me and destroyed any relationship we had. I’m beside myself, wondering what this means for navigating future interactions with my parents and wondering why she doesn’t see she is repeating the same mistakes SHE herself didn’t like.

Before thinking I am taking this one incident and blowing it out of proportion… it’s a pattern but this is the most egregious example and the first time my mom has so obviously used my own kid to try to hurt me. I welcome any advice, thoughts, commiseration or thought provoking ideas while I wait to see a new therapist. Reached out to initiate that appointment this morning, I am not equipped to navigate this myself.

After a bit over a year and not really feeling a lot better I think I’m ready to stop seeing my therapist. I keep thinking this and then chickening out when its time to bring it up during a session. Any advice? Thanks.

My nanny starts today. Confetti emoji! Is it ok to actually write down what I expect her to do, above and beyond actual child care? Like while they’re napping do a load of baby laundry, clean up after their meals? She has babysat but hasn’t nannied before. I will also give her a mini orientation when she gets here about pay and expectations (which we discussed during her interview but on a high level) but tips appreciated.

Gift suggestions for a 12 year old niece? She’s into cooking and baking, and I was going to get her a nice cake decorating set, but her parents are getting her one already. I got her a nice cookbook for her recent birthday, so I want to avoid something like that, and can’t find cake decorating classes around. She’s also big into softball and singing, but I don’t know what she might need for that, and the usual preteen phone stuff. Seems to dress very casually, though she was wearing make up the other day when I saw her.