Makeup & Beauty Monday: Brilliant Glossing Shampoo with Olive Oil
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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 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?
My good friend had heart-shaped uterus (not discovered until unplanned c-section) and had two very healthy boys. Good luck!
Vacation ideas w/a 17-month old? We’d like to go somewhere 1 or 2 timezones (max) away from the east coast of the U.S. for about a week. International or domestic. Ideally some combo of relaxing with some toddler-friendly hikes or other activities. Definitely need a suite or similar so we can spread out. Thanks!
Just typed a really long post that apparently got eaten! In any case, anyone else have a bicornuate uterus? I had a 6 wk u/s last week where the tech noticed it. This is a shock because I have a 1.5 yr old and it was never noticed during that pregnancy or my previous 2 early losses. (But I understand it may be part of the reason for those previously unexplained losses.)
Since my appt, I’ve gone down the google rabbit hole and am super freaked out about everything. A few examples: ~60% live birth rate, increased risk of 2nd tri loss, 4X risk of birth defects, etc., etc. I have another appointment this week where I’ll discuss further with my Doc, but anyone have experience with this? Any words of wisdom or suggested topics of discussion? Thanks so much!
How worried should I be that my 8.5 month old can’t stand at all? We try to stand up her up but her legs just kind of buckle, she wont’ stand upright at all even if we’re holding her torso. She sits without support fine and isn’t at all behind on verbal or fine motor milestones and I was a very late (20 mos) walker myself, so I’m trying not to freak, but it’s getting harder especially as strangers start to notice and comment. I will definitely ask at her 9 month appointment in a few weeks but thought I’d ask here too.
Anyone else have a bicornuate uterus? I’m newly pregnant and went in for an u/s at 6 wks where the tech pointed out that I appear to have a bicornuate uterus. This is a real shocker because I have a 1.5 year old and quite an OB history and it was never discovered… My understanding from what the Dr. told me was that this may explain my history of recurrent pregnancy loss (2 early m/c before my 1.5 year old). I had absolutely none of the complications associated with the condition during my last pregnancy (early labor – my babe was almost 2 weeks late with no premature dilation, no growth restriction, I had a completely normal vaginal delivery, etc.).
This was so surprising that I don’t feel like I asked very good questions at my appointment last week, but now that I’ve been googling (I know, bad idea…) I’m pretty freaked out. I found a stat that says there’s ~60% live birth rate for women with this condition!? And that there’s 4x higher risk of birth defects and an elevated risk of 2nd trimester loss. I think it’s automatically considered a high risk pregnancy… Long story short, I’m pretty terrified. I have another appointment at the end of this week, so I’ll be able to ask more then, but just wondering if anyone’s experienced this and has words of wisdom or suggestions for topics I should discuss with my Dr. Thanks so much.
When do you ditch purées? My 9 month old has tried finger food and is doing ok but doesn’t get much in her mouth and doesn’t like veggies. But she takes puréed veggies like a champ and I’d love to continue this source of nutrition.
Just learned my office building has a mold problem and had a mold problem the entire time i was pregnant. Trying not to freak out that my child will have long term health effects from this
Week 6 of second baby pregnancy and I am so miserable with all day unrelenting nausea. I felt the same way last time around, but ugh, I am so miserable at the idea of 6 more weeks of this. Really debating getting diclegis. Anyone use it around here? Did it help?
Caveat, I know I need to actually read Ellyn Satter, so I’m going to do that. But I had a question for the Hive –
When your picky toddler asks for more of their favorite food (CARBS) when there is still plenty of veggie and meat on their plate, what do you do? I don’t want to be limiting his food, and I’m happy he’s communicating he’s needs with words. But I also don’t feel it’s smart to let him eat a giant bowl of ravioli and nothing else. If for no other reason than going hard on the carbs is not great for his digestion.
After a weekend house party with a few couples who do not have kids, I realized just how often I let my child CIO, which of course is not an option in a home where people who do not have children actually sleep through the night. I am just exhausted, but at least last night when we put her down at home, she screamed bloody murder for 10 minutes and then slept through without a peep until 8:30. In other news, in witnessing the destruction a very active toddler can wreck on a non-baby-proofed house, endangering life, limb and property in approximately 2 minutes, I don’t think our friends will be having babies any time soon.
And when I pulled out my laptop at work this morning, Llama Llama Easter Egg was tucked inside. Mom life?
Is it unreasonable to request a lock on one’s office door so that one can pump? I’m a biglaw associate with a private office, but for whatever reason, we have a policy against locks on doors. It was no problem to lock my office in other offices I’ve been in. We have one of those emergency door stoppers (not sure what they are called) that I have been using, so I guess this is not a major issue, but I wish we would just capture the low-hanging fruit to give returning mothers a bit of a hand. (I know my situation is a lot better than most! Just annoyed.)
Gosh, that’s definitely not supposed to happen. I’ve got the cheapest IKEA mattress and there is no sign of sinking.
Does anyone have a suggestion for a crib mattress? I had purchased the Naturpedic 2-Stage mattress, but after only 6 weeks of use it is sinking! Are crib mattresses supposed to sink? I purchased it from Nordstrom who is willing to take it back. Is there a reason to actually have a 2 Stage mattress? I chose the one I did after reading Lucie’s List.
Does anyone have a crib mattress they recommend? I have naturpedic 2-stage mattresses for my twins and we’ve had them for 6 weeks and they are already sinking. i purchased them from Nordstrom, who has the best customer service ever and is willing to take them back, but does anyone have another recommendation. I had purchased them based on recs from Lucie’s List. I’ve never actually purchased a crib mattress before – are they supposed to sink in? also – is there a reason to actually have a 2 stage mattress or can a toddler just use the infant mattress side when it converts to a toddler bed?
I would buy the kimono style ones. I don’t have a brand name but they were so much easier to get on a wriggly baby who can’t support their head. H&m does multipacks of onesies that are very soft. I buy the burts bees pajamas and they are so nice. But don’t worry about getting colours – most baby clothes were thick enough that a onesie wouldn’t show through.