Nursing Tuesday: Cap Sleeve Maternity Nursing Top
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Pretty! I like this simple nursing top; it also comes in white. It looks great for while you’re pregnant, as well as after when you want to nurse in public places like the doctor’s office, airplanes, and playdates. The is $68 at Nordstrom, available in sizes XS-L. Japanese Weekend Cap Sleeve Maternity Nursing Top
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Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
There’s a daycare just a block from my work and even though we’re very happy with our au pair, I thought I’d check it out, maybe for when the kids are 2. I thought I knew how expensive daycare was here but I had no idea! It would cost $51,000/yr for our twins! Fifty-one thousand dollars. Our au pair costs half that, including her room and board, phone, car insurance, Metro card, English classes, and probably even counting the random incidentals and gifts we give her. When they’re closer to 3 it would drop to $38,000, but that’s still so much more than we pay now! Sorry, I realize no one is surprised that daycare is expensive in downtown D.C., but wow.
My kiddo is transitioning to the toddler class from the infant class at daycare, and it is not going well. I am really surprised – she likes to do things herself, she is very social with her classroom friends, and I just thought it was a no-brainer when daycare suggested moving her up. I find myself feeling really guilty about it, even though daycare has a plan to help her transition and I know they all love her and want her to succeed. Basically, she is struggling with the idea that she doesn’t have one-on-one adult interaction constantly in toddlers; she wants an adult near her and playing with her at all times, and that isn’t how toddlers works at my center. It’s more about playing with adult supervision and interacting with peers. (BTW: I would LOVE it if she could learn to play more independently).
Reassurance? Advice? The idea of her having massive stress tantrums alone in the corner of the toddler room is making me so sad…even if she is only in the toddler room for half an hour at a time.
Yesterday morning, my mom suggested that my daughter start calling her “mommy” and I could be “mama.” At the time, I just didn’t respond, and my mom laughingly said, “oh just kidding.” But I’m fairly certain that my mom is trying to teach my daughter that she and my dad should be called “mom” and “dad” when I’m out of the house. First, I live with them, so I can’t just have my daughter spend less time with them unless I move out. Second, my mom thinks this is funny, so I really can’t talk with her about it. Third, WHAT THE ACTUAL. Any advice?
About how long are your kiddos at daycare or are they with a nanny/au pair (or whatever your care situation is)?
Generally my 8 month old gets dropped off at daycare between 8 -8:15 and picked up between 5:30-5:45 five days a week.
I feel like we’re finally in a routine and baby continues to do well at daycare, but I’m just wondering if she’s there for a ‘typical’ amount of time, or longer than most kids.
Help for a picky eater? My 13 month old is driving me nuts at mealtime, just flinging all her food to the ground or screaming when I put things on her tray. She is rejecting things she previously ate with no problem, and it’s so frustrating. She will reliably eat fruit, but that’s about it and not exactly nutritionally complete. Additional info: she usually eats well at daycare and in restaurants. We don’t do family dinner (I know, I know) because baby goes to bed at 6:30.
Any resources for help with a picky eater this young? The advice I’m finding online seems geared at older toddlers. Since she started self-feeding we have offered a wide variety of healthy food in a low-key way, but it’s not really working. At this point I would be happy if she ate chicken nuggets and mac n cheese but she doesn’t like those either. I swear the next person who says “Just feed her what you eat!” is going to get a throat punch.
Ditto on all of the advice above — having stations on each level (c-section in a three level house here) and starting to walk around (slowly and not too far) early. I had an unplanned c-section, but I didn’t labor very long and was able to recover fairly quickly.
Also, if your bed is even moderately high, get a small step stool to help you get in and out of bed — that was probably the hardest thing for me.
At my 36+1 checkup yesterday, the Obgyn discovered that DD, who had been positioned correctly for weeks, flipped herself and was now breech. I have to do the pelvic tilt pose twice a day, and if she hasn’t flipped back by next Monday’s checkup, they are going to attempt to flip her manually from the outside at the end of next week. And if that doesn’t work, they’re scheduling a csection for week 38.
I’m so frustrated right now. I was hoping to avoid a c because the recovery time is longer and tougher and DH has no paternity leave and we have a tri-level home. Plus, major surgery. Commiseration? Past experience?