Maternity Monday: Megan Maternity Nursing Top
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Happy Monday! I love this sophisticated top from Lilac Maternity, as well as all three prints it comes in right now — it looks flattering but comfortable, and wearable from work to the weekend. It’s also a nursing top, huzzah! It’s $66 at Nordstrom. (There are also some longer-sleeved solid versions that were $88 but are now marked to $61.) Megan Maternity/Nursing Top
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Sales of note for 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns
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?
Anybody else freaked out by the NPR story posted in last Friday’s news roundup about the maternal death rate in the US? We are thinking about baby #2 and I’m already a little nervous about all that could go wrong given some crazy complications I had the last time around, and now I’m thinking maybe it’s not worth the risk… I’m sure I’m probably being completely unreasonable… but I can’t stop thinking about those women who lost their lives because their healthcare professionals weren’t paying enough attention and/or didn’t have the knowledge/resources to save their lives when things took a turn for the worse. Is any of this preventable by simply being a better advocate for yourself?
i would go back, either when you’re due to or after an extended leave. see if you hate it. if you do, look for other jobs while you think about quitting for real.
i say this because if you arent sure and think you may regret your choice either way, it’s a lot easier to quit your job than to find a new one after being out of the workforce.
My maternity leave is over next week. As the days go by, I find myself more and more certain that I do not want to go back to work. Unfortunately, I can’t tell if it’s just because I’m dreading returning to the high stress nature of my job and the frustrating office politics, or if I genuinely want to stay home longer with my baby. I think my employer would be okay with me extending my leave if I asked for it, but I don’t want to ask if deep down I know I don’t plan to return. The extended leave would be unpaid, but it’s not fair to make my employer hold my office for me when I know it could take weeks to find a replacement for me. I also know that my firm is really struggling to find good senior associates so my current absence is really hurting them. Anybody else struggled to determine whether you genuinely wanted to stay home longer vs just wanting to avoid work? Any advice to help me figure out what I want to do?
SPD/PGP in pregnancy…
I just read Kat’s post about this, btw, which was helpful, but didn’t have any comments from the hive on it (was from two years ago when commenting was less frequent).
Did anyone have this and did they learn any exercises that are supposed to help?
Everything I’ve found online talks about things to relieve the pain – which I get, pain is bad. But I’m more interested in what I can do to actually combat the root problem. I’m also interested if anyone has info on whether the pain is detrimental long term (meaning, if you ignore the pain or don’t follow all the recommendations… are you causing permanent damage to your pelvis?)
I know the answer is “follow all the recommendations to reduce pain because pain is bad” but as an athlete I’m using to pushing through pain *if* I know I’m not doing permanent damage.
I brought the pain up to my midwife at my last appointment and she suggested a maternity support belt, which I bought (Kat suggested the same one). It helps, somewhat.
I need recommendations for slip on shoes (because TSA/airplanes) that will be fashionable and supportive for running errands around town in a variety of outfits. My dream shoe would work with skinny jeans, yoga pans, and the rare maxi dress. I would like to wear socks, if possible.
Sperry Topsiders? Sketchers? Other?
It will change! Your body is still working “Differently.” It will probably change after weaning and that’s not really that far away, so just hang on. Something to try might be exercises designed to reduce “Mom Pooch”. I hate this term, but that’s how it’s branded online – yuck. This targets the abdominal wall muscles that are usually severely weakened after childbearing. Even though my number and body fat are down, unless I keep doing consistent exercise for these, my belly pokes out. But most of all — you did something amazing and your body probably won’t ever be exactly the same. You might need some new clothes after weaning and stablizing just because stuff shifts around.
I have been feeling really depressed about my weight post-partum. Basically my size is almost exactly the same, except for my stomach. Even my waist on the sides looks normal, but in profile, my stomach just still looks pregnant. I weigh about 15 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight, and I’ve only lost about 5 pounds after the first six weeks (at almost 11 months now). I am struggling because I weighed basically the same within ten pounds since high school (on the higher side of normal to slightly overweight for my height) and with my height, I can go up or down some pounds without changing sizes. But now my clothes will fit me normally except I can’t button the waist – not even close. I bought two pairs of elastic waist Eileen Fisher pants that I wear to work and otherwise wear stretchier clothes that still fit me from pre-pregnancy. I tried to pull out some summer clothes for work over the weekend and virtually none of them would button shut.
I am still nursing at almost 11 months though the baby is eating a lot of solids now. I don’t know what to expect after weaning – if that will make a difference. Honestly, the number on the scale is less important than the fact that my stomach just feels (and looks, to me) giant. I have been tracking my calories and trying very hard to stay under the target amount but with nursing I still feel hungry all the time. I still worry about keeping my supply up if I do anything too drastic. I guess what I am looking for besides sympathetic listening ears is some real talk about whether I need to do something more drastic for weight loss or if this is just my new normal or what. I feel like I have seen no change in months. I also just got my period back and I’m sure that is partly why I feel so upset about my weight right now.
Ugh, 31 weeks today. I’ve been joking that I was just whelmed but I think I’m entering overwhelmed territory. Pre-baby, I need to finish and submit my dissertation, work 4 days per week, do my taxes, and get things prepped. The house needs painting and we’ve got a painter waiting in the wings and I CANNOT chose a colour to save my life.
Someone tell me that I can do this on my 200mg daily allocation of caffeine? Send “keep cooking” vibes to my baby b/c mama has things to do? Pick paint colours for me?
My mom arrives on Friday to help out for a week and I think I’m going to burst into tears of gratitude when I see her.
I got my kid a pretend makeup kit. The “Little Cosmetics Pretend Makeup Signature Set” from amazon. The compacts and stuff are real, but instead of makeup, there is craft foam. It’s really neat. There are a set of brushes, a foundation, blush, eye shadow, and glitter eye shadow. There’s also a lip gloss with roller ball. Nothing in it, of course, but my daughter loves to pretend with it. No mess, which is the best.
I have two same-gender children (not twins, but close in age). We all are in the bathroom together when we go to the pool to shower off, etc. and in locker rooms. At home, it was much easier to wash hair, etc. if I threw them in the tub together. Is there an outer age limit on this at home (or more like if they are older than 4, just let them take turns and let them get better at things so you can sit back and relax and just supervise).