Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Maternity CloudMotion Nursing Top
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From personal experience, it’s tough getting back into anything that resembles a workout routine post-baby. For me, some workout clothes that fit my new body and needs went a long way.
This soft and wicking nursing top works at both the gym and out-and-about with your new baby. The swingy, loose cut is more comfortable postpartum than more fitted ones, and it’s designed with nursing and pumping in mind.
Old Navy’s Maternity CloudMotion Nursing Top is $19.99 and available in five colors. There are also coordinating maternity leggings (on sale!).
Psst: Looking for info about nursing clothes for working moms or tips for pumping at the office? We’ve got them both…
Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
Does anyone have a kid that is very young for their grade? Mine is the literal youngest in her class and just generally not that mature. Add in that she started school when Covid hit and therefore missed out on a lot of foundational instruction in phonics that has really hindered her reading, writing and spelling. She’s now catching up on reading but still can’t spell and her teacher has basically said that they are just not teaching that anymore; school is now “reading to learn, not learning to read.”
Our local public school is generally well regarded but nothing fancy. She is doing objectively “fine” per her grades – range of mostly Bs, some As and one C in spelling. But if she was one grade below, she would be almost certainly doing just fantastic. In her current school year, she is struggling a bit both emotionally and academically. Over spring break, we went away and I watched her interact with some kids who are her age but one grade below & I was struck by how much more confident and comfortable she was with them. Part of me really feels like we did her a disservice by not insisting on holding her back. Our district is very strict with that so it wasn’t really an option but we could have sent her to private or fought the BOE on it. I don’t know if I have a question or if I’m just getting mom guilt off my chest. But would you try to do something at this point or is the psychological harm from basically holding her back going to be worse than the benefit from being a grade behind? It’s not really an option, but I almost wish we could move to a different area so I could just tell her the school board is making her join her “correct” school grade.
I didn’t get a chance to comment in real time but I was catching up on some recent threads and just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the discussion of elementary and middle school girl friendship drama. My 4th grader has been experiencing some of this for a while and it was so reassuring to read about others going through the same and even coming out on the other side of it. I really struggle with helping my kid talk through this stuff and it was good to hear that eventually it does help.
I’d love to hear how you all do this more. I think I get frustrated because she doesn’t see the stuff I am trying to point out to her and so it’s a little bit like me saying something open ended and her not drawing the “correct” conclusion and then me saying “well, actually …” it’s a bit like when you have a girlfriend with a horrible boyfriend and every conversation is just her making excuses for him & refusing to see that this is a train to nowhere.
How can DH and I talk through the circumcision decision? He’s firmly pro and I’m firmly against. I’m 25 weeks so we have some time. We’ve talked to the doula about it but we don’t have a pediatrician picked out yet, so we could still talk to an actual doctor.
My side – I don’t want to make permanent and unnecessary changes to our son’s body. I think the practice amounts to mutilation and I’m shocked it’s still done. If baby wants it done then we can get it done later in life. I don’t feel like it’s our decision to make for him.
His side – he doesn’t want baby to feel like he’s weird or bad because his looks different from dad’s or other boys’. Doesn’t want him to be picked on. Thinks it’s cleaner and more hygienic. And as the p*nis-haver of the relationship he thought he would get the final say and he’s surprised I’m so opposed to it.
My six-month-old thumps his legs in the crib off and on all night long. He’s technically asleep, but sometimes gets caught in the crib slats and needs to be rescued. He also sometimes works himself into a lighter sleep that requires a parental pick-up to calm down again. Any advice on dealing with this? He’s a good sleeper otherwise and would likely make it through the night if not for this.
Last week we found out that our 7 year old is profoundly gifted, we knew she was smart, but since seeing actual numbers and percentages other behaviors are now all making sense. And all my parenting anxiety about doing what’s best for her has gone through the roof. Will her public school gifted program be enough (2 hours a day), even though I think the arts at are our school are lacking? Do I need to look into private schools more? Summer camps? She’s already in therapy for depression and anxiety. What is out there that I need to get ahead of, what did you love/hate if you were a gifted child?
I’m just feeling depressed about pregnancy. I’m 14 weeks and I’ve been flat out exhausted for 6 weeks now. I have so much to do to prepare and I can’t do any of it. I’m already overweight and gaining quicker than they want me to in part because I’m too tired to cook. And I’m too tired to go for my usual 45 minute brisk walk a day so my blood pressure is rising and I just feel hopeless and like I’m failing my baby.
Second week back at the office after maternity leave, and I discovered I left part of my breast pump at home. I could drive home (40 minutes away) and work the full day there, or I could drive to a walmart (20 minutes away) and buy a new one and come back to the office (or I could go a day without pumping, but I’d really rather not do that!). I’d ask my supervisor which he prefers but he’s on leave today. We’ve got a new, relatively strict in-office policy. What would you do?
We live in TX though DH and I are originally from the east coast and while I may not agree with all of her methods, I kind of love that my elementary school kids have been learning about Greta Thunberg at school. I’m sure our governor would not be pleased if he knew.