Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Maternity Overlay 2-Piece Nursing Dress
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I love pieces that do double (or even triple) duty, and Gap’s Maternity Overlay 2-Piece Nursing Dress delivers — you can wear it when expecting and afterwards while nursing/pumping.
But the best thing about this dress is that the top and bottom pieces are separate so you can pair them with items you already own for a whole new look! Style-wise, it would work for a more casual office, working from home, or just running errands. I’d pair it with white sneakers for early spring and bright sandals for a pop of color as the weather gets warmer.
While I’m a huge fan of black, it would be great to see this dress in more colors (and maybe some subtle patterns).
The dress is on sale for $37 (marked down from $69.95) and available in XS–XXL.
Sales of note for 9.10.24
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- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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my soon to be three year old twins each have stuffed animals in bed. they each have the same sheep and bunny. Then twin A has a large bear, small bear and duck. Twin B has a moose, elephant, small bear and crab (yes i realize this is a a lot). Twin A has suddenly noticed (and by noticed, i mean has had meltdowns, insisted on sleeping with an elephant figurine, which then lead to waking up in the middle of the night bc could not locate the small figurine in bed) that Twin B has a moose and elephant, but he does not. They’ve been sleeping with these stuffies for almost two years at this point. I could very easily go and buy Twin A the same elephant. i know they cannot always have the exact same things in life and am i setting myself up for disaster by doing this now or do i teach them this lesson later when they are a bit older and is unrelated to sleep? thoughts? words of wisdom from you experts out there?
Any favorite lunch boxes for elementary school? We have a bento box insert but my kindergartners lunchbox itself has fallen apart! I’m probably overthinking this but google is giving me too many options.
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I got laid off from my corporate job on Friday. I ultimately feel relieved, as it was a toxic and sexist place, but I haven’t been in this position since having kids. I have a pretty decent severance and won’t officially be off payroll/benefits until the end of May. I’d been job hunting aggressively in my last month of employment, too, and had been in the running for two different jobs that didn’t pan out. When I told a group of friends (all working moms) they were like, great! you can save on childcare and spend more time with your kids. That wasn’t my plan. Should it be??? In my mind, my first priority is to take a 1-1.5 week breather, then get back on the aggressive job hunt. Maybe we have shorter daycare days during that period, but if I’m out of work for longer than a month or two, we’ll need to cut back. Does this sound like a realistic plan or am I in for more comments like this??!
Best educational TV shows and apps for kids age 4-7?
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For apps, we like: PBS Kids, Khan Academy Kids, and Reading Eggs. We also recently got Osmo, but we have not tried it yet.
Thanks!
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Side note: she is also newly playing “time out” with her stuffed animals. My instinct is to shut that down and reinforce that time out is not for fun/play. Help x2?
Signed, a very tired, over worked, mid-fertility-treatment hormonal mom who is at the end of a rapidly fraying rope
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