Maternity Monday: Pure Body Tank
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I inherited a few of these tank tops from my sister-in-law when she passed along her maternity clothing stash, and I highly recommend grabbing a few during the sale at Gap. They’re soft and long and come in all the basic colors. When I started showing, I used them underneath my non-maternity tops to extend them for a few weeks, and then toward the end of my pregnancy I wore them under all my sweaters because they were comfortable and stretchy. Also, a confession — I am a year and a half past giving birth and I STILL wear them. Now that I am no longer pregnant, they are long enough to wear with leggings so that my butt is covered. Yes, they have the telltale ruching down the sides, but I don’t care — comfort is king. They’re $16.95 and come in sizes XS–XXL, and with code HAPPY you can get 40% off. Maternity Pure Body Tank
Motherhood Maternity offers a plus-size option (which is also on sale).
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- 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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Good morning everyone! Talk to me about summer/water shoes for newly walking toddlers. We need something closed-toed and water-friendly (i.e. plastic/rubber) to send to daycare with our 15-month-old that ideally will also work on the beach later this summer. Do Crocs actually stay on toddler feet?
Also, does anyone have recs for traveling blackout shades? My in-laws’ house doesn’t have any curtains and there’s no way my kid will take a mid-day nap without something to make the room dark. In the past we’ve just tacked up sheets, but I know there are a ton of other options from static cling sheets to stick-on curtains and I’m willing to shell out for something simpler if it will work. Amazon is just overwhelming me with options, so I’d love personal experiences.
I’m due with my third. We don’t have family super close, but my mom is a 2.5 got drive and occasionally comes up to help for long weekends and the like. This is as much for her and grandkid time as it is For us- maybe even more so for her as we could absolutely get sitter coverage for times we need care. She’s good with the kids, but drives DH and me generally a little bonkers (always has). She’s messy and more invasive than we like (even when we’ve asked her not to- repeatedly- she still goes into our bedroom, makes the bed, does our laundry etc). She’s just trying to help, but we don’t want that help. She cooks, but it’s food we don’t like, makes messes she doesn’t clean, and has ruined our cookware before. Again, just trying to help. She’ll bring us up things for the house she’s covincednwe cannot live without (example: themed shower curtains and towel sets for each season for our main bathroom. We have a shower curtain. And towels.)
So when she visits it turns into a game of doing things before she can “help,” which is even more stressful. Or just ordering takeout to preempt her cooking. That sort of thing.
I understand we are lucky to have help at all, but I’m prociding the context for my actual question. I’m having the baby next week. I’m due Next Thursday, but my first kids have both gone to 42 weeks. I have an induction scheduled next Friday. Mom has offered to come up on Thursday night and stay with the kids until we get back from the hospital. My dad (they are divorced) will come up Saturday to meet baby and help out as well, also leaving when we get home. We’re grateful for the help and don’t care at all what happens or who cooks cleans or eats what while we’re gone ;).
BUT. Mom called today saying she’s rearranged her week and now can come up o Tuesday. In case I go into labor. She’ll be around to give me time, etc. I’ve alreay hired a sitter and planned special activities for me and the kids on our “last baby free days.” Having my mom here sounds awful. I don’t want her “help,” which will be preparing freezer meals in my kitchen I won’t eat and making messes I have to clean and and and…
But when I suggested we stick with the original plan she got super miffed. Just trying to help. Doesn’t understand why I don’t want a break, etc.
Am I totally wrong here, and do I need to suck up the extra couple of days because she’s going to be bailing us out when we need it for the actual birth?
How long is normal to continue feeling exhausted after your baby starts sleeping through the night? I don’t mean just feeling tired/rundown, I”m talking about the kind of bone-crushing physical exhaustion of the extremely sleep-deprived newborn period. My 5 month old has been sleeping through the night for a couple months now and I’m averaging 9 hours of sleep/night at least. But I have a really hard time getting out of bed in the mornings and on the weekends, I take 2-3 hour naps both days and am still able to fall asleep at 9 pm. I’m still taking a prenatal with iron and not yet menstruating so I doubt I’m anemic. I wonder if I might have a thyroid issue but I don’t have any symptoms except this extreme fatigue. But maybe I’m just still catching up from the sleep deprivation of late pregnancy and having a newborn? Basically I’m wondering if I should go see a doctor about this or if they’ll just laugh at me and say “Of course you’re tried, you have a baby.”
1 – “No” is a complete sentence.
2- As I said to my 4-yr-old this morning, “Just once, I want to say “no” and have that be the end of the discussion. Just once.”
3- “Thanks mom, but I already have special plans with my kids for our last baby free days. You know we appreciate your support, and please know I will call as soon as I go into labor, in case I do go early. Thanks again, but the answer is no. We really look forward to seeing you Thursday night.”
IDK — totally varies
FWIW, I am now physically exhausted b/c my weekends with my elementary school girls are so physically rigorous and I am a tired Old. They both have ADD and we try to keep them physically moving (swimming! ropes courses! hiking!) which they have the energy for but somehow I am just exhausted at the end of the day.
OTOH, I have no trouble sleeping!
I think I got these with my first pregnancy, and they are very soft and comfy, but with my second I got the old navy version which I think I prefer – the fabric is a bit thicker and more supportive. Tanks are the one area where I find ON quality is better than Gap. Not sure why. I totally still wear both in my non-pregnant state, too.
Anyone else have an in law who refuses to think of your partner as an active member of planning family events??
My step-MIL refuses to include my DH in any planning, despite the fact that I have (1) directly asked her too (2) added him to all e-mails and texts she send to me regarding planning, and have him respond to her about the planning.
This morning it was a text to SIL and myself asking if we had anything planned for DH’s dad on Father’s Day. My response: add him to the text string and say “DH, MIL wants to know if you have plans for your dad on Fathers Day”. I feel justified for this short response, because I am so done with her right now.
Commiseration? I can’t be the only one . . .
Can anyone recommend nursing tanks that aren’t skin-tight? I have a bunch of camisole-type ones, but they really aren’t appropriate for wearing on their own. I’m an XL or XXL in most brands, so I can’t just size up. Bonus points for higher necklines or adjustable straps to keep me from flashing everyone.
Not a parenting question but you guys are always a wealth of information. Has anyone here explored (or experienced) becoming a landlord, specifically renting out part of your residence? We are thinking about buying a two family townhouse and I am trying to find good resources through which to learn what that entails. Any recommendations for books, blogs, websites appreciated. We’re in NYC (but I’ll take whatever!)
Expecting my second baby and my mother gave me $200 for my bday. I was a miserable person postpartum with my first and I remember not feeling comfortable in any clothing in the immediate postpartum phase. I specifically recall those Medela tanks that everyone raves about being a super rough material against my skin. Inspired partially by the link above, does anyone have recs for nursing/breastfeeding clothing that you found really comfortable? TIA!
The Kindred Bravely ones snag on everything which drives me nuts but they are very soft if you’re just wearing them around home post-partum or under something else. I can’t get mine to look decent for more than a few wears because of the fabric though.
I really really liked the Glamourmom ones from motherhood maternity. They aren’t v long, so not maternity/nursing crossover and they’re not “cute”, but I wore them into the ground until my daughter was 5 as sleep tanks. I typically wear a 32/34FFF and the band size on the L tanks worked for lounge/sleepwear. (I can’t typically wear a shelf bra tank with no bra.) I didn’t like the bravado one I bought because the band was too wide to keep the (big) girls up.
Does anyone have any recs for nursing nightgowns that are pull down and not the kind with the bra clips? I had one for my first that I basically wore into the ground and threw away after we were done nursing, and now I can’t seem to find any nice ones now that I’m due with #2 in 7 weeks. I prefer to sleep in nightgowns as a tank and shorts for some reason is too hot for me.
Furniture question? We are moving soon, and my plan is for my son to get a bedroom that has access to a bathroom, so I would like that to double as a guest room. It’s a small room (10×10). I was originally thinking of putting a queen in there, but the layout looks so small. What do you guys think of a twin with a trundle (not a popup trundle) for a guest room? For background, my parents stay with us about 4 weeks a year (4 separate weeks), and my SIL might stay with us for a week. We don’t regularly get other guests, but we could now that we have a bigger house! TIA!
I have a 4 and half month old baby. Lately, it’s been so difficult to breastfeed him. He’s very distracted, and constantly stretching, turning head, wanting to talk, and often fuss- crying. Going to a quiet place hasn’t helped. Because of all this, I feel he’s not eating enough (may be 5 minutes tops). During night or morning, he eats for more like 10-15 minutes from the breast. And from a bottle, he takes 5 oz. I am thinking about just pumping and feeding him from a bottle. DH thinks baby needs breastfeeding. Any suggestions on how to deal with this problem?