Maternity Monday: Tie-Waist Tunic Shirt

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A woman wearing a Tie-Waist Tunic ShirtI like this shirt as a maternity version of the crisp white button-down. (As I was writing that, it occurred to me that since having a child, I could not describe anything I currently wear as either “crisp” OR white.) I like how the buttons are on the top half as if it were a non-maternity shirt and the rest flows over the stomach. The tie-waist part is a nice feature to define the top half from the bottom. The shirt is $36.99 at Old Navy, is machine washable, and is available in sizes XS–XXL. It also comes in a blue and white stripe, which I also really like (and which is 35% off), though not all sizes are in stock currently. Maternity Tie-Waist Tunic Shirt Target has a plus-size option that comes in sizes 1–4X and is $26.99. Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines. This post contains affiliate links and CorporetteMoms may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For more details see here. Thank you so much for your support!

Sales of note for 2/7:

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Extra 25% off your $175+ purchase — and $30 of full-price pants and denim
  • Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 15% off
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 60% off 100s of styles
  • J.Crew – Extra 50% off all sale styles
  • J.Crew Factory – 40% off everything including new arrivals + extra 20% off $125+
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – 40% off one item + free shipping on $150+

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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Vomiting can be a sign of a good allergy, but I think it happens pretty soon after the allergen is ingested. My baby had some risk factors for food allergies and the pediatrician advised vomiting was a sign of a food allergy. He broke out in hives when he had eggs, we tried peanut butter twice and both times he vomited within 20 minutes. He tested allergic to eggs and peanuts.

My 18 month old moved to a new day care two weeks ago and now he refuses to nap, at day care AND at home. We spent from noon to 3PM trying to get him to nap yesterday (noon-1 is his normal naptime). He finally fell asleep at 4:30 when we got in the car to go to dinner. Any advice?

Not in your area, but in mine, the best hospital gets some poor reviews not for the medical care (which is excellent), but because it panders less to rich moms.

So, for example, an acquaintance of mine will complain that it’s poorly run because her elective induction was put off by a few days because the hospital was full of women in active labor, some of whom were on Medicaid.

Obviously, most people don’t want to say this and will obfuscate their complaints. No idea of if that’s what’s happening with GW, but it might give some reassurance?

Has anyone here delivered at GW? The GW MFA OB practice is by far the most convenient OB practice for me, so I have been going there since I found out I was pregnant. I’ve been happy with the care I’ve received, and I’m now 30 weeks. I’m starting to get worried that I didn’t do enough research on a GW hospital delivery, though. I recently started looking into it more beyond the actual birth stats, NICU, and trauma center ratings, which are all good and what I looked at initially. I’ve come across some pretty horrible reviews of the postpartum care on DCUrbanMom, and I’m now wondering whether I should try to switch hospitals (and therefore OB practices) this late in the game. I am concerned about postpartum care because I am high risk for a blood clot due to a genetic condition, and do not want my care to be subpar after the baby is delivered. Anyway– can anyone tell me if the folks at DCUM are overly negative or if you would switch if you were in my shoes?

I have been with my government employer for nearly a decade and will likely be departing soon due to the outcome of the upcoming election. I’m currently pregnant, and will be out on maternity leave when I am officially let go. (I’m entitled to 12 weeks paid.) Despite past precedent for giving departing employees a “soft landing,” I found out recently that my employer is not planning to pay out the remainder of my leave, post-election. After consulting counsel, I understand that I have no legal rights in this situation, but I wanted to pulse this trusted group of women to find out how hard you would push back on this. Thanks.

Speaking of pumps and apologies if these are dumb questions but can I reuse my pump from baby #1 with baby #2? I got a Medela PIS from my insurance and also bought another Medela one for home/work use with #1. Can I reuse these or is it not recommended? Additionally, is insurance required to provide me with another pump for #2? I’m thinking of trying out the Spectra if so, but also would want a back-up, so I’m not sure whether to reuse my current ones. Thanks all!

Does anyone have a recommendation for a recipe book that would be easy/fun to use to make dinners with a 5 year old?

Now that my kiddo is in Kindergarten, our schedule is such that he and I have about 45 minutes before my husband and younger daughter get home and I’m hoping to use this time to cook more and at the same time do something fun with him after school/work, at least a couple of nights per week.

I’m not a very experienced cook so would love to find a book of recipes that are quick and easy to make on weeknights that would be fun for both of us.

Any recommendations?

Sorry for the TMI…has anyone had kids with food allergies that only had GI symptoms and not hives or rashes or other more classic allergenic symptoms? My 6 month old woke up vomiting on Friday night and puked her guts out, about 8 times in an hour (all over me, my husband and the family dog…it was quite an iniation into the grossest parts of parenting!). Then she went back to sleep and seemed fine in the morning. She never had any issues with the other end. I called the doctor this morning and they said she probably had a stomach bug, but she doesn’t go to daycare and none of her caregivers or immediate family members have been sick. I’m wondering if it could be some sort of food allergy. She had dinner maybe 3 hours before she got sick, but it was avocado, which she’s had several times before (and I had some of it too so I don’t think it was rotten). She had a new food – mango – much earlier in the day.

Do people do anything for their nanny’s birthday and if so what? Also, is the one week’s salary the standard holiday bonus for a nanny regardless of geography? We are in a large Texas city, but are new in town so I don’t really have anyone I can ask here. Do you pro-rate bonus if the nanny hasn’t been working for you for that long?

Update from poster “I need sleep” – I’m getting more of it! Thanks for everyone’s encouragement. Kiddo is now waking up only once per night (instead of 2-3+) after two weeks of intensive (ugh, for both of us) “cry it out” sleep training. I read The Good Sleeper as recommended and essentially gave myself permission to let him cry. I wasn’t sure about CIO at first, but when I tried interval checking in he ended up crying way harder after I left.

I tried to get him to drop all feedings, but I’m happy now that he’s at one feeding per night (and falling asleep v. easily after the feeding).

Thanks all, and happy sleeping!

Finally realized that the California Baby combo soap/shampoo is probably not the best choice for my kiddo’s fine, wavy hair. I used some of my $$ shampoo on her with the normal spray conditioner we’ve been using and her hair looked so much better. Any recos for shampoo for kids?

This is for the Friday poster looking for backup care while her nanny travels to her home country for several weeks.

Just wanted to offer a different perspective on backup day care. My employer has a contract with Bright Horizons, and we had to use it when our nanny suddenly was unavailable. Up until then, my kids (twins) had only been home with her or a parent or grandparent. To everyone’s surprise, they did great at BH. It ended up being a really positive experience and one that helped us realize they were ready to start preschool.

TL;DR I wouldn’t rule out backup day care, especially if you can send kiddo 1-2 days/week while nanny is away and keep him/her home the rest of the week. It could be a great transition to out-of-home care.

Wise hive, please tell me all the reasons why saving aggressively for retirement is better than a fancy house and car. At the moment, I’m forgetting.

My employer told me (via email) this morning that because I am a highly compensated employee, I can only contribute $3800 for this year to my dependent care FSA, which is within $100 of what I have compensated to date. Based on the test used for me, I don’t think my DH would qualify as highly compensated. Anyone else faced a similar issue? Is it too late to have DH sign up for a dependent care FSA this year at his job (no idea whether this would be a qualifying event)?

Going on off Buffybot’s post above, wow I had no idea the Symphony pump was that expensive. Is it truly THAT much better? With my first I used a Medela and got an ounce or two over what I sent to daycare, so I called it a success. I’m using the Spectra S2 now and getting just about what I need to send to daycare for both, but having to pump four times some days. I used the Symphony for a couple days in the hospital to get the milk party started, but it didn’t seem that impressive to my sleep-deprived self. What are the pros?