Nursing Tuesday: Draped Nursing Top
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This draped nursing top looks fashionable and comfortable but also functional. Hooray! Macy’s has it in a couple of colors for $29.98, including a happy teal. You can get free shipping (with a $25 minimum, so this qualifies) though 12/17 — and if you happen to need more than one nursing top, check out their current “buy 1, get the 2nd 50% off” deal. Motherhood Maternity Draped Nursing Top
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Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
Nursing help – I have a two month old with really inconsistent weight gain. She was a pound over her discharge weight (7 ounces over birthweight) at two weeks. Three weeks later she’d only gained 11 ounces, so doctor had me do a weight check the following week, and she’d gained 7 ounces. But then after three weeks, she’s only gained 8 ounces. Wet diapers are great (never fewer than 8 wets, poop is the right color) and her doctor says she’s perfectly healthy, happy enough, no developmental issues, but she’d like her to gain more. It’s not a supply issue. I use a nipple shield (flat nipples initially, casually trying to quit, but she does fine with it). She’s starting daycare next week (I’ll be pumping) and we’re doing another weight check in three weeks. Thoughts? I may see a lactation consultant.
Love this top! No longer nursing, but I’m still considering getting it, lol.
As an add-on to the first question, should I be buying nursing bras/tanks before I give birth? The woman who taught our breastfeeding class said to wait until after our milk comes in to be fitted and buy anything, but I feel like my regular bras/clothes aren’t going to be conducive to trying to breastfeed in the hospital initially. Do I buy some cheap ones to get me through the first few days, and then invest in some nicer ones after my milk comes in?
Anyone have any joint gift ideas for a 4-year-old boy and a 7-year-old boy around $50 (interests include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and dinosaurs, but open to other ideas)? Bonus points if it’s on Amazon.
Considering a nanny when our #2 arrives. So, for those of you with nannies:
1. how many hours/week does your nanny work?
2. how many weeks/year does your nanny get paid (do you pay for 52 weeks? do some unpaid vacation time?)
3. what does your vacation / holiday schedule look like with the nanny?
4. Does s/he do anything other than childcare (cook/clean/grocery shop)?
5. if you are OK sharing, how many kids and what rate do you pay? over/under table? what region?
We are in the greater Boston metro area–firmly in the ‘burbs, though, not in the city.
Has anyone had to put their baby under general anesthesia? We have an MRI coming up in a few weeks for my 12-month-old. Because of the anesthesia, she has to be fasting – 8 hours for solids and 6 hours for liquids. Thankfully it’s fairly early in the morning, but she’s used to eating right when she gets up, so I know she’ll be upset. I’m very nervous about putting her under and seeing her in that state. I’m trying to remind myself that these doctors do this all the time, with babies who are far more fragile than mine. Any past experiences to share?
I wore this one more than any others, it was well constructed, didn’t have underwire, and worked for small frame / large cup size (during that time period I was as large as a 32H, maybe? God knows.) Avoided monoboob and gave the girls a nice lift. I was fitted at 3 weeks PP. My cup size rose and shrank 2-3 sizes throughout the course of the day, and this one could manage that change. I continued to have large (F or G cup) breasts the entire time I was nursing.
http://www.amazon.com/Anita-Womens-Cherry-Nursing-Mellow/dp/B0044BBSJS/ref=sr_1_5?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1450189478&sr=1-5&nodeID=1285234011&refinements=p_89%3AAnita
Any recommendation for a good nursing bra that would work for larger cup sizes? 32F pre-pregnancy, not sure exact size now but need a large cup and a smaller band. Ancillary Q: when/where did you go to get measured for this? How much does your cup size still change once your milk has come in and you’re feeding more or less regularly?