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Anon says
I have procrastinated a bit in setting up a nursery for my first and I am now scrambling to get things in place! Anyone have any advice on gliders? I love the look of some of the Land of Nod gliders but I can’t decide if they are worth the money and I don’t live near any of those stores so I can’t try them out before ordering. TIA!
Anonymous says
We got the Graham glider from West Elm. I really like it.
Did anyone else notice that gliders are incredibly expensive for what they are? My husband and I joke that there’s a ‘Glider Cartel’ artificially hiking the prices of halfway decent gliders.
Anonymous says
haha, love the glider cartel comment. I was so surprised by the price. Plus our baby never took to hers. She prefers to make us work (i.e. carrying her around, rather than rocking her in the glider) when she’s fussy.
PregLawyer says
Another Graham Glider here! I love it. Totally overpriced, though. I think I found my glider on sale?
mascot says
Is there a furniture store near you that specializes in comfortable chairs/ power chairs or at least has a good selection? We have a rocking recliner that is a Best Home Furnishings chair from their Storytime line. They are are sold in a lot of places. I think the best advice we got is to find a chair that fits your height/leg length.
In House Lobbyist says
We picked out a rocker/recliner at a furniture store so I could try it out and pick out the fabric. Also they add the swivel hardware for an extra $50 or so. All in all we spent about $400-500 which was less than baby store prices.
Batgirl says
We got a Little Castle glider at Buy Buy Baby — it came with an ottoman and was about $500. It was super comfortable in the store (still waiting for it to be delivered — they estimate 12-14 weeks, which seems fairly standard). It’s definitely not the fanciest one you could buy, but I didn’t want to spend a fortune and it’s really comfortable, which was my top priority.
MDMom says
I just used an Ikea chair we had that kind of bounces. However, my mom (a grandma of 6) has a storkcraft glider that is really nice and has held up for 10 yrs and counting. Its less than $200. Avail from a variety of sellers on the internet. I plan to get one for my next kid. I’m still halfway tempted to get one for this kid even though he’s 10 months already. Its also pretty compact, good for small spaces.
DC mom anon says
I was dead set on getting a glider and then never used it. I would recommend a yoga ball instead. Great for bouncing, gliding, rocking, and takes very little space (if space is an issue).
MDMom says
We also used a yoga ball during the 6-14 week rough period…Very effective!
That said, I often wonder if glider would have been sufficient because the yoga ball got rough on my back after a while…
Carrie M says
We got a grey Land of Nod glider because it was the only one we could find at the time to fit our small space. It’s very comfortable, and the fabric wipes clean easily. We’ve been happy with it. My only complaint is my toddler now wants to sit next to me instead of on my lap, and the seat is too narrow for that. But it was great for nursing, snuggling, and occasionally sleeping upright in the baby’s room!
OP says
Thanks Carrie! Is it possible to find out the name of the glider you got? This sounds like exactly what I am looking for!
Carrie M says
We bought the Luca glider. Land of Nod still sells it, although the fabric choices look a little different from what we have.
Maddie Ross says
No advice on which glider specifically (we have a Dutelier, which isn’t super cool looking, but did the job) – however, I would caution you to think about whether you really want it in the nursery, or whether you want it somewhere else in your home. At least at first. My LO didn’t sleep in her nursery until 4 months, and it would have been a hassle to go up to it just to rock her or nurse her while she was in our room. Additionally, there were many (many) nights in the first couple of months where I really wanted some company in the form of the TV or my husband while I was rocking and nursing. Having the glider in our family room really allowed that.
Just a thought. I know some people feel differently about quiet midnight nursery rocking. I didn’t think it was sweet – I thought it was crazy making.
Cb says
A question that piggybacks onto this… do people always have the nursery set up before the baby is born? We live in a two bedroom and I’d imagined that we’d leave the guest bedroom as is until the baby slept in their room (recommendation here is 6 months) so we can accommodate parents. Is this not a thing?
Baby is entirely imaginary at this point but was just curious.
anon says
This sounds like a fine plan. Just keep it flexible in case you decide baby needs to be in its own room sooner — we had planned on 6 months in our room and made it less than 2 weeks.
Spirograph says
Yup, you’re really sound sleepers you may not want your baby in your room for 6 months. I coslept with my daughter a lot for the first few months because the plan was for her to share son’s room and I didn’t want to be waking him up with the baby all the time, but my son was in his own room from the get-go. He was right across the hall from our bedroom, so we could definitely hear if he cried, but not every time he rustled around and made noise in his sleep. Babies are very noisy sleepers, and with a non-imaginary baby, you’ll want all the sleep you can get. :)
Meg Murry says
My son slept in our room in a pack and play or downstairs in a moses basket or bouncy seat for quite a while, so we didn’t even set up his crib until he was 5 months old (it was in the baby’s room, just still in pieces against the wall). We only moved in a few months before he was born and were more focused on fixing up or unpacking the rest of the house to worry about the crib that we didn’t need until them – and even once we set up the crib, he only slept there for weekend naps on occasion for several more months.
I’m also not a nester or decorator, so I’m probably atypical on this front though.
From what I understand, having a combo baby room/guest room is also pretty normal in tight spaces, with baby sleeping wherever it is least disruptive.
And I give a HUGE +10000 to thinking about why you want a glider for the baby’s room, and if you would be better off with a comfy chair for nursing/dozing in the living room instead. I spent most of my kid’s first 6 weeks of life in our ugly but oh so comfy recliner that was a hand-me-down from my parents in the living room in front of the TV. We had a rocker as well, but it wound up in the living room for guests, and an old office chair wound up in the baby’s room just for somewhere to sit if needed – we found that my kids didn’t care for gentle rocking – they either needed you to sway (preferably while standing) or to bounce and pace around.
Maddie Ross says
We had a combo nursery/guest room until we moved and it was actually great. Having the full sized bed in there meant we could put LO on it to change her clothes or dry her off after bath and it was so much easier than trying to accomplish those things on a changing table. At first, she slept with us so guests just used the room as normal. Once LO moved to a crib, we would just put her in with us in a PnP when we had guests. It was much less of an issue than I anticipated.
PregLawyer says
LO slept in our room for about a month and then we transitioned him to the nursery. I was hesitant at first to move him out of the room, but oh my goodness it’s so amazing once you have your bedroom back.
My advice is to set the nursery up earlier. That way you can get the baby used to the room for naps, whether they’re napping in the crib or in the rock n play, or whatever. It also gives you the option of letting LO sleep in the nursery. If you don’t have it set up, you won’t use it.
Anonymous says
My very tall baby outgrew her basinet at 8 weeks old. We had no room in our room for her crib. So into her room she went! We all slept better. Babies are loud sleepers.
Anon says
I am from a culture where co-sleeping is the norm till the child is like 4 – 5 years old. So the concept of nursery itself is alien to me. At the most, we will have a crib/cradle in our room for day time naps.
D. Meagle says
Bought a somewhat expensive, nice looking, Dutelier glider with ottoman, that we bought from giggle (trendy baby store in NYC). I was more focused on aesthetics than comfort, which two kids, later I realize was a mistake. In hindsight, would definitely go for comfort over look. Especially if the more comfortable glider is the less expensive option.
Spirograph says
I love the glider+ottoman we have in our kids’ room, but can’t remember what brand it is. Probably Dutelier, and we bought it from Amazon. It’s not particularly attractive, but it’s comfy, the microfiber cleans easily, and it’s held up well for 3 years and counting. I still read stories with kiddos in my lap there all the time. I found it very comfortable for nursing and dozing with infants in the wee hours of the morning, but that’s totally size-dependent.
HSAL says
I’m kind of opposed to traditional gliders, so we got a glider/reclining LaZBoy chair that will eventually join our living room furniture. It was definitely expensive, but we’ll get a lot more use out of it than we would a glider. We seldom used the chair in her room in the first 5 1/2 months, but now that we’re transitioning her to her crib in her room, I’ve been spending a lot more time in it and comfort is key. I wouldn’t be able to sleep in a glider.
PregLawyer says
Yeah, we ended up getting two gliders/recliners — the Graham Glider from West Elm for the nursery, and then a LaZBoy recliner/glider for the living room. It was the best decision ever. Spendy, but man, that recliner is comfortable.
Pigpen's Mama says
I spent a ridiculous amount of money on a very fancy glider. I seriously blocked out the name and the cost it was that ridiculous. Stupid pregnancy hormones — I didn’t like the look of the traditional gliders and this was fairly modern looking AND I could try it out before hand.
The feature that sold me was the swivel — I could swivel away from the ottoman and get up with baby, rather than have to maneuver in the narrow space between the ottoman and the chair.
It is super comfortable, but we hardly use it anymore with our toddler. I’m considering getting a wide chair (one of those 1.5 overstuffed chairs) for her room when she’s a bit older and moving the glider into our room, since it doesn’t look babyish at all.
RR says
We have a Dutalier. Like others have said, not the most attractive, but 8 years and 3 kids later it still gets used for story time every night.
shortperson says
we have a monte design glider from giggle, but now monte makes some of the land of nod gliders as well. it was $$$$ and totally worth it 19 months in. beautiful, super comfortable, and made in canada without flame retardants. i definitely recommend getting the matching ottoman and finding a glider with a gliding ottoman (which is why i rejected the west elm, pottery barn and room and board gliders).
Anonymous says
We bought a rocking recliner from La-Z-Boy. It’s super comfortable, perfect for rocking babies, and now perfect for cuddling with toddlers for storytime. One thing I would recommend is that you find something with upholstered arms – that’s helpful for cuddling with bigger kids.
Anonymous says
I have one from Room and Board. My favorite chair in the house. Sometimes when my husband is out with the baby, I take my cup of tea and laptop and go sit there…
anne-on says
Has anyone used an au pair for their young school age children? My son will be starting ‘full time’ school next fall, and I feel totally blindsided by how we’re going to arrange for after school care and the cost! His school doesn’t offer after care until 1st grade, so we’ve got two more years of dealing with the hours between 2:30-5:30 on our own. No local family that could help, and no sitters seem to only want 15 hours/wk….or they want like $20/hr, which is not feasible for us.
I work in big consulting, husband in big finance, and we both have sporadic travel (me more than him obv.) I feel like a au pair would also help solve the ‘who’s parents can come up or who can leave early’ scramble during work travel.
Is there another solution I’m not thinking of? Both sets of moms and most of our family/neighbors are teachers, stay at home moms, or work part time, so they’re not much good for advice with two parents working 50/60 hour weeks.
Clementine says
Can you ask your current daycare what most parents do?
Alternately, when I posted on care.com looking for a sitter a few days a week just for the evenings, I got quite a few responses, mostly from students at the local college who were studying Early Childhood Education/Child Psychology/Nursing/etc. I also got a couple of responses from SAHMs who live close and pick up an extra kid or two for a little supplemental income.
I think an au pair would be awesome as well- basically an exchange student who (as a bonus!) helps out with childcare.
Syd says
+1 to checking with daycare. Almost all of the daycare centers in our (suburban) area do after-school care and they will pick the kids up from school.
mascot says
Also look into the Y for aftercare. There’s even a martial arts studio near us that does after school care (although that probably makes more sense for an older child)
anne-on says
Thanks, the Y doesn’t do after care for pre-k and K, and the daycare centers in our town (of which there are pitifully few) don’t have after-school care options. Its a wealthy town with lots of stay at home parents/nannies, which I suspect is making this whole thing much harder.
Meg Murry says
Could you call the school and ask if there are any centers or afterschool programs that pick up from there? Maybe there is a person that runs childcare from their home that picks up from the school? I don’t know that you’ll get an answer for sure, but it’s probably worth calling the school secretary and asking – our school secretary is a wealth of this kind of random knowledge.
Msj says
I am about 6 wks into my au pair and I adore her. My kids are under two, so we have her for 45 hrs during the work week and have another babysitter to cover the additional 5 hrs we need. The good thing about au pairs is you can assign them a few hours in the morning and then again in the afternoon, which is the typical arrangement for those with school-aged kids. They can also help with date nights/weekends although eah program has specific rules on needing to allow a full weekend off.
It is time consuming to sort through profiles and interviews but we eventually found a gem. It is an amazing option if you find the right person.
Financially, It’s also good because it’s fully on the books but you don’t have to worry about payroll taxes and you can use after tax dollars
RR says
Most daycares have before and after school enrichment programs. The bus just picked up and dropped off from ours.
RR says
Sorry. Just saw your response that this wasn’t an option. How frustrating.
Anonymous says
I think an au pair is a great idea for this kind of care. If we had the right kind of house, I’d definitely go for an au pair. (Our house is too small to accommodate another adult right now, unfortunately.)
Also, you might want to consider whether $20/hour would be worth it for after-school care. We pay our regular babysitter $25/hour, which hurts for sure, but gives us better people and also seems to be just above market in our HCOL area. The truth is that good babysitters are super expensive, and with a big finance/big consulting double income, you might just have to pay for the care you need.
Last thought: do you have to move into Pre-K now? In our area, full time working parents often choose not to use our pre-K options because there are not good options for aftercare. It ends up being easier (and possibly not that much more expensive) to do a private pre-K (or preschool) year with an actual full day, then transition to public school when the after-care options get better.
Two Cents says
Yes, my thoughts exactly. $20/hr isn’t exactly super expensive in a HCOL city, and you have the family income to afford it. I also think that an au pair is a great option if you can find the right person (I have had a few friends who had terrible experiences with their au pairs).
Navy Lawyer says
No solution, just commiseration. For the same reason I was limited to preschools with extended hours (prior to this we did in-home daycare). It’s not my first choice of preschools, but it’ll do. When the oldest is in public school I’ll send youngest to my first choice, which ends at 2:45PM, and get a college babysitter. Ridiculousness, I agree.
CapHillAnon says
That’s too bad that you can’t try them out first–there is a giant range of comfort on gliders. Some people love the kind where you sink down 5 inches when you sit, for example, and the comment about the correct seat length and back height is key. I bought a glider from Best Chairs for my first and second, and it was a lifesaver–I slept more nights in it than I could have ever anticipated, and it was our most important piece of furniture for about 2 years. It was well-made and is still going, ten years on (but in a friend’s house now). For my third, I’ve shopped them out and think we’re going for a Little Castle, which are expensive, but when you order, you can request that it come as a convertible so that it can become a regular chair when you don’t need the glider function anymore. They look a little less like nursery furniture, too, which is appealing to me.
I see tons of used Dutelier gliders free or for not too much around here (those are the ones that have the wood exposed, with pads for the back and seat).). Good luck!
DCpreg says
Hi Ladies, can you tell me about the difficulty/ease of switching ob-gyns (specifically from Capital Women’s Care, because I don’t want to deliver at Sibley, to GW)? I’m coming to the end of my first trimester. Any recommendations for GW obs-gyns? Thanks!
CapHillAnon says
No insight on how easy it is to switch, but I LOVE Dr. Ganju at GW. I had a couple interactions with Larson that I really didn’t like, and almost left the practice over it, but I know that others like him. I’m about 30 weeks along with my third and used different practices for my first two, so I know what works for me at this point. Dr. Ganju is on the younger side, is really thoughtful and not rushed, and treats me like a person. I also saw Dr. Mackey at GW and thought he was good.
GW fan says
I switched during my pregnancy from the same group to GW and had no problem doing so. I really like the team at the Bethesda office if you’re close to that location. Dr. Marco is my favorite but I like them all! I had a great experience at GW Hospital twice so I highly recommend switching. Good luck!
Lyssa says
Has anyone brought a baby to an airshow before? I mentioned to my dad that we were planning to bring the 10 month old to one in a couple of weeks, and he was concerned about her hearing. I had not even thought of this. I’ve been to air shows in the past, but it’s been a while, and I don’t really remember the noise being that big of a problem, but maybe I don’t really remember. I looked online and they do make baby earmuffs, but it seems silly to spend $30 on something that would get so little use (and baby would hate and immediately remove, most likely). I could try to shove some foam plugs into her ears during the particularly loud parts, but I’m not sure that would work, either. Or I can just try to cover her ears with my hands. Any thoughts?
Clementine says
We have the baby earmuffs. My kid doesn’t seem to notice them.
We have these: http://www.amazon.com/Ems-Kids-EM002-Earmuffs-Stripes/dp/B00BHIZW1G/ref=sr_1_20_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1459868326&sr=8-20&keywords=baby+hearing+protection
ears says
I’d go ahead and get the child sized ear protection. You’ll use it more than you think. Sporting events, fireworks, races, air shows, etc. My son really hated loud noises (and still does at 5) and I got tired of holding my hands over his ears. It’s not that efficient either and I’d rather not risk unnecessary hearing damage. Once he realized how much more comfortable he was, he didn’t fight wearing them.
We got ours at BassPro in the shooting accessories. A child/junior size fit our big headed toddler. I’m sure there are others online
Spirograph says
+1 we have ear protection for both kids and use it a lot. My kids sometimes resist at first, but once the loud stuff starts, they’re perfectly happy to leave the things on. They wear them around the house sometimes too, because earmuffs are fun when its your own idea. Amazon sells a ton, and pretty inexpensive. We got the first set when my son was ~6 months old. They fit him fine then, and he still wears the same pair at 3. Definitely worth the $15-20 — they’re not outgrown nearly as quickly as anything else you buy for a baby
Meg Murry says
Don’t you also have a toddler, or is the toddler not going with you?
The airshow in my area is super loud – like, it hurts my head when they do practice runs the day before near my office when I am INSIDE the office, I don’t go outside that day.
Lyssa says
A 3 year old, and we’ve been really excited about taking him. We figured he’s old enough to understand how to put his hands over his ears when it gets loud, though.
MDMom says
I remember going to the airshow at Andrews AFB when I was a kid and it was incredibly loud. I held my hands over my ears for most of it. I think my 10 month old would hate it (like fireworks etc) but if I took him, I’d definitely get the hearing protection. The other is baby isn’t very verbal so it might take you a while to figure out if something is wrong. If this is like a military airshow, I’d bring earplugs for yourself also.
ears says
+1 to hearing protection for the whole family. Your child will follow your lead (just like bike helmets, sunglasses, etc). We all wore hearing protection to a monster truck show and it was much more tolerable. Plus, it keeps your hands free.
LSC says
I also went to air shows at Andrews, which is where my family lived for a stint before my dad got transferred to Texas. Hi! Small world!!
MDMom says
Yes small world indeed. We didn’t live there but my dad had formerly been stationed there and liked to go back for the air show. Also my little brother and I were big fans of Top Gun, so we were really into it. However, I still remember it being uncomfortably hot (no shade) and loud. Wish my parents had brought ear plugs for us! That said, it’s a very cool experience. Will probably take my own kids when they are older.
Jill says
We have two pairs of these, and they fit a wide range of sizes- infants included. My five year old wears them for lots of events, plus things like “helping” to mow the lawn. Air shows can be very loud, so I would highly recommend getting them for both kids. They aren’t too expensive and will last a long time. Besides, it can be very hard to cover a kids ears when it is loud because you will also want to cover your own ears. Been there!
http://www.amazon.com/3M-Peltor-Junior-Earmuff-Blue/dp/B0015UX2EK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1459873915&sr=8-2&keywords=kid+ear+protection
Anonymous says
If you don’t need full ear protection (we just got our 2 y/o daughter some because she “helps” dad in the shop a lot now and wanted “ear goggles” too) what about toddler headphones? They might be enough to dull the noise.
Mrs. Jones says
Kid headphones are enough for an air show.
Anonymous says
I’d love to hear what you smart ladies think about this new lawsuit against the au-pair system. http://www.litigationdaily.com/id=1202753960934/Au-Pairs-in-the-Crosshairs-Boies-Schiller-Suit-May-Upend-the-Program?mcode=1202619274852&curindex=2
EP-er says
Premium content. : ( Can you share the main points?
Msj says
Found an article without paywall here: http://www.litigationdaily.com/home/id=1202753960934/3
In short, there is a class action suit that contends price collusion by the agencies and the fact that room & board shouldn’t count towards minimum wage calculations because it’s required by the program (unlike if you hired a nanny independently)
Anonymous says
The short version is that a group of au pairs, represented by Boies Schiller, are filing an antitrust class action against the au pair agencies, arguing that the au pair system violates federal labor standards and minimum wage rules. The argument is that you can’t deduct room and board from their wages. If they win, it would make au pairs even more expensive than regular nannies.
Edna Mazur says
How old is too old for rompers on a boy? I’m a little obsessed with them but don’t want to dress him like a baby too long (actually I want to dress him like a baby FOREVER, but well…)
anon says
When he’s old enough to tell you what he wants to wear, and doesn’t want to wear a romper?
AEK says
LOL. I am debating this with footie PJs. I have all these thoughts about warmth, etc., but I know that really what’s going on is that I just don’t want him to have outgrown the footie stage. Even though I have to get them off him the second he wakes up because they add an extra element of danger to his toddler wind sprints.
As for rompers, I think you will reach a point where it looks silly to you. Until then, romp it up!
Anonymous says
My 4.5 year old’s favorite pjs have footies.
EP-er says
When you start potty training & one-piece outfits are inconvenient? I loved overalls & rompers for my string-beans!
Navy Lawyer says
Potty training. And/or when he roams the playground more on his own, because the barks sticks to cotton more than khaskis/jeans/cords and is annoying to remove.
Sonny says
Has anyone tried the top featured in the post? It looks pretty great, but I have no experience because I’m pregnant with my first.