Feeding Tuesday: Time for a New Bra
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Here’s my $.02: even if you’re nursing or pumping for a year, you should have a new bra that fits you well, even if it’s only for date nights or the occasional outing where you really want to look good in clothes. (I always found nursing bras easier to wear with pumping, but I know some readers just wear regular bras and just take them off entirely when they need to pump.) I cannot tell you the difference it makes in how your clothes fit, to say nothing of your mood. Conveniently, Bare Necessities has a sale today on “the brands that never go on sale” — up to 50% off (free shipping and easy returns, too) on brands like Wacoal, Chantelle, Le Mystère, Cleo, Panache, Freya, Fantasie, Elomi, and Goddess, with cup sizes ranging from C-K… so it should be great for a nursing mom. The sale runs through 2/12. These three bras (Le Mystère, Fantasie, Wacoal) look like they fit the need for something pretty and practical, but there are lots of others that are lacy, colorful, and plungey/push-upy if you’re on the hunt for solely date night bras.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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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?
Morning, ladies – Can someone give me some guidance on what the etiquette is for very young children and funerals? I just got word that my out-of-state grandfather passed last night. I would certainly like to bring my husband and our 2 year old, as, first, I’m not crazy about being separated from them in general, and second, my extended family, including my grandmother, has not had the opportunity to meet him. He is generally really well-behaved in quiet, calm circumstances like that, and my husband can always step out with him, but I’m just worried that the overall atmosphere will be inappropriate with him. Husband thinks that we should bring him; I’m wondering if it would be more appropriate to send them off somewhere (though I have no idea where) and have them join us for the wake. I’m fortunate to have very little experience with these sorts of things.
As far as bras go, my biggest problem is that I have no idea what size I am anymore. I know I need to get myself to a Nordstrom to get measured…
Continuing the book conversation from yesterday, has anyone read “How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk?” Any thoughts? I was considering getting it because my mother and I never really “talked” when I was growing up. Her parenting style was very authoritarian, and I just feel like I need some help knowing how to have a healthy interactive parent/child relationship.
And along those same lines, for those of you who are close with your mother, what qualities did she have that you think makes that closeness possible?
I heart my new Elomis – Kat forgot to mention that a well-fitting bra can also make you look thinner than you are. From the day I started wearing my Elomis I kept getting compliments on my “weightloss” – I’d actually gained weight over the holidays, but my bras certainly make me look more slim!
Good morning ladies! Tagging onto yesterday’s discussion about reliability and working moms — could some of you share the “contingency plans” you have in place for your kids? I’ll go back to work in a few weeks and our baby (our first) will be in a large daycare center. My husband will do most of the pick ups and drop offs since his schedule is more flexible, and when the baby inevitably gets sick we’ll likely alternate staying home. Beyond that, what kind of back up arrangements are even possible? We don’t have family in town, so that’s out. What do you do for back-up care with a sick child? Have a nanny on call? A local SAHM? I can’t imagine another mom would really want to take in a sick kid for the day.
I know this has been discussed frequently, but I’m still at a loss and want to make appropriate arrangements before I go back to work (so that I’m not the flakey one…). Could you more experienced moms share how you’ve handled this?
Hey ladies!
Any recommendations for supportive nursing camis/tanks?
My daughter is now 5 months and my “flow” has started to regulate a bit. So far, I have been wearing the Gillian O’Malley sleep nursing bras and tanks, they are great for quick access but do not provide much support.
Baby shower planning:
My mother is planning my baby shower. She first suggested setting it for Mother’s Day (I’m due in late June). I said, no. Then she picked a different weekend and suggested starting it at 7:00 pm. I said, how about more like 2:00 or 3:00? She said that was a “weird time.” I then said I’d like to make sure that my friends with babies can bring their kids (I want a co-ed shower with my husband, so both parents would be invited). She said that her house can’t accommodate babies.
I’m a little bit baffled. I’m a first-time mom, but I have many friends with kids and have been to a number of baby showers. I’m not crazy for thinking that baby showers are almost always in the early afternoon, right? And that babies (but maybe not older kids) are usually welcome? It’s very nice for her to throw me a shower and I don’t want to be ungrateful, but this all seems a bit weird to me . . .
And yes, I know this is a trivial issue and I will work it out with her in a diplomatic way, but I just wanted a bit of hive affirmation. :)
Help! I have a four month old, and I’m trying to time his schedule better. By about 4:30 or so, he seems exhausted, so I’ve been following the oft-cited advice to put him to bed early. I’ve been trying to start his bedtime routine at 6:15, in bed by 6:30. I’ve started as early as 5:45, and tried as late as 7, and the results are always the same – he cries for up to an hour and a half before finally conking out at 8 in my arms. I’m not ready to CIO with him, so I always go in the room, rock him, replace his pacifier, but then usually have to put him down and leave to take care of my older child (older child eats at 5, and goes to bed around 7:15). But within minutes of me leaving the room, he’s fussing again, and after a half hour or so of this “dance”, the crying escalates immediately to an almost manic level. It’s awful.
He’s a terrible napper (always has been), and takes brief 30 minute catnaps throughout the day. Also, as a newborn, he seemed to be on a later bedtime schedule (10 or so), and I’m wondering if I’ve forced an early bedtime before he’s ready. Half of my sleep books seem to say that he should be going to bed at 6 to correct what seems to be an overtired problem, and the other half suggest that I do another catnap at 4:30 or 5, then put him to bed around 8. Any obvious schedule solutions I”m overlooking here? I’m too tired to come at this objectively!
Reality check needed:
After hard times, DH and I are again TTC. Or rather, should be TTC. However, I have become a real worrywart regarding the “right” circumstances. Did I have too much coffee/ wine? Too little vitamins/ exercise…? Did DH smoke/ drink too much? Been to the steam room too often?
Is it normal to be so stressed out about something that should be a 100% positive time in a relationship? Or a sign of a Type A personality, combined with reading too many books?
I think I am just going to go with the Medela PISA – tried and true for a reason, right? One of the medical device providers will give me the “full” Medela PISA kit with the tote, cooler bag, extra bottles, etc. – but the catch is that I think that the provider is a lot less user friendly (must have a prescription, more paperwork). Are the extra goods worth it? From what I understand from all the comments here over the months, people often end up buying different/additional accessories anyway depending on what their actual needs turn out to be. For my purposes, I certainly have extra tote bags at home, a mini cooler bag bought for cheap somewhere to carry six packs (sob), and all.
TL;DR – is it worthwhile to get the Medela PISA on the go tote kit or just get the basic pump starter kit with less of a headache?
Thank you!
I have two books I am eyeing on Amazon right now: All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood (by Jennifer Senior) and Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time (by Brigid Schulte). I am looking for something that has some advice (insight? just plain commiseration?) on the work-life “balance” and how to better manage it. Has anyone read either of these? Any other books you would recommend? Thanks!
I am half way through my maternity leave and I am starting to plan my return to work. Any advice on building up a transitional wardrobe?
Please let this all-day-sickness / exhaustion end soon. I’m 8 weeks. In my brain, I know it will probably be another 4 weeks. I am armed with Zofran, sour fruit (lemons, blueberries, etc), ginger candy, crackers, ginger-ale…
It is just barely bearable. And the Zofran…side effects have kicked in, making me super bloated. OB said to add some fiber. Goodie. Husband is so excited, and I’m just half dead. I’m sure I’ll be excited once I’m less miserable…
All I can do is look around at my house (we moved a few months ago, we’re not all the way put together yet), and think “how in the heck am I going to get this baby ready?” I’m looking around from my bed, mind you. Sigh.