Nursing Tuesday: Two-Pocket Drape Front Cardigan
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When I was nursing, it seemed like a never ending search to find cardigans that were soft, machine washable, didn’t have zippers (I didn’t want them rubbing against the baby’s face), but were also functional and warm and brought a wee bit of color and style to my life.
Some women swear by this cardigan (try this link to see all the colors it comes in right now and the many many positive reviews), but it felt a bit too close to the cardigan equivalent of sweatpants to me, so I gravitated more towards waterfall cardigans like the one pictured here. Bonus: this particular cardigan even has pockets and is on sale. Of course I like the navy or the red, but it’s also available in black, white, or gray.
It’s $39.90, but was originally $58. Bobeau Two-Pocket Drape Front Cardigan (Regular & Petite)
Psst: here are some of our favorite comfortable cardigans for nursing or lounging as of 2022… we look for ones that are easy care, soft, and without zippers or other details that could poke baby…
Sales of note for 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns
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?
Just stopping by to complain again about my non-functional ovaries (sobbing face emoji). They decided to take a vacation this month.
My RE just bumped up my Clomid, and I have to take it again this cycle – which I’ve read is not unheard of, but it’s super frustrating nonetheless. Hormones are terrible. I guess this is good practice for when I finally get pregnant?
Does anyone have any tips on how to stay sane during the whole infertility process? So far I have:
1) Being thankful I have really good insurance
2) Rewarding myself with coffee and a fun podcast every time I have to drive to the clinic (so I associate it with something positive, lol)
3) I have really good veins, so blood draws don’t usually hurt
4) Enjoying all my childfree time and telling myself I’ll really miss it someday
It seems like such a “first world” problem to obsess over, but I think almost every person who got married at the same time as us, and most people who got married after us, have kids now and it is just. killing. me.
I have a 2.5 year old girl that has a wide variety of interests. She’s all about princesses/ballet/makeup/sparking pink things but also loves dinosaurs, robots, and trucks. She has several shirts and PJ sets with Dinos and robots on them, but they are all boys (as neutral as I could find but still navy/grey). Are there any cute girl clothes with robots or Dinos? Or even totally gender neutral clothes.
I keep waiting for mini Boden (which I love) to make this happen for me but no luck yet.
My dearest friend is going to serve as the “godmother” to my baby (due July). I put it in quotes because there’s probably a better word for it since we aren’t doing any of the religious aspects of it, and neither of us are Catholic so the word itself doesn’t mean anything specific to us. Not interested on comments on why this is a bad idea or something like that – there are a lot of reasons why I want her to be involved closely with my beeb and why I want it to be sorta formalized. Has anyone done anything like this? Another good name to call it? Fun ways to acknowledge?
I’m thinking of approaching it like she’s an honorary aunt (I only have one sibling, a brother). She lives out of state and we see each other about four times a year. She is an amazing photographer and already wants to do a bunch of photos for us. I’m trying to brainstorm fun things we can do to keep her feeling involved with the baby’s life. CCing her on emails with pictures, etc, that I am sending to my parents and brother (who also do not live close to me)? I want to not have just an honorary title but actually make this a thing.
I also preferred a closure, but otherwise the same criteria, hence why I own three of the one-button bobeau! You can even nurse with it closed, so it’s a nursing cover too!
After 2 visits to a local urgent care in the last 2 months, I tried to be a responsible adult and schedule myself for an annual physical, and the next available appointment with my PCP is in December! So I asked when the next appointment for a physical is with any doctor and was offered an appointment in August.
Jiminy Christmas, and they wonder why people with chronic conditions end up in the ER. This is the same facility that had to schedule my “6 month follw-up” with a specialist for 9 months later. Ugh, what a mess.
Gift idea for a girl turning 12? She does gymnastics and is an excellent student, although not a big recreational reader. Her fashion sense is rocker / hipster. She is going to sleepaway camp this summer for 6 weeks.
I’m thinking of starting to cut back on nursing. I pump three times a day at work and at night when my husband gives her a bottle when we go to bed. Should I cut out a session at work (10 and 2 instead of 9, 12, and 3) or just shorten the sessions? Should I cut out the night pump since milk is lowest then? Suggestions? We made my six month goal so I expect that I’ll soon be ready to go down to morning and bedtime nursing (though I’m fine with that longer term).
I also hated open cardigans for nursing – I just wanted to cover up my front when not actively nursing!
Please recommend your toddler sunglasses — our 1.5 year old needs a pair and, once again, analysis paralysis has set in…
I didn’t like open cardigans for nursing because although they were easy during nursing, they were a pain to wear when doing anything else— particularly the really waterfall-y styles. It was just too much fabric to get in the way when doing chores. I preferred some kind of closure. (I never had trouble maiming the baby with zippers, but I suppose it’s a possibility!) Also for keeping my post-partum belly covered when I felt self conscious about that whole situation; I didn’t like being in just a clingy nursing tank under there.
Unrelated question— tips on weaning? My son is 15MO and we’re down to morning & bedtime nursing only. I have a medication issue and also am just becoming ready (for my husband to do bedtime, lol) but how to I start? Just cut out one feeding then the other? My book says “don’t offer, don’t refuse” but it feels like it would be really sudden to just completely change an established routine.