Nursing Tuesday: Mama Scoop Cowl Neck
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As I’ve mentioned before, I think every nursing mom needs at least one or two proper “nursing tops.” They should be functional from the dual purpose of a) letting you feed your child b) without exposing your entire breast and/or belly to the world. It’s a bonus if it looks cute with jeans, trousers, skirts, and more — all of which this $35 top looks like it will do. (PLUS, you wear it while you’re pregnant.) It’s available in this light blue and a black, sizes S-XL — at Amazon. PattyBoutik Mama Scoop Cowl Neck
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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?
My sister swears by this (or some equivalent product):
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How do you guys give your older babies a bath? Our guy is 10 mo and crawling. We are still giving him a bath in the little baby tub on the kitchen counter because we are so used to that routine. At times it is a comedy of errors because he just wants to try to climb out of it while we try to keep him inside it. Did you use any tub/accessory/etc to transition to the big bathtub? He is so wiggly and I picture him flailing back and hitting his noggin on the hard bathtub. My mom bought us an inflatable ducky thing (link to follow) but I would rather not have to inflate and deflate something every night before bath time. Thanks!
Needing hugs…I went down to a reduced billing goal after my baby was born, and now I want to increase my billing goal. I am at work every day, the entire work day, just not getting enough hours to hit a higher bililng goal. So I talked with some of the higher ups about how to increase my workflow…and they basically told me that I need to keep doing the same things that I’m doing, that my reduced billing goal really hurt me because people don’t see me as available, that it’s going to be really hard to increase my hours, and the economy is down….and I’m so bummed. I think I had wanted a hug and reassurance that it could be done and not to worry, everything would be all right. And instead I got a big dose of reality with some blaming and no real plan or assistance.
I had put together a marketing plan before the meeting, but we didn’t even touch on it. *sigh*
After an induction and about 12 hours of labor, my little sister had a gigantic baby (like, seriously huge) last night around 8:30. I feel sort of bad, because I told her several times that my (planned, no labor/pushing, normal sized baby) c-section was pretty comfortable (I never even took the narcotics that they offered, just the high-powered ibuprofen), but she is apparently in a lot of pain and finding the pain meds not strong enough – she says that she is having a hard time eating and holding the baby. I know that it’s still pretty early, and she’s probably dealing with this on top of practically no sleep for the past 48 hours, but is there anything I can tell her? I told her to talk to the nurses about the pain and about finding easier ways to hold the baby, and that the first 24 hours are likely the worst, but I’d like to offer more help if I can.
Well, got both lines on the pregnancy test last night, so I guess I’m in this. Spent all morning reviewing the old CMoms posts, of course. :)
Had my 9 week 4 days ultrasound yesterday…could hear the heartbeat and everything…
Ok, I know everyone says that’s the first time it felt real, or they fell in love, or whatever…but all I could think of was, “wow, I really am a walking incubator!” I’m terrible, I know. Doc assures me that I will be in a much better frame of mind after the exhaustion and morning (all day!) sickness fades.
PSA to pregnant ladies– I just bought this maternity blazer last week and it is my new favorite thing ever. Machine washable, fits really well over my ginormous front, and works out to about $27 with their current 40% off discount. Since most maternity blazer’s I’ve seen are cut horribly and are at least a few hundred dollars, I’m in love.
[Ed. note: Link was deleted because it was broken, sorry!]
I’m 2 weeks away from my daughter’s first birthday, which means that I’m about 2 weeks away from the end of pumping. Hooray! I’d like to get myself a present to celebrate the end of my pumping obligations. My tendency is to always get something “practical” or “useful” for myself, but on this occasion, I’m trying very hard to genuinely treat myself. Thoughts? I’d like to keep it to around $200.
I have the short sleeved and long sleeved dress version of this shirt and LOVE them. I wore them all the time with blazers when pregnant and they fit up to the end. I also like them post partum, although I wear with spanx as they are form fitting. They are GREAT for pumping, super comfortable and wash well. I’ve also ordered directly from their website to get a color not available on Amazon with good results
I totally don’t understand nursing tops that can be worn when you’re pregnant. When I was pregnant I didn’t need to nurse and when I was nursing I didn’t want to look pregnant. Are there really that many moms who are nursing when they’re very pregnant?