Nursing Tuesday: Wrap Look Sweater
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This is not sold as a nursing sweater. However, I happened to be in a physical Limited store recently and was surprised to see that that “wrap” is totally just flapping in the wind — there really is no “faux” wrap or interior camisole beneath the sweater. So: it’s perfect to wear a nursing camisole beneath. It’s deeply discounted right now on the site, with several colors and sizes (XS-XXL, petites and talls) available — and it’s machine washable. It was $60, then marked to $37, but you can take 50% off all sale items, bringing it down to $18.4. Use code BONUS to get another $10 off every $50 spent. Wrap Look Sweater
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?
I know some people have asked recently about children’s books with female protagonists and it looks like Cup of Jo did a post on it today.
http://cupofjo.com/2016/01/kids-books-with-female-characters/
First, I really like this sweater and hit the sale and bought some regular camis, too. I’m gestating now (do I gestate or does the fetus gestate?) and will be nursing next fall/winter so this is great.
Second, I had a great annual appraisal today even with FMLA this year and I’m grateful to my support group. I called my husband and will be thanking my parents, too (they babysit) and I’m grateful to you, too, fellow working moms, for examples and support. Thank you!
My 8 month old learned to sit up and to crawl over Christmas. We moved him to his crib a couple weeks before. Now he’s constantly sitting up in the crib, even when he’s super tired. Last night he fell asleep sitting up and banged his face on the rails/slats! Any tips to get him to lay down to sleep? We want him to learn self soothing but I’m worried about injuries now…
We fortified my preemie’s breast milk. He has lots of feeding issues, so I ended up EPing for his first year. It was really hard, but it was the only thing I felt I had control over during some very rough patches. I guess my advice for you is to try it and she how she responds. And just know that if pumping is too much it is okay to only nurse in the evenings & mornings and provide formula at daycare. And it is okay to formula feed. You do what is best for your baby AND you. Good luck, momma!
Any experience fortifying breast milk? I posted a few weeks ago about my (now) 12 week old with inconsistent weight gain, and she slipped a bit more on today’s weight check so for the next few days we’re doing exclusive bottle feeding with a little formula added to the breast milk. Hopefully she’ll gain enough that we can start only fortifying the daycare bottles – I’m not sure how long I’d last exclusively pumping.
New year, new attempt at organizing my life – anyone have recommendations for to-do apps, preferably date-organized? I often use the pomodoro technique at work and one of the keys is when distractions pop into your head you jot them down to deal with later. I want to “schedule” thinking about non-urgent home things that distract me while working like “do we have cat food?” by putting “cat food” on Wednesday’s to do list and then I can forget about it until Wednesday. Does that make sense? Does such an app exist? I usually use a physical planner for this but would like to go all paperless as I use the calendar on my phone for all appointments, etc.
Has anyone had a kiddo with watery, crusty eyes? Daycare keeps threatening to send her home for “pink eye,” but the pediatrician says each time that it isn’t the bacterial kind of pink eye, and that it “might be” the viral kind of pink eye that comes with a cold. It often coincides with a cold but the last few times have been stand-alone goopy eyes that have crusted her eyes shut at night and during naps. Her eyes are also perpetually watery, and she often has tears rolling down her face for no reason.
Just trying to figure out what notes to take so I can talk to the doc at her 2 year checkup (how?!) at the end of the month.
Sizing: how does the Limited run? I filled out the “find your true fit” survey on their website and they tell me I’m a medium…but I’m a Lands’ End medium and a Gap large. 5’4″ and 156 lbs. What say you, wise hive?
First, hugs to you mama. Yes, it is wonderful that your son loves your parents, but I get the heartache too.
Second, transitions are tough on the toddler crowd. What has worked for us is plenty of notice: Give your parents a call or text 15 minutes prior to your arrival. Have them tell your son that mom is on her way to pick you up and in five minutes they will wrap up their activity. At ten minutes out, have them wrap up the activity and reiterate that you will be there soon. At five minutes, have them get him ready to get out the door. When you get there, quick peck on the cheek for everyone and out you go. (Or shorten the times as appropriate) Think of it this way: If you are happily engaged in an activity and someone shows up at your office and demands that you leave right now, my guess is that you would be nonplussed about it (but as an adult have learned that tantrums are not well received). But if you know that you need to leave, can wrap things up and get ready to go, it is much easier.
So my mother watches my 13 month old two days a week. He loves her and being with her and also my father when he’s home too. When I drop him off he lunges for them and could care less that I’m leaving, although at daycare on the other days of the week he is a little clingy to me, but doesn’t cry or anything like that. The problem is that lately he does not want to leave my parents at the end of the day. He does this to an extent at daycare, but nothing like at their house when he will turn away from me or my husband, cry, cling to my parents, throw a tantrum when getting his coat on, etc. Selfishly it hurts my feelings and makes me want to cry that he seems to prefer my parents to me, but I know he is just a baby and I need to get over that and be happy that he feels loved and likes being with them. (right?!) BUT I need some strategy on how to cope with this transition and get him out of their house with minimal tantrums and crying. More time is probably the key so as not to rush him out, but honestly it’s the end of the day, and I need to get him home so we can do our nighttime routine.
I’m also a little surprised that he doesn’t act this way at daycare where it is more stimulating and there are other kids and I would think he would enjoy himself more, but I think he likes that my parents dote on him and do whatever he wants whereas at daycare or at my house it’s not quite that same treatment!
Help! I am cold all the time and winter has finally arrived. I am due in late spring and needing, hopefully, fleece lined tights (for with dresses) and silk-ish long johns (for under slacks). I wear one of these items every day in the winter normally, but I am having zero luck finding maternity versions. (I did find the Plush fleece lined tights that Kat posted a few weeks ago, but they seem to have terrible reviews – I’ll get them if they are the only option though). Does anyone know where to find these things? Surely they must exist? Or so many freezing pregnant ladies! Thanks!