Pumping Tuesday: Pleione Faux Wrap
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I was a bit worried — the blouse that everyone loves for pumping, nursing, and general, you know, fashion, was out of stock for a while there. Happily, it’s back now, and already on sale in six colors (mostly prints but also basic black) — it’s $68 new, but at 25% off it’s down to $49.90. Pleione Faux Wrap Blouse
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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?
For tall women or those with long torso I find this brand to fit to short in the waist.
So….about imposter syndrome. I posted a while ago about expecting a bad review. I haven’t had the review yet, but early results are actually looking positive and I brought in a piece of work this year that generated fees in excess of my annual salary. So…maybe I’m going to ask for a raise instead of pleading for my continued employment? Life is funny.
Trials and tribulations of breastfeeding – to get baby’s weight up and increase my supply, I’m having to pump after each feeding (8-10 times a day). I’ve been washing all the pump parts after every use but it’s getting tiresome. I did order a second set to rotate in, but am wondering if there are any other short cuts I can take?
I received an email that my child’s daycare is having a Valentine’s Day Party. They have asked that each child to bring signed Valentines for each child. My son is 9 months old. Am I being stubborn if I refuse to take the time to buy Valentines and send them on Friday? I think it is silly, but wanted to ask the hive. Thanks!
A comment late in the day yesterday got me thinking – how does anyone deal when a spouse is incapacitated in some way – mental illness, substance use issues, etc.? I’m amazing how often this comes up among my working-mom friends … husband’s depression keeps him from joining family events, extensive efforts made to cover up husband’s alcoholism, etc.
I know I struggle with defining appropriate lines between allowing / tolerating / enabling my own spouse’s alcohol use, which is more irritating than a serious health concern (at least so far) but doesn’t help the resentment I already feel from being the ‘default parent’ more than I’d like to be. For example, any evening after work where we realize baby is low on something, I have to go to the store because he’s too drunk to drive.
This may be too heavy / broad for general discussion, but it’s been on my mind.
Would this blouse work as a 2nd trimester maternity top as well? I’m 17 weeks and looking for items that I can wear for the next couple months as well as post-partum – seems like this might fit the bill.
My one year old went from guzzling down 8 ounces before bed to only having around 2. When did you drop the nighttime bottle? I think even those two ounces are helpful for putting here down and she is still making it through the night, but she seems to be dropping that feeding on her own…
PSA as I think someone was asking earlier last week – Kate Spade is having their surprise sale, and baby bags are marked down quite a bit, if that’s your taste.
It didn’t for me. It waxed and waned, but stayed with me–which is why I’m expecting my third baby a whopping 7 years after my last one. It took that long to be sure. It would be easier in some ways if we’d acted earlier–very few of our friends still have babies, and who know how the age gaps will go–but at the same time, we are much better set in terms of finances, careers, childcare options, and our older 2 kiddos are much more independent and helpful.
This topic came up within the last couple weeks on here, though, and I recall that there were a million responses insisting that the 3rd baby desire just dries up after a while. It is a question everyone will answer differently. There just isn’t one answer.
Good luck! I can give you more insight when I’m on the other side (mid-June) ;-)
I know this has been brought up before, but I have the third baby blues. I am so fortunate to have two healthy boys, and I need to be done. My husband is done, and financially, we need to be done. I readily admit that my patience is strained/I get frustrated when the boys are chaotic, or I am solo parenting (both things that happen on the regular). But I am so nostalgic for a third person to join our family. Even reading the labor stories yesterday made me ache to do it again. And it’s not even the baby stuff! I am loving the preschool years. If anything, I”d love to skip the whole 6 months through 3 years and just have more little people in my house, and then more big kids and adult children. Ugh. Does the yearning ever go away?