Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Ruffle Side-Zip Peplum Nursing Top
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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?
Anyone have tips for moving to a new city with a toddler and infant? We’ll definitely use movers this time, but I’m curious about packing services – seems like it could make things easier but also seems like it could be very pricey. Any tips? Thanks so much.
How and when did you decide to have your kid(s)? Do you wish you waited longer or started trying earlier?
We love capitol medical group on CT in Chevy Chase. We see Dr. Kadowitz for well visits but have seen almost all the doctors for sick visits and really like most of them. And, they have drop in sick hours weekdays from 7-8 am (as well as same day sick appointments). This is a game changer for us. And we’ve been very pleased with the level of care. Oh, and they have a wonderful lactation consultant on staff, so if you need help at your 48 hour appt (or after), it’s available, convenient, and I found it super helpful with both my kids.
Has anyone used those new Freemie bre@st pumps? Are they up to all the hype? Also, what are the odds insurance covers?
What were some of your favorite high-energy/calorie-dense, pregnancy-friendly foods?
I’ve always been petite and with a fast metabolism (genetics). I’m currently 4 months pregnant, hungry all the time, and eating all the time… but I’m not yet gaining the weight that my doctor would ideally prefer. (There’s no emergency; I’ve gained some and the pregnancy is progressing well, but I’m still slightly underweight.) What are some tips for adding some additional energy/calories (and variety) to my diet? So far, I’m putting peanut butter, hummus, and/or avocado on about everything, but I need some new ideas, please!
Did anyone listen to the latest Best of Both Worlds ep this morning? I don’t want to spoil it, but WOW.
Figure out how old you want to be when your kids finish high school and work backwards from there. We wanted to make sure they finished college (first degree) before we retired at 60 so that meant last kid around when DH was 38. We were married about 4 years before we started trying. I probably would have enjoyed a couple more kid free years but I didn’t want DH to be over 40 when we had kids. Autism runs in my family so we wanted DH to be under 40 for all kids to reduce the risk. We wanted more than one kid. That meant we started trying when I was 31 and he was 35. Second pregnancy at 34/38.
Obiviously you can only plan so much. My sister had 6 pregnancies and 2 live births. It took 9 years to complete their family.
I’m doing some long stretches of solo parenting this fall and I haaaate it. And this is not new; I’ve been doing it a long time. It is seasonal, it will end, but it pushes me to the edge. It does not help that I’m in my own busy season at work right now. Mentally, how do I do a better job reframing this? I’m not so much looking for practical solutions (although that’s nice, too), but more — how do I not take out my frustrations on DH when he returns? I tend to stuff down my feelings and power through, until I can’t, and I blow up. He is well aware that I don’t like this situation — the solo parenting thing is just our reality for 3-4 months out of the year, and unfortunately, it overlaps with many of our weekends (which means I don’t get much time to recharge, making my own work season harder).
Just looking for some support. I posted a few weeks ago about bleeding in early pregnancy. I had my HcG beta levels checked, per the advice here, and they were all good. I then had a discouraging ultrasound. At 7 weeks since LMP, they saw an empty gestational sac measuring 5 weeks. We had a 2 week wait – some of the hardest two weeks of my life – and then a follow-up scan yesterday. The fetus was now measuring only 6w (vs 9 since LMP), but did have a yolk sac, fetal pole and possibly a faint heartbeat. I have to wait another 2 weeks for a follow-up to see if it’s growing. The doctor says to be optimistic, but I feel so discouraged. It doesn’t seem possible for the dates to be nearly 3 weeks off. If this isn’t a viable pregnancy, I just want it to be over with. The waiting is agony, my poor husband is a wreck. Have any of you been through this? Any advice? Crying at my office right now. I’m also crazy morning sick. It’s like I have all of the misery of pregnancy and none of the joy.
Not exactly mommy related, but – has anyone had a double mastectomy? I’m considering a prophylactic one after a bad biopsy result that basically indicates a super high lifetime threat. I’m not well endowed, so I’m not super concerned about the cosmetic part of things. But any thoughts from anyone? Anyone know of any blogs or reputable sources? I’m feel like I’m swimming in uncharted waters…
I have a kind of gross question, so feel free to skim past…but did anyone have issues with their kids wanting to wipe themselves after going number 2? Our 5 year old insists that we help him wipe still. We make him do a first attempt at least, but then he really wants us to help him after that. If we try to refuse, he gets suuuupppper upset so we usually give in. I’m not so concerned if he does it well or not, although he usually does it fine, more just that he needs to be independent here. (Not sure what he does at school. I think holds it which obviously isn’t good either). Any tips?? Help. ps my 3 year old seems to wipe herself just fine with no involvement from us. So weird.
Signed, Tired of Wiping Butts
How late into your pregnancy did you travel? I have a potential work trip next month to Japan during week 28. My OB said she wouldn’t do it because (1) flying over the ocean; (2) if you have complications you could get stuck; and (3) the chances of blood clots in your third trimester. What I’m hoping to understand is the likelihood of each of these risks. I’ve also heard advice ranging from “No travel after 28 weeks” to “any time before 32 weeks is ok”. (I’m 37 if that makes a difference here)
How do you address your kids teachers? Does it matter if it’s daycare vs elementary school, or if your child is present or not? I feel weird calling adults, especially ones younger than me, “Mrs. ___” (and I don’t know if they prefer Miss/Mrs/Ms) but I don’t want them to think I’m being disrespectful.
Husband got a job offer in Colorado Springs. We are currently in Chicago. Seems like a big culture shift to me but he is from Denver originally — but hasn’t lived there in ten years or so. Anyone have any love/hates about the town?
It’s the home of Focus on the Family, which is definitely metaphorically (if not literally) burning rainbow flags. Also the home of the AFA. The electeds are all super conservative, from Congress to local offices. I have never lived there but it is really small and my sense is there is no liberal enclave.