Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Ruffle Side-Zip Peplum Nursing Top
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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?
Ugggggggh. May be late in the day for this, but here goes.
Was planning to get off the pill after this cycle. In part so we could start trying for #2, in part just because I think it’ll take more time to get pregnant this time around with a toddler running around.
DH and I are going on a trip and have to get vaccinations, including typhoid. Per the travel nurse, it’s not recommended if nursing/pregnant/trying to get pregnant, the latter because there’s apparently not enough research and it may affect the fetus. Of course, I’ll get the vaccination so I won’t get ill when we we travel from food/water but I REALLY don’t want to wait 3 months….
Any ideas? I’m thinking just to go off the pill and track my cycle until January. I also am waiting to hear from my Ob/Gyn on her thoughts, as I know often times they have more perspective than non Ob/Gyn practitioners.
Nursing and medication question – I’m having an MRI with IV contrast and was told by the imaging ctr I can’t nurse for 24 hrs. Kelly mom says it’s not a problem. I have a call into my OB but wondering if anyone else has been there? Thanks!!
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.
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?
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.
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)
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
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…
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.
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).
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.
Did anyone listen to the latest Best of Both Worlds ep this morning? I don’t want to spoil it, but WOW.
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!
Has anyone used those new Freemie bre@st pumps? Are they up to all the hype? Also, what are the odds insurance covers?
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.