Finally Friday: Pronto Changing Station
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I always think of these changing pads as “diaper bag clutches,” and they’re great in specific situations — they really come in handy if you’re in a restaurant or other public place and you just want to grab the relevant stuff and whisk your child off to the bathroom to be changed (or ask your partner to do it!). I also like a diaper clutch to throw in the storage basket of a stroller, particularly in the summertime — it’s great to have around and barely adds any weight to the load. This bright stripe clutch is $30 at Zappos. Skip Hop Pronto Changing Station
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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?
Yes, yes, yes, but I think it’s more because of extreme sleep deprivation. Not to say that hormones, vitamin/mineral imbalances are not a part of it, but I think we discount how hard it is to suddenly and severely cut back on sleep, with no respite for months. And I think it takes a very long time–years and years–to get back to a well-rested state. To say nothing of doing it all over again with a successive child. I can definitely tell you that 2011 after my second kid was born is mostly a fog, and to this day I regularly forget something I need each day (phone, usually).
A quick search on sleep deprivation yielded this (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21075236), whose abstract says:
“Emerging evidence suggests that some aspects of higher level cognitive capacities remain degraded by sleep deprivation despite restoration of alertness and vigilance with stimulant countermeasures, suggesting that sleep loss may affect specific cognitive systems above and beyond the effects produced by global cognitive declines or impaired attentional processes. Finally, the role of emotion as a critical facet of cognition has received increasing attention in recent years and mounting evidence suggests that sleep deprivation may particularly affect cognitive systems that rely on emotional data.”
Ed: see also my inability to reply properly…
Hi ladies – any tips on dealing with a plugged duct while at work? Everything I read online says hot compress and then stay in bed the rest of the day nursing (I exaggerate, but only a little). Any suggestions for how to deal with this with just a pump?
As I lose the postpartum weight, I’m looking for an inexpensive but flattering pair of skinny jeans. My maternity jeans don’t look good on me anymore but I’m not small enough to fit into my normal size jeans. Any recommendations?
Nursing a 7-month-old who still gets up at least 3x a night, and I’m pretty sure that Mommy Brain is indeed a real thing. I was able to escape the “pregnancy brain,” but I feel that I’m making up for it now. I need to constantly carry a To Do list or I forget the most basic of things (like my pumped milk in the work fridge at the end of the day). No exercise routine for me yet, but I’ve been trying to focus on eating better (including actual meals!).
No advice to provide – just commiseration!
Is mommy brain a real thing? If so, when does it improve? I’m finding it so much more difficult to concentrate and put in real mental effort at work. I definitely feel like my IQ has taken a hit since motherhood. I’m 7 months post partum and generally sleeping 8hrs at night, so can’t use sleep deprivation as an excuse although I had a huge deficit for the first 4 months. I am still nursing twins full time and havent yet gotten my period back. Things improved a bit when I started up my prenatals and fish oil again last month. I haven’t gotten into an exercise routine yet and typically am only able to run once a week. Hope things get better and I can be more active once this awful winter ends
Someone please tell me it gets better and I can be smart again!
Thanks everyone for the weaning support yesterday– I’m on day two and so far so good. I even got to sleep “late”, to 6:30(!!!) because my husband got our daughter up and gave her a bottle. Glorious.
I posted this late yesterday, but I always used to joke with my husband that I was quitting nursing as soon as my daughter got teeth, and her first tooth cut through the gum yesterday afternoon. A funny little coincidence.
My 11 month old has been so fussy, sensitive and clingy for the past week. He still loves to get to daycare, but the caregivers report that he is crying and clingy for most of the day, sometimes refusing (by throwing) his bottles. He has cried more in the past 5 days than in the past 5 weeks combined. Was sleeping consistently 630pm-7am, but this week has woke up at 4 or 5 every morning, hysterical. My gut tells me teething, but I can’t see any new teeth popping up (he has 6 already). Any thoughts? Maybe just a phase? Or is it time for a developmental leap?
Anyone do the DC lotto this year? We’re not up until next year, but we have a lot of unhappy friends this morning. If so, I hope the lotto gods smiled on you. I sense that it was a tough year with an ongoing baby boom in DC proper.
I’m looking to replace my hand cream that I keep at my desk. What I have is a bit too highly scented and a bit too greasy for handling paperwork after I’ve applied it.
What’s your go-to to keep at your desk for dry hands?
Sorry to start off Friday morning with some grossness, but is there a thing as too much poop? My 13-month-old has had 4 blowouts in 24 hours. Messy, gross, stinky blowouts. It’s not diarrhea (not runny), but it is on the softer side. Should I be concerned? She’s been eating pretty standard stuff all week (milk, peas, fruit, eggs, etc.), so I don’t think it’s a dietary issue. Insights welcome.