Nursing Tuesday: Modal Split Design Nursing Top
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I had not heard of this brand, but this looks like an interesting sort of swingy, easy nursing top. I’d probably wear it more for travel, like a flight when you know you’re going to be nursing, but it’s also a flattering top to wear to work or beyond. It’s very affordable, and it’s available at Amazon with Prime and free returns. Smallshow Modal Split Design Nursing Top
Psst: Looking for more info about nursing clothes for working moms, or tips for pumping at the office? We’ve got them both…
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Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
TLDR, please tell me this is just a lot of change all at once and everything’s going to be fine, just fine.
We are in the process of buying a new house, with the plan to list our house to sell after we close. We currently only owe a HELOC on the house we live in (I bought it before we were married), and our market is hot, so I am confident we’ll sell it in 1-2 months. No judgment, I know we need to do things differently with our finances, but right now we keep separate accounts and just sort of split things as fairly as possible. He gives me a “rent” payment monthly that I use to pay off the HELOC and pay utilities/insurance/taxes. It’s a very small amount – cheaper than it would be to live in an apartment – about 50% of what he was paying to live in his apartment before moving in with me.
We are moving because my current house is only 2BR and we have an older child and a baby.
So it is definitely a big change in expenses, especially for him, to go from a very, very low cost in housing to a normal one. Our baby is also going to be changing childcare situations in the fall, which cost us just over double what we were paying before (again, going from a crazy low cost to a very normal one).
So I feel like we are going from crazy low housing/childcare costs to very normal ones. It is a change, for sure, but a lot of people pay normal mortgages and normal daycare costs. He keeps worrying that if one of us loses our jobs, we won’t be able to afford it. If that happened, it would be a struggle, but we have emergency savings, we’d get unemployment, and we could make cuts to keep the cost down. If the worst happens, the house we’re buying is in a desirable neighborhood, and we could sell it. Also, my family would be able to help us as well. So we’re not in fear of losing our home if that were to happen.
We’re closing Tuesday and I feel like I can’t tell if he’s just articulating these things again, or if he’s sounding some kind of warning I should be listening to, or…I don’t even know. This feels like a right decision to me, and we’ve talked it all out, and is this just him freaking out at the last minute? We’re both sad to sell a house we love but honestly, the baby is sleeping in a non-bedroom that is only going to work while he’s unable to hop out of his crib, which is going to happen in the next six months. We found a place that doesn’t need a ton of work and is in a great neighborhood and has almost twice the square footage. We both have decent-paying jobs. This is fine, right? This is fine. UGH I just hope this is last minute closing jitters and it’s all okay.
Sorry for going on and on, just pat me on the head and say it’s all fine. Life is just a series of decisions and you go from where you are after you make one.
Can you bathe a newborn and a toddler together? I was thinking of getting a baby tub and putting that in the bath with toddler. Sounds simple, but maybe I’m overlooking something?
Thanks! Any and all tips regarding life with a toddler and newborn are also welcome! I’m at 32 weeks and starting to panic about how to handle our new life.
FYI – PlanetBox is having a 20% off sale on their Shuttle lunchbox only with code Summer20. Figured I’d pass it along if anyone was interested!
This is the first summer that my son has been potty-trained. Should he be going no-underwear under his bathing suit? What about when camp wants him to arrive with a bathing suit on? Part of this is that he wants the underwear because he understands underwear, then pants, and I don’t know whether it’s worth picking a fight, even though soggy underwear is a bad idea.
This has probably been asked before, but how did you decide when you were ready to have kids?
I feel like there is always some compelling reason not to do so (first it was because I was getting my masters,, then it was paying off loans, now my husband is in residency, and then I’m sure there will be some new reason not to).
I’m 29, most of my friends/colleagues are starting to have kids but I just…am not ready. I, and my husband, would like to have kids, but I don’t think I am ever going to wake up with “baby fever.” At some point in the near future we will just need to start trying and I’m interested in how others figured out when to do so.
Preface: I am not a lawyer and this is not in any way, shape or form, legal advice.
Having interviewed a number of judges, family law attorneys, and mediators as part of my job, I can tell you that a commonly recommended starting point is not what you want your parenting time schedule to look like, but what your shared goals for your children are. “I want to maximize my time with the kids” is a personal goal for your own benefit, not a shared goal, and not a goal for the children. Once you have a common set of goals, you can work together with your attorneys to develop a parenting plan that achieves those goals while also fitting the logistical realities of the situation.
If abuse or an imbalance of power is not a concern, you might want to look into collaborative divorce. There are pros and cons and I have not actually worked with collaborative divorce, but the concept sounds much more appealing to me than mediation. Depending on the state and program, mediators may not have much formal training or relevant life experience, may be poorly supervised, and may have a predisposition to force concessions rather than building consensus. Attorneys are also able to suggest alternatives that might never occur to the parties, whereas mediators are not likely to do so.
Interviewing a new assistant:
I am interviewing a young lady for a position as a legal assistant tomorrow evening (we’re having a dinner meeting, how about that!). She will function primarily as my sole legal assistant. I work primarily in transactional law (estate planning) but have some court appearances, etc.
This young lady has never worked in a law office before, but has come very highly recommended as intelligent and quick to learn.
What are some good questions to ask during this interview? What are things to look out for? All advice appreciated!
(I also posted on the main site but I’m a mom and this group likely has more collective experience and wisdom.)
Looks like DH and I are headed for a split. I’m trying to wrap my head around custody schedules for a 5 year old and 2 year old. Ideally I’d have full custody and he’d get a weekly overnight visit (Sunday/Monday) but I’m sure he wants a 50-50 split. Any suggestions? Does 4-3-3-4 work or is it too much change? Week on week off is too long for the 2 year old and I can’t bear the idea of not seeing them for a week.
If you still want the Medela Symphony accessory kit, email me at SpirographC at the mail of google and we’ll sort out the details!
I found big scarves and a regular easy to move tank top to be the best way to nurse on a flight. This looks terribly unflattering to me. My mom always wears shirts like this (although certainly not for nursing at this point in her life) and they always make her look 20 lbs. heavier than she actually is.