Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Sweetheart Nursing Sweatshirt
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Here’s a cute nursing sweatshirt that doesn’t scream “nursing top.”
The oversized chevron pattern on this soft sweatshirt hides two slant zippers along the color-block line for easy nursing or pumping access. The cotton fabric has a touch of spandex for stretch and comfort.
Add a pair of jeans or leggings for relaxing on the weekend with the newest member of your family.
This sweatshirt is $49.99 and comes in camel or gray. It’s available in sizes XXS (0) to 3X Plus (24/26).
Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
Easter basket gift items for girls 7 & 9.5. Can bring the same thing or different things. Already have books and candy, and they already have sunglasses.
for those of you with sensory seeking kids, etc. favorite fidget toys?
My little girl just turned 2, and we are expecting another baby girl in October. Any book recs (or other recs!) to help her get excited about new baby? So far we have a few about being a big sister (Little Miss Big Sis, I’m a Big Sister, Big Sisters are the Best), but I haven’t found anything about getting a little sister.
I have a 13 month old daughter who is watched by a nanny. The nanny takes her on two walks a day, at least one of which ends up with them playing at the park. We live in a colder climate but the baby is always bundled up appropriately. We’re taking about the nanny starting to drive her to Gymboree or something similar soon a twice a week. While it’s weird for me on a super basic level to know my baby is out in the world without me, I feel this is all normal for her age. We like and have no reason not to trust the nanny.
My mother is horrified that all of this is going on. She has a psych degree and is convinced we’re overstimulating our daughter and the best place for her is home. She says a short walk a day is more than enough at this vulnerable age. She’s so invested in this that I’m starting to doubt the routine. Is what we’re doing sound normal?
Honestly my schedule was similar and I quit my job because of it. Spending an hour a day with my child was not what I wanted. I now work fully remotely with a flexible schedule so I can spend every day from 3-7 with kiddo. It was 100% the right move for me and my family.
I was NOT well compensated at my old position so that wasn’t a factor for me.
Toddler sleep advice needed: DS is going through a 2 year old sleep regression. This has been going on for 2.5 weeks… which seems long for a regression, so we’re getting worried some of the bad sleep habits from his regression are now permanent. Prior to 2.5 weeks ago, DS would fall asleep independently and sleep through the night. He started doing the toddler stalling bedtime thing with this regression, which is fine. What is not fine is that he now requires one of us to be in his room to fall asleep (and stand within 1-2 feet of the crib), which takes 45 min to an hour. He also has been waking up most nights and is inconsolable. As soon as one of us enters the room, he calms down, but he won’t fall back asleep (even after 1-2 hours) unless one of us sleeps in the room. This is driving us a little crazy at this point.
We generally try to let him cry for at least 5 min before entering the room, but that’s increasingly not working. We are hesitant to try full cry it out recently, DS threw up while crying a few times. (He had an ear infection and now has tubes, but we’re skittish.) We’ve tried shorter naps and talking through the monitor to try to calm him down.
Week 4 back at work at a firm with the baby in daycare and I am not ok. I see baby for like 45 mins in the morning (up, feed and take to daycare to dropoff right before 7:30), have my 40 min commute to work to get in by 8:10, husband picks up baby at 5:30. I try to leave the office by 5:30 (although getting a side eye from partners and other associates who previously were used to me sticking around until they leave) and have a 45 min drive home to see the baby from 6:15-7:15ish for bedtime and then I get back to work for a bit from the couch. My job has no WFH. I am so sad. Tell me the feelings get better or it gets easier. I feel like I am a horrible mom and a horrible employee because I think of the baby all day at work. I am dreaming of a flexible WFH way less intense attorney job or even taking a massive step back to spend more time with my baby but I don’t want to make any emotional moves I’ll regret later down the line. I am compensated very well and am by far the breadwinner in our family which is keeping me at this firm.
What is the best way to support a friend who is a now single mom, with the ex/dad living several states away and who is barely involved in the child’s life (despite having both the time and the financial resources to visit the child on – regular basis)? I am available to be a sounding board for this friend and we text/call often, but I am just not familiar with the minute details of her custody/divorce arrangement (she told me she had to sign an NDA about it). I feel like it would maybe be helpful to her to have some people who are also single parents to discuss some of these issues with, but I don’t know how she’d go about finding those people (she works remotely so doesn’t even have local co workers) nor do I want to say something like that and make it seem like I’m not supportive or available to just be a safe space to complain to or talk through what is going on. I’m incredibly frustrated for her about the situation and think her ex should be a lot less of a jerk and a lot more involved and he should see how much he’s hurting his own relationship with his child by not being involved. Anyway, advice appreciated on how to be a supportive friend who doesn’t fully understand the nuances of the situation my friend is in.
What should I dress my toddler (2) in for morning soccer? We are in NYC so still cold in the mornings.
Down jacket? Heat tech? Gloves? Hat? We don’t usually stay out for 30 min at 9am.
What is realistic in terms of potty training timelines? I don’t know whether our current progress is good and we should relax, or if it is slow and we should change method or expectations.
Switched to pullups 3 weeks ago. Diapers for nap and overnight. 90-95% of daytime pees are in potty but largely bc of us saying “Okay time to sit on potty!” rather than her telling us she has to go. No poops in the potty and she is VERY clear that she doesn’t want to poop in the potty.
As of yesterday we put panties under the pullup to give the messy/wet feeling while still containing the mess. For various reasons, we can’t to straight to panties or Oh Crap.
Does cry it out really work? I hear that it does, but then I’m also hearing from a couple of close girlfriends that they felt it was “too extreme” after trying it. I got the impression that they were definitely very interested in doing it (so not anti-sleep training from the start), but that it wasn’t doable on the parent side. One of those friends is still having a lot of sleepless nights with her toddler, to the point where she and her husband are fighting a lot, but even still, she’s adamant against it. That gives me pause. Thoughts?
Has anyone been referred to a high risk OB and what was your experience like? I just had my first OB appointment, and got referred to Maternal Fetal Medicine at Sibley (in case anyone in DC has experience with that practice). It sounds like I will be having most of my appointments there
Have any of you used a daycare for your elementary schooler’s aftercare? If so, at what age did you stop? My kindergartner has been at her brother’s daycare this year, and I need to decide whether to keep her there this summer and next year. Obviously, it is so convenient to have one drop off and pick up location, but the daycare itself is less than ideal.