Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: The Multitasking Maternity Bra

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A good maternity bra is worth its weight in liquid gold. This one from Motherfigure is aptly named the “Multitasking Maternity Bra.”

It’s design keeps both your hands free while you pump so you can attend to other things. It’s also underwire-free for comfort, but made of bonded material for support. You can also easily nurse your little one by moving the bra above or below your chest.

Right now, it only comes in black, but I hope Motherfigure will add more colors soon.

This nursing bra is $44 and comes in sizes XS/S to XXL.

Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
  • Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
  • J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
  • J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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My library has announced the return of adult and teen (outdoor) events this summer, but when I asked why there was nothing for younger kids I was told it’s because they can’t social distance. I disagree with that statement (any kid who attends preschool or elementary has been social distancing all year), but I also think they should just let parents assume the risk at this point – every member of the library staff who wants to be has long since been vaxxed in our state and if you’re super cautious about Covid and your kids you presumably won’t attend this kind of event. Mind you, this is in a red state where everything revenue-generating is fully open and masks are no longer required anywhere. I know that on the scale of life hardships, not getting to go to library events is a very small one, but I’m just so tired of kids getting ignored and shafted in this pandemic when they gave up so much to protect older adults.

I just got an e-mail from the school that there was an “unplanned fire drill” and that students had returned to the building after it was cleared by the fire department. Um, that’s a (false) fire alarm, not a drill.

We put a highly rated beautyrest crib mattress on our registry from Target and it just arrived today. It smells awful – I know there is something called “ new mattress smell” but it is a strong and awful smelling , and is supposed to be green guard certified. Is this normal? Does it just need to air out?

Clothing question: FIL died from Covid last fall and we’re having his memorial service in a few weeks. Most of it will be outdoors, and mid-June is usually toasty. Is it a total faux pas to let my 11-year-old wear a golf polo and chino shorts? It strikes me as too informal for a grandparent’s funeral, but I also care about him being comfortable on a day that’s going to be anything but. DH says it’s fine, but we all know that moms get judged way more than dads for wardrobe choices.

Any recs for ovulation tests / predicting tools? We are trying for #2 and having a hard time prioritizing the trying part, so hoping to at least be well informed about timing. My menstrual cycles are somewhat irregular. Not looking to spend hundreds.
Thanks for any recommendations.

I read her work. I do see some of her points but in my experience staying at home is not all spending lots of quality time with them. The times in my life I stayed home with children I did more housekeeping/cooking/laundry than childcare. So I wouldn’t feel guilty (unless you enjoy all of that – which is fine too!)

Also others might disagree, but I think daycare providers at the good daycares are better than most parents. These people have early childhood degrees and interest in spending their days with small children (unlike most parents).

I have an awkward question and hope anyone here may have some guidance! We just found out our child’s teacher for next year is nonbinary, which is definitely making me nervous that my kid will say something offensive or embarrassing without meaning to. We haven’t met anyone with different pronouns in real life before this, so this is a new experience for kiddo. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Are there books or anything we can read over the summer which can help with learning inclusivity from this particular viewpoint? I also have Trumpy parents so also bracing myself for comments like why isn’t kiddo’s teacher a Mr/Mrs? I’m probably overthinking but just want to come from a place of learning/acceptance/welcome.

I accidentally stumbled across Erica Komisar while listening to a podcast and am now having a lot of guilt about my under-3s in daycare. Please tell me there’s another side to this story? (Other than Emily Oster.)

Ugh, why is parenting in America so hard?

I’m searching for insight on joining a law firm (not big law) from the government. I’m not concerned as much with business development (plenty of work to go around, especially with my specialty), but with losing all the government perks like abundant leave, holidays, pension, etc. I keep telling myself that private firms get perks that government doesn’t (eg maybe the day after thanksgiving off). FWIW, the firm is telework-friendly and the commute is very manageable (20 minutes). But my spouse works late and I’m envisioning pick-up, dinner time, and bedtime as challenges, while acknowledging that I can put in time later in the evening. Curious on input from those who have been there/done that, and whether they’d recommend the move for greater earning potential and greater ability to use one’s law degree.

what does everyone do for childcare after kids go to school? do you still keep a nanny around for pick-up/drop-off or are you able to manage with before/after school care? we have a nanny and really worried about making the switch to full-time preschool for three year old and aftercare for our 8 year old. Drop-off/pick-up and random days off all seem so complicated after being spoiled with having a nanny for the last 3 years.

WWYD – My sister in law sent us a boxes of their kids’ clothes when our son was born.
Now they had a surprise third (also a boy, they didn’t find out until the birth).
Should I offer to send the clothes back, my son has outgrown most of them.
If it makes a difference: We are overseas, they are in TX.

Gift ideas for a 4 year old boy? He’s a sweet boy with autism who loves music.

I just called to make dental appointments for our kids, and asked the receptionists if the dentists had been vaccinated (it’s a two-woman kids dental practice) . The receptionist seemed completely befuddled by my question and ultimately told me she couldn’t give out private health information over the phone, and would try to have someone call me back. I figured they must get this question many times a day, but she seemed TOTALLY taken aback. Is this a nuts question? I kind of assumed it would become standard in booking medical appointments (especially for unvaccinated kids!).

hat do you do on weekend that the entire family enjoys doing together? I have an 8yo that is like an indoor cat and a 4yo that likes adventure. I like to get out once a day on weekends for sanity and can usually lure the 8yo out with a treat of some sort. But the 8yo has been a handful lately and I just feel like we aren’t having much fun together.

(Saying it here because it is 100% not worth is to insult my friend.) Friend has been known to cut her spouse and kids’ hair from time to time. Between the pandemic and then ‘it’s so easy!’… now she 100% cuts everyone’s hair.

One of her kids looks fine. The other has hair that looks like a cross between a bad bowl cut and Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men (where i thought he had bangs but maybe not?). And I needed to let out today that: yes, sometimes it is 100% worth it to pay a professional to cut your kids’ hair.

(And now that I’ve let that out, I can stop thinking about it and go back to my life and my day and my absolutely LOVELY friend who just texted me, hence this random-ish message.)