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Neiman Marcus is having some crazy sales right now — lots of nice brands marked down to mall store prices. This draped V-neck top doesn’t explicitly say it’s machine washable, but I’d be shocked if it weren’t — all of my Three Dots jersey pieces are. They’re soft and just a bit more lux than regular jersey. I like the two colors it’s offered in (plum and black), and I like the sale: the blouse was $98, but is now marked to $32. Three Dots Drape Front V Neck Top
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Update: Note the crazy flash sale at Carter’s, with an extra 40% off clearance prices. I just bought a few things for the boys and had that rare thought right after I did the final click on the order: I shoulda bought more.
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Pediatrician says
We are meeting with our pediatrician to get to know her before baby #1 comes. What questions would you ask? We plan to stay with her unless it goes really terribly, so it’s less of an interview that might be typical. Thanks!
NewMomAnon says
The areas that I think cause the biggest conflicts between pediatricians and new parents are formula/nursing and sleep. Women who are nursing often feel like the pediatrician pushes formula, and parents who feed formula feel the pediatrician pushes nursing. I would feel that out to see if the doctor’s answers match your feelings. I would also ask the pediatrician about their feelings on sleep training/attachment parenting, with caveat that people who haven’t been through infant sleep issues may not really know their own feelings on sleep training, and those feelings may evolve as baby gets older.
I think I might also ask about whether the office accepts kids whose parents refuse vaccines (other than immunocompromised kids), because it was really scary to bring an unvaccinated 12 month old into a doctor’s office during our small measles outbreak. I don’t know what I would have done if she was a newborn….
Anonyc says
Agree. Although I just found out my pro-vaccine ped office does take unvaccinated kids (GULP) so long as there are no symptoms/outbreaks going on (the doctor I spoke with said their rate of un-vax kids was far lower than the average in our area). I am not planning on switching, however, because I expect they would promptly let us know if anything arose (we get lots of emails on any number of things, including enterovirus-68/measles updates and info).
My priorities, besides insurance acceptance, was availability–when your kid is sick, can you get in that day/as soon as possible? Can you get appointments for other things without a big wait? Do they have a good network to refer you to if you need it? Consider location; proximity to home is a huge plus (I’ve commuted to a ped before and it’s a crusher).
And I heartily agree that sleeping and eating are the likeliest places for conflict between parents and peds. Does the ped seem like they will pressure or shame you into doing something you don’t want, like hardcore CIO? Like NewMomAnon says, you probably don’t know how you feel about some of this–how could you?–but I’d try to feel out how rigid the doctor is about those more subjective/individual parenting topics.
NewMomAnon says
I should clarify – I wanted to nurse, my kiddo had janudice, and the pediatrician was awesome about gently suggesting supplementing until my milk came in and provided guidance on whether to pump to accelerate my milk coming in. My practice doesn’t have LCs, and I didn’t have the capacity at that point (4 days after birth) to seek one out. So it was really nice to have a pediatrician who was both practical and supportive of a new mom on a hormonal roller coaster. I think it would have been a good fit for me if we had experienced growth issues or nursing issues after that, which we didn’t.
And if you’ve been following me, you know that we did have sleep issues – major ones. My pediatrician recommended sleep training at 4 months and I almost switched docs because of that, but ultimately was honest and told our doc that I didn’t think I could do it that early. I was surprised at how supportive my pediatrician was even though I had rejected her advice – she was really helpful. So if you have a difference of opinion, voice it and see what happens. If you get smug condescension, run away. A good pediatrician should have a science-based opinion on big topics but enough expertise to roll with different parenting decisions.
Momata says
I got referrals from like-minded friends, then selected based on location, the availability of same-day drop-in sick hours, and exclusion of nonvaccinating families. I have never discussed feeding or sleep with my pediatrician.
ANP says
Agree — feeding/sleep have never come up with my pediatrician. Early on I would pay visits to Lactation Consultants affiliated with the hospital where our ped practices (also where I delivered both my babies). For me it’s about availability for drop-in sicknesses. I feel like there are other, better resources out there for feeding and sleeping — keeping in mind that neither of our kids ever had weight gain issues as babies.
rakma says
Hours, how they schedule sick visits, if there is a way to access any electronic medical records. Also, what hospitals they have privileges at.
Feeding did come up with my ped, DD lost a lot of weight after birth and was slow getting it back, plus had jaundice, so her eating was a big deal for the first month. Ped was super supportive of nursing, but realistic about the need for supplementation. The level headed approach to that (when I was anything but level headed) means I’ll stay with this office for a long time. Sleep doesn’t come up beyond is she sleeping? Yes, great, let’s move on.
In House Lobbyist says
I think their approach to treatment of things like ear infections, coughs, colds and general kids sickness is important too. My ped is very laid back and doesn’t treat these items unless the child doesn’t seem to be getting better after a reasonable period. He doesn’t believe in giving you an antibiotic for everything which is how my husband I feel. However, my sister is of the opinion that she wants an antibiotic for everything and takes her kids in for every sniffle. So she would not do well with my doctor at all. Our ped is about our age too so I always ask what he did with his kids when is giving me the info and letting me decide the treatment plan. He is very adamant about vaccines and only takes vaccinated kids and has a special place for newborns which I liked. And I second the comments on nursing/formula because we left the first ped after 4 months over that issue. If you struggle at all with breastfeeding, it can be really hard if your ped isn’t supportive.
MomAnon4This says
I actually wanted a larger practice, like more than 3-4 doctors, in case I didn’t agree with 1 doctor I could find one that I did agree with :) YMMV
Also, coverage for weekends, holidays, what hospital or ER to go to, what insurances they take, routines and fees for forms (for daycare, school, etc.), if you care about separate sick and well waiting rooms or entrances, how they communicate (Facebook is a thing for many doctors offices! Sometimes texts! Many other examples of technology!), Role of nurse practitioners, etc.
mascot says
Our first pedi had a child only a few months older than our child so he was very familiar each stage. One conversation that we had with him was about the circumcision decision, pro/cons, who performs is, etc. ( OBs do it in my state, in other states, the pediatricians do it. ) I’d also look for a practice with a nurse line to call for questions after hours, well/sick/newborn waiting areas, weekend hours, and what hospitals they see patients at.
The rise of electronic health records is good and you probably want to ask about how they communicate. They may be able to do appt reminders over text/email. But, the offices I’ve dealt with require you to call or use a secure messaging service to ask any detailed questions.
Lorelai Gilmore says
I’d ask about weekend hours (my kids exclusively get sick on the weekends, it seems). What resources do they have if your kid gets sick on a Saturday night? Sunday morning?
LLC says
For those who pump at work: Do you try to pump at the same time every day? Different times depending on when the baby last ate? Do you pump until “empty” or just until you have enough milk for that feeding?
I try to go home at lunch for one feeding, so I don’t want to get too far off the baby’s eating schedule, which seems to be flexible by 1-2 hours depending on when she wakes up. I also have plenty of milk, so I am afraid to pump until I am truly empty because I don’t want to stimulate too much milk. Any thoughts or experiences? I am also going to talk to an LC, but wondered about what works for people generally.
frustrated academic says
My lo is two weeks away from his first birthday and I have been back at work since he was 12 weeks old. I get in around 9, then pump in the 9:45-10:15 window, then again at 1 and again at 4. Each session is about 20-30 minutes. I have my own office with a door that locks and the fridge is across the hall, so set up is pretty seamless. What has worked for me is to have two sets of flanges (I leave them in the fridge between sessions and always have one at the office, learned the hard way after I forgot them), and plenty of bottles, as well as a hands free pumping bra so that I can work while I pump. It is annoying at first–I had plenty of days where I was working along and forgot to pump. which set the whole routine off, but have settled into a groove. Good luck!!
Maddie Ross says
In the beginning I pumped twice a day – sometime mid-morning and sometime mid-afternoon. I was VERY inexact about when I did it, usually timing it based on my schedule and how uncomfortable I was. I also had an oversupply of milk, so never had problems with needing to pump more to keep up with baby. I never actually pumped to empty. I usually “pumped to comfort”, if that makes sense (or until I ran out of time and had to get back to work).
Momata says
I pumped at roughly the same time every day, and pumped until empty. Any overage, I froze, which came in handy during growth spurts.
ANP says
I’m not pumping now but did it with two kids and am pregnant with #3, so this is a familiar scenario for me! I would block 3 30-minute slots on my calendar each day I pumped and would aim for roughly the same time every day, though it didn’t always pan out exactly as I planned. I was lucky that I could pump in my own office with the door shut, so by using a hands-free bustier there were minimal sacrifices to my productivity. I don’t think it’s a huge deal to go + or – an hour or two, only because most babies can oversleep (or undersleep) and you’re still able to nurse on demand.
Carrie M says
I always tried roughly to pump around the same times, but there were definitely days that I missed entire windows or was way off on my target.
On emptying your breasts: I always pumped until I felt empty. If you don’t, I would just caution that your body may slow production if you’re not fully emptying. Everyone is different, obviously. And I totally get that if you have an oversupply you don’t want to make that problem worse. But maybe try pumping to empty for like 2 weeks to see what happens? It would just suck to go from having an oversupply to low supply. My understanding is that your body doesn’t get the message to make more unless you’re emptying and so, over time, if you don’t empty it thinks you need less and your supply dips.
Also, on days when I missed a pump, I would try to make time later for a make-up one, even if it was only 10 minutes. Good luck!!
Philanthropy Girl says
I schedule my pumping based on what time baby ate before I left the house, so it varies from day to day. I follow the KellyMom advice to pump either 15-20 minutes, or for 2 minutes after the last bit of milk comes – usually I end up doing 20 minutes because I’ll get a second let down. My kiddo is on 3.5 hour schedule, so I pump once in the morning and once in the afternoon. I’ve been battling a bit of a supply dip (not sure if it’s hormonal or stress related), so I’m contemplating adding an extra pumping, but I want to try a couple other things first.
Thanks says
This is a beautiful pick Kat. They didn’t have my size but I considered purchasing! Anyone know if it is as nursing-friendly as it looks?
stc says
I pumped three times a day, at about the same time, and I think I pumped to empty. But, I was a pretty fast pumper and it all took about 15 minutes (door that locked, close fridge). My husband worked evenings at first and would bring my son in at lunch and try to feed, so sometimes I just did two, but inevitably he was interested/distracted by my office and wouldn’t eat. Then I’d have to kick them out early so I could pump. We stopped trying after a few weeks, or just visited at lunch with the baby instead of trying to feed. We have some pretty cute pictures of my little six month old sitting on my office chair.
You aren’t asking-but I would add to be kind to yourself whatever your nursing goals are. I wanted to make it a a year and I actually ended up making it 18 months. But around month 8 I had to start sending mixed bottles of bm and formula to daycare. Then I stopped pumping at 12 months and just fed morning and evening at home (I was surprised I could make it through the day without pumping and my supply hung around for those feedings). It all worked out and I was happy and a little sad to wean. I think many of us have a hard time with an all or nothing approach-when I started supplementing I really didn’t feel like I’d failed-I’d fed my kid bm for a while and he was still getting some milk. I think it’s just really important to be kind to yourself about all of this.