Top Posts for Working Moms

Top Posts of All Time*

(*as per Google Analytics as of 12-31-21)

1. Combination Feeding Tips: How to Feed Your Baby Both Breastmilk and Formula (from reader/commenter/guest poster extraordinaire CPA Lady)
2. The Best Brands for Washable Workwear
3. The Best Maternity Pants for the Office
4. Fun With Postpartum Girdles (and: My Bellefit Corset Review)
5. The Postpartum Identity Crisis: Feeling Like Yourself After Having a Baby 
6. Maternity Shopping For Work
7. Why Working Parents Need a Family Email Address
8. How I Royally Screwed Up Potty Training (and What to Do Instead)
9. Maternity Suits for Professional Women
10. Plus-Size Maternity Clothes

Our top posts of 2021 were:

1. Week in the Life of a Working Mom: A Civil Servant in Washington, D.C.
2. Tips to Hide a Baby Bump
3. What To Do When You’re Vaccinated But Your Kids Aren’t
4. Week in the Life of a Working Mom: An Entrepreneur and BigLaw Partner in Washington, D.C.
5. The Best Washable Flats
6. Family Money Transparency: How Did Your Parents Talk to You About Money?
7. How to Level-Up Bath Time for Kids
8. The Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks We’ve Found
9. How Are Your Work-Life Boundaries Going Right Now?
10. How to Choose a 529 Account

Our top posts of 2020 were:

1. How to Plan Dinner Every Night
2. How to Keep Kids Occupied During the Pandemic
3. How Detailed is Too Detailed for Nanny Requirements?
4. How to Work From Home When School is Closed
5. Week in the Life of a Working Mom: An In-House Counsel in the South
6. Kat’s Zenni Kids Review (And Other Thoughts on Where to Buy Eyeglasses for Kids)
7. Week in the Life of a Working Mom: A BigLaw Mom in Washington, D.C.
8. Kat’s “Keyboarding Without Tears” Review
9. Working Moms’ Tips on How to Manage Au Pairs
10. Week in the Life of a Working Mom: State Agency Director in Upstate New York

Our top posts of 2019 were:

1. The Best Maternity Pants for the Office
2. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Federal Government Attorney in D.C.
3. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Management Consultant in New York City
4. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: BigLaw Lawyer in Los Angeles
5. When Your Husband Works So Late That He Never Sees Your Kids
6. The Hunt: Low Nude Pumps for Work
7. Would You Hire a Housekeeper or Household Manager?
8. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Prosecutor in a Small Town
9. What It’s Like to Be a Foster Parent
10. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Private School Chief Advancement Officer

Our top posts of 2018 were:

1. The Mommy Effect Study: Did You Underestimate Working Motherhood?
2. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Family Law Attorney in Minnesota
3. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Trial Lawyer in Georgia
4. Kid Birthday Parties: Guest Etiquette, Gifts, & Parent Socializing
5. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: In-House Counsel in Texas
6. Mistakes to Avoid When Working From Home
7. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: A Marketing Director in the Bay Area
8. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Doctor in NYC
9. How to Avoid Mom Frump
10. I Tried to Use a Virtual Assistant to Delegate Family Tasks — Here’s What Happened

See more of our best posts for working moms in 2018!

Our top posts of 2017 were:

1. Combination Feeding Tips: How to Feed Your Baby Both Breastmilk and Formula (from reader/commenter/guest poster extraordinaire CPA Lady)
2. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: A BigLaw Mom in Chicago (guest post)
3. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Finance at a Fortune 500 Company (guest post)
4. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Income Partner in Boston (guest post)
5. A Week in the Life of a Working Mom: Midwestern Lawyer Mom with Four Kids (guest post)
6. Why You Shouldn’t Buy a Fancy Diaper Bag When You Find Out You’re Pregnant
7. How Did You Decide How Many Kids to Have?
8. The Working Moms Guide to Easy School Lunches
9. What to Wear to Work After Maternity Leave
10. How to Level Up Your Childcare/Personal Help (When Money is No Object)

See more of Kat’s favorites from 2017, right here.

Our top posts of 2016 were:

1.  Being The Default Parent – And Asking for Help
2.  Mommying Your Husband: Do You Do It? 
3. Etiquette Fun: Friends with MLM Businesses
4. How to Make Mornings Easier as a Working Mom
5. Losing the Baby Weight (Open Thread)
6. Weighted Blankets, Overactive Four-Year-Olds, and Sleep (Sweet, Elusive, Sleep)
7. The Cost of Daycare: How Much Do You Spend?
8. How to Go Back to Work After Maternity Leave: Tips and Tricks
9. The Best Brands for Washable Workwear
10. How I Royally Screwed Up Potty Training (and What to Do Instead)

Our top posts of 2015 were:

1. Breastfeeding – and Type A Women
2. The Parents’ Budget: How it Changed After Kids Arrived
3. The Best Carseats and Strollers (part of our Registry for Working Moms series!)
4. Daycares – and Waiting Lists
5. Sick Kids, Childcare, and Excuses: How Many Layers of Childcare Do You Have? 
6. Daycare Tips for Working Moms – FROM Working Moms
7. Professionalism and Family Holiday Cards: Which Colleagues Get Pictures of Your Kids?
8. The Best Clothes for Pumping
9. The Best Cribs and Sleepgear (part of our Registry for Working Moms series!)
10. Family Dinner Strategies Better Than Delivery

Our top posts of 2014 were:

1. Fun with Postpartum Corsets
2. Pumping at Work 101
3. Working Through Your First Trimester
4. Maternity Leave Projects (or, Productivity While Nursing)
5. How to Organize Kids’ Clothes
6. Family Dinners and Working Parents
7. Washable Winter Coats
8. Have You Sought Out New Mom Friends?
9. An Ideal Maternity Leave
10. Do You Have a New “Beauty Minimum”?

Credits for image elements from graphic (2019): Creative Market: Eclectic Anthology (ribbon)/ Zzorna (blue watercolor detail).