Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Velour Nursing Maxi
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The options for nursing-friendly party clothes are pretty limited, so this maxi dress from Latched Mama is a find.
This luxurious velour dress will take you from holiday parties and into the New Year. It also sports some very practical features like an elastic waist, machine washability, and V-neck nursing access with a privacy panel.
It comes in three rich colors (dusty rose, peacock, and cranberry) and a wide range of sizes (XXS–3X) so every mama can party on!
The dress is $65.
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 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?
My son is 14 months old and normally sleeps through the night. Within the last couple months he has been randomly having a night every other week where he wakes up screaming. I give him about 10-15 min to settle on his own, but usually end up going in and calming him. Sometimes he is fine after this, sometimes we repeat the cycle 2 or 3 times. Is this normal? I always think it’s possible he is In pain from teething, but he is normally a good sleeper and falls asleep on his own so I’m surprised this Is still happening. When does this end?!
NYC tipping help- for NYC area parents who employ a nanny, would you mind sharing how much you give as a year end gift? This is my first holiday season with a nanny and was planning to give 1 week salary as cash and approx 1/3 of a week salary equivalent value in gift form (with gift receipt). Is this approx standard? I read on park slope parents that 1-2 weeks salary is standard. Idk if that number is up to date. In manhattan and gave 3 weeks paid time off if applicable. Thanks!
Does anyone else have a hard time with the expectation of lavish cash or cash-equivalent gifts and holiday bonuses for everyone around them? I work for a nonprofit and earn less than 1/4 what I’d make in the private sector with my skills and experience, and of course I don’t get a bonus. It’s challenging enough to make the budget work for regular expenses like child care. The holiday tipping/gift guidelines demand that I give my hairstylist 3x what I spend on a gift for my own mother, after I’m already paying her a higher hourly rate than my own fully loaded billing rate. I feel like the Grinch.
Advice on holiday gifts for preschool (not daycare) teachers? My 3 year old goes to preschool 3 days a week for 3 hours (she’s home with our nanny otherwise), and she has 3 teachers in her room. We go all out for nanny Christmas gifts but I’m a little stumped on what’s appropriate here for teachers she’s only with a handful of hours each week.
We got a list of each teacher’s favorite things/stores from the room mom at the start of the year. I was thinking of $20 Target cards, which they all listed as their favorite store, + a few of their favorite items (favorite candy, scented candle, etc.) in a gift bag for each teacher, plus a card from kiddo. We live in a VHCOL area and go to a pretty ritzy school, and my lame insecure side worries that I’m going to be out-gifted by the bougie SAHMs who don’t have to also pay their nanny a four-figure holiday bonus.
I have an email out to my ped, but wanted to ask here for anecdata.
11-month-old hasn’t said a word yet, lots of babbling, and last week wouldn’t stop waving. But last few days…not waving as much/slower to respond. He still is working on clapping and pointing, not quite there yet.
Has this been anyone else’s experience – milestone reached, and then they slow down on it?
Reviews of the Baby Brezza formula Keurig thing? Worth it or no?
following up on the above, one of my kids goes to OT, do we give her therapist a holiday gift?
Has anyone cracked the code of Lego storage and getting kids to keep them in one place? Helppppp!!!
Two questions for the twin moms (whose archived wisdom from comments from waaaay back has been such a gift to me, thank you): first, I know the game is to try to get both on the same sleeping/eating schedule, but I’m confused about how exactly to do that. Feed A when she wakes up and let B keep sleeping, then wake him up immediately after to eat? Or wake him when she wakes up, and let him chill (…i.e., fuss) while she eats? I don’t know why I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around this. Second, any recs for a twin-friendly nursery glider? Do we need one of the double-wide twin-specific ones, or is a chair a chair?
Thank you all so much! This community is amazing.
What is an appropriate holiday gift amount for daycare teachers? My child’s class has 2 main teachers and 4 helpers (who we love!). We are in HCOL area – monthly tuition is $2100. Is cash appropriate? If not, gift card to Target/Amazon? Thanks in advance!
Hmm, is it just me, or do others really not like this pick?