Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Wade Diaper Tote
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I’m a huge fan of Dagne Dover’s bags for work and just learned they make diaper bags too!
My pick is the Wade Diaper Tote — it’s a much chicer version of my old diaper tote. It’s perfect for moms who aspire to use their diaper bag for themselves post-baby. It comes in two sizes in a range of muted and sophisticated colors and has handy interior features like a laptop sleeve and a dedicated opening for wipes. This tote can be clipped onto a stroller or attached to a suitcase for babies (and parents) on the go.
A changing mat and extra pouches are also included.
The large tote is $185 and the small one is $155.
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
Looking for some support/commiseration…just a vent.
I nursed/pumped DS #1 for a year. Lost my sanity. And because I hold on to weight/gain while nursing, I held on to weight until I weaned.
DS #2 is almost 6 months. I’m nursing/pumping and also supplementing – basically combo feeding this time. I have a more intense job and it’s harder to pump (and I make less via the pump this time around). I never planned on going for a year, and right now…I am really thinking 8-9 months max, even sooner if my body quits. I skipped my last pumping session yesterday and I think it def slightly affected supply….and I kind of just don’t care. I still look pregnant and finally feel like I have bandwidth to exercise and better monitor my diet. I wish BF wasn’t such a time and bandwidth suck, because I do love nursing….
Regular poster, but anon here. Job hunting advice? A vary good job opportunity was recently posted. In house position at a top company that is stable, in the location I want, in the specialty I want. I follow these positions and not many come along. Normally I’d apply in a second, but I’m waiting to see if I’m pregnant and if not we’re moving to IVF. I’m at an age where I can’t put off TTC number two any longer, if there is going to be a number two. I’m partner track counsel at my firm, but my practice is moving more towards my non-preferred specialty. I don’t think I can stop the slide. I’m ok with my non-preferred specialty but its definitely non-preferred. The new job would pivot back to the preferred specialty. New job is also at a current client so it will likely get around that I’ve applied if I make it past an initial round. I can’t look elsewhere without burning bridges that would also potentially harm my future at current company if I went past the first round and didn’t get the job. Should I apply anyway? I feel very stuck.
Going car camping for three nights with my kids by myself next week. They are 9, 4, and 1.5. Other than hiking and lazing around, and making a camp fire, any other ideas for things I can plan/ bring to entertain them?
The internet is giving me too many unvetted choices and I don’t have the ability to get to Michaels etc.
Favorite fingerpaints for a very young child (< 1 year, I know I need to supervise 100%)? I want my daughter to make something for my husband's first father's day (Jackson Pollack, here we come!). Any tips on how to make this go as smoothly as possible?
Gift ideas for a night nanny? It’s her last week with our twins. We adore her. She lives in a different part of town, so I can’t get her a spa or nail salon gift card. Is cash too impersonal? Or should I do some silly baby footprint memento?
Can someone please explain why a tubal ligation, major abdominal surgery performed under general anesthesia, is fully covered under the ACA as preventive care, but a v a s e c t o m y, a 15-minute procedure performed under local anesthesia in the doctor’s office, is not?
TW. Pregnancy loss.
Sad news in my family yesterday. My sister had a miscarriage at 18 weeks. An IVF baby she fought for, too. It’s her third child and she lives very near by so we already have her covered on childcare and providing meals, but she’s not saying much. Will there be a D&C or is an induction more likely given how far along she was? How soon after finding out about the MC do those get scheduled typically? We’re trying to arrange work schedules to be there for her this week. She’s had MCs before but around the 7-9 week mark. She’s a no BS, stiff upper lip kind of girl – going there and just being around / waiting for her to cry on my shoulder or open up isn’t going to happen and wouldn’t be welcomed. We’re incredibly close but we’re also not wired the same. Anything else we can or should be thinking of?
Any recs for a popsicle mold?
sibling question. The other week i took one of my 3 year old twins to an OT eval. I told both together that Twin A was going to an appointment bc their pediatrician said he should have his joints checked (i realize that is not exactly what an OT does) and Twin B went to a new park with our nanny. I explained that if Twin B ever needs to have something checked we will make sure to take him too and that everyone is different. Fast forward two weeks and sometimes Twin B wants to know when it’s his turn to go to the appointment. Twin A will likely be starting OT soon. Tips for how to navigate this? In the book Siblings Without Rivalry they emphasized how you can’t make everything equal and i think there was an example where just bc one kid needed a new sweater, didn’t necessarily mean the other one should get one too.
My daycare’s policy for travel is to get a COVID test 1-2 days before travel AND another test 3-5 days after travel (and stay home until a negative result comes back). I understand the back-end, but why do we need a test ahead of time? Since I’m already taking a bunch of time off, I’d rather not take another afternoon off work to get the earlier test. But what are we gonna do.
What are my obligations for work if my kid tested positive for COVID?
I just found out my 3 year old is positive. I am obviously very anxious and he seems okay but does have symptoms, so frankly I was surprised and now just hope everyone is ok. I am fully vaccinated as is my husband. I have no plans to go to work while my son is quarantined.
My boss is freaking out. I haven’t seen him since mid last week but he’s made this all about him. He keeps sending me emails with all sorts of questions and copying the head of our organization. I am deeply uncomfortable but when I pushed back by phone why this was necessary he freaked out, yelled that this was all reasonable and hung up on me. I obviously have a super toxic workspace. Putting that aside, what are my obligations ?
As I understand, I am not required to even stay away from work under the circumstances though I will.
Favorite water bottles for kids? We’d like something that can go at the bottom of our stroller (i.e. won’t spill over if turned sideways) and can be used for both our 5 year old and 2.5 year old. Ideally something that will fit in the LLBean Junior backpack for our older kid to take to K this fall too.
Waiting to hear back from a job – keep your good thoughts coming.
FTM question: Do you bring toys on your vacations? If so – any favorites, easy to pack toys for a just-turned-two year old?
We will be spending some time on a little farm in the mountains followed by an airbnb in a city. Schlepping along bags of duplo and books doesn’t seem right but no toys at all seems too harsh too.