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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?
Jen says
Tell me about your childcare arrangements and how they have evolved over the years. Our daughter is 18 months old and has been in daycare 4x/week with me staying home on MOndays. We are moving and the daycare we want to send her to only has availability M/T/R/F. I cannot move my day home to Wednesdays, so am looking at babysitter for M/W and T/R/F in daycare until daycare has a Wednesday spot free- likely the fall.
Is this going to be mass chaos? I really don’t like the nanny option (I work from home most days, and also, she LOVES daycare)….just looking for some reassurance that people have constantly evolving childcare situations and i won’t be ruining her life by switching things up.
anonyc says
I think you’ll be more than fine. We’ve had our kids in daycare/FT preschool from the beginning, but have had variations on parent v. sitter pickup. Now all kids are picked up by our sitter every evening, while back in the day with one kiddo (and different jobs) it was 2 or 3 times per week. But the ramp-up to this has been fine.
Are you committed to M/W as the sitter days? I say this because you may be able to find that unicorn, a one-day-a-week sitter. I’d recommend looking for college students. If that doesn’t pan out, you may also want to look into nanny share situations; from talking to other parents I feel like they attract more families with schedules that include a day off.
Good luck!
ANP says
One thing that I’ve learned as a parent is that kids are adaptable! That said, can you do 2-3 daycare days in a row and 2-3 nanny days in a row? I ask because I find that my own kids do better when they’re in the groove of a routine (so, daycare every day for three days or whatever instead of every other day). That said I don’t think it’s a deal breaker.
Would you consider a babysitter (maybe a neighbor or SAHM) for just Wednesdays? If your daughter loves daycare and it’s inconvenient for you to have her at home while you’re working, I say embrace daycare as much as possible and just find a stopgap measure to fill in between now and the fall.
Jen says
Yes, the plan is babysitter for Weds (and possibly Mondays)– until fall. I just wasn’t sure about that much of a mix in routine.
EP-er says
We started with grandmas watching my son 4 days (M/T/W/F) and working from home on Th, with my mom in the fall winter/MIL in the spring summer. This worked for everyone until I had my daughter and went back part time. Then grandmas watched 3 days (T/W/Th) until my daughter was 18 months. My parents decided to buy a winter home in Florida and couldn’t commit to watching both kids. My daughter ended up in day care between 2 & 3 days a week, depending on when grandma wanted/was available to watch. I was so resistant to daycare, but my daughter loves it there. And love not having to worry about the stress of patching together care based on my parents’ doctor appointments or my MIL’s hair appointments. The facility is super flexible about our days there, and we are able to send our school aged son there for summer care.
+1 to “Kids are adaptable!” You aren’t ruining them by having them in daycare all or part of the time. And having a relationship with a “temporary” M/W sitter can help when you have an emergency or need a Saturday sitter, too — especially if you are in a new place. It will all work out. :)
Meg Murry says
It’s not going to be mass chaos, but one thing that will be important is to find someone that is on the same page as daycare as far as rules and routines. We pulled my older son from 5 day a week daycare to 3 day a week, with the other 2 days rotating between Daddy and Grandmas – and there were some issues with discipline, mainly because my husband and the grandmas were so lax compared to daycare, especially on things like having a consistent naptime or consistent mealtimes vs all day grazing. Daycare also had an indoor area to run (as well as an outdoor area) so my son got a lot more physically worn out on those days.
You will not be ruining her life by any means – but it will probably be a bit chaotic. But any transition like you are making (moving + new daycare) will have some bumps. I’d look into finding a Wednesday solution where you either take her somewhere else (a SAHM, a teacher off for the summer, or a nanny share at someone else’s house?) or a babysitter/nanny with the instructions that they are to take her somewhere else for the bulk of the day or at least morning – maybe you can find a library with storytime or a place with an indoor open gym class?
Would daycare be able to find a spot for you more quickly if you committed to 5 days a week instead of 4? You could use those Mondays to do things related to moving like unpacking, and then pick her up early.
Jen says
Nope, I asked. I acutally do work on MOndays, but I have a pretty flexible schedule and have a lot of west coast and international clients…so on Mondays, I am on Mom Duty until naptime (1pm), then work from 1-3 (she’s a solid napper). DH comes home at 4 (Mondays only), and I work 4-9ish.
I spent about 3 months perfecting my meeting schedule so that all my late meetings are on Mondays…it will take me forever to get them moved to wednesdays! :)
Yes, I could just put her in daycare on Mondays, but it’s been really really nice to have one day a week home with her….and I’m not willing to give that up (yet).
hoola hoopa says
It will be fine. We’ve changed around child care arrangements a lot, and the only time it’s been difficult for the kiddo is when it’s a complete, 100% change on their full-time care. (Even then, they’ll settle in within the month 99% of the time, so you are not ruining her life).
Our childcare history:
– Me SAH FT
– My husband SAH FT
– My husband SAH PT, my parents babysit PT
– My husband SAH PT, in-home dc PT
– In-home dc FT
– In-home dc PT, my parents babysit PT
– My husband SAH PT, my parents babysit PT, in-home dc PT
– My husband SAH PT, my parents babysit PT, in-home dc PT + school and aftercare at school
– Daycare center FT (this was a difficult, abrupt change)
– My parents babysit PT, daycare center PT + school and aftercare at daycare center
– My husband SAH PT, my parents babysit PT, daycare center PT + school and aftercare at daycare center
Sarabeth says
I think it will be fine, but I’d start thinking about backups if the work-from-home part is a problem. My husband works from home full time, and when my daughter is also home during the day (such as if I take a day off to spent with her, or if she is home sick and I am watching her) it can be hard on him. She’ll want to play with him if he comes down to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee, and have a tantrum when he goes back upstairs.
Is there a coworking space you could use on Wednesdays? Could you make that the day that you actually go into the office?
Jen says
I have thought a bit about this. New house is pretty big, so I’m hopeful we can keep our distance. Also, since it will be summer, I’m hopeful that sitter & baby can spend mornings outside (big new fun yard! sprinklers! etc) and/or at a nearby playground or library etc., both a long but stroller-able walk from the house.
Worst case, I can go into an office, but it’s a huge PITA.
EP-er says
Wrong spot!
due in june says
How long postpartum did you wear maternity clothes? What was the taper down in size like? I’m 34 weeks now and really limping along in terms of wardrobe. Almost everything is smaller than I’d like (particularly in the bust…) but it seems pretty crazy to buy clothes that I am only going to wear for a month or so. I’ve heard that within a week or so post-delivery, you’re at about your 6-month pregnant size (except for the bust, maybe) and within another month, you’re down to month five or four. Did anyone find that to be her experience? What was your experience? I’m trying to calculate cost per wear and see if I can rationalize buying a few more things.
BB says
I’m 7.5 months postpartum right now and just fitting into my regular pre-baby clothes. But I found that I couldn’t really wear many of my work maternity clothes postpartum because they just didn’t fit correctly. I did wear my maternity sweats/t-shirts/jeans for probably 2-3 months postpartum, but then ended up buying work clothes a size or two up from my norm to get me back to this point. I think it is so individualized! It took me 4-6 months to feel back to normal, while some friends took only 4-6 weeks.
Meg Murry says
Um, my son is 3 1/2 and I’m wearing a maternity t-shirt today (hangs head in shame).
TBH though, nothing about it looks maternity, its just a little bit longer and looser than your average t-shirt, and I’m wearing it because I’m doing a project at work today that could involve it getting splattered with things that will make it a throw-away if the splatter gets off target.
It all depends on how your body tends to gain and lose weight, and how much of the weight you gained is due to water retention. Fast metabolism and the majority water weight? You’ll go down pretty quickly. Like me where weight is always creeping up and its a battle to lose a few pounds? Baby weight/size may stick around a while. I think you are on target with the idea that you’ll be back to 6 months size shortly postpartum, and then 3-5, but how long the 3-5 month size lingers is very individual – and even once you get back to the same technical “size” or weight, you may have changes like carrying more weight in your belly or wider hips.
(former) preg 3L says
“Um, my son is 3 1/2 and I’m wearing a maternity t-shirt today (hangs head in shame).” This is why I love this s!te. No judgment. Amazing moms. #mushypost
anonyc says
+1000–lady who wore her demi-panel mat jeans for months (6?) after giving birth.
JJ says
+1000 more. I won’t admit how long I wore my demi-panel black work pants after I had my son. They were so comfortable! And no muffin top!
Manhattanite says
Within a few days my maternity cardigans felt too big and my maternity pants were also too big. For the first couple month post-partum I was wearing maternity t-shirts, bigger non-maternity t-shirts and yoga pants. Bigger than pre-pregnancy, smaller than pregnancy. And I had more of a saggy middle than the a baby bump. I didn’t look pregnant so much as deflated. And if you’re nursing, your boobs stay big, if not even bigger. It’s a very awkward time.
just Karen says
I am 7 months postpartum, and still one size above my pre-baby size. If things are tight in the bust now, I think one factor will be whether you plan on breastfeeding – if so, you’ll need things that fit an expanded bustline. I wore maternity clothes for months afterwards, and still have some shirts and a sweater in rotation…I think another factor you may have in favor of getting more clothes now is the seasons – I was due in November, and thought I could get by without maternity sweaters until I realized I’d still be wearing them in December/January (then again, I delivered in September, so all this planning is a bit of a crapshoot).
Pigpen's Mama says
Almost 8 months post-partum and I’m about a size larger than my pre-pregnancy size in pants and skirts, tops are a crapshoot as are dresses.
I didn’t wear my maternity gear that much beyond the first few weeks. Partly due to size — I lost a LOT quickly, then held on to a layer of padding all over, partly due to the clothes not being suitable for lounging around the house nursing.
When I hit the 8 months pregnant stage I was so sick of all my clothes and was expanding past some of them — I’d suggest just a few inexpensive items from Target, Old Navy or the clearance rack at Macy’s. It was annoying to get things I was only going to wear for another month, but it made me feel so much better (or just less miserable!).
anon says
Maternity pants, only about a week (because the panel wouldn’t stay up) — after that, though, I still preferred elastic waists (yoga pants, jeggings a size or two up with a lot of spandex) for several months. Maternity tops didn’t work for me at all after delivery, but I still needed tops to be larger than my pre-pregnancy tops.
BKDC says
I started fitting into most of my pre-pregnancy wardrobe at about 3 months pp, but have clung to many of the maternity tops because they are so useful for nursing. Just be willing to be flexible. In retrospect, I’m glad I made a lot of non-maternity items work for me during my pregnancy (knit skirts, long cardigans, and larger shift dresses) because it gave me some wardrobe flexibility when I returned to work.
You never know how your body is going to respond after the baby — just be prepared to be flexible and thank your lucky stars for the availability of online shopping!
CPA Lady says
No matter what happens post-partum, it is worth it (in my mind) to buy maternity clothes that fit you up til the end– and I say that as an (extreme?) tightwad who stopped wearing maternity clothes by 5 or 6 weeks after my daughter was born.
At about 34 weeks I went to a local thrift store and went on a frenzy in their maternity section. I just could. not. do it. with my too small maternity clothes. It helped a lot to buy some new things at the end, price per wear be damned. I would not have gone on a shopping frenzy at some expensive maternity clothes store or spent a ton of money, but you might just want to see what’s out there at a cheaper price point like goodwill or Old Navy. Yeah, you’ve only got another month and a half left, but that is the longest month and a half ever, and cramming your desperately uncomfortable self into too small clothes is going to make you even more miserable.
As far as how long it took to lose the weight/not wear maternity clothes, a lot of that depends on how much you gained, genetics, luck, # of kids you’ve had, how you carried, etc. I lost all the weight by a month after she was born and stopped wearing maternity clothes pretty quickly, though I lived in yoga pants and maternity leggings during maternity leave. I kept a few of my favorite maternity things and tried to wear them later and just looked absurd. That said, seven months out I still can’t wear many of my pre-pregnancy work pants because I just find them terribly uncomfortable, and I doubt that will change. I’ve gotten rid of most of them recently.
Seriously, take care of yourself. The end of the 3rd trimester can be so uncomfortable.
RDC says
Can you buy some secondhand tops to freshen up your wardrobe? I got some towards the end of my pregnancy through my neighborhood moms group, and they were great. Made for a nice change and cheap enough I didn’t feel bad only wearing them for 6 weeks or so. Try craigslist or consignment stores too, if you have the time and energy. I wore maternity pants for maybe a month pp but by then they were falling down. I’m 5 months pp now and wearing mostly my regular clothes; I bought a few pants 1 size up when I came back to work and they fit the best. I also bought a lot of nursing tops (5ish shirts and lots of camis) since it’s worth the convenience to me. I have tried to wear looser tops bc as someone said above, my tummy looks deflated but is still bigger than before.
(former) preg 3L says
I know this is not what you want to hear, but I was shocked at how much bigger I became from 35-39 weeks. I had one shirt by the end. DD was born at 39w2d. I’d buy some tops/dresses.
Msj says
+1 the day I delivered I was down to one XXL shirt that was previously pajamas. I worked from home the last 6 wks which partly explains the sorry state of my wardrobe
due in june says
Thanks ladies. These responses are all really interesting and I’d love to hear more.
I gave up on pants months ago, so it’s really just a question of whether or not I am buying more dresses and y’all are enabling me to seriously consider doing so. I am planning to BF, but I’ve gone up four cup sizes already and the idea that I’m going to get bigger still… jeez. Maybe I can help legitimize the purchases if I buy “nursing friendly” dresses? The hitch is that I work in biglaw and I still need to look somewhat presentable, so a maternity tshirt dress from Old Navy is not going to do it. Hopefully there are consignment stores near me.
(former) preg 3L says
I was a nearly-B pre-pregnancy. I got bigger than softballs. I didn’t get sized until I was down to a DDD, and that was partially empty. (Now, 14 months pp, I’m only nursing once/day and I’m squeezing back into my pre-preg bras because I’m too lazy/cheap to buy the C cups I need.)
JEB says
I agree with those who advised you to purchase a few items for the last few months. I was surprised how much my belly grew in the last month. Some of the dresses that worked earlier in my pregnancy were suddenly too short. You can do it cheaply…think Target or Old Navy. Buy a couple of neutral dresses that you can style several ways, and let those get you through the last few weeks. It will be worth it to be comfortable, and you can probably do it for $100 or less.
I’m 5 months postpartum, and I have 5 pounds left to lose (gained 33). That being said, my body is very different. My pre-pregnancy jeans will button, but it’s not pretty. There’s overhang, for lack of a better word. And I’ve lost most of the shape of my waist, which is really frustrating. I’m wearing mostly pre-pregnancy dresses with spanx, and they’re a tad bit tighter than before but not terrible. When I wear jeans, I use the ponytail holder/bella band trick. I also broke down and bought one pair of jeans a size up and two forgiving Lands End dresses to get me through this transition. I have a few non-obvious maternity shirts that I still wear, simply because they’re longer and shield the fact that my pants aren’t fully buttoned. Also, with my larger chest, some of my regular shirts are a little too tight and a little too short. I’m amazed how much the added chest size can shorten clothing!
I’m so relieved to see people’s responses about their postpartum bodies. I feel like I only notice the people who snap right back into shape, so it’s nice to hear some honest comments about how long it can take and how things can end up looking a little different than before.
RDC says
+1 on “overhang.” Sigh.
TBK says
I’d buy clothes that fit you as you need them. My kids are 13 mo and I’m still 1-2 sizes above my pre-pregnancy size. I’m trying to eat well and exercise, but it’s really hard with kids and work, and my body just doesn’t seem to want to give up the weight. Then there are people who are in their pre-pregnancy jeans six weeks postpartum. I resisted buying new clothes for a long time, but I was so much happier once I did. Lesson: buy what you need as you need it.
(former) preg 3L says
+1. I still can’t button my pre-preg jeans.
ETA: I still wear them, with long tops and a belt strategically buckled so it *looks* like I can button them, but they’re definitely not buttoned.
anne-on says
Yup. My son is 3, and I still don’t wear some of my pre-pregnancy bottoms/shirts even though I weigh a bit less now than I used to. My hips and ribcage just flat out widened after carrying the baby and beyond wearing a corset and a girdle nothing much is going to shrink them back to where they used to be. On the plus side, my feet didn’t get bigger, yay?
mascot says
My experience is exactly the same, but my child is a bit older. I was really surprised at the rib cage expansion. Although, I’m short and short waisted so it was probably inevitable.
Katarina says
I did not wear maternity clothes much after birth, except one pair of underbelly maternity pants. I did not want to look/feel pregnant. I wore mostly lounge clothes during maternity leave, and bought bigger regular clothes when I got back to work. I still think you should buy some more maternity clothes that fit. I can empathize, I had to buy bigger maternity clothes late in pregnancy for my chest.
Anon S says
I’m 17 days post partum and I’m wearing maternity clothes because they’re the most comfy! I am wearing my maternity jeans and my maternity leggings, nursing bras/tanks and maternity tops. A normal top will fit but since I’m on mat leave right now I don’t wear my “nice” non mat stuff if I’m just lounging around the house. I honestly don’t think I look pregnant at all, I was amazed at how much my stomach deflated over the past two weeks.
Jen says
I wore maternity jeans until at least 7 months PP. Then I switched to summer clothes, and by the fall (1 year PP) i was back into my pre preg fall clothes.
anonymama says
Buy a couple more maternity things to wear now. Seriously, you’ll wear them at least a couple times a week, you’ll be much more comfortable during a miserable time, it will be worth it. And far better than realizing in 3 weeks that nothing fits and that you’ll have to buy things or wear ill-fitting clothes for another 3 weeks.
hoola hoopa says
You *look* 5-6 mo pregnant, but it’s squishy and not hard so it’s not quite the same.
Full-panel pants: 1 month tops
Demi-panel pants and elastic pants/skirts: as long as you want!
Tops with obvious belly accommodation (ie, gathers and ties under bust): you’ll never want to wear them again, unless ‘still pregnant’ is a look you are going for
Tops with subtle belly accommodation (ie, gathers above bust, slightly longer in front): up to 6-9 mo pp, maybe forever for the right top
Tops with very subtle or no belly accommodation (ie, very stretchy or overall longer): forever!
When I’m in that time of pregnancy, I usually start buying cardigans, scarves, and jewelry. You can change up your look without buying ‘maternity’ items. For tops, I’d recommend Gap’s super stretchy tanks, because I’ve worn those years after pregnancy. Also recommend buying consignment.
Also, buy now! You’ll use them for about 6 weeks if you buy now (it does sound like long, but it will feel like forever), but the longer you delay the shorter it will get until you’re 36/37 weeks and really frustrated.
PregAnon says
Cue the pregnant sinus infection! Yuck. Nurse says I can take regular sudafed (the every 4 hours kind) and that’s about it. OB also gave me nasal spray, so I’m stocked up on that, tea, humidifier, nasal rinse (like the neti pot but I use the squeeze bottle)…and that’s all I get.
I just hope this doesn’t last too long. I’m still exhausted from 1st trimester “morning sickness,” – although the nausea is mostly gone, I’m still super tired – and this is making it so. much. worse. I’ll be 21 weeks Thursday, so I guess I’m halfway there?
due in june says
I am finally getting over a sinus infection/cold. It took THREE WEEKS to beat it, and normally I’m a 3-4 day cold person. My doctor also said Robitussin DM is ok, though I decided to be a self-inflicted martyr and took only about five doses of Sudafed over those three weeks. Also note that sudafed dehydrated me even more than I already was, so I would wake up with nosebleeds and cotton tongue (fun!), so up your fluid intake beyond the recommended daily 100 ozs for healthy pregnant women. Good call on the humidifier.
PregAnon says
…and a co-worker just walked in, saw the sudafed on my desk, and pitched a fit saying “OMG you can’t take that, OMG that dosage is to high, OMG OMG.”
I said – that’s what my OB told me to take. Regular sudafed, the every 4 hour kind, and nothing else.
She said “wow, I’m really surprised, you might want to get a second opinion or buy a lower dosage.”
What in the heck?
due in june says
That biatch needs to GTFO. Does she have a medical degree? Has she done an ob-gyn residency? Has she been treating you? No? Then STFU. You do not owe her any explanation about what your OB did or did not tell you. Your body is not suddenly public property because you’re pregnant. /rant over
PregAnon says
Thanks :) This is the same co-work that is my team leader / semi supervisor that said about a month ago: “I’ve never heard of a pregnant person having so many doctor’s appointments, even my friend who was throwing up a lot like you!” Ummm…..
anonyc says
Totally had a miserable, no-good sinus infection about the same point in my last pregnancy. Tried to tough it out with some Sudafed, finally broke down because the pain was so acute and got antibiotics (z-pack for the win). Ended up going to the ER at 4am the day I got that script because the pain was SO BAD–I seriously thought my ear drum would burst–and was told that but for the pregnancy, they’d give me percocet but because of pregnancy I’d have to make due with neti pot (uh, thanks?). No ashamed to admit I started bawling in the middle of the ER upon hearing this, causing the poor resident to flee and bringing over the attending. She very kindly gave me a massage on my face/neck (which actually felt great and did help a bit) and said neti pots were the way to go. Probably the low point of that gestation…
Point of my rambling is: get thee some antibiotics, if it’s really an infection, rather than try to suffer with loads of sudafed. Neti pots are also good.
Nonny says
Neti pots are surprisingly good. Even my very conservative, traditional mother finally broke down and admitted that it made a big difference when her doctor prescribed the use of one last month, after telling me for years that she thought it was gross. Now she is a convert.
PinkKeyboard says
Just mentioning… I thought I had a cold/bad sinus infection and I had pneumonia. If you feel incredibly horrible and tired and have to take a sitting rest on the bath mat after showering or bring a chair in the kitchen while cooking…. to the doctor! I thought it was just being sick+pregnancy+no good drugs…. not so much.
PregAnon says
Oh wow! Good call though. I’m not to that point yet, thank goodness, but a good thing to watch out for.
I will say I was SUPER JEALOUS of my husband taking a nice full strength Mucinex D last night and going right to sleep. Jerk.
Meg Murry says
Any chance its cold plus nasty allergies? My allergies went into overdrive with pregnancy. I can’t remember which allergy meds I was/wasn’t allowed to take, but they made a huge difference.
PregAnon says
Could be. I’m allowed to take Zyrtec and have some at home, maybe I’ll try that tonight.
NewMomAnon says
Hugs. I had a really horrible, nasty cold during pregnancy that made me miserable for what felt like months, and it just seemed so unfair. I found that neti pots were really helpful, as were ice packs on my face and microwaved heat packs (you can buy one at a most spas, or make your own out of a sock…) on the back of my neck.
Also, have you been to a chiropractor? They can sometimes do a realignment that helps with drainage to alleviate sinus pressure. Many of them also do accupuncture. I didn’t find accupuncture to be helpful, but I have a coworker who swears it saved her sanity during pregnancy.
Not Your Business says
Just wanted to garrumph about the grocery check-out clerk today who, after asking how old the baby was, thought it was her business to ask whether we are still breastfeeding. Um, did I give some indication I wanted to talk about my breasts in the grocery check-out line?!?
JEB says
I was just thinking this morning how shocking it’s been how so many people have asked whether I’m breastfeeding. Strangers, co-workers, neighbors, rarely seen acquaintances… It’s so strange that this is a topic of conversation!
PregAnon says
Isn’t that weird? Why is “oh, you’re preg, congrats” followed by “are you going to BF?”
Um…maybe? I’ve been answering with “we’ll see how it goes.”
CPA Lady says
RUDE! Why do people care? And no matter how you answer that question, it’s going to be “wrong”.
Whoever it was on here who said that the mommy wars over nursing made her sad because extending nursing was a privilege…. that was such a great take on the topic, and I’ve thought about it a lot since.
Sorry to hijack your post with my soapbox, but honestly, I want to write a completely judgment free book about nursing and formula feeding and how to do either or combo feed from an early age. All the how-tos, a section on how to wean “early”, etc. When I was weaning my daughter at 6 months, the only how-to-wean websites that didn’t start with a long section on maybe just “trying harder” in one way or another were ones for mothers whose babies had freaking died. That is just messed up.
We are all doing the best we can, and I wish that could be enough, and I wish people would mind their own business. /end soapbox
Not Your Business says
I agree. We intended to breastfeed, and it didn’t work out for various reasons I won’t go into, but when we suddenly needed to bottle feed we realized the hospital and pediatrician had given us NO info on how to do it, so we had zero idea how much to feed our baby. I wish they at least gave you a pamphlet or something. (Yes, we ended up calling the doctor and figuring it out, but we really needed the info very quickly).
Merabella says
I’ve been shocked at the audacity of people in general as I’ve been pregnant. I am a fairly private person, so people’s outright comments on my body, bodily functions, etc has just been so bizarre. I was telling my husband that maybe it is because it is so out there that people feel like they have to mention it. Like in Austin Powers where he just bursts out talking about that guy’s giant mole. They just can’t help themselves? It has been baffling.
Nonny says
I am going shopping at Target when we arrive in Anaheim next week, ostensibly for groceries, but I’m also interested in looking around to see what other gems are available (since there is no Target where I live and well, we all know how poorly Target judged the Canadian market).
Any particularly amazing things Target is known for, that I should seek out?
PregAnon says
HA! Gems for grocery shopping in SoCal!! No such thing. Target is good, Trader Joe’s is good for groceries, and I think there is a Whole Foods down there.
Oops, just re-read that and you’re talking about at target specifically. I do like their t shirts – pretty cheap, and they last about 6 months or more depending on the fabric du jour. Also good for long skirts and cotton sweaters.
NewMomAnon says
Target’s outdoor stuff and home decorating stuff is really cute -so many pretty colors and patterns. Also check out their dishware.
Not Your Business says
I love their diapers, but that may not do you much good.
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