Maternity Monday: Mama Cowl Neck Ruched Maternity Dress
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Whoa: how have I not noticed this highly rated dress on Amazon for $35?!? Fine, fine, $36.99. I always love it when there are customer photos — Amazon is doing more and more of that — and everyone looks great. The dress comes in short sleeves as well as a simpler top; note that the brand (store?) seems to have a ton of regular, non-maternity merchandise as well. PattyBoutik Mama Cowl Neck Ruched Stretch Maternity Dress
Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines.
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Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
At what age did your little one sleep with a blanket at night? My 14 month old likes a small blanket as he’s falling asleep during naps; it always ends up in the corner 5 minutes later. I’m wondering if having a blanket can provide comfort and coziness at night (and maybe less wake ups…?).
Nursing a Toddler – when/how to wean? get rid of pacifier first?
I am still nursing my 16 month old before bedtime, in the middle of the night when he wakes up (pretty regularly once a night, sometimes more), and in the morning. He also is very attached to his pacifier. (His daycare only lets him have his pacifier for naptime, but we give in and let him have it at home during playtime a little more often. He also won’t go to sleep without it, and demands it for car rides too.)
I NEED to be done with nursing by mid-January or so — I have a business trip early Feb for work and there’s no way I want to pump again then, but I don’t want to go cold turkey at that point, so I need to gradually cut it off before I leave. I’m torn about keeping it up for the next couple months in between — there are reasons I’d like to keep going, and reasons I’d like to be done sooner than later. But my primary dilemma is how to do it now that he’s so much more attached to nursing for the bonding aspect (I think he’s going to be very sad and throw some temper tantrums if I refuse to nurse when he wants to, whereas a couple months ago, I could’ve just substituted a bottle and I think he’d have been fine), and whether or not I should try to wean him off the pacifier first or wait until afterward?
Our pediatrician recommended we quit the pacifier months ago, and he encourages extended B-feeding. So I feel like that means the best thing for my son is to wean off the pacifier first and nursing second. But I think the best thing for me and our sanity might be the opposite. Seems like a pacifier might help a little to console him when I start to cut off nursing here and there?
Anyone have any experience with this dilemma? How have you weaned your kiddo if you’ve B-fed this long? How did it go? Any advice on strategy?
A little further context: He’s dealing with some occasional separation anxiety (we don’t see each other much during the week because of my full-time job and commute), plus he’s been sick a lot while adjusting to a new daycare the last few months, so it seems like his attachment to nursing has significantly increased in the last few weeks. I feel like I couldn’t have picked a worse time, so I may need to wait a few weeks before starting to cut him off. Either way, I’m dreading the 2:00 am wake-ups — nursing is the easiest way to console him and get him back to sleep in his crib — so no idea what we’re going to do without that option. I’m so sad about likely needing to sleep train him again…
Any advice would be so appreciated!
I’m a senior associate in biglaw in a major city. I have a 1.5 year old and am on pace for about 2200 hours this year. Needless to say, I haven’t exercised in months, my stress levels are insane, my marriage is in shambles, and I’m on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
I’m pushing through to the end of this year because I want that $100k+++ bonus (college fund for kiddo), but I’m going to ask to be on 80% time next year. I’m meeting with my official advisor (a senior partner) this week and I’m not sure what to say. I need to lean out but I don’t want the firm to drop me like a hot potato or assume I don’t want to make partner (which I don’t, because there’s just no way I can handle it and also that job looks like it sucks and also I have no clients).
Any advice on how to pitch this to my boss/firm/practice group?
On topic for once. I lived in this dress while pregnant with twins (it stretches!). I had the long sleeve and short sleeved version and threw a blazer on top as needed
A couple of kiddo’s teachers have told me that my daughter falls down a lot when running with her friends. Kiddo’s dad confirmed it after playing soccer with her this weekend. He didn’t seem worried and said it just seemed like she wasn’t paying attention to her feet. Is this a normal thing for a kid between 2.5 and 3?
Context: I bought her new sneakers at Stride Rite a couple months ago, and they did the whole fitting protocol, so I don’t think her shoes are tripping her. She is among the youngest in her preschool class (which I always have to remember because she is taller than most of the kids in her class), so it would make sense that she is less coordinated than kids 6 months to a year older than her.
She has always been on the early end of gross motor skill development, and I think of her as an active, agile kid, so it’s strange to me that she is so clumsy when running.
I’m sure this has been covered before, but could anyone recommend considerations when applying for jobs while pregnant (or point to an earlier thread)? I’m at 11 weeks.
All, I have had a terrible cold and cough for 13 days now, and it shows no sign of stopping. I know the average cold lasts 7-14 days, but I’m still disheartened that I’ve seen no progress. I’m still breastfeeding so can’t take much, but at this point I’m ready to compromise my supply to be able to get through a work day without going through a box of tissues or having to leave a meeting due to a coughing fit. Any recommendations? I’ve tried Flonase, saline spray, Robitussin, many steam sessions, and endless amounts of honey and lemon. Please send me any and all ideas that have worked for you, no matter how crazy or wild. I’m ready to try anything.
I am going on a trip requiring two flights both ways and will be pumping and bringing back milk and need to figure out luggage. I have the Medela PIS advanced with the on the go tote. Do I check my luggage with all my actual luggage in it, and then carry on a purse/tote with the pump and pump parts (and my wallet and other usual purse items) and a cooler to bring the milk back in?
We are staying at home this year for Halloween– dressing kiddo up in her costume to answer the door– and I could not be more excited. This is Halloween at my speed.
Anyone have fun suggestions for after bedtime? So far I’m making apple cider cocktails and my standard popcorn-chex mix-M&M snack mix, and thinking hot sandwiches and soup/salad for dinner. I’m stumped for Halloween movies that aren’t too scary for a 1.5 year old.
Update: I went into my boss’s office late last week and told him that starting this week, I would be working a modified schedule of four longer days in office and one shorter day from home. I told him that as a professional, I would manage my time, that we would try this for three weeks and then touch base with how it is working for him, the department and me. I told him that I had checked our “corporate policies” and it was up to manager discretion, and that the lawyer who knew more about those policies was fine with it. When I said — this is what I am doing, he seemed to back down, which is a relief but also ticks me off a bit.
Wow, everyone does look pretty great in the customer photos. I was never a fan of this silhouette for work when I was pregnant but it looks cute on others.
Now for a question – I want to get one of those stroller muffs for the cold weather and there are so many options I’m feeling overwhelmed. We have an uppa baby stroller, but I don’t know that I need an UB one necessarily and it doesn’t look that warm. JJ Cole seems to make a ton and theirs are half the price but is it better to get something else? What about 7AM ones – I had one of their things for the car seat last year and it was fantastic. FWIW, I’m in NYC so winter gets cold and windy here and we’re outside a lot so I want to get something good.