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When I saw these wide-leg pants on Target’s website, I immediately thought of Katharine Hepburn — here’s a shot of her on the set of The Philadelphia Story, wearing their 1940s ancestor. (So far, I’ve only seen one of her films — Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner — but she’s my undergrad alma mater’s most famous alum, so I can’t not be a fan! And why wouldn’t I be?!)
These pants have a ton of positive reviews and are easy to care for — machine wash, tumble dry. I don’t think wide-leg trousers get enough love, so I had to give them some! (Although at 5-feet-nothing, I’m not the best person to be wearing them, sadly.)
The pants are $24.99 and also come in navy and heather gray. (Unfortunately, the black is out of stock.) They are available in sizes 0–18 in regular, short, and long lengths. Wide-Leg Bi-Stretch Twill Pants
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- If you’re a working parent of an infant with low sleep needs, how do you function at work when you’re in the throes of baby’s sleep regression?
- Should I cut my childcare down to 12 hours a month if I work from home?
- Will my baby have speech delays if we raise her bilingual?
- Has anyone given birth in a teaching hospital?
- My child eats everything, and my friends’ kids do not – how should I handle? In general, what is the best way to handle when your child has some skill/ability and your friend’s child doesn’t have that skill/ability?
- ADHD moms, give me your tips to help with things like behavior in the classroom, attention to detail, etc?
- I think I suffer from mom rage…
- My husband and kids are gone this weekend – how should I enjoy my free time?
- I’m struggling to be compassionate with a SAHM friend who complains she doesn’t have enough hours of childcare.
- If you exclusively formula fed, what tips do you have for in the hospital and coming home?
- Could I take my 4-yo and 8-yo on a 7-8 day trip to Paris, Lyon, and Madrid?
Baby refusing bottle says
I’m back at work post-mat leave (in person, ugh). And now baby won’t take a bottle. Anyone have tips? We gave him one when he was only a few weeks old but in retrospect should have kept it up more frequently. Ughhh.
Cb says
Ugh, that is hard. We did cups, spooning, and a variety of bottles. After a week or two, we finally got him on bottles.
Anonymous says
I had a baby who was a one-trick pony. We had to pick one milk delivery system and stick with it. First it was the bottle, then it was nursing (day care was 1/2 mile from my office so I’d go over and feed her multiple times per day, which was actually better than pumping), then it was sippy cups as soon as she was old enough.
Anonymous says
Is kiddo at daycare or at home? If at daycare, I’d trust that the folks there have a lot of experience and will get kiddo eating like a champ in no time. If at home, you might have whoever is caring for him take him out of the house to eat. A nearby park bench, etc. If at home, kiddo might still be expecting the same routine. Either way, try different kinds of bottles. If you can, swing by the store and by 3-4 single bottles of different kinds to try. They’re all different.
Anon says
With daycare or a nanny/parent? My daughter wouldn’t take a bottle when I went back so my husband ended up syringe-feeding her for a while. I can’t imagine a daycare teacher doing that, but I think they’re also pros at getting kids to take bottles. It sounds crazy, but the syringe worked fine for my husband, he said after a few days he got so adept at it that it didn’t take much longer than a bottle feed. (He tried spoons too but it was much messier and less efficient for him.) I also have a friend whose baby wouldn’t take bottles so the nanny ended up bringing the baby to her workplace a couple times a day so she could nurse.
Anon says
Oh and we tried every bottle and n*pple sold in the US – I think we literally spent $200 on bottles my first month back at work – and for us it made no difference, she wasn’t going to take a bottle until she decided she was ready. One day she picked up a bottle and started drinking from it, and from that point forward, all bottles and n*pples were interchangeable, she would use all of them. She’s almost 3 now and still *extremely* strong-willed, surprise surprise.
DLC says
Our nanny used a syringe too. The frustrating thing was my daughter took a bottle just fine from when she was born until she was four months old. Then I was home for bit and we grew lax with the bottle feeding. When I went back to work two months later, she refused the bottle. I think my husband got her to take a bottle a couple of times – he had a jam it into her and hold firm technique..
Diid you taste your milk for lipase? That was part of our issue too. My daughter didn’t like the taste of the lipase that developed in my milk so I had to scald the milk or use it within 12 hours of pumping.
Sorry! It’s all super stressful!
Anne says
Hi – this sounds odd but worked for me and several friends. Put the baby in a swing or bouncy seat (i.e. not held) have the nursing parent leave the house and have the non-nursing caregiver give the baby the bottle while the baby is in the swing or seat. I don’t know why, but something about not being held makes the change more acceptable to bottle-refusing babies.
Anon says
This did not work for us, fwiw. Definitely worth trying, but not a silver bullet by any means.
Anon says
Have you tried a bottle warmer? That helped get my bottle refuser on board when I went back to work. No need for anything fancy – the First Years one did the trick for us.
katy says
we tried EVERYTHING to get LO to take bottle before daycare (having gone on strike after 4 months old). Contrary to advice a slower flow bottle ultimately worked the best. The lovely daycare ladies spoonfed him for the first week or so. Be prepared for a huge nurse at pick up and tons of evening snuggles.
At the end of the second week or so, he capitulated and took bottles like a champ at daycare. (we knew he was physically capable.) SO stressful – but unless there are other underlying issues – he won’t actually starve. [note: i never mixed in formula which was the original plan because i was scared i would upset our precarious balance…. so i pumped a lot more than i had hoped for. In retrospect that was silly]
In a couple weeks, if there is no improvement, that is when i would get creative and i would see if he can do straight to sippy cups.
GOOD LUCK and hugs.
AnonATL says
If you are still experimenting with bottle brands, Babylist has a sample box with 5 of the more popular bottles you could try out. That way you don’t end up with multi-packs of a brand baby hates.
Anonymous says
Playtex bottles with the drop in liners and the plastic nipple plus feeding baby while walking around was the only thing that worked for us. We used the smallest nipple size for a long time.
AwayEmily says
I wrote this same post about two years ago so now I feel morally obligated to respond every time I see someone in the same desperate straits! Lots of good advice already. A few more things:
1) try not to beat yourself up about what you should have done differently (i did this too so I get it, but you are a great mom and this just sometimes happens regardless of anything you do).
2) Call your pediatrician. For me it was super reassuring because the ped was like “this happens all the time, he will be fine, don’t worry about it.” (the context was that I had to travel for work when he was ~3 months old and he was refusing the bottle).
3) Faster-flow nipples.
4) Patience.
anon says
FWIW, one of my kids only took a bottle when I left for five days. He never took it at daycare. My understanding is that the daycare workers mixed it with cereal and spoon fed him until he was old enough to use a sippy. It was sad (for me), but it was ok. He started daycare at 4.5 months so we started him on solids a little early but not too early. He’s nine now and fairly stubborn when it comes to food so it’s clearly inherent in his personality.
Fallen says
We hired a lactation consultant to solve this exact same issue and what ended up working for us is doing a “dream feed” (feeding the baby while asleep/drowsy)
AnotherAnon says
I spent the last two days on a work product that is kind of a stretch assignment for me. I contacted the client to ask a question; he responded “Oh I don’t want this product anymore.” We discussed its urgency and importance three days ago. SIGH.
Cut thing your kid(s) have done lately?
Mine has learned all the words to a Blippi song (Vacuum Truck) and sings them loudly, while pretending his stuffed animal is a guitar.
Anon says
My husband and kid were heading out on a walk and I was starving so I asked them if it was ok if I ate dinner while they were out (normally we all eat together). My 2 year old said in her best “mommy” voice, “Yes, mommy, you can have ONE [holds up one finger] cookie! Only one though!”
Cb says
My 3 year old decided he didn’t want to help clean up toys before bed so the toys went in the cupboard. He woke up today and said I’ve changed my mind, I will pick up my toys so we can all have fun playing together.
SC says
Last night, as we were carving a pumpkin in the middle of cooking dinner, Kiddo asked for a large spoon to scoop out the pumpkin. DH held one up and asked if it would work, and Kiddo responded, “Indeed.”
anon says
The other day I asked my 5 year old if he wanted to help me make cookies. He says “I don’t want to make them, I want to eat them!”
Pogo says
My 3yo asked for the blanket I was using on the couch, so he could cover his trains for their nap time. Later he took the blanket off and announced “OK kiddos, time to wake up!” I also heard him telling his toys to be patient the other day. Cracked me up but reminded me how much they absorb from us… and they’re always listening!
Anonymous says
The twins are learning to count in French (Canada), so I get woken up at 7:15 every morning by two kids competitively trying to count to 100 faster than the other. It’s adorable and exhausting at the same time.
katy says
At dinner the other night, my husband said “mmm hmm” in response to a question and our 3 YO gave him an extended lecture about saying “yes” or “no” to answer a question. I was literally in tears because my DH’s propensity to consider a grunt a full answer to a question drives me crazy. (and he knows it …. so even he found the humour in the situation).
GCA says
I speak to the kids in Mandarin, but I’m the only one in the house who does. Our nanny (not a Mandarin speaker) reported that the 2yo recently said something to her in Mandarin, and then when there was no response, said in English, ‘I’m talking to you!’
Also, we’re now in the Lengthy Monologue phase of toddler speech.
Anonanonanon says
I told my daughter I needed to go to the bathroom, and she said “wait! I need to pee pee first. You stand there and hold your private like this, ok?” and demonstrated the universal “I’m a toddler who needs to go potty” pose
Katarina says
My 4 and 7 year olds are really into sweeping. This morning they were fighting over who got to hold the broom (the other one was relegated to the dustpan). And it was not that they did not want to hold the dustpan, they just both really wanted to sweep.
My 17 month old is really into peek a boo. One afternoon, I got him up from a nap, and he was silently standing there with one fist over each eye hiding.
Anonymous says
We had a similar issue today. I was cleaning the bathroom, and 4 year old came in and asked to help (he did a surprisingly adequate job on the sink and tub!) But then 5 year old was jealous. I told her that if she finished cleaning up the floor puzzle in the family room, she could vacuum. She went and bragged to 7 year old that she got to vacuum and he didn’t, and next thing I knew they vacuumed most of the house because they were taking turns and each trying to vacuum more than the other. It was both adorable and awesome.
govtattymom says
Does anyone have tips for navigating the grandparent/childcare relationship? My parents currently watch my 4 yo daughter about 50% of our work days and are starting to watch her even more. They are doing a great job, and I have very few complaints. Any ideas for expressing appreciation? I know they don’t expect to be paid like a daycare but they would probably appreciate some form of recognition for their hard work. Also, I’m wondering how much to share regarding schedule, discipline preferences, etc.
Anon says
If they’re financially secure, I think the best gift you can give them is just appreciative words. Maybe have your kid make cute art/thank you notes for them. If they’re not financially secure, I would try to find ways to pay them something, even if you have to frame it as covering the costs of her being there (increased food, etc.)
I’ve never given my parents much direction, but they only babysit for us occasionally and I know that’s different than being a regular weekday caregiver (I don’t care if they give her unlimited junk food, for example, but would if she were with them every day). If you think they’re doing fine, I don’t see a need to rock the boat though.
Pogo says
We try to “pay” them in terms of being more agreeable to things we might normally not be. For example in Before Times they would invite us to events at their church that I really didn’t care about, but I’d bring our family because I know how much it means to them. I can’t think of other examples but any time I can tell my mom really wants to do something with us or my son, or asks my husband for help around the house, and it’s inconvenient, I’m always like “We should do x because they take such good care of LO” They also like to spoil him and we try not to rain on their parade too much (again, because I know how happy it makes them). This one is tough if the childcare is frequent and your parents are like mine and treat LO to dessert at lunch every time he’s with them – we had to come down on that one a little. But when my mom gifts him random crap that I’m not crazy about I keep my mouth shut.
govtattymom says
This is a really good point. I’m definitely trying to spend more time with my parents, especially since they aren’t seeing anyone else right now and that gets lonely! We are also trying to be helpful around their house (assist in moving furniture, etc.) This is a good reminder to actively look for those opportunities to be a help to them!
DLC says
A propos of all the Family Photo comments lately – Putting Me Together had a blog post on choosing outfits for family photos which I found helpful and I thought had good tips for outfits that go well together but aren’t too matchy. It’s from a while back but she linked to it yesterday on a recent post.
https://www.puttingmetogether.com/what-to-wear-for-family-photos/
Anonymous says
This was great. Thanks for sharing.
anon says
I posted on the main page but reposting here:
My 9 year old daughter is almost 5′ tall with long, thin legs and weighs about 85 pounds. Any recs for leggings for her? Girls sizes XL or 14-16 and the like are kind of short at the ankles already (and it would be nice if these fit her through the winter!) and are kind of baggy in the waist and cr0tch area. I’m afraid a women’s xxs or xs would be too big because she’s still built like a child with no hips. But maybe not? Some stores sell slim sizes in girls’ pants, but I haven’t found any leggings that come in slims
EB0220 says
My 8 year old has a similar build and she really likes Athleta Girl leggings.
DLC says
Hanna Anderson has slim leggings. I ordered them once for my 8 year old and they were almost too slim; my daughter complained that they were too tight. I think in retrospect she just has long legs, not skinny ones.
DLC says
And they’re in sale right now!
https://www.hannaandersson.com/girls-clothing-pants-leggings-shorts/65290-015.html?dwvar_65290-015_color=015&cgid=
Anonymous says
Try the juniors’ brands. My tall, skinny tween fits especially well in Hollister–it seems to run the smallest and least curvy.
Carsickness says
Any advice for preventing carsickness for a one-year-old? We recently transitioned to a convertible car seat from his infant seat and did a few long car rides around the same time, and this suddenly became a big issue.
He’s been fine with highway driving, but city driving with traffic and stoplights causes constant vomiting. He’s too young for motion sickness medicine and of course too young to tell us that he’s feeling sick or consistently hold on to something to puke into, so it’s a huge mess every time. And the poor kid is obviously unhappy.
I suspect that the new car seat is part of the issue – not the seat itself necessarily, but the fact that he’s up higher and can look out the windows more, which he loves to do. But he did have one episode in the infant seat too, and he’s a tall baby and would outgrow that seat soon, so I don’t know that going back to that is a good solution. So far all we’ve come up with is making him wear a giant bib that catches most of the mess, and we’re going to try some sea bands. Any other tips for a kid this young?
Anonymous says
Can you have a carseat tech check the seat? A rearfacing one year old shouldn’t necessarily be able to see out the windows, that sounds like the seat might be too upright. You could try a window screen so the movement outside the car is less visible.
TheElms says
My rearfacing one year old can absolutely see out the window. She is tall for her age, but even if she weren’t she would still be able to see out. I think it depends a lot on your vehicle seat shape and your choice of convertible car seat.
Anonymous says
Does the larger seat restrict airflow?
anon says
A couple things to try, if you haven’t already:
-Can the recline of the seat be adjusted? Some kids do better more reclined (like the infant seat) and some do better sitting more upright.
-Have you experiment with a small snack right before driving or making sure he has an empty stomach? Again, different things work best for different kids.
-Try cracking open a window to get a breeze/fresh air. Maybe also look into a Noggle, to direct air flow right onto his face.
-Do you have anything on the window to block sunlight? The shades might also block some of the visual stimulation out the window, in case that helps.
Good luck! Car sickness is kids is super frustrating.
Anon says
Our child gets horrifically carsick, which I can sympathize with because apparently as a child I was capable of hitting the dash from the backseat and as an adult still suffer. For a one year old, if you talk to your ped, dramamine can be put into a liquid by a compounding pharmacy with a script. By age 2, and depending on weight your ped might be willing to give it younger, you can try the dramamine for kids tablets. Dramamine didn’t really work for our kid, but zofran (in liquid form) has been a game changer. Instead of it happening every single car ride more than 10 minutes, in everything from the sports car to the large SUV, with different drivers, we’re down to maybe once a month. Also get familiar with how to properly clean your seat (I use soapy water followed by clean water on a rag (so not submerging) and q tips for all the crevices), plus all of our seat covers are machine washable. Then I let the uncovered seat sit in the sun for a few hours and toss a charcoal bag in the seat (and in the car) to help with any residual smell.
We also carry gallon ziplocs in our cars (it’s a family trait). Around 2 my child started to be able to reliably ask for a bag and hit it most of the time. Makes clean up so much better; just seal it and toss at the next stop. The giant bib is helpful, as is a towel over the lap, and extra trash bags (and a change of clothes!) if it happens mid-trip so you can seal it. No screens in the car for us (makes it worse), a lightly filled stomach, and cold air also help. When kiddo starts feeling queasy, we practice taking deep breaths. I also like to play I spy with things out the front window so it forces kiddo to look straight ahead, which can help some.
Anonymous says
So sorry to hear that. We had this exact same problem with the transition. I sat in the backseat a lot, with a bag at the ready. Once it was cooler i kept a swaddle blanket over him. (we spent a month with a small vomit on the way to his downtown daycare basically every day….. and its not like we could withhold food / drink / milk practically in the morning and i was NOT going to wake up 90 mins earlier).
Obviously keep food bland before you drive where possible. Take toys away. the probability of the puke was much higher in the morning than the commute home, so i suspect eating played into it.
The good news is that after about a1 month – 6 weeks it resolved itself!! Maybe he grew enough that the view was adjusted or maybe (since it was winter) it was darker out
We has a repeat when we turned to forward facing and still have issues on long hot drives and twisty
Carsickness says
Thanks all for the suggestions and commiseration!
Anonanonanon says
Y’all, I tried the “draw a picture of your feeling” technique from how to talk so little kids will listen, at 7:30 AM this morning, and I thought it was stupid but tried it anyway and…. it worked. I thought my kid would flip out at the suggestion but she really did it and we have had a lovely day so far… knock on wood.