Maternity Monday: Aiden Long-Sleeve Tie-Waist Maternity Shirtdress
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Nothing beats the versatility of a shirtdress — it’s perfect for both work and weekend, and now, pregnancy and postpartum.
This version from Isabella Oliver is made from a soft washed twill. The waist tie accentuates your growing bump, while the button front makes it easy to nurse or pump after your baby arrives. The crisp collar and button cuffs keep things looking sharp, while the A-line fit and drape keeps things comfy.
It’s also machine washable, because who has time for dry cleaning or hand washing when there’s a baby on the way?
This shirtdress is $179 at Nordstrom and available in sizes 1 (U.S. 2) to 5 (U.S. 12–14).
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
A nursery friend is round for a playdate and it’s so weird to hear kids playing without any input required from us! Is this what it’s like to have 2 kids? I made them snack and lunch, but otherwise they’re just hanging out. It’s the first time we’ve done a drop off playdate here so my son is a bit mystified, he isn’t quite assertive enough to direct things, but his pal is 5 so they seem to be managing.
My 4 year old talks back to us a lot saying things like I don’t like you when I ask her to brush her teeth. Is this normal? I know this kind of talking back wouldn’t have been accepted when I was growing up but I bet a lot of what my parents did wouldn’t be acceptable today. I’ve tried to teach her to say mom that makes me feel mad or sad but of course that’s hard for a 4 year old. At a loss for what to do. The preschooler years are so tough in these ways
Somewhere in the last few weeks, homework has become a battle in our house. DD has 1-2 assignments a night that should take 10-15 minutes, according to her teacher. DH and I like to have her do it when she gets home, before TV, although I’m more flexible on that than he is. She’s home right after school, so I’m sympathetic that she be fried, but trying to do it after dinner is a nightmare. As it is, she wines, or cries, or hides, drags herself to the table, does deliberately sloppy work, is easily distracted, and generally makes it a very unpleasant half hour. What do y’all do for homework for early elementary kids?
I’m looking for easy lunches for the summer nanny to make for kiddo and herself. It seems like we rotate through the same 2-3 lunches on the weekends, and I’m concerned those will get old fast for both kiddo and the nanny. I’m fine doing some prep for them. Thanks!
I am looking for ideas on activities to keep an older teen doing and not stewing during the summer. Background on this particular situation: the girl is the eldest (17) of the kids and the parents are in a second round of a custody battle. Kids are currently with their mom, and the mother appears to be aggressively trying to alienate the children from their father (textbook Parental Alienation Syndrome situation from what the father has been reading about, observing, and experiencing). It appears that the court will be enforcing the previously agreed upon 50/50 custody, which isn’t currently being followed by the mom, but most likely this won’t happen for another month at least due to the process being slow and a few hiccups that have occurred thus far.
Of the kids, the daughter in question appears to be the most bought into the alienating techniques and also possibly the BFF of her mom. DD is acting out to her Dad when they talk, being fairly manipulative and disrespectful, ignoring his efforts to talk to her, inciting her siblings to do the same, etc. So yes, this is probably one part normal teen and one part teen caught up in a divorce where parental alienation is in play and the mom seems to want complete control over the children.
Dad is concerned that DD will be quite angry when the original 50/50 custody is re-enforced and DD ends up at Dad’s house over summer with no job, few friends, no school to occupy her time and nothing immediate to do but text her mom, stew all day, and make Dad’s life as difficult as possible.
My part in this is helping the Dad brainstorm for summer activities that keep the kids occupied and their hands, bodies, and minds busy, so they aren’t on their devices all day, and as such their mom can’t just text with them all day (and she is prone to do when they are with their father). Family and one on one activities are obvious: Swimming, hiking, shopping or errand trips, cooking, eating out, trips for ice cream, introducing new toys or board games or video games, and having people over. Advice for the oldest and what might help her enjoy her summer I’m struggling with. At her age my situation was entirely different so I don’t have compatible experience to draw from here.
My ask here is if anyone has any ideas on summer activities for an older teen who’s missed the window to sign up for volunteering (most likely), to get a summer job, or commit to anything that keeps her occupied in a healthy fashion. She likes to paint and read. She has a few friends, but is not, from what i can tell, being encouraged from her mom to socialize with friends or anyone independently (aka no spend the nights, day visits to their houses, or even having them over to her house). It’s also unknown if those friends have jobs and will be busy themselves this summer.
How many/what extracurriculars does your elem kiddo do (in normal times)?
My incoming 3rd grader has so much she wants to do. I can swing it financially and can do carpool to most things, but it seems very different than the 1-2 things I did as a kid.
Nothing like 90 degree weather to remind me that pregnancy permanently wrecked my temperature regulation and sweat glands. Ever since my kids were born (youngest is now 3), I have an embarrasingly high amount of crotch sweat (discharge and sweat both) and dread the warm weather. Has anyone found a good coping mechanism? Would period underwear help contain it more?
What do you do for elementary school teachers at the end of the year? This is our first year. I am accustomed to a cash gift/card for daycare teachers…Is that done in elementary school?
Nanny wants to take my 3yo (who can’t swim yet – we are working on it!) to someone’s house to hang by the pool. I generally trust her a lot but something about this makes me nervous. Should I let her do it? Would it be too crazy to not let her to it?
For those who pumped at work, how long did you keep it up? At some point, did you cut back to fewer pumps per day?
I’m pumping 3x a day and starting to wonder if it’s taking a bigger toll on me than I consciously realize. I’m not ready to wean completely and appreciate being able to breastfeed at night and on the weekends. But this is — a lot.
DD’s teacher mentioned to me today that DD plays a lot with one other kid and DD has also been talking about this kid a lot. Is it fair to email the teacher to ask her for the parents’ contact info? I don’t see the parents at school and we can’t send in a written note due to covid restrictions. I hate the idea that I’m creating more work for over-worked teachers but I don’t see how to get these parents contact info (other than Facebook stalking, which seems creepy).