Maternity Monday: Bubblestream Collar
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Pregnancy boobs: They exist, and — when they’re not tender or painful — most women I know thought their new additions were pretty fabulous. But they can be a bit distracting at the office (or at least feel a bit distracting), and that’s where a nice big statement necklace comes into play — it draws the attention upward, back toward your face. I like this affordable, fun necklace from Baublebar — it’s available in seven colors for $38. BaubleBar Bubblestream Collar
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?
Kindergarten questions!
1) Our preschool used to microwave lunches sent from home, so I used to send pasta in a glass bowl like pyrex, with lid. Our kindergarten (maybe all kindergartens?) doesn’t, and the glass bowl is heavy for my kid to carry in his backpack, so I’m looking to get a BPA-free plastic lunchbox that isn’t too heavy. Any recommendations?
2) Good kid-friendly yet healthy lunches that can be eaten cold or at room temperature? My kid is not too into eating, and the few things he eats well are pasta, noodles with stir-fried tofu, and mac and cheese. He isn’t fond of peanut butter. He doesn’t eat a lot of meat other than grilled chicken. I could do cut up fruit and maybe a cheese sandwich but looking for options with good protein.
3) Water bottle solution? If the water bottle goes into the backpack, it rolls around and leaks. Should I look into getting another water bottle with a strap that can be carried separately? Or another backpack that has an outside compartment for water bottle?
Random question – I’m buying a gift off an amazon registry for a baby shower – do I send it to my house and wrap it and bring it to the shower, or do I send it straight there a la wedding gifts? Never been to a shower before! (I had better figure it out since I am also preg, but that’s another story!)
after working for the better part of a decade in biglaw, i have my first interview coming up this week with the ftc, my dream job. any advice? i havent been to a job interview since law school and i’m rusty.
Any relatives you could fly out for the week to help with kids? I am firm believer in throwing money at a problem.
How would you have handled this? Yesterday morning, we dropped our kids (2.5 yo twins) off in the church nursery. One of the usual women was there to watch them, and she had her own toddler there (probably 18-24 mo old). The little girl had a snack plate at one of the tables in the room and one of my boys went over and swiped one of the things off of her plate. When I swooped in to take it back and tell him not to take food from people, I realized what he had was a grape — a whole grape. Maybe I’m extra sensitive because I almost choked to death on a whole grape when I was almost exactly 2.5 yo, but I was shocked that there were whole grapes in the room. It’s possible this little girl was fine eating them, but I feel like it was careless to have them where other children could get to them. I was on the one hand embarrassed that my child had stolen food from her child, but on the other upset that he’d almost gotten a whole grape. I didn’t want to say anything to the woman about giving grapes to her own child, but I was kind of upset my kid had been able to get one, but then he’d only done it by stealing, but then again he’s two and two year olds steal from each other. What would you do if you’d been in my position?
Au Pair Update: Our au pair is so homesick that she is going home after one week with us. Oof. Its the right call for her (worried that there may be underlying depression) and us, but that doesn’t make it any easier. Ugh. And, I have different internal clients all telling me that their project is the most important ever and must be handled today — while I try and figure out back up childcare and get in touch with potential au pairs. Happy Monday?
Favorite maternity jeans? That’s it. Pretend cost doesn’t matter… Also, has anyone tried the new Madewell line?
Not looking for medical advice just curious in terms of reference: how long did it take for your kids’ teeth to break on average each time?
Baby AIMS seems to be in the middle of some horrible teething and she’s had a mild fever since Thursday night. It’s the top front teeth. Doctor’s office said not to bring her in unless she’s got a fever of 104 for more than 24 hrs. She doesn’t. But she has been between 99 and 101.5 for a few days now. Motrin and Tylenol (we’ve tried both at this point) only help somewhat. No other symptoms. Just wondering what’s “normal” for this. All my real life friends with kids a bit older seem to have suppressed all memories of this period and their only feedback is “yeah, teething sucks!”
I just saw the posts from Friday about a babies hitting the home button on an iPad/iPhone.
You can use the Guided Access mode to block a LO from hitting the home key and exiting or hitting certain parts of the touch screen. It’s made a world of difference for us (if only it would stop a LO from throwing or dropping it, though…). Links to how to do it to follow.
Also Little Baby Bum videos are like baby crack. Freaky and disturbing for adults, but awesome for the under-two set.