Maternity Monday: Kaitlyn Maternity Wrap Dress
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Ladies, what do you think is the best maternity wrap dress? There are so many out there — from Isabella Oliver, Gap, Lirola, etc, etc. I feel like this Everly Grey Kaitlyn dress has been around forever and is a strong contender — I like the variety of prints it comes in, and the knee length and high V are both nice. Kaitlyn Maternity Wrap Dress
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Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines.
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
A friend recently had a baby (not a first time mom) and is having difficulty with her return to work. Kid is not taking pumped milk. She is unwilling to try formula. Basically MIL brings baby to her at 12 and that is the only feeding baby gets from 8:30-4:30.
What if anything should I do? This has been going on for three weeks. Can I say something? Is the child at risk of harm?
Where did all the comments on this post go? I looked a little while ago and there were close to 50. Now there are only 12.
Have the UBV. For baby No. 1, was living in the city, so we used the bassinet for walks, as well as for napping/sleeping (we would roll the stroller into our bedroom). For baby No. 2, we had moved to the suburbs. Did not take as many walks, but when we did, used the bassinet. Still used it for sleeping and napping (although splurged for the stand). If you are not planning on taking walks from your house, and you have a bassinet, I can see why you wouldn’t need one. However, my stroller is older, so this might not be the case anymore, but I felt like the UBV was a lot sturdier than the UBC. That was ultimately the selling point, the perceived sturdiness.
Where can I buy true toddler-sized clothes? 2T is too small in most brands for my big 20-month-old boys — but so many stores have baby departments and then bigger kid departments and I’m having trouble finding good play basics for 2T or 3T sizes.
One of the children in my son’s daycare class has been diagnosed with a serious illness, and I would like to show my support and sympathy for the family by sending a meal, but I also am afraid it might be kind of intrusive to show up on their doorstep unannounced since I don’t know the parents very well at all. I was thinking that some kind of soup delivery or the like might be the best way to go about it. Any recommendations for websites/companies that do this kind of thing?
I just need to vent. My daughter was born 2.5 weeks ago. My parents, with whom I have not had a great relationship and who live out of town, came to stay locally (though not with us) on Friday. First, my dad announces when he walks in that he’s not interested in holding “the baby.” He then proceeded to sit on our couch in front of the TV most of the weekend. (and, when talking on the phone to another family member on Saturday, said, yes, the baby is cute, but let me tell you about this adorable cat at the guest house…) My mom at least held my daughter, briefly. Both of them spent most of their time talking about themselves or looking at their phones. Neither of them offered to do anything, even make dinner (from food we had on hand). This was frustrating but somewhat expected.
However, the kicker was yesterday afternoon. They occupied themselves for the morning and came over unannounced while I was out with my daughter at a friend’s baby shower. My mom then proceeded to have some sort of stomach upset in the bathroom (including blood in her stool – TMI, I know, but also, WTF). When I asked her to leave and seek medical attention, as who knows what was causing it, both of my parents got very upset and huffy with me (particularly my father, who insisted my mom was “fine” and could not possibly actually be ill with anything serious). They really could not accept that newborns don’t have much of an immune system and that I could not risk her getting sick. I know I was in the right to ask them to leave but they are going to be such a$$es about this (and anything to do with my daughter, no doubt) for years to come. Ugh.
I am close to full term and the decision was just made that I will be having a C-section . Unfortunately, my in-laws will be visiting for several days before and after surgery. They will be leaving before discharge from the hospital. Although having a C section is not ideal, I am having a harder time coping with the idea of family being around right before and after the baby is born. We would have preferred that this time was reserved for my husband and the baby, having decided that we would not be having visitors while in the hospital. Unfortunately that is no longer an option. This is my first child, but not the first grandchild. If you have any suggestions on how to cope, they would be greatly appreciated.