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Working Through Your First Trimester

How do you work through your first trimester — and keep your nascent pregnancy on the down-low? Trust me, the exhaustion of the first trimester can take you by surprise, so how do you stay productive at the office when all your body wants to do is nap? (Particularly when you’re probably not telling most…

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Washable Wednesday: Knit Shirred Surplice Dress

Happy Hump Day! This dress comes with longer sleeves too, but something about the proportions of the short sleeves looks best to me here. I like the bright, happy colors it comes in (blue, green, pink, as well as navy, pictured), and the fact that it’s machine washable. It was $65, but is now marked…

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Feeding Tuesday: Spun Scarves by Subtle Luxury Bamboo Scarf

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: scarves can be great accessories when you’re breastfeeding, nursing, and beyond. Don’t fit into your regular clothes yet? Scarves help switch it up. Have to breastfeed your baby somewhere public? Pull out a regular scarf to help give you more coverage. Pumping at the office and got…

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Maternity Monday: Jersey Wrap Dress

I never splurged on Rosie Pope dresses during my pregnancies, but this wrap dress looks like a great basic for work, and I like that “wash cold” laundering instruction. It even looks like it could be a great option for pumping and for the postpartum period (when you may or may not fit into your regular clothes). It’s…

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News Roundup

Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently… PopSugar Moms gives you six back-to-school tips for dressing your kids. Free Range Parenting shares one mom’s rejection of helicopter parenting — and the results. Why do we judge other moms? Emily Gonzalez ponders the reasons in the Huffington Post….