Washable Wednesday: Hannah Jersey Dress
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This great dress has sleeves and pockets; comes in petite (2–10), regular (2–16), and long (4–18); and is available in six colors. There’s a denim color that I don’t really recommend — we’re featuring it in the navy here. It does have some seaming on the front that you should know about before you buy — it’s hard to see in the photos of the darker colors. The dress has a nice, thick ottoman rib that’s very popular at Boden, and it’s getting great reviews overall. It’s $110, but the yellow is on sale for $88. Hannah Jersey Dress
Here’s a plus-size option.
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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?
My 1st grader naps on the way home. There are a lot of times, DH (he works flex hours so we don’t need childcare) is in the driveway doing work on his mobile while she sleeps in the car
My 1st grader still naps on weekends!
She was totally used to the all day daycare and summer camp routine but K exhausted her. She was practically falling asleep at dinner and had major meltdowns pretty much every night until… Thanksgiving? Defintiely better by Christmas. Some of it may have been developmental, she’s always had a 6-month cycle of “perfect child” vs “complete devil spawn.” We coped via extremely low expectations, zero evening plans, and wine.
Regarding kindergarten question – my son was exhausted all the time. We stopped all evening plans- not even grabbing a burger on school nights. He would say he just needed to climb his trees at home and play with his Legos. We tried to do all our school work on weekends and just let him play outside after school no matter what the weather was. We stopped night time showers and did them in the morning. It was hard on all of us. You probably don’t want to hear this but that is one of the reasons we are homeschooling now. He’s 7 still gets a nap once a week or so.
When should I start pumping on maternity leave?
Last baby, I started pumping as soon as we were home from the hospital because I was in law school and needed to immediately go back to class. Turns out my body hates the pump, I had issues for many months with engorgement, low supply, clogged ducts, etc. – which would resolve when I was on winter break or spring break and could just nurse for a week without pumping.
This baby I am taking a six month maternity leave (thank you big law). On the one hand, I want to just nurse for awhile to see if I can avoid all the pump-related b 0 0 b drama. On the other hand, I’d like to limit the number of times a day I have to pump once I’m back at work and always hear about the importance of building a stash.
I know I can combo feed, and I did use a little formula with baby #1, but I’d like formula to be the back-up plan and would instead appreciate thoughts on when/how often to pump on maternity leave.
I’m at my wit’s end. I had a laparoscopy last summer to remove an errant IUD and ever since, my stomach has blown up, and I look, at any given moment, at least 4 or 5 months pregnant. Diet and exercise hasn’t helped – makes me lose weight elsewhere, which I don’t want, and my stomach doesn’t budge. My PCP ordered a pxlvic ultrasound, and that all checked out. I’ve been seeing a physical therapist for the last few weeks and she actually agrees that my stomach looks bigger. It’s not diastasis, which makes sense, because this didn’t occur after pregnancies, but rather after the surgery (almost immediately.)
I’m so frustrated. Has anyone gone through anything similar? Any suggestions?
I got up early this morning so I could get kiddo to daycare and turn around to host a telecon. I got up 20 minutes early, we got out the door 10 minutes early (yay!), but he decided to throw a fit when we got to daycare because his socks were bunched in his shoes (they weren’t?). He changed shoes twice because he didn’t like how they felt, and at that point I had to leave because I would be late to the conference call… so I left him throwing a fit inside his classroom. I told his teachers what was bugging him, but just couldn’t this morning with him.
Then I got to work just barely on time, dialed in, and the person who had let me borrow their call-in line didn’t have the host password. He claimed it was my boss’s call-in line (spoiler: it’s not) and that I should ask my boss for the host password. Then I had to scramble to borrow someone else’s telecon line, all while people message me who are trying to call into the conference….
I could really go for some Baileys in my coffee this morning.
I can’t tell if I’m replying to RDC or not, but I had the same rage issue. Turns out it was a symptom of significant post partum anxiety. I had a prescription for anxiety meds that I used on the worst days. The other things that helped were time, taking magnesium and vitamin D, and oddly enough, removing my IUD.
Thoughts about breast lifts post kids? I’m planning on doing this after I’m done nursing my second. Not immediately after, obviously, but within a few years. Has anyone done this or know anyone who has? What is the range in costs? Do they typically do a lift + implants, or will a lift suffice if I have a fair amount of tissue, but a lot of sag?
Thanks. This makes me feel a bit better. Right now my downstairs just feels like a disaster area, I made the mistake of looking with a mirror, and it’s hard not to feel like it will never recover.
Threading doesn’t work on mobile… responding to son starting full-day Kindergarten.
For evenings, do a photo chart. Take a picture of him doing each task, then print a schedule with only pictures, so he can look at it and remember. Then you can just redirect him to the chart/list each night (“are you doing your next job on the chart?”) and you’re not the bad guy.
Hoping for a little anecdata and advice — I have successfully weaned my 11 month old, and I want to know when my size will have settled down so that I can invest in new bras. If it matters, she was only nursing at night for the past month, and despite all the nursing, I never dropped below my pre-pregnancy weight. But there is no way my pre-pregnancy bras will fit at the moment.
Did you have a goal for maternity leave? I am having a hard time with all of this unstructured time. Baby does not nap for very long yet, so I feel like I can’t get much done during the day. Every night I think, “Where did the time go today? What did I actually do?”
When do infants start sleeping through the night? Baby is almost two months and usually sleeps from 9-2am and then wakes up every 1.5 hours to nurse and/or cuddle. He is big and has a large tummy so he does not need to eat that often. This is my second baby and I can’t remember what we did with #1, but I don’t feel on top of things this time around.
Ladies, I’m 8 months postpartum and have been having The Rage. I understand this is pretty common and likely a hormonal issue, but I need help coping in the moment. Like, when I get completely furious about something that’s not really a big deal – rationally I recognize my reaction is disproportionate, but that doesn’t really help me pull out of it. (A few hours later or the next day I’ll feel back to normal.) I’ve been seeing a therapist but I think she’s not a great fit for me / hasn’t been much help.
Any tips for coping in the moment?
Any recommendations for therapists in DC? Ideally focused on postpartum issues, ideally near foggy bottom.
If I can’t find a better therapist, any resources for CBT (books?) to work on my coping skills?
Threading doesn’t work but a tag along to above about pumping –
What bag would you recommend if I’m leaving the pump at work? Meaning, I need to just carry the pump, cooler bag, and anything I want with me while pumping from desk to pumping room and back.
Sarah Wells seems overkill for this (plan to keep my regular rotation of work totes for laptop etc). Is it weird to leave my pump in the pumping room if I’m the only one using it and no one except me & facilities have keys?