Maternity Monday: Business Crew Socks
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Sales of note for 7/15/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – The Anniversary Sale is open for everyone — here’s our roundup!
- Ann Taylor – Semiannual sale, extra 50% off sale styles
- Banana Republic Factory – 40-60% off everything + extra 50% off clearance
- Eloquii – Limited time, 100s of styles starting at $9
- J.Crew – End of season cashmere sale, take 40% off select cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – All-Star Sale, 40-70% off entire site and storewide and extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Sitewide Sale, save 25% with code — 48 hours only! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – All markdowns, buy 2 get 1 free, on TOP of an extra 40% off (ends 7/15)
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?
Do you all do teacher gifts for Thanksgiving? Daycare? Thanks!
For parents with nannies, how do you handle doing payroll and tax withholding? Do you use a service like Homepay or something else?
What do you use when baby outgrows their bassinet (and pack and play bassinet) but still doesn’t sleep through the night so it doesn’t make sense to move them into their own room in the crib? Can anyone recommend a large bassinet or other sleep solution for tall babies?
Is it a standard thing for daycares to not take kids outside when it’s raining or has recently rained? My daycare seems to keep the kids inside all day if it’s rained at all that day or is threatening rain. I’m not complaining (my kid loves the big “gross motor room” they get to go to on rainy days) but it’s just sort of odd to me that they will take kids out in 30 degree weather and 90 degree weather, but not when it’s 60 and recently sprinkled, because, to me at least, it’s much more pleasant to be out in mild temperatures even if it’s a bit rainy.
First time mom here looking for diapering advice – We just transitioned our six month old boy from the Snoo bassinet to his crib in the past week. While the actual sleeping transition has been fine, now that he he is no longer “forced” to sleep on his back, he has taken to sleeping on his side on the crib. This is okay, as he is great about rolling over, etc. However, the side sleeping seems to have an unexpected consequence – over night he is peeing out the side of his diapers. We did not have this issue when he was sleeping on his back, so that’s why i think it’s due to side sleeping.
He isn’t crying or fussing about being wet, but obviously I don’t want him in wet pjs, plus wet sleep sack, plus wet sheets every morning when I go to wake him up. It’s also a pain to have to wash sleep sack+ change sheets every morning.
The leaking doesn’t seem to happen during naps (probably because it’s not as long a time on his side, so just less peeing overall is my thought), and he doesn’t otherwise leak out of his diapers, so I am pretty sure they’re fitting okay. We’re also making sure to point his thing down in the diaper.
Any tips or advice are appreciated!
Just wanted to thank everyone who chimed in last week on poop holding! Per the pediatrician we started giving her one huge capfull of Miralax per day on Thursday (hot cocoa did the trick for us, or, as she calls it, “candy drink”). I had to doula her through some awful poopbirths on Thursday and again yesterday but here’s hoping a week or two of medicine does the trick. I’m glad we’re not the only ones going through it! I mean I am Type A but I’ve never seen such iron resolve. How she holds it through sleep and nap is… almost impressive. Special thank you to the person who mentioned that they weaned off the softeners and then had a relapse of the issue, because I ABSOLUTELY would have done that. Thanks community!!
Ugh I mean delicates bag** And of course hang or lay flat to dry.
I have a wrap dress from Ann Taylor that I don’t love but have managed to wear a few times. It’s dry clean only and I just don’t know if I want to spend the money on that. If I put it on a delicate cycle and lay dry will it ruin it? Right away or after a couple of washes? Any other option? TIA!
Similar to the photo question above — is there a service that automatically combines all of your little iphone videos into a single movie? I’ve looked at tons of apps but they all seem to require a lot of work from me, and also I don’t really want to do it all on my phone. I have all these amazing videos of my kids but I feel like they are just going to disappear into the ether (aka my dropbox where I archive my videos) — it would be great to have a “year in review” video.
Anyone ever weaned a toddler while pregnant? If so, any advice? I just found out I’m having my second sooner than expected, right as I was preparing to stop (morning and night only) breastfeeding my first. I’m worried about how I’m going to handle weaning symptoms on top of pregnancy symptoms. This is all just … a lot.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a “personal photo organizer”? We’ve kept a collaborative family photo album this year, and I’d really like to print those photos into a 2019 yearbook. BUT there are over 800 photos in the album, and I don’t have the talent or patience to sort them out, narrow them down, and put them in a pretty print layout. I’ve played around with a couple of automatic layout options online but the results weren’t ideal. Thinking maybe I can just hire someone to do this and treat it as a Christmas present for myself?
The hive was super helpful in making me feel more comfortable going for kid #2 – thank you!
Kid #2 is actually kid #2 and #3 – identical twins! Eeeeeeeeeeekk.
So, if anyone has some encouragement, tips, or anything to share I would appreciate it.
I’m in the DC area, and joined NVPOM, but let me know if there are any other groups I should join? We are on the minivan hunt now, and are set on childcare. Kid 1 will be around 26 months when the twins arrive.
What are the best ovulation predictor kits? Are the easy to read ones with the smiley faces as just accurate as the less expensive strips? I am 39 years old and getting ready to TTC and am stressed because of my age. Words of advice? Should I go right to IVF?
How do you wear a “business sock” in women’s clothing? I like the idea but can never figure out what shoes/pants work. Socks seem too casual for pumps or even the flats I typically wear with work clothes.
Got my first positive test yesterday, and I desperately wanted to share it with someone other than my husband!
This is our first, and we are super excited!! I’ll no longer be just a lurker on this side of the site :)