Maternity Tuesday: Dolman-Sleeve Bodycon Dress
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This Old Navy dress, which is available only online, looks great. Note that the blue and red are almost all sold out (and the green is gone), but there are still a lot of sizes left in the black and “longstocking red” (which looks orange on my screen, at least). They’re all on sale right now, from $12.97 to $19.97, and even better, another 30% will be taken off when you add one to your cart (today only), meaning you could potentially get a maternity dress for $9. It’s made from a soft, slightly-stretchy jersey, and the reviews say it’s comfortable and flattering. Maternity Dolman-Sleeve Bodycon Dress
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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?
For Vent: this won’t thread because I’m on my phone, but ps: every time I get a comment about the joys of staying home with kids, I think of all the times I’ve been at the park or playspace, romping around and actually having fun with my kiddo, while all the sahms are on their phones, and I think…no. no, I would rather not be home full-time.
Not sure if this will go in the right place but the discussion about connecting w SAHMs was really helpful for me. My sister is a SAHM and we are very close but sometimes I feel like there is a disconnect and that no one in my family really “gets” me and the type of family my husband and I are trying to have (both being equally involved in our kids’ life). Also I get the sense that it’s okay if I work but only if my husband works harder so i always have the option of staying home. No one gets that one of the best things about both spouses working is that we can both support each other and both have less stress and pressure to be working all the time and never seeing our kids. I don’t want that and I wouldn’t want the kind of life where my husband had to do it.
Thanks all! And FYI—those jojo maman tops are on sale!
Thanks for all the comments above on my SAHM Mom rant, my phone does not allow me to reply to any threads for some reason. So many of your comments resonated with me…particularly about this feeling among the sahm’s I know that their husbands can’t. do. anything. And the comment that the conversation always revolves around the kids. I think you’re right that there’s no way to deal with this except to try and focus on commonalities and be confident in my own choices. Easier said than done!
I had a networking lunch on Friday with a couple of older men. They have grown children and I have a toddler, and somehow the lunch turned into a lot of parenting advice (despite my efforts to steer back to business), including the phrase “it’s not quality, it’s quantity” re: the importance of time spent with your kiddos. This was a few minutes after I had stated that my daughter was in daycare all day. Face palm. I tried to respectfully disagree, but in retrospect I was way too polite and I just came away from the whole thing feeling gross. We’re happy with daycare, DD loves it, and I have no desire to be a SAHM, but I still hate the judgment even though I don’t value his opinion, and wish I had spoken up more forcefully. Just, ugh.
For Nursing Tops:
I love, love, love the long-sleeved luxe nursing top from Udderly Hot mama (hate the company name, though!). It is ruched but not tight. It pulls down from the top to nurse, and it is really flattering. My friend gave me one when I had my baby, I ended up buying 3 more (including just recently, since at 21 months it seems we are going to do extended BF, ha).
I am 4 months post partum with my second and thinking I might need to get PPD treatment, but can’t tell if I’m feeling normal baby blues or something more serious. I’m unsure because my mood changes quite a bit every few days– I’ll go for several days or even a week of feeling great and like my normal self, then settle into a really rough few days that feel like a cloud is over me. When I’m down, I’m extremely irritable, sad, tired, unable to concentrate, and don’t look forward to things I normally love (seeing friends, exercising). Just when I think “OK, self, call your doctor, or a therapist” things turn around and I feel good again. The ups and downs are tough, especially on my husband, who is the recipient of most of my nastiness on my bad days. Thankfully, nothing seems to affect how I do with my kids too horribly– I lose patience faster with my toddler, but seeing his sad face when I snap at him is usually enough to get me to take a step back. I’m getting enough sleep, eating well, exercising a few times a week, none of that is the problem– I wish I could blame it on sleep.
I’m pretty sure the non-potty trained kids aren’t allowed to swim in the on ship pools. This alone is enough to put us off. My almost 2 yo would be beyond pissed if she didn’t get to swim. It would ruin the trip for us.
Thoughts on a Disney Cruise with very young children (they will have just turned 1 and 3 at time of cruise)? We’re Disney people, and plan to take the kids to Disney World in another couple years, but we’ve never done the cruise (or any cruise, for that matter). Some extended family are going and we’re considering whether to join. On the one hand, we’re Disney people so of course I want to go!! But on the other hand, the thought of spending 5 nights at sea in a small cramped room with my two kids who don’t sleep well even in the best of circumstances, and who aren’t old enough to take advantage of much anyway, doesn’t seem worth it for the gigantic sum of money it would cost us. Plus much of what I love about Disney World is the rides and shows, so obviously we wouldn’t get that same experience on the ship.
But maybe I’m overestimating how hard this would be? So far we’ve fallen in the camp of “take a few years off from major vacations since I don’t want to be stressed out and exhausted the entire vacation because of the little ones,” but I know plenty of people with kids the same ages that are much more adventurous and seem to have a good time. And this cruise is obviously family friendly. Thoughts?
Another first birthday question – we’re only at 8 months, so I’ve got plenty of time to worry about it but today’s first poster triggered the question for me.
My little sister is getting married on DS’s first birthday. Awesome – I’ll never forget her anniversary. This is part great, part challenging. Right now we live approximately 12 hours from all of our family but we’re moving this summer (probably 2 weeks or so before the weeding) to be much closer (but still far) just 6 hours from my parents, 3 hours from my in-laws. Sister is getting married in her current city which requires a flight for all of our people. I’m super excited that we’ll get to celebrate DS’s birthday with my parents which otherwise likely wouldn’t work because of distance. But sad because in-laws won’t get to participate which I think will bum them out quite a bit.
Sister is pretty excited / game to celebrate his birthday that weekend – DS is the first baby in our family so she’s a first time aunt. So I think we will do something that weekend to celebrate, but I have no idea what/when. Birthday is Saturday; wedding is Saturday evening but I assume I’ll be busy most of the day Saturday with bridesmaid stuff.
Any thoughts on how we celebrate a 1st birthday amidst wedding hullabaloo and how do I make that happen in a city 1400 miles from my current home without burdening sister who is already overwhelmed with wedding stuff? Do we need to do something afterwards so that in-laws get to celebrate locally – maybe just invite them for lunch the next weekend? I know that 1st birthday is mostly for me – he’s obviously not going to know what’s going on / remember any of it, but I think I’ll regret not having those memories if we don’t find some sort of special way to celebrate.
(And look for future posts on managing a cross-country move / relocation with a baby – it’s going to be a SUPER fun spring at our house. Ugh. But yay – driving distance to family!)
Hi all! Any recs for favorite nursing tops? I’d prefer some looser tops with sleeves (short or long). I am mostly seeing maternity/nursing combo tops, which I’d like to avoid, particularly the ones with ruching. I may still look a little pregnant, but I’d prefer not to highlight that :). Also looking for some good high-waisted pants…..thanks!
Hi everyone – does anyone have any recommendations for books or blogs that helped them get through a divorce with small children? Thanks!
Thanks everyone who commented last week about my concerns about my 16 month old who wasn’t really saying words! We’ve tried to pay more attention to what she does verbalize and when, and while she is not very consistent I do think we’re getting there. It was very reassuring hearing everyone’s stories, so thank you!
My husband and I both have full time jobs but happen to live in a suburb populated with a large percentage of stay at home moms. I have always felt “to each their own” and never thought much about it but I think I’m getting to an age where the differences in lifestyle are more pronounced and it’s started to really bother me. All of the comments about how glad they are that their kids don’t have to go to daycare, and how they can “be there” for their kids, and how happy they are to be able to volunteer in classrooms, etc. This all feels like a personal dig, even though I truly don’t think it is. I guess these feelings mean I’m jealous or doubting my parenting in some way which is maybe true. I had a particular conversation this weekend with a friend who went on and on about how wonderful it was to stay home with her baby and I just can’t shake it. I know this is nothing new and the grass is always greener, just wondering if anyone has found a good way to still relate to your stay at home friends and neighbors without it feeling like a competition.
“Dolman-sleeve” and “bodycon” do not belong in the same sentence or the same dress.