Maternity Monday: Twinkle Maternity Dress
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I always feel like a basic black dress is a must-have for pregnancy. I like that this one has a high neckline, and I think it could be worn a few different ways — which always helps to avoid overspending on your maternity wardrobe (as discussed in our eBook on maternity style). Try it layered with a thin turtleneck or long-sleeved tee beneath it, worn with a waterfall cardigan or blazer on top of it, and even belted (above the bump, obviously) or plain. The dress was $109, but is now marked to $87.20 at Amazon — and use code 20OFFVET to take another 20% off. Dote Twinkle Maternity Dress
(Amazon sales can sometimes be so confusing — here’s a direct link to the maternity sale section, kids section, and women’s section — if you’re really on the hunt for a deal note that you can filter by % off, as well as Prime eligible only.)
Sales of note for 4/16/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 5,521 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your entire purchase + 50% off one full-price item
- Banana Republic Factory – 50%-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – $29+ select styles + extra 40% off all sale
- J.Crew – Spring Event: 40% off sitewide + extra 40% off all sale
- J.Crew Factory – 40%-70% off everything + 60%-70% off spring faves
- M.M.LaFleur – New collection just dropped! Use code CORPORETTE15 for 15%
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off select tops + 30% off dresses, skirts, shoes & accessories + 40% off all markdowns
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 SO recently expressed a strong desire NOT to watch childbirth. I wasn’t too surprised, frankly, as he is a little bit squeamish. Can anyone who has been in my shoes let me know how you handled this? Did you hire a doula/ask your mom or sister to be there? Was your SO actually in the room but just with his head facing your/back to the business end?
Will there be two adults in the cart and baby can just sit in the middle? We’ve gone golfing with a 1 year and 3 year old (separate carts, each with two adults) and the kids stayed seated with no issues.
One word of caution, make sure that the cart is turned to off or has a really good parking brake option when stopped/parked. It’s not fun to go chasing down a cart when a toddler plops down next to the accelerator. Fortunately, the carts don’t go that fast and everyone was totally fine.
Babies riding in golf carts: what do you guys think about this? We’re staying at a resort over winter break that relies on golf carts as the primary means of transportation. The resort is huge, and there are very few parking lots. To get to the beach, restaurant, pretty much anywhere, you either use a golf cart or take a very, very long walk. My sister-in-law has put her foot down and said that her kids (ages 2 and 6 months) will not be riding in a golf cart. I’m not sure what to do with my 9 month old. The resort told us that car seats aren’t an option in the golf carts, and even if they were, not sure that would help all that much in the event of a crash.
Am I crazy for thinking that my baby would be ok in a golf cart if we are really careful and drive slowly? Thoughts?
Does anyone else feel, after having children, that you are just phoning it in? I know that sounds harsh and anti-feminist and whatever, but I truly feel like an impostor since having my first child and returning to work a few years ago. I’m on the cusp of making partner, but I honestly don’t really care. I’m not excited by new work or business development (and the pressure that being partner entails) or making a name for myself or meeting new people. I don’t want to sacrifice my family time to go to networking events and happy hours and I don’t want to find ways to connect with my typical peers and superiors (i.e. white men) by pretending to be interested in fantasy football and I resent having to deepen my voice to be taken seriously (I do what I need to do, but I’m not excited about it). All this was made clear at a recent conference where it seemed like everyone else was super ambitious (like I used to be). I know I don’t want to be a SAHM, but I don’t know how long I can continue fooling everyone in a career I don’t care about…
OK, I can’t hide anything anymore – I’m overweight AND need new (or used) maternity clothes that mostly fit. Think winter jackets, work pants, button shirts and accessories.
What brands are good for us larger women as we’re expecting? I’m size 16/18 pants, size 16 to be comfortable in arms, but smaller chest (more pear-shaped). I comfortably wear size 1x.
I just don’t even know where to start looking. I’m short, too, but at least I have a good tailor!
Your safety and your children’s safety is your #1 concern right now… and he is not willing to address or fix his anger issues. Do not allow any of his blaming or name calling change your mind about this. Although there will be a whirlwind of emotion and uncertainty about the relationship, it is best that he is out of the house and the picture right now. Take care of yourself the best you can- you deserve to be loved and feel safe in your own home / in your relationship.
I am not the formerly preg 3L.
A month ago, my husband of five years and I came to an agreement that we would spend two weeks apart to try to regroup over some serious things that had happened involving him losing his temper that genuinely endangered our safety. It was the straw that broke the camel’s back involving his temper. He moved out. Those two weeks came and went. He did not move back in. This weekend he told me that he is not moving back, and that the problem is me and called me names that were just horrible and that I can’t possibly imagine calling anyone ever.
And I learned at 6:00 this morning he has taken significant steps to be separate at least long-term, if not permanently. We have an 18-month-old and I am in the third trimester pregnant with our second. (I am afraid this is about to out me to a coworker who might read this blog but I do not have the mental capacity to tweak facts). The last month has been hard but doable, in large part because I thought we were moving together towards a solution. Suddenly I am learning that he might actually be leaving me, or at least that he has decided he’d rather leave me than work on his temper. I’m exhausted, I don’t know what the right next step is, and I feel like someone is ripping my heart apart inside of me. Lest you think I am an Alanis Morissette cassette, I’m also a successful attorney in her early 30s.
I had to come into work an hour late because I could not pull my sh*t together. I have already had to go to the ladies room once because I could not stop crying. Somehow I can keep it totally together around our son, but as soon as I am in adult-only land, I am a complete mess.
Any tips/advice/wise sayings – all I need is advice to pull my act together until 5PM. Probably every day this week.