Maternity Monday: Drape Front Blouse
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This bright fuchsia blouse from ASOS looks fun, and it’s machine washable, too. ASOS has a lot of really cute maternity clothes right now, but it’s hard to find styles that have multiple sizes still in stock. This one is $45 (with free shipping and free returns) and comes in sizes 2–16, almost all of which are still available. Note that it has a button/keyhole neckline at the back. ASOS Maternity Drape Front Blouse
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Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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- 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?
I’ve ordered one or two things from asos this pregnancy (usually for weekend wear, not work wear) and have been pleased with everything I’ve received so far.
We just had our (phone) conference with our son’s second grade teacher. Last year, we had a teacher who demanded absolute silence in her first grade classroom and it was a really tough year for my son. We asked about his focus/chatter, and it was really refreshing to hear his teacher say it was not any better or worse than the other kids, and that they’re in second grade and a certain amount of focusing issues and chatter is to be expected, and that he’s just glad the class is so friendly with each other. He also said usually when our son is chatting with someone, it’s because he’s really excited about something he just read in a book and wants to share it with his friend, so he tries not to discourage it unless it’s disruptive.
We recognize he has to work on not sharing every interesting thing he reads or sees in that moment out loud (trust me, we don’t love it when it happens at home either) but it was so great to hear a teacher say he doesn’t want to discourage kids from sharing their excitement over reading with their friends.
Hello! I don’t really know where to turn so I am posting here for the first time, and I am really hoping for some input about my birth experience.
I went to a prominent hospital to have my third baby naturally. I was in triage for about 11 hours before I was moved to labor and delivery (L&D). I had my baby about 2 hours afterward. I had an L&D nurse who seemed inexperienced (didn’t want to perform vaginal exams and wasn’t good at it, was more keen on setting up equipment than monitoring me). I ended up pushing the baby’s head out on my own so the baby’s head dropped on the bed, which probably caused the baby’s facial bruising. While this happened, the nurse was several feet away setting up equipment. I spoke to a director to complain that the nurse didn’t act appropriately so I received no help from her nor did she enable anyone else to help me (I requested for a Dr. to be called) before the baby’s head was out. That director and another director follow up with a phone call a week later, basically telling me that my delivery was rapid and that was that. I mulled it over for a month before sending an email telling her my thoughts in writing, to be more coherent. That email was forwarded to the director of customer relations, who sent me a letter detailing the nurse’s account of what happened. It was surreal reading that letter because it sounded like someone else’s experience and not mine, and it was sloppy with factual errors. I replied to the letter via email, copying the CEO/president of the hospital, to refute the nurse’s account. For example, (1) the nurse reported that during my L&D visit she never left my room but she left several times, once when the OB came and he had to call around looking for her, (2) the nurse indicated that as she was preparing to perform a vaginal exam, the OB arrived – this did not happen at all, see (1) and when I requested the exam upon arrival in L&D, the nurse told me she would rather have the OB perform the exam, (3) the nurse pulled back the covers and saw the baby’s head crowning and she called for assistance – also untrue, because she saw that the head was out, went to the door and yelled “the baby’s head is out.” I understand it is my words against the nurse’s, but my version can be substantiated (e.g., talking with the OB and the other nurses who came in to help).
The CEO promptly sent an email apologizing for the lack of positive experience and offered to meet with me. I asked for a substantive reply to my email before scheduling such meeting. I then received another letter from the director of customer relations, mechanically detailing when I got registered into the hospital, when I left triage, when I was transferred to L&D, when my vitals was taken, and when vaginal exams were preformed. But conveniently leaving all that happened 25 minutes before the birth out, which was the point of contention, including the last vaginal exam performed by the nurse during this time. The letter again stated that the nurse saw the baby’s head crowning and called for help. It did not in any way address any of my refutation to the nurse’s account. Yet, the conclusion was that my care appears appropriate and timely and my case is considered closed.
I know the sane thing to do here is to avoid looking at my newborn’s pictures, avoid this hospital and stop carrying this baggage. But, I can’t seem to get over the fact that I was given rather poor service, the nurse lied about it and is getting away with it. What do I do when the leadership team is against me?
I’m not sure if I should still meet with the CEO, and if I do, how should I approach the meeting?
Sorry in advance if this is a bit scattered! Last week on All Souls Day my husband was traveling and I had to serve at church. Our son (who is 12) had a test in the subject he struggles with the most the next day and was really nervous about it. It was a good chunk of his grade for the marking period. He didn’t want me to leave (even though I had mentioned it a few times in the week before). While I was gone he tried to reach me but couldn’t since the service wasn’t over yet. (I could have been more explicit about the times, I now see.) He concluded that something had happened to me and was completely panicked. He has been worried about one of his parents dying ever since.
And now for my question–Friday we have opera tickets. We have a babysitter who can come who has watched him for years. But during the day (because of the teacher conference) he’ll have a new caregiver from backup care. In between there is maybe an hour tops with one of us. It feels like this is too much for the guy. He’ll also have a caregiver (same reason but one we know and really like) Wednesday from 10 am to 9 pm. Should we skip the opera?
No experience with kids this age but I had this happen when I was a similar age. I was terrified of dying or someone I loved dying and concocted some pretty terrifying scenarios. The difference? I never told anyone so was just a scared kid on my own, preparing myself for the inevitable tragedy. I think it was tied up with stress, as it sounds like with your kiddo. No real thoughts on the concert but could you spend some extra time throughout the week talking about things?
I babysat for someone who would never “make promises she couldn’t keep” so told her kids she’d come back if it was in god’s plan. Don’t do that…the last thing an anxious kid needs is a sense of a capricious deity.
My 2.5 year old has started stalling at bedtime, and I would appreciate some tips on how to proceed! She doesn’t actually fight the bedtime routine at all, and willingly goes in her crib. But she has started doing things like calling out for me or DH to go back in and put her blanket on her. Or, she’ll throw a book out of her crib and need that book back. Or, if we’ve put socks on her, she’ll take the socks off and then need help putting it back on (we’ve stopped putting socks on her). Then after she falls asleep, she typically wakes up at least 1-2x per night and calls for us until we go in there and put her blanket on her. If we try the “le pause” trick, she quickly escalates into wailing.
My husband wants to return to CIO-style tactics, but I don’t think that will really work with a toddler. Any other suggestions?
I know this has been posted before but I am having trouble finding the post! We are going on our first flight with toddler and are looking for ways to keep him entertained on the plane. All suggestions are appreciated!
Gift help, please, for my mother-in-law’s birthday. She doesn’t need or want any more stuff–not any stuff that I can think of right now, or that she’s willing to ask for, anyway. She’s a total foodie and an excellent cook and baker and enjoys it. I would actually like to buy her something consumable, for use in the kitchen or just yummy to eat, but that’s tough too–she already buys specialty olive oils and vinegars from a local store, she’s a farmer’s market groupie, and she travels a bunch and often buys foodstuffs on her travels.
Does anyone have any interesting/unique foodie gifts to suggest? She also loves chocolate so if anyone knows of some really wonderful but lesser-known or really gourmet chocolate that might work too . . . thanks!
2 pregnancy questions:
1. OMG swelly legs. This didn’t happen with my first, but I was also 8 years younger (too young to be pregnant honestly) so a lot is different. Would a stool under my desk make a difference? or since my feet would still be below my heart would it not really matter?
2. I’m in an awesome place professionally right now, things have really exploded (in a positive way) the past few months, and now I’m dreading being out for 12 weeks! I’m torn- I really don’t want to do any work while I’m on FMLA on principle, but I don’t want to miss all the “fun” either! Can’t the professional world just do me a solid and like… stop for 12 weeks? seems reasonable, right? :-P
Anyone have a (current) recommendation for some black pregnancy skinny jeans/jegging type things that (1) have a full panel (2) have pockets on them so they look like real pants and (3) are soft/comfy. I basically want some black leggings that can semi-pass as pants.
I missed Friday’s chat and someone said they had a pediatrician in Raleigh that they would recommend. I’m not the OP from that threat, but I would love a recommendation!
What do you do when there isn’t enough time in the day to do your job? I have a hard stop at 5:00 for daycare pickup. I start work early and have put in 9+ hours by then, so its not like I’m working a shortened day. My team is short staffed and I am sort of stuck with all of the work. My base job could take up at least all 9 hours a day just sitting at my desk with no interruptions. Add to that 200+ emails/day, coworker interruptions, meetings, and other requests I feel like i’m constantly behind and there is no hope of catching up. I keep trying, but I’m not even sure of what to do anymore. I keep saying i will do more work at night, but I’m also the default parent at night (husband works late), so by the time I pick up kids, do dinner, homework, bedtime, straighten up etc its already almost 10 and even if I get to bed right then I’m looking at less than 7 hours of sleep. When do I get my work done? How do other people work at night while still have anytime for sleeping & relaxing? It sort of feels hopeless overall and like I need a total life change in order to make everything work and not feel totally stressed and frazzled all the time.
Help! I need to buy a changing table/playpen on short order for changing and containing a wiggly and large 10 month old (grandma’s knees are not up to climbing the three floors to the nursery). I don’t have time to do much research. Does anyone have one they love that they recommend? Alternatively, one that they hate that I should definitely avoid?
I’m thinking about the Graco Pack ‘n Play Simple Solutions, link to follow
Is there any reason to NOT do the max $5,000 set aside for dependent care in 2018? I’m due in April with #1. TBD childcare as of right now – just starting to look into it. I’ll be going back to work in mid August.
It seems pretty practical to do so, but is there something I’m not considering? Should DH and I both be maxing it out at our respective jobs?
Today, my husband asked me what our daughter’s DOB is. She is only 4 months old. He is otherwise a great father, so I’ll give him a pass this time. But seriously – how could he forget that?
I KNOW this is inappropriate behavior, so I am simply ranting. I went to a new OBGYN for a check-up/get an IUD replaced. He asked me to reconsider the IUD and to consider having kids soon since I am in my late 30s. He didn’t even ask me if I WANTED kids. I told him we have an adopted child, and are in the process of adopting another, and he tried to talk be out of it and to have a bio kid because adopting doesn’t create the same bond. Seriously? I told him to leave the room NOW, I cried, got dressed and left. I did not share with this a-hole, but the reason we adopt is not because we don’t want bio kids. It is because both my husband and I have a sibling (and I have a twin) with schizophrenia. It is a very painful topic, and this insensitive jerk makes me want to scream.