Maternity Monday: Drape Front Reversible Maternity Jacket
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I never have had the occasion to actually button a blazer I’m wearing, so I didn’t purchase any specifically maternity blazers or open-front cardigans while pregnant. However, I saw this one online, and I probably would wear this even while not pregnant! The wine color is beautiful and perfect for the fall and winter. The black version seems a bit more casual to me, but maybe it’s because they styled it with jeans and my brain isn’t being that creative right now. I also think it’s cool that it’s reversible so the shiny side is in and the sueded part is out. This blazer/jacket is available at A Pea in the Pod in sizes XS–L for $128 — but it’s currently 30% off, which brings it down to $89.60. Drape Front Reversible Maternity Jacket
Two plus-size options (non-maternity) are at Bloomingdale’s and Kohl’s.
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Sales of note for 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes 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?
I think you really have to love your decision, without confirmation bias from this thread. One of the most helpful things for me in deciding to have a second child was reading some of the threads about the (many) benefits of having only one child and still feeling compelled to have another. If you read the threads about why people chose to have more than one child and still feel that having only one child is best for you, you know you’ve made the right decision.
You and your kiddo are an edge case. This isn’t a question of “is it ok if in a specific circumstance a kid that is generally “too old” uses an opposite sex bathroom. It’s a question of “is it appropriate for kids in grade school to be regularly and commonly utilizing opposite sex locker rooms/bathrooms.”
And I agree 100% that any time I’ve seen an “edge case” like yours, it’s been handled well. Versus the mom that drags her brood of unruly boys into the women’s bathroom or locker room because teaching them to take care of things themselves is just too hard. Meaning, I have my own kids (girls). They go to school with kids (boys) who join their mom in the locker room at our gym. These kids are not physically or emotionally disabled. Their mom is a helicopter mother whose life is made substantially easier by bringing them into the locker room because she doesn’t have to teach them to do things for themselves. They are 5, 7 and I think 9 but maybe still 8 (3rd grade but older for grade) for cryin’ out loud. Do they not dress themselves at home in the morning? (probably not).
We live in suburbia. Our locker rooms are not a danger zone. If people are truly fearful that predators are lurking in our suburban locker room to attack their 9 year old, then perhaps they need to not use locker rooms at all. Noting again, of course, that there are exceptions/edge cases.
Looking for some positive reinforcement. Husband and I talked this weekend and made the decision that our family is complete with our 2 year old son. There are multiple considerations in this decision including fertility problems, our age, and the ability to be able to raise a child comfortably on our incomes etc. I’m looking to hear from people who have one child that have loved their decision/circumstance. Thank you in advance!
I want a gut check on this, although it’s not a parenting question. I represent my employer at a big event, along with a team of people. In the past our employer has purchased shirts for everyone to wear. I have several of these shirts. This year they decided they wouldn’t purchase the shirt and want everyone to buy 2 different shirts at a total of almost $50. I’m so annoyed – obviously I can literally afford $50 and it’s not going to prevent me from feeding my kid or even taking a vacation – but I don’t know why I should have to pay for a shirt to wear at an employer event. Plus I have lots of old shirts (which don’t have dates on them and aren’t obviously inappropriate to wear) so I don’t know why I can’t just wear those. WWYD? Suck it up and buy the shirts or stand my ground?
Buying refrigerator magnets for my 3 year old. Looking for recommendations as to what has been popular with your kids?
Basically I’m debating letters/numbers or images (maybe transportation-themed, she’s been into helicopters recently).
Talk to me about sports/activities. My elementary schooler does dance (weekday), soccer (weekend), and tennis (weekday). She has different “gear” for each, and a water bottle.
Do I really need a bag for each sport so she can grab-and-go? Does it live in our mudroom or in our car? In her room? HELP!
I also have 2 younger kids so in the next few years it will be x3 for all activities–so that means like…9 bags + backpacks and lunch bags?! Or a giant pile of sports gear we scramble to assemble before each practice?
I’m getting read to go back to work after maternity leave and I’m so sad, which I do know is normal. I’m lucky in that I was able to take 12 weeks off, but leaving an infant at daycare is still really hard. Logically I know he will be fine, and honestly, this is more about me than him in some ways.
I wish we lived in a society where I could stay home for my baby’s first 6 months or year and then go back to work without sabotaging my career — I’m not even asking for paid leave or actually even leave at all, just the ability to re-enter the workforce without the “SAHM” stigma.
I’m not even sure what I’m looking for here, just venting. Sigh.
Sleep help needed! My one month old is not happy to sleep in her bassinet next to my bed. I’ll get her to sleep holding her, put her down and she’s awake within 5 minutes complaining. I’m probably getting one to two one hour long stretches a night.
Is it worth trying a rock and play or is she just only going to be happy being held, in which case I have to just suffer through? I’m worried because I keep nodding off holding her in bed at night which is not safe (I’ve started setting a timer on my phone every time I pick her up to avoid this – other ideas on this issue appreciated too though). She was mildly premature so a young one month old (so I’m not going to let her cry it out…)
Any advice?
I got my first postpartum period, and I know it’s just the hormones talking, but I’m all emotional that my body is biologically ready for a second kid. I don’t feel ready at all and feel like my first is still such a tiny little baby (she’s 7 months).
What do you guys think of the discussion on Corporette today re kids in the opposite sex bathrooms? I’m not comfortable sending my 7 year old into a men’s room by himself or having him sit outside to wait for me while I pee.
We are spending Thanksgiving in Hawaii (Kauai specifically) with our 16 month old. Any recommendations? Our expectations our low – we are just looking forward to hanging out with kiddo somewehre warm that is not home. We have a VRBO with beach access and plane tickets to get there but no other actual planning.
Follow-up question: any recommendation for water shoes that are 1) available online and 2) not crazy expensive? Just realized he outgrew the sandals he was wearing this summer and I assume these will not make it to next summer so don’t want to spend too much.
Possible TW here.
Years ago, like 10-12, I was in an emotionally abusive relationship. I left the state, moved on and married a lovely man. We have a child, about a year and a half old, and with the stresses of having a child (less sleep, less one-on-one time), we bicker more (dumb stuff: about each other’s sleep habits, being on time to places, etc). I realized this weekend I may have been defaulting to old habits, trying to be super accommodating to help make fights blow over quicker. But (a) it’s not really working to prevent the issues from arising and (b) I feel like I’m being steamrolled.
This is what therapy is for, right? Any other advice?
Ticked some big things off my list this weekend – got our wills signed finally, which includes custody of our toddler. It isn’t an obvious choice (husband’s 2nd cousin) so I’m relieved to have that in writing.
And booked a trip to Berlin for Easter. We’re renting a flat in Prenzlauer Berg which someone described here as a toddler paradise.
Would you like to hear what sucks right now? Getting injured on the way back from a business trip, that’s what. I recently drove to a nearby city for a conference, and wound up in a car accident with a broken bone on the way back. First, I had to be away, and now I haven’t been able to pick up my kids or really play with them since I got back, and I’m not sure exactly when I will be.
I’m getting by (and have good support and the kids get it), so this is just a vent, but man, this is not fun.
Help me decide what pump to buy, please! I have an almost 5 year old Medela Pump in Style Advanced that seems to be working just fine. But I’d like to have a second pump so I can keep one at work and one at home for telework days. Should I just get another PISA since I know how to use it and have all the parts and bottles, or should I get one of these fancy new pumps like a Spectra? Are they worth the hassle of dealing with adapters and whatnot to use the Medela bottles?