Maternity Monday: London Ponte Knit Colorblock Dress
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What a great maternity dress for work and beyond. It covers the bump, has a flattering but high neckline (in case you’re uncomfortable with the size of your bust while pregnant, like I was), and has sleeves. I would even wear this kind of thing to events and the like — add a sparkly statement necklace, some metallic accessories (silver clutch/shoes), and away you go. The dress is $168 at Nordstrom, available in three colors and sizes 2-12. Eva Alexander London Ponte Knit Colorblock Maternity Dress
Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines.
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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?
Me again . . . another question for you working mamas. Did you ever consider not going back to work and being a SAHM? If you considered that, what made you decide to continue working?
Where do you go for/ how do you buy shoes for our little ones? My 2 year old has just outgrown pretty much her shoes except for her crocs (which is good, because they are still doing water days at daycare and crocs every day is still acceptable, though they’re hideous). I don’t like the quality of shoes @ target for little kids, and stride ride just isn’t the kind of shoe I’m looking for (though we’ve gotten her sneaks there in the past). I’m looking for cute boots, maybe some kind of casual but not athletic sneaker…that sort of thing.
She’s hard on her shoes but we are OK spending for ones that will last the full season. She’s just about a size 7 now if that impacts which stores will work.
Winter coat suggestions for a winter mama (Dec. 1 EDD)? The ones on Nordstrom.com have very mixed reviews, but I like that they are made for maternity and carrying a newborn. I could go with wool or a tailored, long puffer.
Thanks!
I would definitely say something. You can be polite/non-confrontational about it and offer your idea that they move it to the other side of their patio.
If it were me with the fire pit, I would feel terrible if it were affecting my neighbor in this way. They probably have no idea that the smoke is coming into your child’s room.
Our neighbors just put in a new patio, and have taken to sitting outside by their firepit three to five times a week. Unfortunately, the smoke blows directly up to my 10 month old son’s room. Even with all our windows tightly closed, the room smells oppressively of smoke. The first time I went in, the smell was so strong, I checked his closets and went up to the attic, thinking our house was on fire. He has struggled to fall asleep when the firepit is going, so putting aside the health risks, I think it bothers him.
Our house is very close to the neighbors (think zero lot line or basically townhouses), but their patio runs across the entire back of the house. They keep their firepit on the corner of the patio closest to our house because that is where the entrance into the house is. I think if they moved the firepit over to the other side of the patio, the smoke would be able to better dissipate rather than basically going straight up to my son’s room, but my husband is reluctant to say anything.
For now, our solution has been to put our son down into a pack and play in our room, and then transfer him to his room when we go to sleep (they don’t stay out late, so the smoke has basically dissipated by this time). Would you say anything? I expect this will become a more regular occurrence as the weather cools, and we have a friendly relationship with this family but we are not close. There is no HOA or other prohibition on use of the firepit (not that I would necessarily go that route anyway).
I’m re-posting this from the main site…My husband and I are both 5th-year big law associates. We are both 30. I’m pregnant with our first baby — due in March. We are both really happy, but I’m starting to feel more than a little panicky about how we are going to make this work, given our long and unpredictable hours.
Does anyone in a similar situation have advice or details on what child-care arrangements have worked for you? I assume we definitely have to have a nanny as opposed to day care, but even a nanny needs to have defined hours, right? What do you do if you suddenly both have to work really late? Should we try to come up with a system of alternating which days each of us is responsible for nights at home, or be flexible based on what deals we have going on and how busy each of us is? Any suggestions re: outsourcing or how to maximize our time with the baby? We already have a weekly cleaning lady.
I’m planning to take the full 6 months of maternity leave, so we definitely have some time to think about this, but I think I will feel better if we start planning for my return earlier rather than later. Thanks in advance!
I’m due to return back to work from mat leave in a couple months. I have such mixed feelings – sometimes I’m looking forward to it and I feel bored at home, other times I’m dreading it. I’m worried that I won’t have enough time with my daughter and that she will forget me! For those of you who are working moms, how did you feel when you went back to work, and do you have any regrets about anything? Anything you wish you would have done differently?
Would you fight this one?
I just got my list of ‘who I would like invited to your baby shower’ from my MIL (who is a lovely person, but can be a little clueless). It includes probably 10 women I have never met… Do I invite these women??
Part of me feels like it’s totally weird to be like ‘what up, wanna come give me a gift?’;however, they all know my husband since childhood.
Also, part of me thinks that it’s my mil politely ‘cashing in’ on the millions of baby showers and bridal showers and such that she has been to (she has all sons too). I didn’t let her do this for my Bridal shower, so do I just let her go crazy this time??
My friend and sister who are hosting are totally fine either way and are leaning towards just letting her have her way.
I’m 20 weeks pregnant with twins and have experienced a lot of “tightening” (what I think my doctor keeps calling Braxton Hicks). No other scary symptoms, and I’m in close touch with a my high risk OB (and seeing him again in a couple days). I was just wondering how common this actually is and whether it indicated anything for others…
I’m alternating between ‘this is normal, especially due to clear rapid growth’ and borderline panic that I’m supposed to be super keyed in to my body and maybe should be doing something (though don’t know what) more. Thanks in advance!
Anyone want to go shopping for me? I need a dress for a Christening, but am still carrying more weight than I like to admit around my mid-section post partrum. I think I would be a lose size 14 or tighter size 16. Halp!
I’m returning to work next week and starting a new job. I’ll also be pumping. I’ll be in full-time training for several weeks so I don’t think that I will have the flexibility to pump like I would if it were a normal work day, and I’m not sure if I will even have a desk for the first few weeks. I bought a bag that has its own ice pack built in so I can carry around pump parts/milk. Is pumping twice a day sufficient at this stage (my daughter will be 14 weeks)? My daughter nurses every 2-3 hours, but I am hoping to stretch it so that I pump every 3.5-4 hours (or depending on when there are breaks in training) to minimize the interruptions in my day. Any other tips?
Can anyone recommend reusable nursing pads that don’t show under clothes? Thanks!