Maternity Monday: Francesca Wide-Leg Maternity/Nursing Jumpsuit
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This one-piece maternity/nursing jumpsuit is a great one-and-done option if dresses aren’t your thing.
The flattering wrap front is adjustable, and the shorter inseam means this drapey jumpsuit works on just about anybody. The soft, jersey fabric is cool to the touch so it’ll work well into spring. It’s also designed for easy nursing after your baby arrives, so you’ll get even more use out of this versatile piece.
Nom Maternity’s Francesca Wide Leg Maternity/Nursing Jumpsuit is $128 at Nordstrom and comes in five colors/patterns. It’s available in sizes XS-XL.
P.S. If you’re planning to wear this to work rather than for more casual situations, know your office!
Sales of note for 3/21/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off: Free People, AllSaints, AG, and more
- Ann Taylor – 25% off suiting + 25% off tops & sweaters + extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off elevated essentials + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 25% off select linen & cashmere + up to 50% off select styles + extra 40% off sale
- J.Crew Factory – Friends & Family Sale: Extra 15% off your purchase + extra 50% off clearance + 50-60% off spring faves
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash Sale: Get the Ultimate Jardigan for $198 on sale; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Buy 1 get 1 50% off everything, includes markdowns
I’m so annoyed at my coworker. I’m pregnant. She has 3 kids, so she knows how much pregnancy sucks. She was sick for a week ~1.5 weeks ago and decided to come back to the office last week while she was still sporting a terrible cough. During a lunch meeting late last week, I sat at the far end of the table to get a little distance from germs, but she sat right next to me and proceeded to cough like she’s dying for the entire meeting.
Last night I started to get that tickle in the back of my throat that signals a cold is coming. Now my throat is sore and I’m coughing. Seriously, eff people who come into the office sick. And especially eff people who sit right next to pregnant ladies while sick.
DH and I just had a discussion with our son’s preschool teacher about the preschool’s recommendation we hold him back another year before kindergarten. It was dispiriting. He had been in various therapies since birth, but we felt like the past few months he’s been doing great, especially playing with friends. It felt deflating to hear all the ways he’s behind his peers. He’s got a cusp-birthday, so we had already planned on holding him back, but it hurt to hear all this. Is this how they see my kid? And have I been dropping the ball on encouraging his development? It doesn’t help that we have lots of other stressors at home, like I’m probably going to get laid off, and another year of private preschool isn’t cheap.
Is it a terrible plan to try to get serious about weight loss and a tighter budget at the same time? On the one hand, the goals align in some natural ways (less takeout/delivery) but if I were trying to lose weight without a budget I’d throw money at all the fancy salads and low calorie prepared meals and if I were trying to stick to a budget without worrying about weight I’d be baking alllll the home made baked goods so I wouldn’t be tempted by coffee shops. So it seems hard! But maybe I’m just lacking willpower.
If one of your parents died before your child was born or when they were too young to remember, at what age did you tell kid about late grandparent?
I rarely comment on the items posted but I had this jumpsuit during pregnancy and absolutely loved it. I wore it in the hospital after giving birth and for months lounging at home on maternity leave. It’s so comfortable and also looks put together.
Posted on the main site too: What upgrades have you made to your life/home/wardrobe to make life easier? I WFH as in house counsel and am a single parent to two kids (11 and 14). I’m getting a really lovely bonus and would like to spend some on making life easier for all three of us.
Is it odd or a bad sign about my relationship that I didn’t tell DH about having some minor growths removed at my GP? He’s upset and thinks I should have talked to him about it. I didn’t think it mattered because it didn’t affect the family schedule or anything– appointment during work hours, and no recovery time afterwards. AITA?
My 4 year old yells “NOOOO!” a lot, even when asked to do something (even when he complies) and it’s really grating to DH and I because sometimes it feels nonstop. We’ve had some talks with him that he should not respond to us like that, take a deep breath if he’s frustrated, we’re here to help, etc.
Any suggestions to help him (and us)?
Anyone have any strategies for getting kids to respect personal space more, not put objects close to people’s faces and not touch people without asking first? Or just reassurance that it will click eventually? It’s still a big struggle for my first grader and we’ve tried everything from gentle reminders to strict consequences but progress is slow. I volunteer in her school so I have a sense of where kids are at generally and this was very typical behavior in K but is becoming much less so in the second half of first grade. There are still kids who are more touchy than my kid (I recently had a girl I barely know crawl into my lap and put her arms around my neck) but the majority of her peers are more mature and less touchy and I can see it starting to impact her socially. Fwiw, I did talk to her teacher who said she has no concerns about my daughter’s behavior in this area. I think it tends to come out more in social situations.
At what age can kids actually learn how to swim? Like at least a doggy paddle?
My daughter will be four this fall and we have a pool. Is it reasonable to think that with lessons and practice, she could plausibly be legitimately swimming a short distance by end of summer? Trying to decide if paying for private lessons would just be a waste of money.
She likes water, is very shy, and I’m underwhelmed with the group classes I’ve seen at our local Y.
Today my 7yo ADHD son refused to go to school. (I’m home, so it’s not really causing me inconvenience, other than the fact that kids are supposed to go to school!)
He got very upset when I cut him off from sorting baseball cards to get dressed. Baseball cards have been an intense special interest over the last month and we have really been struggling with transitions. Long story short, after a meltdown I was able to get him to school, we dropped his brother, we parked in the lot, and he would not calm down or go in. I have a baby and a 3yo too so could not physically drag and drop inside.
So now we are home. I went on a whole word ramble of threats and “disappointment” on the way home, which I KNEW was not the way to get to my very sensitive child, but alas I was worked up, too. He’s in his room for the day and the baseball cards have been grounded, but what now…
For other moms who’ve been here, how do I repair with him while still sticking to the consequences? I know it’s not pure disobedience, he was so disregulated and school unfortunately starts at a certain time! I know I need to rethink how to approach transitions and give us more time, but any other suggestions or commiseration?
It’s so hard to hold expectations while dealing with the realities of an immature ADHD brain! Do I lean into mercy or discipline here??
(Adding, kid also diagnosed with anxiety and borderline gifted, so it’s a 2e situation and it keeps throwing me…)
When do you all work out? I used to be a morning workout person but am finding that hard to pull off with kids. We enter the morning vortex around 6:15, 2 kids up and fed and clothed to get out the door by 7:15, kids at daycare by 7:30, get to my office by 8. Then leave at 5, get kids, feed them dinner, get them in bed. Then it’s 7:30, and I still have to pack tomorrow’s lunches for them, clean up, eat dinner (husband makes it), and sometimes do a bit more work. Not only am I exhausted at that point, but if I workout before dinner, I’m eating right before bed. If I eat as soon as the kids are down and then give myself an hour to settle before working out, I’m working out at 9 and too wired to go to bed. What am I missing about how people do this?
This looks like a clown suit