Maternity Monday: Geneva V-Neck Dress
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Dresses were my go-to when I was pregnant with both my kids.
I have Universal Standard’s Geneva Dress and cannot recommend it enough. They now have a version just for moms-to-be — it features the same flattering V-neck, asymmetrical hem, and supersoft cotton blend.
This dress is the perfect weekend and work-from-home staple, and with the right accessories may work for a more casual office. It’s also eligible for Universal Standard’s Fit Liberty Program: Any item in the program is eligible for a one-year size exchange if you go up or down in size. This program was designed with moms-to-be in mind!
The dress is $120 and available in sizes 00-0 (4XS) to 38-40 (4XL). It comes in navy and black. Want long sleeves? The Long-Sleeve Geneva V-Neck Mom is $130.
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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What should I expect this to cost in Northern Virginia? Any lawyer recs?
Any recs for slippers to wear in the warmer months at home? I have the LL bean wicked good slippers for winter but it’s too warm for house shoes in warmer months.. Tia!
What is one thing you do that you think makes you a good parent? I’m looking for ideas and also a fun, positive Monday topic. Have a great week!
I do all the meal planning and grocery shopping and 95% of the cooking. My husband does 100% of the dishes. Over time he’s been crowding the dishwasher more and more to avoid running it as often or hand-washing anything that can possibly be crammed in. As a result, within the past two years he’s chipped a dinner plate, a cereal bowl, two drinking glasses, four mugs, a measuring cup, and now a dessert plate from a matching set that cannot be replaced. His attitude is that the damage is unavoidable and we should keep using the chipped items, even though most of the chips are in dangerous places. I am sick of having irreplaceable things destroyed and of getting grief for spending money to replace what can be replaced. I do not have the energy to start doing the dishes myself, and I don’t want to swap mealtime tasks with him either because I am a much better cook. Whenever I try to explain that when the dishes touch each other they will get chipped, or when I point out a chipped dish, he tells me I’m wrong. It’s gotten to the point where I refuse to use any “special” dishes like dessert plates or my favorite mugs unless I am planning to hand-wash them myself. WWYD?
Have we discussed the minivan / similar (?) kid and family hauler vehicles recently? My van was totaled over the weekend and I am looking for a replacement. I know the Sienna, which I didn’t like previously was redesigned this year (and only comes in a hybrid; spouse says to be wary of big changes and maybe consider this if it were a couple of years into the redesign). Not loving the Pacifica I’m renting. Friends have things like the Chevy Traverse. I’m leaning towards another Odyssey, but am annoyed it doesn’t have AWD. Family of 5 + giant dog and post-pandemic imagine that we’ll be riding with friends / family members (now, in my city, you only ride with family members or people in your bubble or have to wear masks when sharing a car).
Quick question from a first-time daycare mom: LO has fifteen-month shots tomorrow morning. Am I good to send her to daycare following her appointment, assuming no bad reactions, or should I plan on keeping her home? Shots haven’t been a problem in prior appointments, but she’s new to daycare. TIA.
Any favorite maternity buys recently going into summer? Am pregnant with our fourth and realized the shirt I was wearing last night had multiple holes!
Not necessarily looking for office – my office is kind of jeans and polos for the men sort of dresscode (which I’m constantly trying to interpret for me, but that’s another story!)
PSA: Boden seems to be having a swimwear sale, I’ve been stalking a few things and snagged something cute for $54! I’ve been hunting for postpartum-body + nursing friendly suits and FINALLY got something that seems to fit the bill, hallelujah. Now to buy a long Trina Turk caftan to fill out my vacation wardrove!
My mom was moved into hospice care over the weekend and I’m struggling with how to talk about this with my tender-hearted six year old. She has been ill for a while, so this is both not surprising and completely gutting, and we also have no clue how long we have (could be weeks or months). Have any of you found helpful books or other ways to frame this in talking with kids? I don’t want to alarm my daughter by saying her grandma is dying imminently, but I also want to be honest with her. I will also gladly take any grief resources you have for adults. I feel like curling up in the fetal position for the foreseeable future.
Has anyone started with a daycare that has a contract? We’re considering one that has a one year contract for the first year and then 90 day notice thereafter. It gives me pause as a FTM! Esp since the infant room is 12 kids under 24 months, I’m just not sure how that will work out and if it doesn’t, we’re stuck. This is the best one for other reasons – 1 mile from our home, etc.
My husband works inbiglaw and since January 1 of this year, he’s worked in some capacity all but 10 days. This has been very trying. This is not unusual and he will get somewhere between 2100-2200 hours annually. We have two small kids and I do so so much solo parenting and I am tired. How do I make it so that I can feel like I have more help? I have childcare for 20 hours a week when I work but there’s no time for me to recharge it feels like. Is this just how these jobs are?
In lieu of writing in to Seventeen magazine for an OMG moment, I thought you all would appreciate this one. Having read the thread last week about the acronym POOPCUP (Parent of One Perfect Child Under Preschool age) I had to tell my friend this weekend on our long-anticipated, incredibly normal, post-vax, girls’ night out. She got a huge kick out of it and when we drunkenly took an Uber home, the driver asked us what we did professionally. She said “Oh, I’m a mom to three.” And I said, “And I’m a POOPCUP” and then.. had to explain that one. Still rusty on the social skills!
Going on a 5 hr road trip with our 4 month old for the first time! Any tips or must have items for this FTM? (EBF, longest car ride has been 1 hr). Thanks!