Maternity Monday: Gwen Ribbed Bamboo Maternity Midi Dress
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My youngest is a fall baby, so I was very pregnant during a hot and humid mid-Atlantic summer. As the weeks wore on, it was getting harder to drag my growing bump around — I would have preferred spending the entire summer wearing this dress next to a sparkling pool with an icy drink.
I love Kindred Bravely’s nursing bras and would be eager to try their midi maternity dress — it comes in three minimalist colors (pistachio, black, and gray heather), features a super soft bamboo fabric blend, and hugs your bump without being too tight.
If you change up your accessories and shoes, this versatile dress will take you from brunch to poolside.
The dress is $49.99 and available in sizes S–XXL.
Sales of note for 9.10.24
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- 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 kinds of activities would you do/have you done for a six-year-old boy’s birthday party? It would be a few friends at our house for a couple hours, maybe without all the parents. I’ve got pizza/cake/presents, but I’d like the rest of the party to be mostly structured rather than free play.
Candy hunt? Games like follow the leader? It will be in July so will be hot and maybe buggy.
We’re traveling this weekend with our two year old who still sleeps in a crib, staying with friends at their vacation house. Big kids will be in a bunk room, but two year old will be with us. I think she’s too big for a pack n play at this point. Any recommendations for a weekend sleep solution?
Where is everyone today!? I asked the other week about east coast-Hawaii jetlag and am happy to report that my 3.5 year handled it like a champ. The first day she crashed hard when we got to the condo around 6 pm and slept in until 6 am local time, the next night she woke at 3 am but was able to go back to sleep (or at least be quiet) until after 5 and after that she was on a 7-6 + long nap schedule that was perfect for what we wanted to do. Sooo much easier than when she was a baby who woke up in the middle of the night every day and stayed awake for hours. On the other hand I found flying with a 3.5 year old surprisingly more exhausting than flying with an almost 2 year old (9.5 hours of non-stop questions like “Why doesn’t the baggage go in the wing of the airplane?”). I guess it will be a while yet before I can actually read my own book on a plane. ;)
Does anyone have a recommendation for a facial moisturizer for my 5 year old with dry skin? Must be gentle. We’ve already tried a bunch of Cetaphil products, and they don’t do the trick. I’d like to stick to a drugstore product (I mean, she’s 5), but if I have to get something nicer, I can.
Regular poster but anon because this level of detail outs me to anyone I know in real life! Ugh, our second car has a big repair bill. Can you help me decide whether to fix it or buy new? And if new, what to get? Car is a 2011 Hyundai Elantra touring (a big hatchback that is no longer made) but only has 50k miles. It needs $2500 of work (brakes, drive belts) and it probably only worth about $6-7k fixed. It has historically been reliable and cheap to maintain. It does not have very good AC though and I live where it is hot and swampy with a rear facing kid that gets carsick. The plan was for our nanny to drive this car with our kid to school, activities, etc. We’re hoping to add one more kid to our family in the next year or so. One driver is 6’2″, the other 5’3″. Nanny is also tall at 5’9″.
So, what would you do? If buying new the things that I think we’d look at are a Honda HRV or CRV, Mazda CX5, Subaru Crosstrek, Hyundai Kona or Santa Fe (so basically a bigger hatchback or a small SUV).
UGH. The 6 month old had a fever again yesterday (after getting off antibiotics for a double ear infection just last week). It’s low grade, and his 6 month check-up is tomorrow so holding off on running to the ped.
I’m just…so annoyed and feel so sad for the little dude. Also of course worried and hope it’s not anything serious. Selfishly, I feel frustrated because I’m nursing/pumping, and literally ~40 lbs heavier than I’d like to be in part because of it and the least it could do is…be a magic potion to keep my little guy healthy! I know this is all not logical but just venting.
I know this has been asked before so apologies for the repeat: my 18 month old has pretty much outgrown the pack and play. We are traveling for 4 nights away in August and I can’t figure out where he’ll sleep. We will likely get one hotel room (all we can afford) with two double beds. We used to put his older sister in a bed by herself surrounded by barriers to keep her from rolling off but I don’t think they can both share the second bed (she’s now 5 and they both like to roll around). Any ideas on what to do with the 18 month old? He’s still in a crib. Maybe he won’t mind being crunched up in the pack and play for a few nights?
If you fix it, how long will you keep it?
I’m on Team “I need working AC”. We have a CRV and love it. I reocmmend it if you decide to buy new. $1999 is probably my limit for repairing/maintaining a car with little value.
Anyone have the Willow pump? Like it/hate it? I’ve been using the Spectra 2 for the past 8 months (one extra session daily, in the mornings, plus during the day anytime that the nanny gives her a bottle instead of me nursing). It’s great but now that my daughter is mobile, it’s hard to do that extra morning session while watching her because I have to keep unplugging to chase her down. I was thinking of getting the Willow since it’s an Amazon Prime deal today, but would be curious to get feedback from those who’ve used it. I’ll only need it for ~4 more months (plan to breastfeed until 1 year) and then again for subsequent pregnancies.
Hi – has anyone bought a car for their nanny before or bought an extra car for your nanny to use on the job? Our nanny has her own car but it’s a small sedan that can’t safely fit two convertible car seats now that we’ve had a second kid. Any tips or advice?
Thoughts on drag queen story time at daycare? I am conflicted on the appropriateness (toddler class).
Late in the day, might try tomorrow – but anyone have anecdata about having a spirited child vs ADHD, or even twice exceptional? First let me say that when I was a POOPCUPS I thought it was so extra that seemingly all the moms in my local moms group were insisting their kid was some special needs of some kind BUT now that I have preschooler… I get it. I take it back. It sucks when it seems like your kid is struggling way more than others.
I am going to start w/ parent-teacher conference to see how similar his behavior is at school, because I got a tip that pediatricians like to see the behaviors occurring both at home and in school. I will also lean on the teacher to see if, in her experience, his behavior is within the range of normal preschooler or something more (and also curious her thoughts on his intelligence, of course we think he’s brilliant but he’s our kid and I have no idea how much he should actually be able to read/recall/etc at this age).
I’m just wondering if anecdotally, you had major concerns about your challenging preschooler and it turned out they were just a little high strung, they got past it, vs you got an actual clinical diagnosis.
Something about the transition to summer has made me really depressed about working so much, and I feel like I’m missing out on all of the fun of my kids’ lives (ages 5 and 2) while I do all the work behind the scenes to coordinate a fun summer for them. Is this just the nice weather talking? The idea of my nanny getting to do all this fun stuff with them while I grind it out at the office is really bringing me down. As my kids are getting out of the baby stage, it really is so fun to be with them (and less draining), so maybe that is a factor too — I am finding myself jealous of the SAHM summer life. Anyone else feel this way?
Ugh, it really all goes at once, doesn’t it? In the past two weeks I’ve had to get my car repaired, the A/C conked out, and now we need a plumber.