Maternity Monday: Slouch Dress
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I’m generally not a fan of the uber-slouchy, uber-boxy, so-ugly-it’s-cool style of fashion that’s become popular lately — but even I can get behind this dress. I like the bright, happy color, and let’s face it, some of the more fitted bodycon styles are the last thing one wants to wear while pregnant (no matter how proud you are of your bump). I’d try it with tights, flat boots, and a closeknit sweater (silk, maybe merino) to hug my shoulders and arms. The dress is $208 at Shopbop, also available in black. Hatch Slouch Dress
Psst: Amazon is offering 25% off a ton of shoes and handbags — check out the selection here.
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?
Vent: My baby is sick for the first time today. :( My husband is home with her but I’m having a very unproductive day because I’m wishing I could be home snuggling/nursing her. We took her to the doctor and it’s just a virus, but it still sucks.
Can anyone share stories of feeling sad in their third trimester? I’m 5 weeks away from my due date, and maybe it’s just that I’m uncomfortable and not sleeping well, but I’ve had a couple days when something small sets me off (usually something husband does or says) and I just can’t stop crying. I start thinking about whether I really want children, whether I can really raise them well, whether they’ll change who I am, whether I’ll lose myself in this new identity, whether my marriage will survive the stress of raising twins. I’m not a kid or baby person by nature, and I worry that I won’t love my children enough. Has anyone else ever felt like this during pregnancy? How did you get through it? My pregnancy’s been very smooth so far, and I’m not currently working, so maybe I just need more naps?
A question for all you c-section moms out there: what can I expect of my stomach, recovery-wise? I have about 5 pounds more baby weight to lose at this point, but I still have a low bulge that I fear makes me look pregnant. It’s not terrible, but it’s far from a flat stomach. It makes me feel bad the way the weight has sort of settled lower down. Is this permanent? Should I see my ob/gyn or another doctor for advice? Thanks!
My labor started a day or so after I had my membranes swept. It was 5 days after my due date. The membrane sweep was a on a Wednesday afternoon and real contractions started Thursday evening. I was worried about the membrane sweep being painful but it really wasn’t too much worse than a regular internal exam at the lady doctor. I also walked every single day even though I was as slow as molasses. Good luck to you!
I am past my due date, and so far, my birthing parts are not gearing up for delivery. My OB insists on inducing no later than 42 weeks. I’m doing some of the recommended activities that may help kickstart labor (including scheduling a membrane scraping, if you have any tips on that…). But I also want to be prepared for medical induction, and so I would love to get any advice from women who have been in that boat. Thanks in advance!
I need suggestions for breakfast that can (1) be prepared the night before; (2) be eaten in the car with one hand while I commute to work; and (3) are fairly healthy but involve a decent amount of protein and have some substantiality. I have given up on the idea that I’m ever going to get up early enough, or my family is going to have it together enough in the morning for even a five minute preparation. I need to be able to grab it out of the fridge or off the counter and go.
Thanks.
I think that the reality of our world is that no one will question why a woman with young children is looking to scale back her career. You’d actually have more of a challenge if you were trying to make the opposite argument!
[Regular poster, going anon for this because I don’t want to out myself!]
I’m currently a full time associate in Biglaw, and I’m starting to apply for jobs that are posted as part-time because I want to scale back on my career for a few years while my kids are little. Should I explicitly mention why I’m interested in part-time work in a cover letter? On the one hand, I feel like mentioning family responsibilities is deadly to any job application. On the other hand, I want the employers to know that I am genuinely interested in their position even though it is part-time. I’m concerned that my resume might look too “focused on my career” (which I have been, in the past) and they might wonder why I would apply for a part-time position, and perhaps draw negative conclusions from that. What do you all think?
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Good morning ladies. Do you have baby monitor recommendations? My husband is in charge of picking out/researching a baby monitor, but he is having problems deciding if we want a video one or just one with sound. Any thoughts?
Love this but I wouldn’t spend that much on a dress for non-pregnant me, so the price makes it out of the question.
Sending up the C-Moms bat signal this morning. Here’s the scenario: I work at Organization A, which has been in the midst of a major leadership crisis for the past six months. I report to the CEO. Because of what’s been going on here, I believe that I have roughly an 18-to-24-month timeline before I will likely need to find something new. Of course, I want to go for the right job, to the right place, etc. I live and work in a small market, so professional pickings are slim.
Organization B is of great interest to me — they are a direct competitor with my employer (although slightly different in terms of their focus) and recently hired new leadership. Their old CEO just retired after 30 years, and a professional friend at Org B recently shared that the new CEO has announced an administrative reorganization — which will result in an opening I would most certainly apply for.
I’m having coffee my Org B friend tomorrow and am likely going to get some scoop on what’s going on there. We aren’t super duper close, but she likes me enough to have introduced me to her new CEO over lunch when he came to town. He was impressed with my work at Org A and asked for my resume at the end of our meeting. All of this is great, I’m excited to apply for an opportunity with him…but I’ll be 9 weeks pregnant as of tomorrow.
Question is: do I tell my Org B friend about the pregnancy? I can probably hide it at our coffee date, but this is #3 so I’m showing much earlier than with my first two. Plus, I just prefer to be honest — and if I were to interview anytime in calendar 2015, it’s going to be obvious that I’m expecting. Deep down, I wouldn’t want to work anywhere/for anyone who wouldn’t take me because I’m pregnant — but at the same time, I so very badly want this job that I don’t want to do one single thing to jeopardize it.
FWIW, the Org B CEO, my Org B friend and I ended up talking about our kids over our lunch — it came up very naturally. He told me flat-out he wished he’d had more than two kids, so I know he at least (theoretically) isn’t against people with families.
My son’s public school is off ALL WEEK this week for Thanksgiving. Since he’s in kindergarten, this only occurred to me 2 weeks ago, and I have been able to put together 3 days of care for him among me, my parents, and his friends and playdates and me mostly-for-real working for home.
However, I have decided this is NOT the best week to tell child-free-by-choice Supervisor who is great that I am pregnant. I will look really disorganized. I will wait another 2 weeks so that it looks I’ve got It under control, whatever It is.
Eh, this dress wouldn’t be worth it to wear pregnant if I had to put tights underneath! Thigh-highs would definitely be worth it though.