Maternity Monday: Ivybridge Jersey Maternity Dress
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This dress looks like a simple but well designed maternity dress that will last you throughout your pregnancy. My favorite part is the way the dress is folded and then drapes over the “bump.”
I like how the neck is modest and the sleeves are three-quarter length. I can see this looking nice under a blazer, or it can be dressed down too. It also seems to be seasonless, so it would be a great investment for all year or through multiple pregnancies.
The dress is available at Nordstrom for $139 in black and raspberry and is on sale at A Pea in the Pod for $111. Ivybridge Jersey Maternity Dress
Psst: this $65 dress looks like a great dupe.
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Sales of note for 4/24/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – 7,710 new markdowns for women!
- Ann Taylor – Friends of Ann Event: 30% off your entire purchase, including 100s of new arrivals
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Spring Clearance: Up to 75% off + extra 50-60% off sale
- J.Crew – Mid-Season Sale: Up to 60% off sale styles + up to 50% off summer-ready styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100 + extra 20% off $125
- M.M.LaFleur – 3 pieces for $198. Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Friends & Family Event: 30% off entire purchase, includes markdowns
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?
School starts in 3 weeks, and I am NOT READY for that transition. There is so much more I want to do as a family this summer! Evening swims, day trips, etc. Time is running out. (I can’t breathe a word of this to my SAHM friends, who are more than ready to be done with summer.) The good news is that since both kids are in a summer program, they’re pretty much forced to maintain a bedtime/morning routine. But I have not missed the homework, nor the extracurricular activities.
One of my friends had surgery for a mass on her brain last week – she has a 2.5 year old and a 6 month old. She hasn’t been able to walk yet b/c of the swelling. She is in a rehab for at least as week – I want to send her some sort of uplifting package potentially from amazon as I won’t be able to drop it off. Any ideas???
I posted about this on the main site weekend thread but am hoping for additional responses. Also, after thinking about it a little more, I think my real issue is a bit different than I originally put it.
How do you navigate the mental shift between work and home, especially during particularly demanding periods at work? DH has recently taken on a LOT of the responsibility/emotional labor at home so that I can truly focus on giving it 110% at work (I’m the primary breadwinner), which has been going really well. The only problem is that I feel so disconnected from our family and my life outside of work. Suddenly, I’m able to work much longer hours, which I really need to do, and devote my full attention to work, but that means I’m physically absent at home a lot more and somewhat mentally, too. I want to make the most of my time with my DH and kiddos (4 and almost 2) but feel like I’m in lawyer-mode all the time right now. On the one hand, I’m killing it at work; on the other, I’m feeling incredibly guilty/nervous about not being more involved at home. So, I think my real question is how to maintain this new dynamic, which is objectively working well for everyone, and still feel connected/fulfilled at home? TIA!
Anyone know where I can get a Bed Bath and Beyond coupon? I have thrown more of these away in my lifetime than I can count, and now that I actually want to use one I can’t find one. Aside from digging through my neighbor’s recycling bins, is there a way to download a code or something?
Sorry in advance for the novel… I’m having the age old freak out about whether or not we should move to a more expensive neighborhood with a better school district (School A) vs taking the gamble that the mediocre elementary school (School B) we’re zoned for will continue to improve. Kiddo starts Kindergarten in a year. Kiddo goes to daycare in the better school district, so we know that neighborhood well, and already know a bunch of people who live there. This neighborhood is one over from ours. I love it. It’s very social and safe, kids walk to school in packs, parents are very involved in School A.
School B went from being ranked one of the worst in the entire state five years ago, to solidly mediocre/average due to a variety of factors that have changed over the last few years– open enrollment, being focused on for improvement by the school board, new principal, change in curriculum, renovations, more young families moving into our neighborhood after being priced out of the adjacent neighborhood, etc.
We have the resources to move to School A, but we really love our house and our neighborhood and our cheaper lifestyle. School B is a lot smaller than School A, which I like. Also, the kindergarten teacher at School B used to teach pre-k at my kid’s daycare and she’s wonderful. I also like that School B is more diverse, both racially and economically. Especially since she’s going to be going to an absurdly expensive private school later on and I’d like for her to get an idea that there are other kinds of people in this world besides rich white people.
We could always start her out in School B and switch her to private elementary school if it turns out to be bad. Or move. Ugh. My main concern is that she will not be academically prepared to go to private middle/high school.
If we moved to the better school district, we have the option to do public middle school as well, since their middle school is amazing and the one we’re zoned for is one of the worst in the state. She’ll go to private high school no matter what, since our neighborhood and the expensive neighborhood are both zoned for the same really awful high school.
For reference, the stats are as follows:
Good elementary school =
Ranked in the top 10% in the state, 20% free lunch, 90%+ test scores & academic performance
Diversity – 80%W/10%AA/6%H/4%A
Mediocre elementary school =
Ranked in the bottom 40%, 80% free lunch, 40% test scores & academic performance
Diversity – 55%W/30%AA/15%H
WWYD?
Does anyone have experience with strollers that fold small enough to fit in an overhead airline compartment? I’m looking at the pockit and yoyo specifically but would love to hear any positive recommendations for other brands! This would be for a third child (only one who needs a stroller) to take along on family trips. Thanks!
This seems ridiculous but… how do I teach my 3.5-yo to get dressed and undressed? Underwear and pants are no problem but she cannot figure out how to get a shirt on and off. When I’ve tried to show her, she stretches a t-shirt beyond recognition. She can get socks off but not on. Her fine motor skills are generally okay but I am stumped. And would love to be able to let her get dressed without help.
How do others with kids and pets handle rug care? We have hardwood floors under rugs and we have basically just been spot cleaning as necessary (in other words, cleaning up visible spots from things that end up on the floor and moving on). I noticed that they are starting to look kind of dirty overall. Has anyone had a rug shampooed or done it yourself? Or is it better to just get a new rug?
We have a cleaning service but they just vacuum which helps but doesn’t seem to get everything.
Hi wise hive! My oldest is starting kindergarten this fall and I am sort of nervous. She is excited and totally ready. I am also excited, I think I am just a bit sad about her getting older. Anyway, is there anything I should be doing to prep for kindergarten? The school has an orientation the week before school starts. I was just hoping for some advice from parents that have already been there. We’re going from pre-k4 (which is run more like a daycare) to a new school for K.
One of my husband’s employees just delivered via emergency C at around 29w, and due to baby’s complications, they’re now in different hospitals. He and his team sent flowers initially, but is there anything else he could/should do? Any preemie moms have suggestions of anything that helped when you unexpectedly went on leave? The team is covering her clients and work, so no problems there. I suppose the answer is nothing, he’s her boss and there’s no more expected from him but to leave her alone right now, but I just feel so bad. It sounds like a really tough situation and I wish there was something we could do.
This weekend my husband and I tried to install floating wall shelves in the nursery (baby due in 10 days!) and it was a total bust. We could not find studs, one whole wall might be a metal column (screws would not go in at all), and so we gave up. Should we hire some sort of handyman to figure this out? Give up and buy a bookcase? Thanks for any suggestions!
My husband is going to DC in mid September for a Monday-Wednesday conference. We are thinking that me and my 2.9 year old son may all go Friday from the Boston area fly down and spend the weekend there. I think there are a number of people on this site that live in the area. Looking to see if you think it would be enjoyable for a 2.9 year old, etc. Also is it still crazy hot in mid September? Also looking for recommendations on where to stay. I looked on Airbnb a little bit but not sure of good locations, etc.
Thanks in advance!
DH and I are due in December with our first baby. I will be taking the standard 12 weeks FMLA leave, so likely going back to work in early March How far in advance should we be looking into finding a nanny? We would be looking for 3-4 days a week, not full-time.
How do you deal with violent tantrums? My 2 year old threw the worst tantrum this morning because I wouldn’t let her take a toy inside daycare. Not only was she screaming and running/crawling back to the car, but every time I picked her up to carry her inside, she repeatedly hit me in the face. Yesterday she did something similar when she grabbed my cheeks/hair really hard because I wouldn’t let her have any more ice cream.
This is a crazy question that I never thought I would be asking, but I value all of the input here.
I’m scheduled to deliver kid 2 later this week. We’re close to my family – we live very close and have family businesses tied up together. A few weeks ago my dad told me he was leaving my mom and their 50 yr marriage for a woman he met two weeks prior. My mom is somewhat physically handicapped so in addition to this being emotionally devastating it’s also frustrating as it places a burden on us. At our urging, my dad has started to see a therapist and claims to have stopped seeing the woman. He moved out of their house though. We appreciate that he’s taking steps we’ve asked him to take but remain mad that he’s just decided to abandon his frail spouse in their 70s. Throughout this he’s made comments like he deserves to be happy and he wants to travel and do things he can’t do with my mom. It feels very midlife crisis (but at an older age).
We’re debating not allowing him to come to the hospital when kid 2 is born. I appreciate that he’s going to therapy like we asked, but it doesn’t feel like enough. IMO, you don’t get to pick and choose being part of a family – you don’t get the fun parts like a birth if you want to avoid responsibility for the harder parts like commitment to your aging spouse. Looking for advice or experience from anyone who put up boundaries regarding their kid’s birth.