Maternity Monday: Leila Maternity Dress
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Happy Monday! Kat here, as April is on vacation this week… Isabella Oliver has long been a beloved brand for maternity dresses for work, and I really like the desk-to-dinner vibes on this one, as well as the almost purplish navy color. I’m always a fan of a dolman sleeve, but it does sometimes create a problem for layering — you can either do a wrap or sleeveless vest like this one, or just layer the sleeves carefully beneath a regular blazer or sweater. The pictured dress is $129, available in sizes 0, 2, and 5, at Nordstrom. Leila Maternity Dress
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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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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?
I have been playing a game of insurance go around for weeks and finally got the Spectra S1 Plus (the one with the rechargeable battery) completely covered by our insurance. Before they were trying to charge me for the battery pack which was ridiculous because you need that to make it work. And the reimbursement amount was for any pump under $250 and the Spectra S1 Plus is under that amount. So I was in this weird loop where insurance would say it was fine and then I would go place the order with the pump suppliers and was told I had to pay this extra battery fee etc. The s2 was completely covered but I really want the rechargeable piece because I am pretty sure I will be pumping in a closet when I get back to work.
After weeks of me being stubborn, and spending too much time making calls, and my husband being like….give it up just pay the fee, I got it approved. AND the supplier of the pump was told that it needs to do this for everyone with this insurance plan. I talked to my insurance guy this morning and its in the mail coming to me and he said that he is issuing reimbursements for all the women in the last year who paid the battery fee. So win!
How open is biglaw to midlevels starting with a flextime arrangement? Would I have to put in some years at a full-time arrangement first? I am currently at a mid size firm where I work biglaw hours and get paid <50% as much and thinking about making a switch. I have a 8 month old though and have to leave by 4:45 each day for 5:30 daycare pick up (I get in by 8 or earlier though).
Any input is greatly appreciated (non-lawyers in similar situations too)!
On maternity leave and need all the podcast recs. Burning through all my usual favorites and baby is not here yet and so I need things to keep me company while I walk so many steps and do random house tasks!
What I have listened to:
10 Things that Scare Me
A few things with Claire and Erica
Believed
Call your Girlfriend
Cold
Criminal
Culture Gabfest
Death Sex and Money
Dirty Jon
Dr Death
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Hidden Brain
Intractable
Invisbilia
Its been a Minute
Last Seen
Mom and Dad are Fighting
Mom Rage
Planet Money
Pop Culture Happy Hour
Radio Lab
More Perfect
Reply All
Serial (all seasons)
Story Corps
The Big One
The Daily
The Dream
The Drop Out
The Guilty Feminist
The Longest Shortest Time
The Sporkful
The Teacher’s Pet
This American Life
This is Love
Uncover
Unorthodox
Upfirst
Where Should we Begin with Esther Perel
To parents whose kids had stitches put in, how did you handle activities? Surgeon said to keep activities light and avoid swimming for 2-4 weeks to prevent risk of stitches falling out. Kiddo is miserable not doing tennis, soccer, swimming, and ballet, not going to birthday parties (they are all very active), not going to play ground, keeps begging me to go. Wondering if she at least can resume some activities (ballet?) soon.
I am having the hardest time deciding on a mini Babymoon. We have a toddler and family has offered to watch him, but only for 2 nights. While we’ve both individually traveled for work, etc., DH and I haven’t ever both spent a night away and it seems important to do that before we have 2! I had travel restrictions at the beginning of my pregnancy but am now able to take a short trip, but only have like the next month or so to do it. We’re on the East Coast and would LOVE to go someplace warm, but that seems so tricky for only 2 nights (and pricey at the last minute). What would you do?!
Anyone have a favorite jewelry making kit for a four year old? Should I go for one of those where the pieces pop together or is she likely too young for that? Thanks for the input!
My husband submitted a blood sample through my OB’s office for a genetic test, and was supposed to hear back by now. Should he be the one to call the doctor, or should I, since I’m the one with the relationship to the doctor?
Question for the hive (particularly older moms) – I am 40 and have one child who is four months old. DH and I would like one more child (our last) and I have 20 frozen eggs from when I was 35 saved up. This child was the result of one IVF cycle when I was 39, though I think I might have been able to get pregnant on my own (we only tried for four months, during which time I had a m/c and a chemical pregnancy – I was too worried about not being able to get pregnant and decided IVF was our best bet). I am combo feeding but plan to wean by six months. Once my period returns, would it even be worthwhile to try naturally or should I just thaw out my frozen eggs and see what I get? I know the risk of m/c, chromosomal abnormalities, etc. is quite high at my age (assuming I can get pregnant in the first instance). Also, if I do use those frozen eggs, would you do PGS? i’ve read a lot recently about the technology being fallible and perfectly good embryos being tossed. Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions.
Four year old mom again – what do you do for party favors at this age? We’ve done bubbles in the past but I think we need to do something a bit better for big kids this time around! Would love suggestions on anything that was a hit. Oh and we don’t really have a theme (princess?) so can’t really go by that!
How late are your daycares open? We are starting the adoption process and are checking out our local daycares. They all open early, usually at 7 am but have pick up at 5:30 at the latest. I want essentially the same number of hours for care but would prefer to drop off at 8/8:30 and pick up at 6:30. What time do your daycare’s close?
So many people get out of work at 5:30 that it seems like an absurdly early time to close. My husband can get out at 5 but making sure he arrived for pickup by 5:30 on the dot is a stretch. We are trying to do a close to home rather than close to work daycare so we can share the responsibilities.
Do any of you have babies/toddlers that love fish? How much do you let them eat it? Do you worry about mercury consumption? My 11 month is a fish fiend. It is by far her favorite food and one of the only things she will consistently devour. DH & I only eat salmon for dinner once or twice a week, but then she usually eats leftovers for dinner and sometimes lunch for a couple of days so I’d say most days of the week she has at least some salmon. I tried to look this up and most things were about how fish is good and different ways to get your kids to eat fish, but I did find some guidelines saying no more than 2-3 servings/week of fish (even low mercury fish like salmon) for children, and she has more than that (especially because she eats SO MUCH whenever we offer her fish). We have been trying to cut back, but she seems so hungry on the days we don’t give her salmon. She will eat some plain baked or sauteed chicken, but isn’t enthusiastic about it. The only other meats that she shows this much interest in are much more processed/less healthy (frozen meatballs, lunch meats, etc.) She hates eggs and beans, and is iffy on nut butters, so getting her full without meat or fish is a challenge.
Hi ya’ll – Thanks for all the recos earlier this year. First week back at work and today I’m wearing J Crew Going out blazer + Betabrand (where have you been all my life) + BR white tshirt. Tomorrow is Loft black blazer + Pleione top + Athleta work style pants. We got this.
Hi all, thinking about potty training my daughter. She’s only 20 months, but were expecting another baby in 4 months and she’s shown a lot of interest in the potty / we let her run around without a diaper sometimes and if she pees on the floor, she points to it and says pee pee / consistently tells me when she has a poopy diaper. I’m not sure if these are just normal 20 month old things though and not necessarily signs of potty training readiness.
I know the younger they are, the longer it takes to work and there’s regressions with a new baby, but I do want to capitalize on daytime training before baby comes if it’s worth trying.
Has anyone trained this early? I always thought about waiting closer to 2.5.
Almost 4 year old has suddenly realized that it is possible to say “no, I won’t follow the rules.” We had a lot of noncompliance as normal for a toddler/preschooler before, but not so much with the intentional disobedience until just now — the “I know it’s wrong and I’m choosing to do it anyway,” including things like running off the path into the woods (which he KNOWS is wrong) and other things. I think we’re handling it okay at home where we can do immediate consequences. How have you handled this at school, though?? We’ve gotten notes home a few times for, e.g., running away from teachers, refusing to follow other rules, and today he hold the teacher directly “I will not follow the rules.” This evidently warranted a call home to be sure we bring it up with him. He’s also VERY interested in, e.g., robbers and other “bad guys” who don’t follow the rules right now…
Quick question about postpartum PT — should I look for separate people to ask about pelvic floor issues and diastasis recti? The pelvic people all seem to highly specialized, and no one seems to mention DR, at least on their websites. (Also if anyone has any recs in DC please send them my way — the BCBS online search is clogged up with a million frickin’ chiropractors.)