Maternity Monday: ‘Sweetheart’ Dress
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Happy Monday! This sweetheart neckline dress from Leota has a very vintage vibe in some of the pictures, but — unless you’re planning on wearing pincurls and seamed pantyhose — I don’t think there’s much danger of looking like you’re in costume, but rather just that you’re wearing a stylish, flattering dress that fits your bump. It’s available in 12 (!) colors at Nordstrom, where it’s $158. Leota ‘Sweetheart’ Maternity Dress
Over at Amazon are four color choices for the same style from Leota Plus (sizes 1X-3X), as well as regular sizes: nine color options from $34-$172, plus black with tiny white polka dots, “bird’s eye” and “grass lands” prints, and “chevron jewel” (with longer sleeves).
Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines.
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Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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 know it’s late in the day, but what would you do? I feel panicky. My husband picked up my daughter and found out later.
Long story: There were five Medela bottles, though he only brought four in…when asked, the teacher said one was from last week. But she was sent home sick Wednesday and didn’t go in Thursday and Friday. Though we label all tops and bottoms of the bottles, two of the bottles only had one label (one on the top, the other on the bottom).
My husband didn’t say anything at the time, when told one was used from the previous week, but called them back on the drive home. The front desk put him through to the teacher, who he said was defensive at first but then talked to other teachers and they said they realized that they may have given our daughter another baby’s bottle. I’m hearing this all secondhand and my husband isn’t the best at this stuff, so I’m not sure whether anyone but the teachers know.
I’m at work with a filing deadline tonight and I can’t stop thinking about this. I know that it is very, very unlikely that my daughter was harmed, but I’m worried anyway. Also, I don’t want to make a fuss and alienate teachers (this is only our second week at daycare!), but I also kind of want to go in tomorrow when I drop off my daughter and ask the director about the protocol for this sort of situation, if I can inquire about the other mother (make sure she’s not on any meds, milk was properly stored, etc.). We’ll probably also call our pediatrician to check in.
What would you do?
ugh you guys. The bar exam is in a week and I bombed the practice test I took this weekend.
And my daughter is really, super sick and just wants mama. DH has an enormous project at work this week – the thing he’s been building towards all year. So he’s taking off as much time as he can but it isn’t a lot. ALL my normal back-up carers are on vacation this week. Our nanny is amazing and is picking up as many extra hours as she can but oh man, I am not getting a lot of study time this week.
When I fail the bar it’s going to be because I couldn’t handle being away from my sick baby. This is not a good start.
So, I just found out my house cleaner is allergic to peanuts. My 2.5 year old daughter LOVES peanut butter and eats it every morning. I try to keep it contained to the table and her chair, but….it’s an imperfect science.
I’m just wondering if I should be doing more? The house cleaner does a good job, her rates are reasonable, she shows up on time, and I like working with her. I warned her about the peanut butter and she apparently hasn’t had any issues to date….but I would hate to make her sick (or worse). I’m also used to very severe nut allergies that can be triggered by inhaling peanut butter on someone’s breath, so maybe they aren’t necessarily that bad?
I usually hang out on the regular site, but thought this might be the place to ask.
A few months ago, we started trying to get pregnant. In the meantime, I have become less happy with my job. I am now being recruited for what could be a really great opportunity.
The question I keep asking myself is, if I get an offer, do we pause baby making so I would not start a new job pregnant, (with plans to start trying again a few months after starting the new job)? I just turned 36, so I would not want to take too much of a break, but think having a few months at a new job of feeling like myself would be really beneficial.
Appreciate any thoughts.
So, we tried “potty-training bootcamp” with my 2.5 yo son a few weekends ago. It was a miserable failure – he had no awareness (or just didn’t care) that his underpants were soaking wet/filthy. We switched back to Huggies pull-ups, without complaint from him.
This morning, out of nowhere, he said he didn’t want to put on his pull-up when I tried to change him out of his overnight diaper. I told him to go pee in the potty, which he did (and got his M&M reward). He then threw a fit when I tried to put his pull-up on. As I’m trying to explain that he needs to do a better job of using the potty before we can try the “big boy underpants” again, and not three minutes after using the potty, he peed all over the bedroom floor. And then proceeded to tantrum for the next 15 minutes, until I basically physically forced him into the pull-up.
Help? I don’t want to discourage him from being interested in the “big boy” underpants, but I don’t think I can send him to daycare in them when he’s likely to have an accident every 20 minutes.
Ok ladies, I need your help.
The pregnancy-body comments have started and I need hep 1) shutting them down and 2) not letting them upset me so much. I feel like I’m in a good place regarding how I feel about my body – I feel well / healthy and am comfortable with my size. But the pregnancy comments (I can see your tummy already! You’re going to be huge!), no matter how seemingly innocuous or well-meaning, just really really get to me. They make me self-conscious and angry and they play on repeat in my head for days.
I’m working on coming up with some lines I can have ready to shut it down, eg, “it makes me uncomfortable to talk about my body.” But that makes it seem like *my* problem when really it’s just not OK to comment on another person’s body, and I don’t feel like I should have to explain that. Anyways — any suggestions for appropriate responses? Ideally non-rude since the culprits are often colleagues, unfortunately.
And any suggestions on how to let the inevitable comments roll off better, for my own sake? I’m trying to hear them as “wow, the baby is growing!” which I know is what people mean to say, but it doesn’t really seem to be working.
Reposting due to posting fail upthread:
Switching from daycare to a nanny. Nanny will drive our kids around in her car which she will insure. We will provide the car seats and pay gas and maintenance money. How do others handle this? Salary will be above the table (through a payroll provider), but was thinking gas money would be easier as cash. We have a general ideal of how far she’ll drive for us, so I’d rather not make her track anything. What about car insurance – what do I need to require/think about on that front? Thanks!
Looking for some delicious and easy breakfast ideas for toddlers. My 1.5 year old is getting tired of oatmeal, apple sauce, and he isn’t a big of fan of “bread” foods — (french toast, buttered toast, etc.). He also hates eggs. Cheerios with milk sometimes works, sometimes doesn’t.
What do you feed your toddler for breakfast?
As a follow up to the playground question, at what point do you feel comfortable taking a snooze on the couch while your child is awake? My kiddo has just dropped her nap (not every day but most days) and I am struggling. Several friends do a “quiet time” and put their kids in the rooms for an hour or so and the kids can choose to nap or not. Is this the solution?
It can depend on the particular playground equipment. Some playgrounds are designed for the younger set (preschool age) and other playground equipment is designed for older elementary school students (9-10 year olds). If the equipment is even moderately age appropriate, I have no problem sitting back and letting my kid play on their own and feel no need to be on top of my kid. On this type of topic, I highly recommend “Bringing Up Bebe” for a bit of perspective. It let me shake loose that feeling that I *had* to be on top of my kid all the time.
Hi ladies,
I had my first babe just about 13 months ago, and we’re pretty eager to try for #2. It look us a while the first time (1.5 years, a miscarriage). Does anyone have any sage advice for trying again? Anecdotally, is it harder? Easier? (I’ve read the former, but wish for the latter. :)) We haven’t even started yet and I feel daunted *already* by how exhausting I found the cycle of trying and waiting, trying and waiting the first time. I know the best advice is to just relax, but after 37 years on this earth, I’ve learned that’s simply not my nature. :)
At what age can you stop following right behind your kids at the playground? I have a 2.5 year old and a 15 month old. I follow right behind the 15 month old but kind of let the 2.5 year old do his thing but keep an eye on him. I was getting the side eye the other day from a concerned looking grandma aged person.
Is 2.5 always too young?
My baby is 9 months this week and not crawling, pulling up, or getting himself to sitting from a lying down position. He sits up well and rolls all over the place to get what he wants, but didn’t do that until 7 months. My
main concern is that he doesn’t put much weight on his legs when you stand him in your lap. He’ll do it for a few seconds if you sort of insist, then pull his legs up. Other than gross motor, he’s right on target in all other developmental areas, excellent eye contact and beginning to say a few words. All of my kids have been late walkers (15-16 months, but crawled at 8 months), but none avoided weight on their legs like this guy. Has anyone dealt with something like this? He has a ped checkup this week, and I’m expecting a physical therapy referral.
My 5.5 month old son is in daycare fulltime for 10 weeks during my summer internship (I’m an MBA student). They did a great job so far and he loved it, so I would like to thank the caregivers before we leave in August. What kind of gifts would be appropriate? There is 1 person who’s always in the room and was our main point of contact, but they have 3 or 4 others that were there as needed depending of the number of infants in the room.
I was thinking a nice big box of chocolates since these can be shared, with a thank you card with a photo of my child. There’s a Starbucks right next to it, so a giftcard might be a possibility (but then, how many should I get given that there were 3-4 secondary caregivers and I don’t know all of them well?).
My 2 year old figured out how to climb out of his crib over the weekend. I’m planning to remove the front panel so he doesn’t injure himself in future escape attempts. He sleeps on a cot in daycare with no apparent issues and I don’t foresee major sleep issues for him in a ‘bed’ versus a ‘crib.’
However. His room is on the second floor, my room is on the first. I’m paranoid that he’s going to wake up in the morning before I do, figure out how to open the baby gate at the top of the stairs, and then fall to his death. Help?