Maternity Monday: MAMA Airy Tunic
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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?
Can anyone recommend a maxi dress that allows for a large chest? No strapless or spaghetti straps please—must be able to wear a normal bra underneath.
After 4.5 years or being pregnant or nursing or both, this momma is DONE! And looking to improve my wardrobe a bit.
Best neighborhood to stay in in London with young kids? Will be there for around four days – most interested in convenience and somewhere that will be fun for them. Also any suggestions for things to do with a 5 and 3 year old welcome! Or specific accommodations you’ve liked! Was thinking we’d go for an apartment for logistics but they also think hotels are super fun so open to that as well.
What are your best weaning tips for toddlers? DD is 16 months and nursing infrequently. We are down to once a day nursing on weekdays (I alternate sides, so each breast is nursed every other day) and occasionally skip a day with no engorgement. On the other hand when she’s home all day with me on weekends she sometimes asks to nurse several times and I oblige (I guess I’m informally doing “don’t offer, don’t refuse”?). I feel no urgency to wean, but also don’t want to nurse forever and friends have told me it will be easier now than when she’s closer to 2. I also have a 4 day/3 night business trip in the fall and don’t really want to pump, although perhaps I can just get away with not nursing while I’m gone and resuming when I come back, given that I sometimes already go three days without nursing one side.
Ex flaked twice over the five day spring-break and “forgot”/”over-slept” to pick up the kids and take them to camp. As a result, I have said that he can pick-up the kids and take them to their camps only on the days I work from home. That way if he flakes again, I am not trying to drive them to camp and haul it to work 45 minutes away. He acted shocked at this and very hurt. (Insert eye roll here.) I know that I set-up a reasonable boundary to protect myself, my work and the kids.
Here’s the thing: even with it only being two days per week (in addition to seeing him every other weekend), I loathe seeing him. Our divorce was only finalized last month and this is all still so raw for me. When he picks up the kids, he tends to “drop” things on me. For example, this morning, he mentioned that his sister may be here again this weekend. His sister visited a few weeks ago on one of his weekends with the kids. When I opened the door on that Saturday morning, she was literally standing on my doorstep crying. I later texted him that he needs to give me a heads-up if he is going to have anyone else with him when he picks up or drops off the kids. He sent me a long text about how he didn’t know she was staying the weekend, he would do better, etc.
Any tips on getting through this summer seeing him frequently? Is it unacceptable to have my kids (5 and 8) totally ready to go and send them out to the car to meet him without greeting him myself? Any other strategies?
Talk to me about supporting a spouse with anxiety and/or depression. Husband is struggling with some issues (that will really only be resolved long-term by graduating from his PhD program). He’s seeing a therapist and it’s helping, but until things get better, he’s not all…there. Like, he does pick-up and drop-off and will do things if I ask, but I’m carrying most of the mental load for the whole family while also working full-time. This isn’t typical and started only this year when his anxiety ramped up – he’s usually an equal partner and very engaged parent. (How do women with non-engaged partners not just throw in the towel?!)
Worse, because he’s in a rather technical field, when he says things like “I’m failing at all of this and have irretrievably messed up”, I literally don’t have the technical expertise to tell if this is a real mistake or if he’s ruminating.
So I need some short-term strategies for a) surviving without throwing too much money at the problem, b) supporting him until things get better, c) not feeling like I’m failing at my own job. Help! At least it’s summer or I would have SAD on top of everything else.
For BigLaw associates, how much/how early did to try to ramp down before going on maternity leave? I’m at 34 weeks and feeling more and more exhausted in the evenings, plus I’d like to avoid being in the middle of a bunch of things when I go on leave. I want to strike a balance between being ready to leave and not slacking off too early. Thanks!
Ladies, advice please. My 3.5 yo is driving me mad with her inability to get ready for daycare in a timely manner. She’ll do everything that is needed, be dressed and then spend 15 minutes packing her backpack with all kinds of unnecessary items. I attempt to explain that we will be late and must go and then she has a breakdown because the packpack won’t close. She likes daycare, she is not tired, she just doesn’t see the point of rushing. What can I do???
Wisehive – Recommendation for Dishwasher basket for bottle pieces (e.g. Munchk*n, B00n, etc.)? Want to gift to a friend/colleague expecting Kiddo #2. We both stupidly hand-washed and used stand-alone sanitizers for our respective first kiddos, and have discussed using this smart shortcut for future kiddos!
Any recommendations and success stories for parenting books? My four year old daughter is starting to break me. The fighting is becoming more and more frequent. It makes me so sad. I need to get a handle on things…
Late in the day, but my 2 year old daughter turned 2 in May) has been home with family since I went back to work after mat leave. I work 9 to 2 daily and with a new baby born in May, she’ll be starting preschool in August. The school runs their main day from 845 to 1245, which includes lunch. I can pay for her to nap there from 1245 to 245. I can pick her up on my way home at 215 when I expect she’ll be up. The family that’s watching the baby either wants daughter to nap there or to have a sitter at home from 12 to 230 to help with pick up dd, feed lunch, and put her down for nap.
Since she’s never been in a daycare, I’m worried that she won’t nap well and will have terrible seperation anxiety with a longer day (she’s usually struggles with seperation) , although the babysitter sounds rough as well to find and coordinate for daily.. What should I do? Anyone have kids that started daycare or preschool at 2?
Maybe too late in the day – my friend just told me she’s pregnant with #3 – a surprise! She had given me a ton of baby stuff after her #2, for my first. Do I have to…. give it back to her? I’m not unwilling to do that (though would love to keep some of it as I’m not necessarily done either), but I’m not sure exactly what she had given me and what was gifts/other hand-me-downs from my family/other friends. Do I try to collect what I *know* was hers? Do I just give her a nice gift certificate to target or something as a baby present? We’re not that close – she’s a work colleague I only met about 2 years ago, but we bonded over being working moms… WWYD?