Family Friday: Maternity Denim Overalls
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If I were pregnant right now, I would probably be wearing these all weekend long. As my currently non-pregnant self, I don’t think I could get away with wearing them (I would look like Miranda Hobbes), but they look so damn adorable on pregnant women. So cute in fact, that The New York Times had an article with the headline, “The Unbearable Cuteness of Maternity Overalls.” I like these particular ones because they are simple and unadorned — more fashion-y than construction worker. They come in sizes XS–XL and are $79.99 at Gap (keep an eye out for sales, though, because earlier this week you could get 40% off). Maternity Denim Overalls
A plus-size option is at Destination Maternity.
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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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Not buying maternity overalls is one of my pregnancy regrets. I think they look so cute!
Hi – how does care.com work? We need to find a babysitter for a hotel for a wedding and our local leads are not coming through. Can you check their references before booking them? Talk to them on the phone first to interview them? Or do you have to just book through the website? I found the website confusing.
Picky eater tips? Our 20 month old has never been a great eater. She was evaluated by speech to make sure there are no swallowing issues and fortunately there aren’t. But their tips – offer lots of things, cut them into fun shapes, let her play with the food, try different flavors of foods she likes (like mac and cheese) – don’t help at all. Our kiddo just throws things or refuses to try them and eats probably the same 5 things for her meals. FWIW, she appears to eat better at daycare but is still fairly picky there. Any tips?
Need pregnancy/postpartum bra help! I’m 6 months pregnant and bought a couple bras a size up early on, but now I’ve outgrown them. Smallish chest, went from 36A to 36B. Is it worth buying another bra or two now, or should I get nursing bras? Once my milk comes in, won’t they be even bigger?
Also, any recs for somewhere in NYC to get measured but not be pressured into buying something expensive? I’ve tried using Reddit A Bra that Fits, but the cup always seems to big and band too (uncomfortably) small.
Paging Inexplicable Diaper Blowouts from yesterday:
Sometimes it isn’t just a question of fit. Make sure that the little strip of diaper that is beyond the elastic around the leg (the ruffled end that sticks out beyond the elastic) is entirely OUT and not tucked in or caught under the elastic. That’s a sure leak source for us. Also, to risk stating the obvious, the elastic around the leg should be in the leg crease (just like panties). It can be a little tricky with chunky baby thighs, good luck!
Also, I’ll be the dissenter on maternity overalls. I think they’re infantalizing and not a good look for grown women. To each her own, though. We should all rock what we like.
Thanks to everyone for the comments yesterday. As luck would have it, kiddo woke up in the middle of the night last night with a leaked diaper. Since we’re on the tail end of Sleepsacks, we don’t have a back-up right now. So I grabbed a throw blanket and told her she’d need to sleep with that like she does at daycare for naptime. She wasn’t phased at all and slept really well. I actually had to wake her up this morning, and she was still snuggled all adorable under the blanket. The only problem is that I think she now considers the somewhat unattractive Christmas throw blanket from a random gift exchange a few years ago to be her nighttime blanket. ;) We’ll need to pick out a new one soon!
We’re headed to a lake cabin with cousins. Would like to pack a small, interactive game for the kids to play. The kids are 5, 6, and 8. Was thinking something along the lines of Simon says light up toy or saw something called “The Bop It.” Any ideas for something compact and fun for kids? TIA
TLDR – I guess clothes just fit differently now?
I joined Weight Watchers because I hadn’t lost any additional weight since the initial weight loss of, you know, birthing a baby. It’s been really successful for me and I lost more weight than I expected – I’m actually lower than I was pre-pregnancy and within a few pounds of my lowest adult weight. But many of my pre-pregnancy size clothes are still tight around the waist/butt/hips. I’ve already dumped the ones that just don’t look as nice now because they don’t fit the same, so that’s fine, but for pants it seems like they are just a little tight around the button. And I know with vanity sizing the size 12 of 2000 is different from the size 12 of 2018, but I’m literally 3 pounds heavier. Is this just the “your body is different now/your clothes fit differently now” thing everyone talks about? I’ve always been curvy and literally never had a flat stomach so those aren’t things I care much about, but I really want to stay around a size 12. I’m tall and already find it difficult to find clothes. Should I try to keep losing weight?
Sorry for the novel. I just expected to be thrilled to be at the weight I was this morning, and I sort of am, but I expected my waistbands to stop biting me in the bellybutton.
We got a note saying someone(s) in the preschool class of my daughter’s daycare has head lice. Several of those kids have younger sons in my kids toddler class. So now I’m compulively looking. She has what I’m 99% sure is sand in her scalp….but maybe it’s nits? She’s not itchy. How can I know for sure? Looks like nuts attach to hair not the scalp, and that’s not what’s in her head. It’s summer. It’s sand. Right? :/
I will DIE if she has lice. My preschooler (different school) has super thick hair and if she gets it…ahhh. And I have a baby with hair too. Ahhhhh.
Parents of older kids: Do kids reeeaaally need a booster seat? Or can they stay in their 5-pt harnesses until they’re giant elementary school kids and ready to use the regular seatbelt on its own?
Basically, I am trying to figure out what kind of car seat to buy for my two kids.
#1 is a small 4.5 y.o., who uses a convertible car seat and is far from ready to switch to a booster.
#2 is a small 1.5 y.o. ready to move on from the bucket-style infant carseat.
We have two convertible carseats for #1 (one for each car) and I am wondering whether to buy two more convertible car seats for #2, or if I should spring for two All-in-ones that will turn into booster seats for #1 when she is ready. Will my kids be fine in their convertible car seats until they hit the weight limits? Or will they demand a booster so the AIO is the best option?
Help! I never thought I’d be spending so much money on 4 identical items that are so boring.
Hypnobabies – yea or nay? I have had two vaginal births with an epidural, and I hoping for an unmedicated birth this time. I have hired a doula this time around. I am considering Hypnobabies for preparation. My doula wasn’t crazy about it and said that her experience has been hit or miss. A mom in one of the birth classes really loved it. My midwife practice group was neutral on it, but recommended a book called Mindful Birthing instead. Thoughts?
I’ve been offered a job out of state and it’s a big step up from my current role, in which I’ve largely been stagnating and unhappy (very toxic, unkind environment). My husband was very excited and supportive when I first got the offer – I’d actually considered it a non-starter bc other than my current job, I’m really happy here…my family lives here, and my kids are happy in their school, and I just love our city. Most of all, I felt really bad at the thought of my husband having to find a new job – he went through a period of unemployment a few years back, and now he’s in a position in which he’s thriving. But he assured me he doesn’t mind looking for new work and he’s excited, too, about being closer to his family in this new area.
So – he convinced me I should be more open to it. And I started thinking it is a great offer, and letting myself get excited, because for me it genuinely is a wonderful opportunity. And so I accepted, with his blessing. But now -he’s changed his tune! He’s increasingly pessimistic about finding a job, and keeps talking about all the negatives of this — pointing out that retirement benefits are worse, that we’re going to have to buy another car, and he’s just generally being morose. And it was based on his encouragement that I even started to actually consider it! It just feels like such a bait and switch, and I’m sure I’m overreacting, and I probably should understand he’s just getting cold feet. But to me – I guess I don’t see what the point is in pointing out all the things that could go wrong…this jobwill enable us to buy a house (we rent now) and over the last week we were excitedly looking at homes. But now that I’ve accepted, what he’s saying is – ‘well if I don’t get a job, we won’t be able to buy anything.’ I mean, it’s just this insistent negativity and I really want to just back out.
Any advise, wise ladies? Do I need to be more patient and kind in how I’m viewing him? I recognize it is a big change.
Working mom rant of the week: Why on earth would anyone have a kid’s birthday party at 4:00 on a Thursday afternoon?
Thank you so much, all! Such good advice from all of you, and perspective. I especially liked this: “Obviously your husband agreeing to you taking the job and him finding a new job and moving your family to a new city wasn’t a promise to never find any part of that process difficult.” It’s true – and I needed to hear that I’m being unfair.
One thing is – he’s refused to even ask his current job if he can work remote, saying policy prohibits it anyway. I asked why it would hurt to ask – better than quitting – and he said “I don’t want to feel stupid, it’s clear they won’t allow it.” I’m feeling very frustrated and almost angry – why not ask?