Maternity Monday: Ivybridge Maternity Dress
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Happy Monday! This red dress looks like the perfect maternity dress for work — nice high neckline, a work-appropriate length, flattering pleats for the bump, and three-quarter sleeves. Gorgeous! The dress is $149 at Nordstrom, available in dark gray and red. Isabella Oliver ‘Ivybridge’ Jersey Maternity Dress
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
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?
Kat – autoplay Glidden paint ad above the comment section. Started after I had been on the page and reading for 2-3 minutes.
Listen to your gut. You can start quietly looking around to assess your options so that if you go back and hate it, you can already have next steps in place. Only you know your specific situation and whether it’s sustainable. But either way, it will be okay. I strongly encourage you to go back, even if only for a month or two, for the sake of all women who come after you, and to at least suss out the enormous investment you put in pre-baby. But it’s okay to say F it. I did, and now I’m in-house and happy as a panda with a bamboo tree.
I am halfway through my 24-week maternity leave (biglaw) and I am starting to panic about going back to work. I really enjoyed my job pre-pregnancy and did not expect to feel this sense of dread so far in advance. I realize that a lot can change over the next 12 weeks, and maybe I will be ready to go back at that point, but it feels impossible right now. I just love being home with my daughter so much and I suddenly cannot imagine pulling the kind of hours I used to do fairly easily pre-baby. Is this normal or is it a sign I should be looking for a new job or considering staying at home? Any tips for dealing with this feeling of dread so that it doesn’t poison the next few months?
Oof, I’m right there with you. Lands End as suggested is great. Also, somewhat tight skinny trousers and flowy button down tops that extend over the bottom, like this:
http://www.anntaylor.com/silk-shirt/387662?skuId=20247386&defaultColor=1716&colorExplode=false&catid=cata000010
I’m going back to work in 3 weeks, at which point I will be 4 months PP. Nothing fits. I can make a few of my stretchy wrap dresses work, but I just feel miserable in all my clothes. And I’m right at the top of regular sizes (14-16) which sometimes fit, but the few things I tried on in womens sizes didn’t work at all. The scale hasn’t budged in a month, but I’m in the process of weaning so I hope that after that I can get back to an effective workout routine. I’m about 10 pounds over my pre-preg weight.
Suggestions for a few key pieces to help me get through the next month or two without breaking the bank? I’m willing to spend maybe $250-300 total, but I need to focus on health and getting back to the clothes I already have.
My mom used to say, “She has The Bashfuls” which I knew about because there was Bashful Smurf.
The bashfuls would pass and I could be friendly and outgoing, too. Sometimes I’d have The Talkies.
Label the feelings, or behaviors, not the kid, as you know.
Question about raising shy kids. Sorry in advance for the novel.
Growing up, my mom always referred to me as shy and to herself as being “painfully shy” as a kid. I feel like this was a self-fulfilling prophesy that I’ve really struggled with – I’m an introvert and have had to work hard at chitchat and networking / social skills. Growing up, I felt like I was “doomed” to struggling with social situations because my parents did, and so would I.
My son is now 18 months and is starting to show signs of shyness / stranger danger. (Which could just be age-specific.) But I’ve already found myself explaining – generally to other adults, when he’s hiding behind my legs – that he’s shy or slow to warm up to new people. Which is true, but I also don’t want him to absorb from me that he’s “shy”. This all goes to a deeper nature / nurture discussion, but what do you say in that situation? How much do you worry that your comments about your kids shape the way they view themselves?
If you wise women can help me – I’m somewhat panicked. My husband recently had a battery of tests as part of his physical – elevated levels of something in his liver prompted more tests. One was for hepatitis b. We received two letters on this. One said that the Hep B antibody “titer” was under 10, and so he might have hep b. A second letter, timestamped from about 20 minutes later, described blood results and said, “there is no indication that you have ever had hep B or hep C.”
In light of the second letter, I can’t make sense of the first. I am really freaked out.
I had this dress in black. I wore it probably once a week for months, including to court. Absolutely worth it.
What is everyone doing? This is the first year we don’t have a tiny baby and I’d love to do something fun and meaningful.
I love that dress. Anyone know of a non-maternity version of a dress very similar to that, including the color? If I ever got pregnant again, I think I’d just buy 4 more Isabella Oliver dresses and rotate through them every single week. The one Isabella Oliver dress I got was my favorite maternity outfit, the one maternity item I kept, and I still wear it almost weekly.
My six month olds have started solids and are adjusting to getting some formula (we do two bottles of milk and two bottles half milk / half formula per day.. they have taken a while to get used to formula). For several reasons, including wanting the ability to take migraine medication, I’d like to start a long, slow weaning process.
I currently pump 4 times a day (I do not nurse anymore), and am trying to move down to three times. I’ve done it for two days and it’s not comfortable, but not terrible. I know it varies person to person, but any idea how long it’ll take for my body to get accustomed to losing a pumping session? I typically get 10 ounces/pumping session (but much more first thing in the morning). I’m trying to do 6am, 1 pm, 8:30pm.
Thanks!