Maternity Monday: ‘Kristina’ Cowl Neck Maternity/Nursing Top
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Ooh, what a great top. I love the shock of pink, but I like that it also comes in black. I could see wearing it for casual days, dressier days, and even nights out. Lovely. It’s $60 at Nordstrom. Everly Grey ‘Kristina’ Cowl Neck Maternity/Nursing Top
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 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?
We are thinking of hiring a part time nanny? housekeeper? Not sure what the correct term for what we’re looking for is.
Our ideal would be to find someone who can pick up our kid from daycare and bring her home (this is walkable from our house), then hand over the kid to us and heat up dinner and do some light housekeeping – clean the kitchen, mostly. Basically, our current end-of-day routine is stressful and often leaves us no time to actually play with our kid (and 2-3 days a week, I leave the house before kid wakes up, so on those days I end up with zero time to just be with my kid). We want someone to come in and do the not-kid stuff.
I have no idea if that’s realistic. Will it be just as much work to explain what needs to be done for dinner each night, even if I don’t have to do it myself? Will I be able to find someone to work these hours? (probably 2.5 hours a day, four days a week, 5-7:30). Any success stories or cautionary tales with this kind of thing?
I have the 2015 model of the Cruz and love it. I know that the 2015 model has better tires than prior models, but I am not sure what other changes were made. I like that the baby can face either direction, that it can stand upright when folded down, and that it is a fairly compact stroller. It took me awhile to figure out how to fold down the stroller, but now it is a quick process. I decided on a Cybex carseat-which connects to the stroller with the Maxi-Cosi adapter, however, even when the baby was a newborn we often used the stroller seat with the infant insert.
Does anyone have the Uppa Cruz stroller and want to share their thoughts? We’re considering it over the Vista b/c we want something that’s a bit easier to navigate in narrow shop isles, but wondering if it’s still going to be too wide. Also, concerned about the bulky fold in the small trunk of our car and folding in general.
Open to other ideas as well. Basically just need something that will work from birth and be well made to handle lots of walking in an urban environment while also being able to fold easy and not take up too much space.
You can do this. It stinks, but it is temporary. When things are going well, you don’t really notice, but when they are going bad, all you can do is feel mired in the hopelessness of just how BAD it is. Try and think about the good days (everyone had a great night sleep! the morning was smooth, no blow out diapers or spit up or breakfast all over necessitating outfit changes! work was a breeze!) and know that they will return soon.
(Sneak in a nap today if you can.)
I just need to whine. I’m having such a hard time working and having an infant. The baby had a cold last week, which was miserable, and now DH and I both have the same cold. I tried to work from home this weekend to catch up on some stuff, but DH wasn’t feeling well enough to handle the baby by himself, and I had to stay up late last night. Today I’m trying to work from home while DH handles childcare (he works T-S and takes care of baby on Mondays), but I just want to go to bed. Our backup childcare options aren’t available for various reasons (working, recovering from surgery, taking care of other family members). Ugh. This is the first time I feel like I can’t do this, but I don’t have a choice because I’m the breadwinner. Does anyone have any words of wisdom or motivation or anything?
I’m currently at the end of my maternity leave, and am seriously considering changing jobs. I’ve been offered a position at a new firm in a new city. We would be closer to family (2 hr flight vs. 5-6 hr flight), COL is somewhat lower, new city may be a better fit for a young family than current city (NYC). I’d take a pay cut, but it would be about the same as going to 80% at my current firm (both pay and hours). DH would work part-time from home and care for the baby (who will be about 6 months when I would start).
I’m feeling a lot of anxiety about the decision. Hoping you ladies raise issues I haven’t thought of or reassure me that I’ve thought this through!