Maternity Monday: V-Neck Dress
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I like the twist detail to this simple v-neck dress from Liz Lange (also available in “fresh melon”). It looks flattering, versatile, and basic — the kind of thing you could wear once a week (or more) with different accessories. It’s $27.99, available in sizes XS-XXL. Target Liz Lange Maternity V-Neck Dress
Psst: This week, I thought I’d try breaking up the fashion recommendations rather than posting them all at once — feel free to use all of these threads to comment on the pick or threadjack away. Happy Monday, ladies!
I’d love to purchase this dress, but it’s only available in XS, XL and XXL on their site right now. So good luck if you are S, M or L. The Target in Brooklyn, which is the closest one to me, NEVER has the color and size combo for clothes I desire. I really want to get some maternity items from LL but am disheartened that they can’t even keep the stock on their site so I’m not even sure it is worth the trip to an actual store. Oh Target.
So husband and I are ready to start TTC, but because of crazy work travel issues, have been in an extended ‘prep mode’. This is going to be a vent (feel free to ignore) because I really can’t share this with anyone but my husband, and he’s so wonderfully laid back he just tells me to relax and go with the flow.
I have spent more than a decade trying so hard to not get pregnant that I feel like it should just happen without any work. Instead, I find myself tracking CM, peeing on little paper thingies and my husband has a spreadsheet with my cycle on it. I am really trying to take my husband’s advice and relax, but my internal Type-A overachieving self is not doing great with this. I know that people love the book ‘Taking Charge of Your Fertility’, but part of me wishes that I’d not read anything or prepped at all and just let it happen. Also, for professional and health reasons, we are hoping to time the birth within a six month window, but husband’s work travel means that we have basically 2 months that would result in this.
I also keep telling myself, ‘If you think this losing control is bad, wait until you have a kid.’ This perpetuates the stress which gets the cycle going again.
Any advice? Commiseration? Way to get my brain to snap out of it.
I love the new format! I never quite got caught up on when things were posted over here, so I didn’t check too often. But I’m very excited that there will be daily posts, at least for this week! Thank you!
I haaaaaaate pumping.
That’s all. Carry on.
Nanny related threadjack –
For those of you that have nannies and pay them on the books, do you use a service to do the paperwork for you? A friend is looking into hiring a nanny but is totally overwhelmed by the tax rules and paperwork. I know one nanny that gets paid via software by NannyPay. What do the rest of you use? Software? A payroll service through the same place you hired your nanny? A private accountant?
PS – Kat this could make a good “Tales from the Wallet” post for C-Moms, in my opinion
I will admit to a total breakdown when I found out I was having a boy. It wasn’t so much that I didn’t want a boy, it was more that I really felt (felt – not hoped) as though I was having a girl. When I found out that wasn’t the case, it actually felt a little bit like the kind of loss I’d recently had with a miscarriage. Loss of that particular future, what I had also envisaged for our family, etc. As far as other dynamics at play, my older sister has two boys whom I love dearly, but that my husband and I find unpleasantly challenging lots of the time. Add on top of that my younger-sibling need to be different and unique from her and her experiences, plus a medical history of a disease that is also more prominent in males: I was a sobbing basket case. So my point in all this is – you’re not the only one who’s ever felt this way, most people just don’t talk about it or own up to the feeling.
As for how to get on board with the news, my husband was really good about insulating me from the “No! Don’t cry! What’s important is that it’s a healthy baby!” reaction from our families (and FWIW, he would have been thrilled with either gender outcome). Sometimes when other people would ask what we were having I’d answer honestly, other times I’d just say we didn’t know yet. I found lots of folks would say some version of “Oh! Little boys love their mamas!” which I found unhelpful (I love my own mother dearly and feel like this is a slight to the mother-daughter bond). Envisioning the baby as a little, physical version of my husband (those eyes, the hair, etc.) really helped.
Honestly, it just took time, but I can truly say that now, 7 months into it, I’m looking forward to meeting the little guy. I don’t know if this has helped you at all, but I would offer that it’s useful to feel how you feel, and then give your self time to move on from there.
Just found out at my ultrasound that my twins are both boys. I was really hoping for girls as there is a lot of autism on my mom’s side of the family and I’m really worried about that issue – i’ve seen how hard it can be first hand.
I was hesitate to post here because I know some commenters have struggled with infertility and I know I ‘should’ feel happy that the babies are healthy (and of course I am!) – I just really don’t want two boys — not the family I envisaged at all — any suggestions on how to get myself in a better headspace about this news?
Anyone know if Boden is discontinuing their maternity collection? Haven’t seen anything but leggings available the past couple weeks.
I have this dress in the melon color and it is great for summer casual wear. I agree, however, that the fabric is a little too casual for me for work attire.
I had my first br@ fitting at n0rdstr0m this weekend and I just want to thank all of the ladies on thissite who recommended it because I had a fantastic experience!! I knew my 36B br@s weren’t the right fit (now that I’m nursing) but I never expected to be a 32DDD! What a difference. Also I am having my new br@s converted to nursing br@s at no extra charge (at n0rdstr0m) so I was able to pick the most comfortable underwire ones.
I have this in the “fresh melon” color and I get complimented every time I wear it. I don’t consider it nice enough for work (it’s a thin knit) but in black I think it might be, depending on office.
Wearing this dress in black today with a gold necklace & black pumps/ black jacket to my business casual law office (skews suits but suits not required). It feels a touch beachy. At 24 weeks, I’m not so big that I get the pregnancy dispensation. Think I gotta put it away for a few weeks at least. Too summery for October?
I have a LL dress from Target from my last pregnancy that is similar to this. I’ve pulled it out again this pregnancy. I still love it! I also love LL t-shirts and tanks that are not ruched (just extra long). They are great for pregnancy and for wearing around afterwards.