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Maternity Monday: Short Sleeve Spacedye Dress

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Blue Maternity Dress: Liz Lange® for Target Maternity Short Sleeve Spacedye DressThis maternity dress at Target is highly rated, has sleeves, and goes up to size XXL. Space-dyed patterns and knits are inherently casual, but they’re one of my favorites — for a more conservative office outfit I’d wear the dress with a black blazer, long silver necklace, and classic pumps or flats. The dress is $25 at Target. Liz Lange® for Target Maternity Short Sleeve Spacedye Dress Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines. (L-2)

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  2. HSAL says

    Yesterday we went to Target and I told Mr. HSAL that I missed wearing all of my Target maternity dresses, and he said I should still wear them. Um, no. But I was happy with every single Liz Lange maternity dress I had (4? 5?) , so I would back up this recommendation without even trying it.

    • Meg Murry says

      Yes, I have to say my Target maternity clothes were pretty darn good for being from Target. If they would just make a handful of dresses that were similar to the maternity ones but not side ruched or empire waisted I would buy and wear them now.

    • layered bob says

      yes, I wore the heck out of a Liz Lange maternity dress. It was second-hand, and after I was done with it, it was still in beautiful condition and I passed it on to a friend, and she wore it every week until the end of her pregnancy too.

  3. lsw says

    I am wearing this dress RIGHT NOW with a grey blazer, a long necklace, and pointed flats. Haha. This was a great buy. It’s not as “body con” as a lot of the other ruched dresses I’ve found, which makes me feel better about wearing it to work. I have another Liz Lange dress that is more formal for work, though still knit, and these two are really my go-tos. I echo HSAL that they are really great. Better than much more expensive stuff I’ve tried.

  4. anon says

    Apologies if this has been covered already, but are you moms with kiddos in daycare giving teacher appreciation gifts? I forgot until today that this was teacher appreciation week (thanks goodness it’s all week and not just today). I have 8 different people in the infant/toddler rooms who care for my son – some more than others and I’m just wondering what is appropriate.

    • MomAnon4This says

      We have a Room Parent (yes, a mom!) who collected $ at the beginning of the year. If there is a lead teacher who does all the communicating or, um, leading, obviously that person should gets more. Or one or 2 that your child has a special relationship with. Maybe gift cards are best in this kind of situation, or cash cards. Our PTA/PTO (it’s a nonprofit daycare/preschool) is helping to do a lot)

    • AEK says

      We got some guidance from our room parents about suggested gifts and the teachers’ likes & dislikes, so that was helpful. Today I left the teachers each small potted flower (Trader Joes) and a thank-you note. Later in the week we’re giving them gift cards (Cosi / Starbucks). I am avoiding any food gifts because they have extremely varied likes & dislikes and the daycare has crazy rules about outside food in the building.

      Still not sure what we are doing for floaters & staff…

    • HSAL says

      It’s A Thing at our daycare and they have stuff going on each day this week. We dropped off a breakfast item this morning and the kids are supposed to take in flowers tomorrow. Other stuff Wednesday and Thursday. Friday is for cards so I’m giving each of the (four) teachers a $10 gift card. 8 teachers would add up, but I think it’s totally reasonable to differentiate who cares for your kid and give them more. Or maybe you could send it something for the room (keeping in mind food gift issues like AEK mentions) and then a special gift/gift card just for a few teachers?

      • JJ says

        Last year our daycare did the “theme” each day for gifts. This year, they’re still doing a theme, but told parents just to donate what money we wanted to (if you chose to donate) and the school would coordinate buying everything with that. Wonderful!

        • HSAL says

          I’m jealous. I love throwing money at ‘problems’ like this rather than having to think about it.

      • New daycare mom says

        This is the same as our daycare (probably the same national chain). However, this is our first appreciation week – do you all give to *just* your dedicated teachers? We have 4 teachers, technically (2 in “Infant A” and 2 in “Infant B” – but the center is so small that all of the teachers (12? I don’t even know!) really get to know all of the kids, cover for the other teachers, say good morning, help out, etc. The things we are supposed to do are so individual (notes, gift cards, individual flowers) – any ideas as to one non-food item that ALL of the teachers could share? Also, do you all get anything for the Director? I am so new at this!

        • HSAL says

          Oh man, I didn’t think about the Director. Ugh, worst. Ours isn’t a chain but I’m sure they all model off of what the bigger ones do.

          As for something they could share, do they have a communal coffee pot or anything? You could buy good quality coffee, creamers, etc.

          • New daycare mom says

            They don’t but if they did that’s a great idea! I think that there is much to appreciate and don’t really mind, but these things are rather time-consuming to think about/prepare for!

    • Pigpen's Mama says

      Our center (or the parents’ group at our center, maybe) is doing a gift card grab bag –they suggested that each family give a $25 gift card and each teacher will draw one at the appreciation lunch they are doing this week. I thought that as a great idea — we’ve got a few primary teachers, but other staff rotates in and out.

    • MDMom says

      Thanks for the reminder. I completely forgot about this. Our center keeps it pretty low key- no theme days just do what you want. Im going to send a thank you card and maybe some candy? Not sure. I gave them all cash for holidays but this time when they sent it out the teacher list, there are 2 people on it whose names I don’t even recognize. I think they are the teachers from the other room who recently started coming over to supervise at the end of the day after some staff reorganization. Im fine giving cash to his regular teachers again, but I wouldn’t know what to give these people I barely know. So I think just a card and shareable gift. Maybe I’ll get a bunch of $5 Starbucks gift cards or something. Arghh I really don’t have any extra time or mental energy to spend on this this week.

    • Teacher Appreciation says

      Our daycare is having a luncheon. They have asked all of the parents to contribute meals for the luncheon, so that’s what we’re planning on contributing. Are we also supposed to do something for the teachers individually in addition to the luncheon? So confusing! This is my first time doing this.

    • hoola hoopa says

      No for daycare. There’s nothing organized among parents and I do something around the holidays.

      My elementary school PTA organizes a potluck lunch, to which I contribute. I don’t do anything else for my child’s specific teacher because I like to do that at the end of the school year which is just a few weeks away. (I also do something at the holidays).

    • By says

      I had a friend with an etsy shop make up lotion/etc gift bags for the 3 regular teachers and handmade soap for the recptionist and 2 admin staff. Except she gave me only 2 soaps so now I’m scrambling to get something by tomorrow! Ugh

  5. D. Meagle says

    Hosting a playdate party in a few weeks — a bunch of 4 y/o kids will be playing downstairs, while the moms will be upstairs hanging out. I asked my 11 y/o neighbor and her friend to serve as mothers’ helpers to supervise the kids downstairs and help clean up when it is over. Playdate will probably last about 2 hours, plus some extra time for cleanup. What is a reasonable amount to pay each girl? Thanks!

    • MomAnon4This says

      Tell them $15, then probably $20 and tell them it’s for a good job and you’re happy to recommend them?

      Adult babysitters in my area charge $15/hour for 1 kid, so for 11-year-olds for 2 hours, I think this sounds ok?

      • D. Meagle says

        Thanks, that was my thought but wanted to make sure I wasn’t cheaping out. We pay our regular date night sitter $15/hour, so sounds about right.

    • HSAL says

      How many is a bunch? If it’s up to 3 hours including the cleaning and there are several kids per girl, I’d probably do $25ish, but I also haven’t dealt with mothers’ helpers before.

  6. Anonymous says

    Guys, I need help. My youngest is a biter – he bites like it is his job. He’s 16 months old and bites when he’s angry, when he’s sad, when he’s happy, when he’s bored, when he’s overstimulated, when it’s rainy, and on days that end in Y. He bites everyone, constantly. We’ve removed him, said no sharply, taken him out of the play situation, but it has been going on for a month now ceaselessly. He’s got plenty of teething rings and toys that he throws down to go for the flesh.
    Literally, left to his own devices, he would bite 100/x a day.

    Any crazy ideas out there that might work? He is a little behind on verbal skills but understands a lot more than he says.

    • JJ says

      Take hope! One of mine was a biter – so much so that I posted on here, asking for help. The good news is, it’s a total phase and he will outgrow it. Ours was so bad that the notes from his teachers at daycare made him sound like he was chasing kids around his class like a Hungry Hungry Hippo. He even started biting himself…

      We read the no biting books, removed him, told him no, told him biting hurts, everything. Eventually (two months, three months maybe?) he outgrew it. I did have friends recommend biting him back (not hard) when he bit us, but I could never bring myself to do that. I do know people that have sworn it worked for their kids.

    • MomAnon4This says

      Give him alternatives.
      “No, we don’t bite people, we only bite (food, toys, whatever). When you feel like biting, here’s a toy!”
      Then, you should bite it so he knows. Seriously. Pretend to get mad at him – furrow brows, wag finger, pout, lunge – then, you grab the toy, you bite it!
      Then, you smile, be happy and proud of yourself, give him a hug and kisses. Lots of positive reinforcement.

      Lots of books for kids cover this – something like Teeth are Not for Biting.

      Good luck.

    • Anonymous says

      One of my twins is a biter. He does it for attention and because he’s frustrated with not being able to express what he wants. His receptive language is fine but his expressive (talking) is a bit behind.

      (1) Lots of positive attention when not biting, (2) when he does bite -quick firm ‘no’ and redirection to another activity (not giving him a teether because that just focuses attention on the biting issue – more like setting him up with legos/blocks), (3)making sure he’s not hungry/thirsty (bites more before meal times because he doesn’t have the words to ask for a snack).

      We’re also doing the ‘It Takes Two to Talk’ program (book and dvd) from Hanen to help improve his language skills. Our guy is biting out of frustrating with not being able to communicate as well as his sister.

    • I hate to say this but . . . says

      I figured I’d share this story. My youngest cousin was a biter. Her family was at their wit’s end. We had a family birthday party and all the adults were sitting around the living room in folding chairs. The kids were playing in another room but would occasionally come in to see the adults. The biter started crawling in between the chairs and no one knew she was there. She crawled over to my dad’s chair and bit down on his ankle. He was totally startled, had no idea what had just happened, and punted her. He kicked this poor toddler hard enough that she rolled over into the middle of the floor. We all sat their stunned worried that he might have actually physically hurt her or something. To our surprise the maniacal little beast CRACKED UP LAUGHING and never bit anyone again. I don’t usually recommend kicking or hurting kids but sometimes they don’t realize their actions until their actions are met with your involuntary response. Kind of like how mama dogs train their puppies.

  7. Long time lurker... says

    Hey all!

    I just wanted to send a quick update to those who posted on my comment last Wednesday re: two positive pregnancy tests at home and a negative test at the dr.’s office. My blood work and urine test came back from the lab on Friday and I am indeed pregnant! I’ve been referred to an OBGYN and am off to the races. DH is still somewhat in shock (he thought it would take much longer to get pregnant – he actually thought I was going overboard when I had my legs over my head after the deed ;) ), but we are both happy and enjoying telling a select few of our family/friends (and of course, The Hive) our good news.

    Thanks again for your support :) I’m going back to lurking for now, but I’m sure you will hear more from me down the road.

  8. Back pain says

    I may be a little late in the day, in which case this post will be duplicated tomorrow… but

    Send me your best tips & exercises to relieve pregnancy-related lower back pain! I don’t remember it ever being this bad in previous pregnancies, so I’m horrified that I’m in so much pain already with months to go. I started wearing my “support belt” full time this morning, but no substantial relief so far. The only thing that helps is swimming, and unfortunately I cannot spend all day in a pool.

    Has anyone tried PT for this specifically? Worth it?

    • Anonymous says

      No help, just commiseration. This is my second, I have 2.5 months left and it feels like the baby is nestled between my hips rest to exit. And is doing jumping jacks. My feet are swollen, my nose bleeds daily, and it’s just a question of how many heartburn free hours i get per day. #1 was a total breeze and I am only 31 now! Oh well. At least they are cute.

        • Back pain says

          Oh no, I did not know nosebleeds are A Pregnancy Thing. I guess I should be glad my worst pregnancy symptom is “invisible” to my coworkers, at least until I try to walk.

          Thanks everyone for the comments so far. Keep the suggestions coming!

    • MDMom says

      I had bad sacroiliac joint pain for about 4 weeks or so in early second trimester, then it went away until the very end when I got really big. What helped the most was adding lower back support while sitting. I got a better desk chair and sometimes put a small pillow behind my lower back. Stretches helped temporarily but not long term. But my early pains went away so I never tried pt. If it’s that miserable, its definitely worth a shot!

    • October says

      Do the “cat” and “cow” stretches. Unfortunately, not easy to do at work unless you have your own office… but I did them all the time at night in the evening. They really helped. This was one of the worst pregnancy symptoms for me, but at some point (late second/early third tri?) it did go away.

      • Anon in NYC says

        Yes, cat / cow stretches helped. Also, try to stretch out the front of your hips, like runner’s lunge. Keep your back leg on the ground. Not sure what other sorts of exercises you’re doing, but I found that spin classes aggravated it.

    • lsw says

      Following closely! And also – I don’t know why but I am having extreme upper back/shoulder pain too – very sharp. Currently treating it by a) making my husband rub it at night and b) rubbing against the corner of a metal filing cabinet like a crazed cat. Would love any stretches or posture changes that would help. Loving having both upper and lower back pain right now…

  9. Anon says

    I went to PT while pregnant and found it very helpful.

    My best tip is tennis balls– get your partner to rub them around on your back. Magic.

    Or do what I did at least half the time and just lie on one and writhe around on the floor…..

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