Maternity Monday: Maternity Tights
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Hmmn: I am slightly alarmed (for you guys, at least) that my favorite pair of maternity tights — ASSETS by Sara Blakley — seems to be really hard to find right now. Amazon still has them, though, so stock up. Ladies, which are/were your favorite maternity tights? The tights are $18 (plus shipping, alas) at Amazon. ASSETS by Sara Blakely Marvelous Mama Terrific Tights
Edited to add: D’oh, of course they’re available at Target, which may even be where I bought mine originally…
Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
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?
I’ve had really good luck with ASOS maternity tights. The ankles are nice and snug so they look better than most of my non-maternity tights.
I loved Seraphine maternity tights. Wore them to death and they lasted well without sagging throughout my pregnancy. At the end they had one or two holes in the toes but by then it didn’t matter anymore. I preferred over-the-bump for everything, so they were perfect.
Have any of you ladies ever tried the MuTu system to heal diastasis recti? My fourth kiddo is three months old and my core still feels incredibly weak (though I have improved from a four-finger wide gap to a two-finger one). I came across the MuTu system (during a late-night BF session of course) and it looks really promising. Various blogs / online reviews are positive. Wondering if anyone has any real world experience with it? Or other suggestions of ways to improve core weakness?
Thank you all for sharing your experiences above… and many hugs/good thoughts to those of you who need them.
Re the Assets tights, Target has them online.
Also, for anyone looking for maternity jeans, JCrew’s maternity matchstick jeans are an additional 40% off but not final sale, making them worth trying for me for sure: http://bit.ly/1sZUH4T
I’ll put in a plug for (good quality) thigh-highs during pregnancy. I had a few pairs of maternity tights but got the same look from thigh-highs without being constricted around my waist.
Hi ladies,
Monday morning threadjack– my life has turned topsy turvy all of a sudden, and I want to tap the collective Corporette wisdom about it. A few months ago, a recruiter reached out to me out of the blue about a dream job in my hometown (I currently live in a faraway state). I interviewed, then we found out we’re expecting…then they offered me the job. I disclosed when I accepted, and negotiated a decent leave. Now my husband and I are packing all of our earthly possessions and moving across the country while I’m pregnant. It’s all very exciting but also a bit overwhelming.
What is your advice for me? How do I kick ass at a new job while pregnant (the start of my second trimester neatly coincides with my first day of work) and otherwise do my best to make sure that the pregnancy doesn’t sabotage my start, survive the move, and generally do this with grace and dignity? Also, maternity wardrobe? My last workplace was business casual, and my new workplace is business formal, so a good number of my old work staples won’t be appropriate anymore. I cope with anxiety by reading, so any suggestions for working mama / professional development books are most welcome (LOVING Balance Is A Crock, Sleep is For the Weak).
I had good luck with the opaque black maternity tights by Berkshire. I found them on Amazon after buying some horrific ones from Destination Maternity (they chafed and wouldn’t stay up). These were inexpensive but did the trick. I also cut slits in the waistband of non mat tights and wore them on my hips below the bump. That worked well, but I prefer over bump support in general
Hugs to both of you!
Yes we had plenty of growing pains after marriage… I automatically had this intense bond with my baby and it took my husband a long time to catch up. I just consistently expressed how I was feeling (overwhelmed/ insecure… the whole range of emotions that come with being a mom) and told him what I thought he could do that would be helpful. It took us 3 years and baby # 2 to find our “groove” in parenting. We are 50/50 partners now but with great flexibility. I don’t keep track and know there are weeks or months where it will be 70/30 (or worse) but then again the coin flips and there will be times where I need him to carry the boatload of responsibilities. Having 2 working parents is tough, but communication is key!
As for seperating… it happened!… it stunk. I told him to move out and had a list of what I needed to happen in order to consider him moving back in. Through lots of counseling we made it! Being without him for a while gave me time to think and prioritize. It also made me certain that the way he was treating me was not acceptable in any way shape or form. Now I have my boundaries, he knows them, and he knows he cannot cross them at any point if he wants the marriage to last. The separation was 5 years ago, and honestly I can say it was awful at the time, but it was what our marriage needed. I have little to no resentment 5 years later. It took him about 6 months to get it together, and about a year before we were “not separated”. Best of luck!
I wore my regular spanx tights up to about 5 or 6 months, and then I liked H&M Mama tights.
Can anyone speak to the growing pains their marriage experienced after a baby (if it did)? I feel like I keep having the same conversation with my husband over and over again about how I need more support from him, and it’s making me so sad that he can’t just step up a take responsibility for things. Honestly, I’m feeling kind of scared for our future right now, but I also don’t really trust myself to know if what I’m expecting is reasonable, if this is just something that all couples have to work through, or if we really have a serious problem. I don’t feel like I can talk to anyone about this IRL because I don’t want to bad mouth my husband. Anyone been there? What did you do?