Maternity Monday: ‘Mia’ High Collar Maternity Coat
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If you’re going to be at the end of your pregnancy during the winter months like I was, having a maternity winter coat is important. I went for a long time zipping my regular coats up over my stomach, but at the end it just wasn’t possible. After buying a maternity winter coat, I liked having the extra room to grow instead of smushing myself into my pre-pregnancy coats. One added bonus of a maternity winter coat is that it was easier for people on public transportation to see that I was pregnant, so they would offer me their seat. I love this coat by Kimi and Kai. I like how the zipper extends up the collar so you can zip it at different intervals to create different looks. I am partial to the red, but it also comes in black and camel. It is $228 at Nordstrom and comes in sizes XS–L. ‘Mia’ High Collar Maternity Coat
Two more affordable options (that also have a wider size range) are from Old Navy (XS–XXL, $69.99) and Motherhood Maternity (1X–3X, $50.99).
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?
Motherhood maternity bounceback line. Like maternity pants, but instead of a panel that’s designed to expand (and expand . . . and expand. . . ), it’s a panel with very very light compression. Comfortable enough for all day wear but still holds you in. I love them and may never go back to buttons and zipper. And they are reasonably stylish!
Do any of you have an au pair without having a separate, private suite for them? Trying to decide if having the au pair in our guest room on the first floor (where s/he would be using the only bathroom on that floor) would give everyone involved enough space and privacy. We are introverts, but trying to decide if we can get over it, given all the pros of having an au pair in our situation. Tell me your success stories?
Need a good fall jacket for my 5 y/o (size xs). More than a hoodie, but less than her winter jacket. Fall in New England.
I feel like a fleece is the right answer? Or similar? She had a really cute knit jacket the last 2 years but it’s too small now.
Need a good fall jacket for my 5 y/o (size xs). More than a hoodie, but less than her winter jacket. Fall in New England.
I feel like a fleece is the right answer? Or similar? She had a really cute knit jacket the last 2 years but it’s too small now.
Oh my h3ll.
Any suggestions for twin parenting books after the infant stage, i.e. toddlers/preschoolers?
I know all the usual ones for singletons, but looking for something twin-specific, if there are any!
More bedtime advice requested! My 3.5-year-old is really not interested in going to sleep most nights until 9 or later. We put him to bed at 8:15, but it takes 45 minutes + of crying, cajoling, threatening, cuddling (we’re clearly not doing a great job with consistency and discipline here) until he’s asleep. He takes a 1-2 hour nap at preschool (usually closer to 2 hours). He shares a room with my nearly 6-year-old. The older kid just started kindergarten and would probably be asleep by 8:15 or earlier if it weren’t for his younger brother riling him up. Last night they were both asleep by 8:30, but they had a really active day and the 3-year-old only had a 1-hour nap. I think my two options are (1) put older boy to bed first (hard if solo parenting, and both boys are really not into this idea) and/or (2) try to get preschool teachers to have him take a shorter nap. Thoughts?
Any tips on how to simplify routines? I feel like I’m going to my grave wondering how to get the kids to bed earlier.
Can we talk about 4 year old tantrums? They usually come when kiddo is exhausted or frustrated and I used to give her “time in” and offer a hug and extra kindness, but that hasn’t been working. The tantrums are also bigger and badder. She’ll just cry and scream for longer, really testing my patience, making it harder for me to be empathetic. Help.
I’m a few weeks postpartum and I am getting sick of wearing my maternity clothing. Anyone have any suggestions of some “loungewear” that would make me feel a bit more pulled together and positive about my postpartum bod? TIA!
36 weeks pregnant and I was surprised when my midwife asked about my birth control plans. Talk about the last thing on my mind!
I was on the pill for the better part of a decade, and was lucky to get pregnant immediately after stopping. We definitely want to have more kids (thinking at least 3), and DH is 40 so we’re eager to have kids close together. I don’t want to get pregnant immediately, but think I’d be comfortable being pregnant again within a year.
I’ve read Taking Charge of Your Fertility and based on that and other research, EBFing is very effective birth control with certain caveats (only 6 months, no supplementation, etc). Of course we all hear anecdotes but it seems to me that the science supports this. After that 6 month period, I’d be comfortable with natural family planning – taking temp, charting mucus, etc.
No desire to go back on the pill or use barrier methods. My midwife was not on board with this plan. She dismissed EBF as effective birth control and said I need to wait a year to get pregnant again due to “nutrients” in my body.
Just curious as to how others approached this. Obviously if at 6 weeks once we can start being intimate again, BFing isn’t working out, we’d reevaluate the plan.
Where’s the non maternity version of this coat? I love it!
Asking for your positive thoughts – I’m interviewing at firm for a position that would be the next step up in pay/title and would be an amazing opportunity to lead an entire region. Sounds like there is another internal candidate but without the specific experience I have in the area. Second interview this week and I’m nervous but hopeful!
Anyone have tips on what helped them push back a bad “Impostor Syndrome” flareup? I’m starting on the partnership trek, which feels like a crap shoot under the best of circumstances, and can’t get my head in the game. I’m horrible at talking myself up, which seems to be a necessary, but not sufficient, element of this next step.
Thanks!
Just curious – has anyone ever leveraged their parents’ connections for job searching? I’ve always firmly avoided this (except for some college internships) but now I am in my late 30’s, well established in my field with an advanced degree and looking for the next thing. My dad has a ton of connections in a field that somewhat relates to mine and I’m wondering if it’s weird to explore those. Am I naive to have been avoiding those connections before now or was I right all along?