Maternity Monday: Ruffled Dress
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I like this pretty and easy to wear maternity dress from H&M. It looks feminine without being over-the-top frilly.
My preference is for the black with the colorful bouquets scattered around, but I also like how the website styled the light pink version, with a white denim jacket and white sneakers (though not those particular items shown — I’m not that trendy).
The dress is $29.99 and available in sizes XS–XXL. Ruffled Dress
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Sales of note for 12/30:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – The Half-Yearly Sale has started — up to 60% off! See our roundup here.
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your purchase; extra 40% off + additional 30% off sale styles
- Banana Republic Factory – The Winter Sale: 50% off everything + extra 60% off clearance
- Boden – Sale, up to 60% — 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 – Semi-annual clearance, up to 85% off; extra 60% off clearance
- 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!
- Hannah Andersson – The Twice-a-Year Big Hanna Sale: Up to 60% off (even new arrivals on sale!)
- J.Crew – 25% off full-price styles; up to 50% off cashmere; 70% off 3+ sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 60% off winter faves; extra 25% off $100+
- L.K. Bennett – All sale half price or less
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash sale, extra 30% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale, extra 40% off markdowns, and daily Red Door Deals starting at $19.50
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?
Packing for a toddler advice: How do you not pack your entire house when going on a (driving) beach vacation with a 15 month old? Basically, we’re taking only our second trip ever (thanks, COVID) with our son. We’re going to the beach, and I’m really trying to just not bring much. But, even in writing down a list of what are essentials, it seems very long. Is this just how it is with kids?
We were called to pick up 5.5mo daughter from daycare because “she spit up more cereal and milk than normal.” No fever, and she has been all smiles and giggles for the whole day and her teachers said she was fine otherwise. There are no other documented cases of illness in the center right now. We trust this daycare and have no reason to question cleanliness or their staff procedures.
We are pretty strict about isolation and didn’t socialize this weekend, so I’m hopeful everything is okay. She had no issues throughout the weekend. I have my fingers crossed that this is nothing much and she can go back on Wednesday after a full day of no other issues.
I get the hypersensitivity and why it’s necessary right now, but, ugh — I should probably prepare myself for a fall/winter of pickups for little things right?
I know this isn’t an infertility board but I just found out I’m not pregnant AGAIN and I’m so frustrated. I’m not even sad like I usually am. I’m just so sick of this process. Lowkey eff 2020.
what do you put on bug bites for toddlers to prevent itching?
Has anyone here moved while pregnant or relatively soon after giving birth? I’m due with my second in January and we won’t be able stay in our walk-up apartment with two kids, a dog, and two parents working remotely over the long-term. The question is whether we move across the country to be closer to family before the baby is born, or try to stick it out for the majority of my maternity leave in order to be in a familiar place with familiar doctors, etc. What would you do?
After I quit nursing, I had those little 1-2″ hairs all around my face from postpartum hair loss. Now kiddo is 4.5 and I STILL HAVE THEM. I can’t seem to grow long hair around my face anymore — I pull my hair back and still have a fuzzy halo.
Has anyone else experienced this? I started taking biotin about a month ago to help hair growth but haven’t seen significant results yet.
Vent: On Friday night, Montgomery County, MD announced that all non-public schools cannot reopen until at least Oct 1. Last week, I enrolled my kids in a small private school that was committed to opening in person, and had done a lot of work and had a good plan to do so safely. They’ve successfully been operating a summer day camp for weeks already. The fine print on the enrollment agreement is that we’re on the hook for the majority of tuition if we unenroll after June 1, 2020. So now, barring the county backpedaling on whatever political agenda drove this blanket order (extremely unlikely), or making logical carve-outs for schools that can meet CDC guidelines (possible, but how soon?), we’re on the hook for both private school tuition and still stuck in the virtual school h3ll we were trying to avoid. We ran the numbers and decided that in-person school was worth the money, but it’s a non-trivial amount for us. We were expecting some periodic, temporary closures and figured we could juggle them, but this has no end in sight. Meanwhile, bars, restaurants, salons, and tattoo parlors are still open, and people are allowed to gather in groups of 50. I’m furious, and sad, and just so done with everything right now.
Is anyone else re-thinking kids and covid risks with the recent studies about heart damage in patients who had even mild disease? I’ve been firmly in the camp that kids are extremely unlikely to get severely ill from Covid and there are serious educational and mental health risks to kids (and parents) from self-isolation. But the recent study from Germany that 78% of patients (many of whom had asymptomatic or mild disease) had signs of heart damage two months post-diagnosis has really freaked me. Granted, the average age of the patients was 50 and I know kids generally heal from things a lot faster than 50 year olds do. But still…the idea that someone could be entirely asymptomatic and still suffer long-term, possibly permanent, heart damage that could cause sudden death without any warning is really scary to me. We’re supposed to go back to daycare next week and after anticipating it eagerly all summer I’m suddenly having doubts. Gah.
Have any lawyers on here met with a career coach? Any recs? I’m in NYC but doesn’t need to be local. Relateldy, has anyone moved from being a practicing lawyer to teaching?
It’s my daughter’s last week of preschool and daycare. By the middle of next week, she’ll be a kindergartener. She’s my youngest, and I feel like all the covid stress is keeping me from having a “normal” reaction about any of this? I really want to be soaking up all these lasts (and firsts!), but it’s like I’m numb to having any normal feelings about this transition. I’ve been a daycare parent for over 10 years now. It has been a huge part of our lives, I adore the teachers, and yet I feel nothing right now! Gah. I hate this. Thanks, pandemic, for ruining yet another thing. Thank goodness DD seems excited, at least.
Anyone want to chat convertible car seats? We have a 3.5 yo (still in her convertible) and a baby who is growing out of his bucket seat. Do we buy two more convertibles? I assume we have 1.5 more years of the 3 yo in hers. We have a britax clicktight which I like well enough and a graco in the less used car which I despise installing.
Do you have a convertible seat you love in the ~$350 range? I’ve read csftl + lucie’s list but just want one more set of input before going forward with two more clicktights…
Is there any service like HomePay that is at all less expensive? Hiring a nanny for the first time and our friends who have done the taxes themselves strongly recommend not doing it yourself. Nanny will be probably 50/50 at our home and her home so also trying to determine if it’s correctly a W2 situation…
My daughter will be starting Kindergarten this fall and leaving the daycare she has been at since she was an infant. I’m going to get her teacher a gift card, but what can I do for the daycare staff as a whole? The teachers who manage the dropoff/pickup, the cooks, the director, etc? I don’t know their names or even the number of staff, especially since things changed so much due to covid.
did you talk to your friend? I hope so! I know this is a difficult situation, but I am glad you are looking out for the kid.
Fun one for you all: we are (mostly) decided on buying the house that we are currently renting. I have a bit of sadness about this because I was hoping we could afford something larger (this is a three bedroom) and newer (there are some new builds happening in our neighborhood). But it’s in the neighborhood we want, we wouldn’t have to move, and it makes a lot of sense for us financially.
I was brainstorming ways it could feel special and new, and wondering if we should get any work done on it. I would probably prioritize things that would add value for resale (which btw I have no idea what those are). Thinking: new carpet — at least in the master — , new countertops, blackout window treatment for kids room. Any thoughts/suggestions? Don’t know if this is relevant but this is a townhouse, townhouses in this area have appreciated/are appreciating at about 7 percent a year, we would most likely at least look at new places five years from sale, but maybe sooner if profitable/affordable. It is very livable right now. This is our first house purchase.