Maternity Monday: ‘Rozalia’ Stripe Maternity/Nursing Sweater Dress
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Oooh: what a cute maternity dress for work. Love the longish sleeves, the stripes and buttons, and the fact that it’s nursing-friendly and machine washable. It’s $89 at Nordstrom. Seraphine ‘Rozalia’ Stripe Maternity/Nursing Sweater Dress
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?
This morning, my mom asked me how I felt about her divorcing my dad and coming to live with us. They have been unhappy for many years. She only stays with him because she can’t financially support herself on her pension income of a few hundred dollars a month. My husband and I live in a small house so we would need to convert an office (he works from home 1x/wk) into a hybrid office/guest room, though we are planning to move into a bigger house within the next year or two. We love my 1 year old’s daycare so would continue to send her at least 2-3 days/wk. My mom is offering to watch her the other days, do housework, laundry, etc. which would be a real bonus for us as we are definitely strapped for time. That being said, I’m scared to basically have to take responsibility on for my mother for the rest of her life… but I feel like not doing it would mean I’m dooming her to stay in a deeply unhappy situation. What would you do?
What is the protocol on holiday gifts for a nanny? We have a part-time person who comes in 15 hours a week and who started about a month ago. Any suggestions? $100 gift card? 1 week pay?
Can’t decide if I take things too critically or I’m being judged for being pregnant. Sitting in my office working on a project wearing my glasses (usually wear contacts) and my boss walks in (first time in the office in over a week) and says “hey kid, I guess pregnancy is affecting your eyesight”. I am sitting here stewing, but am I overreacting? Or is that very judgmental of him?
Any suggestions for announcing a pregnancy in BigLaw? I’m 14 weeks and pretty much showing. I really need the option of wearing maternity clothes since I’m out of normal clothes that fit. I’m just not sure how to go about this. My group lead is out of town for a trial until Thanksgiving–I feel like I should tell him first but I’m not emailing him at trial. That would not be well received. Do I have to wait until he is back? It could be December with travel and Thanksgiving. The other partners that I work with regularly are all in other offices. Do I just call and tell them out of the blue? That seems weird. There are other partners in my office who I’ve worked with in the past, but I’m not working with them on a matter at the moment so there is no official reason to tell them. Do I need to personally tell them anyways since they may give me work sometime in the next 7 months? Ack. This is so awkward.
Can someone recommend OPAQUE maternity tights?
Thanks.
My 10-month old is biting me. Constantly. He bites my nipples when nursing, and he bites my shoulders, arms, legs, anything else when we are playing or snuggling. He won’t stop. Saying “No,” or “please don’t bite Mommy” or “biting hurts,” doesn’t work. Reacting (ouch!) and not reacting both do not work. Putting him down, stopping to engage with him, also doesn’t work. It’s like he just cannot compute. (He is teething, and this only started once teeth came in, but it’s been more or less constant since.)
Please help.
Similar background here – my husband was hit as a child and is absolutely against it; I was physically disciplined a handful of times as a kid and feel neutral about it. Do I think the kind of reprimands you describe are psychologically (or otherwise) harmful? No. But I have anecdotal awareness from parent-friends that this type of discipline doesn’t always work (off the top of my head … had about a 40% success rate?) and there’s the risk that kids receive the message that hitting is an appropriate response when you’re upset about some else’s behavior. I think it’s possible to physically discipline an effective, appropriate way that will work with some kids – but I’d have a hard time thinking of how to explain the nuances of why MY hitting was okay and his wasn’t, at least to a kid my own kid’s age (just under 2.)
You didn’t ask, but the toddler behavior you’re describing sounds pretty typical for a jealous toddler who has had their mom-turf infringed upon in a major way. Extra one-on-one time with the toddler might be just as / more effective to correct the aggressive behavior towards the baby.
Controversial topic. Has anyone hit a child to correct bad behavior? Did it work/not work? I realize that all of the parenting books strongly advise against physical reprimands, but I know that I can’t be the only one who grew up this way and I turned out fine. I have a very loving relationship with my mom, who raised me. Occasionally, when I was really misbehaving, she would hit me on my forearm, hard (with her hand, never with anything else). The pain lasted a few seconds, I would cry out, but there never would be any lasting mark of any sort. This maybe happened about 5 times total during my childhood. I DO remember that I did not like being hit and I immediately corrected the behavior. I don’t have any resentment toward my mom for what she did and as mentioned, we have an extremely close relationship.
My toddler is engaging in a lot of inappropriate behavior toward his baby brother (hitting, biting) and I’m at my wits end. I’m tempted to physically reprimand him but my husband is absolutely against it and of course I would never do it unless we were both on board. (My husband was physically abused by his dad and he sees all hitting as abuse, even just a strong tap).
In the age of eating all organic food and enrolling your child in toddler yoga, I can’t raise this topic with my friends or pediatrician IRL because I know they would be horrified. But is this ever ok, even if it’s used very sparingly and the pain subsides in a few seconds?
I’m sure this has already been discussed, so I apologize for a potential repeat question. But what do people generally do for daycare gifts for the holidays? My daughter is at a home daycare, and there’s the daycare owner and two employees. I asked some of the other parents what they did last year. One does $100 (or more) gift cards for all three employees, and one does some baked goods and a $5 gift card…a significant range! I don’t want to skimp, as they’re caring for the most important little person in my life! But I also don’t want to go unnecessarily overboard. What have you guys done in the past?
Horizontal stripes – Because I need a way to make my pregnancy butt look bigger than it is. (Seriously, I think my butt gets bigger when I’m preggo. Like my body is trying to counterbalance the bump.)
If you haven’t read the McSweeney’s about maternity clothes, do. It’s great.
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-extremely-pregnant-woman-has-a-few-questions-for-the-motherhood-maternity-customer-service-desk