Maternity Monday: The Cozy Maternity Set
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Looking for a holiday gift for a soon-to-be mom? Look no further than this Cozy Maternity Set from luxe sleepwear expert Petite Plume.
This comfy trio includes pants, cami, and a robe that’s hospital bag-ready. For after the baby arrives, the cami straps unsnap for easy nursing and pumping access. It even arrives in a beautiful box ready for gifting.
This pajama set is $218 at Petite Plume.
Sales of note for 3/21/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off: Free People, AllSaints, AG, and more
- Ann Taylor – 25% off suiting + 25% off tops & sweaters + extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off elevated essentials + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 25% off select linen & cashmere + up to 50% off select styles + extra 40% off sale
- J.Crew Factory – Friends & Family Sale: Extra 15% off your purchase + extra 50% off clearance + 50-60% off spring faves
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash Sale: Get the Ultimate Jardigan for $198 on sale; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Buy 1 get 1 50% off everything, includes markdowns
Ugh we are potty training and my husband is terrified of p**p accidents. He’s a SAHD right now, but he basically is doing as little as possible with potty training because he hates germs/bathroom stuff. I’ve been fine being the bathroom person for the last 3 years (he does a lot of other stuff, like bath/food/bedtime), but now it’s getting annoying.
Starting to low key freak out about daycare for my to be born infant. I’m due in 2 weeks and we’ll need care starting sometime in March. I’m in suburban Boston. I have a 5 year old and we had a spot secured by now for her – maybe that was just dumb luck and my current experience is totally normal?
I’m on wait lists at 4 places, have been since June. 2 basically just told me we won’t get a spot. One isn’t calling me back since submitting paperwork and the fourth was all non-committal and saying call back after Jan 1.
Someone tell me it’ll be ok?!
We’re going to investigate some other centers but I can’t imagine the outcome will be any different. We COULD foot a nanny bill for a finite amount of time while waiting for a spot, but wow that would not be ideal. Thoughts?
Seeking advice! My 6 and 4-year-olds have epic meltdowns during cleanup. For example the 4 year old played outside for a bit and left his toys out. I asked him to put them away and he melted down. My 6 year old played in her room for quiet time and that clean up involved a meltdown. I ensure it’s not an overwhelming amount to clean up but meltdowns persist. I’m wondering if my expectations for them to tidy up after themselves are too high at their age. I know ideally I get in and cleanup alongside them but that often results in just me cleaning up. Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I posted last week about my son being on “probation” at his current program because hes hitting, pushing etc. Last week, we had one or more incidents tuesday, wednesday, thursday and they told me this at conference Friday morning. Friday was a good day with no aggressive behaviors. I observed the class this morning for an hour (through a window where he cant see me) and he had no issues during this time. However, the kids are all constantly touching each other. like dancing, singing and the teacher is doing a big group lesson and there are multiple kids putting their hands on another kids face, back, etc. At one point, two boys were on the ground tackling each other during dancing/singing time. Is this normal?? my son is definitely prone to this type of behavior when he was 2 and early 3’s, but we had seen a large pause in the touching anyone etc until these very recent incidents at school. I hate to pull him from the school if he’s going to encounter this at any preschool, but I know hands and feet to yourself is strictly enforced in elementary (right or am i misremembering from my childhood??)
A crowdsourcing request. My husband and two of his best friends from high school want to do a family trip with all three families in 2025. There will be five kids in total (3 boys, two girls) ranging in age from 5-8. We are tying to find a place that is (1) direct flight from each of San Fran, Philly, and Charlotte, (2) has a great “kids camp” where we can send the kids at least one or two days, (3) is not in Mexico (that location is a non starter for all of us for personal reasons), and (4) the accommodations are actually nice, and the hotel is high quality. Current budget is $1200 per night per family for an accommodations. Exact time of year is TBD. Thanks for any suggestions you have!!!
At what age do you think your kid “graduated” from needing assistance with basic living skills to being independent?
I have b/g twins who turned 4 in August, and one twin is almost completely independent with the basic life skills — she goes upstairs alone in the morning, gets her clothes out of her drawer, gets dressed (occasionally needs a nudge from me to wear something weather appropriate), and is completely toilet trained. Same thing with evening “stuff” – can get her clothing off, pick out and put on her own PJs after a bath, etc. My other twin needs assistance with literally every step of the above. Can’t get his clothes out of his drawer, needs me to lay out his pants/underwear/shirts in a very organized fashion or he gets stuck, and he still struggles with learning to go 2 in the potty, etc. I’m at a loss — is she advanced? Or is he behind? I know there is a continuum of normal, and she’s hit most milestones ahead of him, but I’m completely perplexed at their different stages right now. I will admit that it’s really frustrating because I feel like I should be at the more hands off stage, based on how she is able to perform these tasks, but he is still extremely hands on. Teachers/pediatrician don’t seem concerned about any developmental milestones, but it’s honestly like having two different aged kids.
any other moms struggling with the upcoming holiday season, we are jewish and i feel almost guilty buying my children hanukkah presents and like instead I should be using the money to do what I can (which is basically nothing) to help bring the hostages home, or to help children in Gaza. i’m also wondering my girls should not wear their hanukkah bows to school this year, should i not go into their classrooms as planned to talk about the holiday, we are hosting a large hanukkah party in our backyard, should I be concerned about safety and alert the neighborhood constable to do an extra drive by…
Good morning from the start of a 5h hybrid meeting that was announced last week, no agenda has been shared, and the in-room participants have already ceased paying attention to remote participants’ pleas for in-room q&as to be repeated. How is your Monday going? I need a stiff drink already.
Taking my kids from the southeast US who own almost no cold weather gear skiing for several days with family. I have all the ski and cold weather stuff (good quality coats, bibs, etc)… except boots needed just for playing in the snow and generally being in the cold. What are some (hopefully) inexpensive goretex or other winter boots that aren’t full on snow boots so they might use them again? Or if you think I need full on snow boots, hit me with those recs too. Thanks. Kids are 4 and 7.
What is topping your childrens’ holiday list this year?
We went down a hilarious regression of 90s toys with my son last night… he is very confused by Furbies and when I tried to explain gak, he said “Yes, that’s slime mummy…”
How do you support young kids with anxiety? My 6 year old is struggling with anxiety and ruminating about mistakes to the point that it makes her sick. I recognize all of the symptoms because I’ve dealt with anxiety my entire life, and I don’t want it to consume and paralyze her. The only thing that helped me was an SSRI as an adult, but not interested in that for her anytime soon. So what should I do? I’ve tried giving her some tips that have helped me, but have not had any success.