Maternity Monday: Urban Max II Pants

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Theory Maternity Urban Max II Pants | CorporetteMomsI was surprised to see these in the 70%-off section over at ShopBop: gray maternity pants from Theory. Even at 70% off they’re $82 (and they are final sale), but there are a ton of sizes left in both black and gray. Black is full price at $275; gray is 70% off at $82.50. Theory Maternity Urban Max II Pants (L-2) Building a maternity wardrobe for work? Check out our page with more suggestions along both classic and trendy/seasonal lines.

Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
  • Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
  • J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
  • J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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Why are so many maternity work pants bootcut or even flare? Not only do I feel like I swallowed a whale, but those pants make me feel so frumpy, too! This is why I wear skirts and dresses most of the time during the week and leggings on the weekends.

On the topic of maternity work pants, I’m really impressed with the ones I ordered from loft. The quality seems great for the price (I bought them 40% off). They’re much thicker than expected and the fabric looks great. I wish they had pencil skirts in the same fabric. I ended up with the Japanese Weekend pencil skirt featured here awhile back. I like the length, but the fabric quality is not that impressive. It’s thin and a little shiny. I’d return it, but I already tried and returned a bunch of maternity pencil skirts; I didn’t find anything great.

Okay, here’s my random kid question of the day. I have 2 kids – 2 and 4. Both boys. They seem to get along great, but again, they are 2 and 4, and bond well over things like saying “poopy bottom.” Husband and I only ever wanted 2, but I admit, I’m worried about the dynamics of a two boy household. Maybe I’m looking for issues, but I feel like I rarely see adult brothers who get along well (really well) who grew up in a household with only two boys. I know adult males who are close to their brothers, but there were 3 or more boys in the family. I know several adult males who really seem to hate/don’t get along with/are not close to their adult brother, and more often, these guys seemed to come from a two child household. I theorize that it’s easier to feel pitted against/compared to a single brother, whereas 2 or more siblings breaks up this dynamic. There’s less direct competition when there are more kiddos who have different attributes/skills. Comparison are more measured, and not zero sum games. The same theory would apply to girls – I just happen to have boys.

Am I looking for a reason to have 3? Possibly. But it would be helpful (even if exclusively anecdotal) to hear about adult brothers who are close.

I saw your question on the Weekend Open Thread and I, too, used Berkshire maternity hose — got them off of Amazon. In winter, I had WORKHORSE maternity tights from Old Navy — way more comfortable/durable than the Berkshire ones, but also opaque instead of sheer (which is what I assume you’re looking for for the summer).

Found out today it’s a girl! Which is what I wanted. I feel like it’s time to hit the registry game hard. :)

Here is my quantum physics question of the day – how are toddler shoes somehow big enough for both the child’s foot AND all the sand that comes out of them at the end of the day? Does sand have magical compressing properties? Or are baby feet made of clouds and marshmallows?

Also, for Kat G; I’m seeing ads that block comments and sometimes content. Today is a Garnier video that is blocking the first comment, and I couldn’t even see the weekend open thread on the main page because an ad was covering most of it. So I’m commenting and following the thread to avoid the problem!

I know that it’s better for everyone if I work. Aside from the short and long term tangible benefits (and necessity, really) of earning money, I’m not well suited to be a SAHM. I know this. The house would be more of a mess, small child would be on my nerves, and I’d be even more anxious and I would really resent my spouse. Yet, there are days that I want to quit work and spend my days at mommy and me classes, reading to the little one, and baking.

I hate asking this question on the internet, but, I’m not the only one who feels this way some days, right?

Thanks to everyone for offering their take on two pumps on Friday – am stalking my local mom’s group for a used PISA.