Maternity Monday: Wrap Midi Dress
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Happy Monday! This dress also comes in a bright, happy green, but I prefer the more sedate, sophisticated black — love the shape of it, and it feels architectural and flattering for lots of stages in your pregnancy. It’s $90 and available in sizes 4-12 (which it notes is like 0-14) at Nordstrom. Topshop Wrap Maternity Midi Dress
Here’s a plus-size option.
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Sales of note for 11.25.24 (Great Black Friday Sales!!)
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Early Black Friday, up to 60% off — great deals on Natori, Vince, Theory, Boss, Cole Haan, Tory Burch, Rothy’s, and Weitzman, as well as gift ideas like Barefoot Dreams and Parachute — Dyson isn’t marked down at all but you do get 3x points on beauty purchases.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, plus extra 15% off full price styles
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- ba&sh – Up to 40% off Fall/Winter styles, including select colors of reader favorite Gaspard & Guspa cardigans (also included in Tuckernuck’s sale)
- Banana Republic Factory – 60% off everything + extra 20% off (or extra 30% off with your Gap Inc credit card) ends 11/26
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- Rothy’s – Everything up to 30% off (some also on sale at Nordstrom)
- Shopbop – 25% off storewide with code, including great blazers from Rag & Bone, IRO, Smythe, and select L’Agence (also lots of nice Black Halo dresses)
- Soma – Early Black Friday $29 bra event (up to 50% off)
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Sue Sartor – Week of Joy sale, 30% off sitewide
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- Strathberry – Pre-black Friday, enjoy up to 30% off select styles!
- Stuart Weitzman – Extra 25% off full-price and sale styles
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- Theory – 25% off sitewide + up to 40% off select outerwear
- Tory Burch – 30% off $250+
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- Victoria’s Secret – 30% off everything, and 7/$35 panties
- White House Black Market – 60% off clearance, 30% off sitewide for WHBM members
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- BabyJogger – 30% off sitewide
- BestBuy – Lots of deals on gaming consoles, including PS5, XBox Series X, and more
- Carter’s – 50-60% off entire site and store
- ErgoBaby – 25% off bouncers
- Graco – Up to 30% off sitewide
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- J.Crew Crewcuts – 50% off almost everything, prices marked
- Nordstrom – Lots of deals on Stokke, Maxi-Cosi, BabyJoger, Posh Baby, Silver Cross, and more
- Old Navy – Everything on sale
- SNOO / Happiest Baby – 30% off Snoo, up to 50% off sitewide
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?
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I apparently have developed a stomach bug that reminds me way too much of (all day) morning sickness. I know I’m not pregnant (IUD + negative just in case test + no recent action), but I need to figure out how to get through this without:
-vomiting at work
-spending the whole day feeling like I’m going to vomit
-having to convince my co-workers that despite the vomiting and diet of ginger ale and saltines, no, really, I’m not pregnant
-using sick days I don’t have anymore (I’m pretty much out, and while I could dip into my vacation time, that will get me side eye at best)
I’m working on the “just keep eating bland foods so your stomach is never really full but never totally empty” strategy, as well as slowly sipping water, ginger ale and lemonade, etc.
Any other strategies I should be employing? I’m hoping to do some “I don’t want to spread this bug so I’m going to work from home”, but I don’t know how long I can make that work.
Hopefully me asking this question will make it all miraculously better by morning, but I’m not holding out hope.
Since we’re talking about potty training… I have a 23 month old girl. She’s always had constipation problems. I imagine it’s genetic, and sometimes want to change the title of the book to “Everybody Poops… Except You and Mama”. The pediatrician suggested I put her on miralax and she’s been on a low dose of it for a really long time. She will still go several days without pooping fairly frequently. Well, lately she keeps saying “poop poop” and trying to pull off her diaper and getting really agitated. But nothing happens. She used to say “poop” when she actually had pooped, but now she’s not even trying to poop when she’s saying it. I don’t know what’s happening. Why are toddlers so confusing? Has anyone had something like this happen? Should I take her to the doctor?
My 2.5 yo started chewing off the end of his pacifier, so we had to discontinue use for fear of him choking on it. We had him throw them away, as they were broken, but it was still a pretty stark transition with no books or pacifier fairies, etc. I found him chewing on the part you suck on and it freaked me out that he could have choked on it, so I said no more.
But last night was HORRIBLE. He was up 3-4X wanting it or “something for his mouth”. He’s been pacifier free at daycare for a while, so I was hoping it wouldn’t be this horrible. He also has blankets and stuffed animals and a noise machine, so I’m not sure if we can offer something else??
Anyone have any experience on how long the transition will last? I know every kid is different, but hoping there is a light at the end of this tunnel.
I can’t seem to find a straight answer (from my pediatrician or Baby 411 or the internet) about when to introduce solid foods. My daughter is 4.5 months right now and exclusively breast fed. She is large for her age (80% for height and weight). Should I start solids now or wait until she is 6 months? At her 4-month appt, the pediatrician said that the 4-6 month window is when most people start solid foods, but noted that some experts (including the AAP, I think?) recommend waiting until 6 months.
I’m not really in a hurry to start — I guess I just want someone to tell me what to feed her and when!
In case this matters, at 6 months I will go back to work and I am planning on switching her over to formula during the day and nursing her in the morning and at night. The pediatrician was really judgmental about this plan when I mentioned it at her 4-month appointment, which I found surprising…and really obnoxious. I just cannot see making the pumping thing work with my biglaw schedule. I would rather use that time to get home to my daughter 30 minutes earlier (she goes to bed at 7 pm!!) instead of sitting in my cold office pumping. So, if you have any advice about that transition too, I would love to hear it!
Paging any other au pair host parents: Our first au pair arrived Friday. She has spent hours each day in her room crying because she is homesick. I have tried getting her to go for a walk around our farm, making tea and talking about her family, getting her out for a hike and trip to the beach. Today she cried as we were driving around town right after a trip to the playground. My kids so desperately want to connect, and she tried for the first day but has spent her time since in her room or texting on her phone. I’m heading back to work tomorrow. Any advice?
How do you know when your kiddo is ready to potty train?
My 2.5 year old son really has no interest. Dirty (No. 2) diapers don’t bother him. He doesn’t wake up dry. But I feel like we should at least start trying at 2.5.
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Any preschool transition advice? My daughter started transitioning to the preschool classroom – same daycare center, just a different room. When she moved to toddlers, she had a week of being somewhat sad, but could be distracted from the sad. But with the preschool transition, last week saw her spending big chunks of time sobbing hysterically, asking for her toddler teachers, asking to go home, and trying to escape. This week seems to be headed in a similar direction.
I spent quite a bit of time with her in the new classroom at pickup time last week, and will continue to do so until she takes to it. We sent pictures of family. Is there anything else I can do to help her?
She is otherwise so ready for preschool – very independent, speaking in complete sentences (and sometimes paragraphs), potty trained, physically as tall and strong as her preschool classmates. But she is missing the cuddly, warm toddler teachers. I know that once she settles in, she is going to love the preschool classroom and she’ll thrive on the boundaries set by the preschool teachers. It’s just painful to watch her going through this transition.
I also do what Faye describes. My response to this situation would be to require better behavior with regard to the toys, regardless of any extension that behavior might have to a baby sibling. Mostly because of the chaos and aggression that behavior introduces. I would also work on better ways to handle anger than throwing things . . . deep breathing, talking about the feelings, etc. I think that’s important in general, and with a baby sibling around, even without the specific potential link between a doll baby and a real baby.
Should I insist on my toddler treating her baby dolls gently?
My 2.5 year old goes to daycare and is pretty well socialized to know that we don’t push our friends and we have to be gentle with the babies. She’s pretty good about this, though does sometimes push or hit the other kids (so far as I can tell, developmentally appropriate as compared with the other children). We are expecting a baby sibling in a few months and talk a lot about how we have to be careful with the new baby. Thing is, she has taken to throwing or hitting her baby dolls, which she hasn’t really done in the past. My inclination is to correct her and insist she treat the dolls gently, but I also feel like maybe it’s fine to get her aggression out on a doll rather than the other children. But I certainly don’t want her thinking that throwing the baby doll down the stairs is an ok thing to do with a real baby. Thoughts?
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What does a reasonable social life look like after kids? Between working full time and wanting to spend my non-work time enjoying the family, my friendships are starting to wane (most do not have kids or live far away). I want to model a healthy balance for my daughter by going out and being social (not just phone calls/texts), but I feel like I don’t have enough time as it is.
Did any of you use a girdle post partum? It’s been three weeks since my (second) c section – I only have ten to fifteen pounds to lose – but I keep having people assume I am still pregnant and it is awkward… Was considering the bellefit to hold things in and start reshaping?
Also when did you start exercising? Lifting weights?